Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-12

Q6ICdh LliG pQAS. AA0 HtatO NNANS~ee committee was appealed to. The situ' Chairman Gates. The more he inyestl- gated the more convinced he became that the alarmed re publicans' had .sensed the pre- else situation in their fears ot losing the congressman-at-large. Il pwas then declued to at once prevent Lilley's nomination if possible. The Waterbury gentleman has long lead and the way 10 prevent his nomination was g problem to be solved. It was = ally decided that with the Hartford delegation back of him, F'risbie, with Holland county solid for him, could hold votes enough on q number of ballots to prevent Lilley's nom nation. Then al the right moment ex-Governor Rulke' ley would bring forward a compromise candidate -ex- Speaker Perry preferred -and carry the convention. Whethel or not the scheme will succeed depends on how much backing 1t can command outside of this congressional district
 The delegates to the convention to elect the delegates to the the state re publican convention, which will be held in Hartford next Tuesday, came very near making q serious mistake last evening, one which could not fall to materially hurt George l.. Lllley Tn his candidacy for congressman-at- large, which nomination shall be made by the state convention. It was dis covered, however, in time to rectify 1t. Chairman Kellogg of the town commit tee opened the meeting at $40 o'clock. All of the delegates were present. : lere were twenty-eight delegates present, the full number, and their business was to select four to repre- sent the city at the republican state convention. Warren IL. Hall was se- lected for chairman and Attorney F. J. N1cMahon secretary, Before getting down to business MT Hall stated that he hoped the convention would send tue best men possible to the state con vention, men that would thoroughly represent their party in this city and make its influence felt in the conven- ton, for it was all important that such men should be delegated from the convention in the interests of one of their fellow partisans, Br Lilley. MT Lilley was one whom the whole city respected, he said, and then he went into a detail of \ r h.. ;y's virtues so minutely that Mir Lilley blushed more than the con- yentional number of times, and as it is not the purpose of this article to em- barrass him again in that respect, MT Halls speech may be taken for grant ed. He closed asking for a few re marks from MT Lilley. MT Lilley re- sponded in his customary hearty, off hand manner. He told how important and necessary it was to send represen- tative men. He hoped that all the del egates present would be present in Hartford. He hoped every republican in the city would be there, and also his democratic friends. He would be pleased to see them all there, everyone of them. But he sincerely hoped that the delegates would be men of inf1u- ence and acquaintance.
 Nominations for delegates were then in order and the serious mistake was made and rectified, but not until all the delegates wondered what was up. James H. Filling nominated Judge CoWell as first delegate. Now MT Filling was sitting elbow to elbow with MT Lilley, and this made the conven- ton wonder the more. The nomination was seconded by Mir Thunberg of the first ward. Then there was silence. After which MT Hall asked if there were any other nominations for first place on the delegation. Clifford Ells nom mated MT Lilley. Some one seconded the nomination immediately. MT Pill ing and MT Tyrrell from the fourth ward were appointed tellers. Then it appeared to have been discovered that mistake had been made. MT Pillinp arose and said that with the permission l nf faa T -x,sA1 the nomination of Judge CowelI for first place. There being no objections the nomination was withdrawn and MI Lilley was unanimously elected first delegate. Mir Filling then nominated Judge Cowell for second place. Some one else nominated Colonel Burpee. and Mir Filling was nominated also, all fo1 second place. 1t was evident that a slate had not been made up beforehand or else the delegates had broken loose Some one nominated Clerk McMahon but he declined, and MT Filling spoke against himself, saying that a better man nan he was should go to the con. yention. But Mr Lilley spoke for MI Filling. He said he wanted him to ge and the first ward also wanted him tc go and that seemingly settled it. MI Thunberg from the first ward said that as it seemed there were no obiections to .--e three nominations for second place, why would it not do to lei them stand and thus the whole delega tion would be made up. This sugges tion met with general favor and it was so voted. So that the delegation tc the state convention consists of MI Lilley who is evidently the winnine candidate for that nomination. Judge George H. Cowell, Colonel l., F. Bur pee and James H. Filling.
 The next business was the selection of town committed The only trou ble about this was in the fifth ward part of which Martin Parkinson hat i forgotten to bring with him. This ii was that caused the trouble. But find ing that he would have to get alons without it he went into conclave witt his fellow wardsmen, and the resul was the following selection:
 First ward-James H. Filling. T. M baril, r. J. aAcMahon
 Second ward-E. o. Goss, T. D. Bar low, H. B. Carter.
 Third ward-James A. Geddes. M. e Haynor, B. F. Kelsey.
 Fourth ward-E. L. Tyrrell. H. A Brooks, Henry Weyand.
 Fifth ward-Martin Parkinson, I. A Spencer, B. F. Reed.
 Wateryille- Gates, George L Jenks, Henry l.. Dyson.
 MT Thunberg asked why F. W. Ches