Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27

 active in your conventions and have managed some of your campaign work. I have always discouraged personali- ties and I shall discourage them now, for as far as know our opponents of the republican ticket are honorable men, Let us carry on the campaign on a high plane, remembering that we make our contest, not for men, but for principles. We attack the principle of the trusts, not the men who control them The future is full of promise for the democratic party; it is our year to win. We won in 1872, when we elected that dear old man, Governor Ingersoll; we won in 1882, when we elected the brilliant Waller, and again in 1892, wheng we elected our late friend, Governor Morris. Now, in 1902, it is for you to say what you will do. Gentlemen, thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me-"
 The delegates from Union, the small est town in the state, were the subJecG of an interesting discussion before the committee on credentials at the democratic convention. The town has four delegates to the state eonYen- ton and as soon as their credentials were presented to the committee a pro- test was entered against seating them by a man from neighboring town, who represented that the town held no caucus. as the rules of the party re- auire. Chairman Kinsella appeared rather partial to the delegates and wanted to seat them right or wrong and after a long struggle he succeeded in carrying his point. The four dele gates from Union attended no caucus and heard nothing about one being warned In fact. one of them WAS positive that no meeting was called to elect delegates. The member of the state central committee from that dis trict MT Hanley. was brought before the committee and stated that he had inquired into the matter and learned that Union held no caucus. 1t was also stated that parties had spent several days looking for Chairman Aldrich of the town committee and finally found him among the tall weeds. He prom ised to send in the names of the dele gates to the state central committee on time for the convention, but said noth- ing about a caucus. The original copy of the credentials forwarded to the state central committee was produced and after 3 little inspection John J. Lane and others pronounced it for gery. 1t bore no date and all the writ ing was said to be in the same hand. The chairman and one of his packers, Thomas O'Rourke, appeared very in- dignant at the allegations and made a savage onslaught upon MT Lane, who defended himself with consummate skill, saying among other things that charges of fraud had been made In some of the papers with reference to the selection of delegates and that it was the duty of the committee to get 1 at the facts of the question under dis cussion. I After a long, animated discussion it was decided to take yea and nay vote as to whether the delegates should be admitted or not. When all present had voted it was 9 to in favor of not ad- hitting them, but the chair refused to state the motion until the other eight members of the committee had been found and given a chance ta@ote. The 1 convention was being delayed on ac- count of the Wrangle and B. F. Mahan of New London appealed to the chair to state the motion. The chair stub- bornly refused, Whereupon Mahan en- tered an appeal from the rulingIof the \ chair sChairmanB Kinsella refused to entertain the appeal ssWelly then, you are robbef and usurper, a disgrace to the position you are trying to fill as we'll as to the town you misrepresenL. You are not chairman of this meeting. Who elected your"
 This nettled the Hartford man and he rushed towards Mahan and roared: You're another!''
 While this was going on the absent members two) of the committee we<e l being ushered in until finally all had
 voted. Then the situation looked worse than ever. 1t was tie, 12 to P. Chairman Kinsella had voted "Yes'' during the roll call aild seeing the way things looked at the rounding up, de I chded to have another whack atlit and declared the motion lost. 4
 1 This was tle last straw. and were it not for the efforts of Mir Lane of New Haven the question would have
 been brought before the convention for
 adjustment
 I Chairman Kinsella is a large. hand
 some man, with an air of refinement
 which challenges admiration at first sight, but after a short acquaintance
 with the gentleman most of the mem
 bers of the committee on credentials
 had very poor opinion of him. The
 disinclinatfon of the aggrieved parties
 to prec1pitate a row saved MT Kinsella
 from whole lot of notoriety at the
 convention The Union men and Chair
 man Kinsella were for Thayer.
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