The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-14

delegates have declared their unaltera-
 ble determination to resist all attempts
 in this body to give the more populous
 towns increased representation in the | lower house of the general assembly,
 and have already voted to reduce their representation therein one half, said
 action being taken under the able and accomplished leadership of the Hon. Donald T. Warner, the delegate from l Salisbury, after being determined upon in a series of caucuses from which dele gates holding different views were eX- cIuded; and
 l Whereas. The delegates from large
 majority of said towns have declared
 that neither in this convention nor ip
 the general assembly will the represen- l tatives from those towns ever consent
 to vote for anything which will de-
 prive them of equal representation with
 the larger towns in the lower house; | and
 l Whereas, The composition of this body and of the legislature is such that no relief from such injustice for the 1 larger towns can ever be expected from
 either; now, therefore, be it
 | Resolved by the convention, That, 1 recognizing the undeniable and inde- ! feasible right of the people of this state | to alter their form of government in
 such a manner as they may think best,
 we recommend to His Excellency, 1 George P. Mclean, the governor of this state, or his successor in office, as su- prene executive act, that he recommend 1 to the electors of this state, acting | through the existing electoral machin- l cry in the several towns, to elect dele gates to a constitutional convention to | be composed in manner to be desig- | mated by him, so that a majority of the | electors of the state shall choose the
 majority of said delegates, which con- vention shall be held at a time and
 place to be named by him, and shall
 frame a constitution to be submitted to | the electors of the state for their ap- proval at electors meetings warned and | conducted in the manner in which by
 law all electors meetings are warned
 and conducted, and that this convention
 do now adjourn sine die.
 During, MT. Davenport's reading of
 his resolution his voice was constantly ] drowned by the handclapping of the | majority, who apparently were ap-
 plauding the efforts of President An
 dreWs to call the Bridgeport delegate
 to order. The president rapped inces-
 sanity with his gavel and the din among
 the delegates continued. MT. Daven-
 port paid no attention to the noise and
 he needed not the gavel of the presiding
 officer. When he finally concluded there
 were loud shouts, Out of order!" and l President Andrews was heard to say, Not in order'' MT. Davenport retort-
 ed with the query "On what principle
 of parliamentary law is such resolu- ] ton declared out of order?'
 Former Governor Waller sought to
 spread oil on the troubled waters with
 the remark: While I do not sympa-
 thize with the resolution, I think it | should be read by the clerk" and this
 was finally done.
 At the conclusion of the second and official reading MT Brinsmade, of l Washington, disputed MT. Davenport | in the assertion that "caucuses' had
 been held.
 Meanwhile MT, Warner of Salisbury | was seeking recognition When it came
 he took the floor, and with much feeling
 called attention to an editorial in the l Hartford Courant of this morning. He said T regard this as q personal in
 sllt to myself and to the members of l this convention. Talking of caucuses :" 1 he went or, talking of caucuses, is it 1 treason or schism to participate in a ] caucus? After the reports of that other
 meeting of delegates in New Haven is 1 there any ground for complaint if oth-
 CT delegates go and do likeWise?" MT Loomis of Glastonbury moved to
 postpone indefinitely consideration of
 the resolution and to have it stricken
 from the records. Mir, Waller pro-
 nounced the Davenport resolution as
 germaine, and the sponsor of the reso-
 lution replied: What is the use of pro-