The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-17
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
OPENED IN THE AUDITORIUM
 HARTFORD, LAST NIGHT.

n anu hcSokutlOl8 Adopted-Planks of the Platform Judge cIeaveIand's Friends Not Sure of Defeat While chamberIain's sup- pOrters Are Sure of a Victory-Im- portant Matter on Representation in the Convention Decided on by Rules Committee.
 The republican state convention op- ened in Hartford in the Auditorium last night at S:15, for the purpose of trans acting business preliminary to the inn portant programme to be followed to- day, when the nominations for gover- nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer controller, attorney general and congressman-a will be made. Very nearly all of the 510 delegates were on hand when the con- Vention was called to order by Andrew I. Gates, chairman of the state central committee. and by 10 o'clock this morn ing, when the convention reoDens, the full quota will be in their seats.
 The enthusiasm among the Chamber jain and Cleaveland factions grew stronger as the day progressed. Of course the paramount question before the delegates is that of the nomination for the governorship. When the con- Vantion opened some of the wise ones from the smaller towns were claiming that Judge Cleave1and would have a slight majority when the votes were counted this morning, while others who did good deal of circulting during the day could not see where the local can- dicate could possibly count more than 125 votes, these including 39 doubtful ones. There is absolutely no way of reckoning as to just how the two candi- dates for the nomination stand, as a result of their thorough canvass, but even .he Chamberlain men admit that Judge Cleaveland is stronger than was expected and for that reason there was no let up in the efforts of the support CTS oe MT. Chamberlain to get all the small town votes possible. They were sure, however, that their candidate would win.
 One of the chief topics of discussion before and after the opening of the con- vention was that of the proposed chang ing of the rules relating 70 the represen- tation in the convention. The plan talked of it to add one delegate for ev- cry thousand republican voters over and above the first 1000 voters cast at the last republican election of governor. One of the leading politicians there yes terday said: This question will be watched Wednesday probably more than andything else for if the plan is recommended it seems probable that an amendment will be made at the next legislature changing the legislative rep resentation so it will be on the same basis as the representation to the con- vention."
 The soundness of these remarks was shown in the convention last night on the vote of Senator Kenealy's resolution to refer all matters and resolutions per- taining to the organization and repre- sentation in future convention, to a committee of twenty-four to be made up of one member from each senatorial district. The vote was almost doubted, it was so close, but the chair decided that the motion was carried. This was
  any difference of opinion during the first hours of the convention.
 The feature of the evening was the address by Senator Orville H. Platt, which will be found on another page of the Journal and Courier. This was de- 1ivered after Senator Platt was intro duced as chairman by Mr. Gates.
 Following MT. Plattts address, which occupied half an hour, came the appointment of secretaries as follows: Secretary-Samuel A. Eddy of Can aan.
 Assistant secretaries-Frank B. Heal ey of Windsor Locks, George F. Hin man of Windham, Alfred c. Baldwin of Derby.
 Then came the appointment of the committee on credentials, which like the other committees was composed of one member from each of the twenty-four senatorial districts. The committee elected was as follows:
 District William F. Henney.
 District Hilary M. Burke.
 District 3-John B. Noble.
 District 4-W. A. Hitchcock
 District 5--George w. Wallace.
 District 6--J. Samuel Scranton.
 District 7-H. w. Averill.
 District S-John Whitaker.
 District 9-William B. Colt.
 District 10-A. D. Zabriskie.
 District 11--W. F. Gates.
 District 12-H: E. Chichester.
 District 1B--Edwin F. Hall.
 District 14-James Staples.
 District 15--T. c. Willard.
 District 16-Charles H. Brown.
 District 17--Fayette Wright.
 District 18-Wellington B. Smith.
 District 19-Robert Scovile.
 District 20-Horace B. Curtis.
 District 21-John A. Warner.
 District 22-Henry c. Edawrds.
 District 23--John E. Fahey.
 District 24-Charles A. Thompson.
 Committee on permanent organiza- tion was then elected as follows:
 District 1-J. Gilbert Calhoun.
 District 2--S. H. Williams.
 District 3-A. D. Humphreys.
 District A. D. Condell.
 District 5-Edward c. Futile.
 District 6-J. R. Lanyan.
 District 7-R. A. Tucker.
 District S-Victor M. Tyler. District 9-L.ambert Williams.