New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

said that the delegates from the cities will have
the satisfaction Of knowing that they have made
impression upon the committee of the whole
and got little something in the way of
sultation, If nothing more. The convention
snow bound on Tuesday. and II vas not until
Wednesday afternoon that President Andrews
able 70 get out of the Litchield drifts and make
his appearance in the convention. The discus
sons this week have been the matter OF in
creased Senate. and the delegates seem to be very
far apart the question of numbers. some favor
ing thirtysiX, in accord with the OF the people
last October. and others asking 70. many
eighty four and many more for other fig
ures between All will be in the air until after
the report of the committee of twenty-four next
Tuesday.
The appointment Of James Perry Platt. OF Meri-
den, Justice of the United States District Court
for Connecticut has net been regarded with much
favor by Hartford lawyers. but in other parts OF
the State 1t has beer well received. and the Hart
ford lawyers who took part in the opposition to
his nomination have been the subject OF much
newspaper humor. The fact is that the Hartford
particularly interested In having the office
of the court in this city, ami they used all their
efforts i'm urging Frank h. HunEerford of New
Britain for the position and not until President
Roosevelt had announced that his age a bar
TO his appointment did thev settle down upon
Judge w. S. Case. of the Superior bench. their
candidate. 1t too late then and Judge PIatt
was appointed. He is of accomplishments
and ability, nut has not been remarkably success
fuI in the Practice OF law IN MeTiden. He is the
son Of Senator Piatt, and just the relations
OF the Senator to the administration in connection
with the Cuban question made 1t easy for the
President to appoint him. 1t a fact, however,
that the Senator took steps in hs sons behalf.
1t Is NOR, interesting fact that Ex-Governor
waller strongly recOmmt nucd him-quIte
usual tmnS tor Il prominent Democrat of this
STATE to do III benalt of Republican. There is
no doubt that ne Will make acceptable Judge.
What might have happened ii Juuge Case had
been an carrier candidate is Of not known.
re lS certainly SpItuuldS QudllnVu Tor judicial
honoTs, whicn have aneady been bestowed upon
him by the STATE.
The attempt to install voting machines in the
city for the coming municipal election has failed
and the voting Will be done by the oldtine en-
Veope system, which, though has
troll OF the election mac hinery. strongly recon-
mended the machines. but We're willing only 10
equip one haf OF the wards with them. This natu-
rally created some little discussion with the re-
suit that the scheme fell through IL had been
supposed tnat the political labor organization the
Economic League favored the machines. but IL
that probably was the cause for the general op-
position, the unknown quantity of the league Dlay-
ing an important part already I'm the preliminary
work for the election.
The generosity OF the people of Hartford IL
proEerblal, but rarely has il been $ we'll shown
ltospltal Tor S4.GD to lift a debt the nstitu-
Uoh Athough the caIl has been but Il little
more than "A fortnight. $4,000 has been sub
scrlDed ana paid In. and the balance Is coming in
small sums, although there are some few running
INTO -FOUR hgures; The hospital has never been
pr i0pety proVided with permanent funds. and
1t is the chief institution of the city for hospital
WORK the growth of the city has added many bur
dens 20 It's mana cement Ia addition TO It's general
"orS IN It's home buildings. II will early in the