Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
MET IN THE ELM CITY.
Byran Democrats Who Will Present
 Resolutions to State Convention.

Byran Democrats Who Will Present Resolutions to State Convention.
 New Haven, Sept, TIA meeting of the believers in the Chicago platform, reaffirmed by the Kansas City conyen- tion, which is the authorized declara- tion of the national democratic party, until altered or changed, or amended, by the convention in 1904, was held in this city recently.
 Between 50 and 60 were present, six counties being represented there be- ing no representatives present. from Windham or Holland counties.
 After full interchange of opinions and the situation canvassed 1t was de clded to prepare preamble to hand to Temporary Chairman John J. Walsh of the Democratic state convention, ex- pressing to the convention that the be- l1eyers in the Chicago platform desired that the state convention place itself on record as endorsing the platform of the national demodratic party.
 It was also voted that a resolution be prepared and handed to Temporary | Chairman Walsh, asking the conven- t1on to incorporate into the platform provision for direct vote at the primaries and making the voting ma. | parties as we'll as on the election on election day.
 A discussion took place as to wheth- CT the resolution should be handed, or presented to Temporary Chairman | walsh by some member of the com vention. This was discussed pro and I con. The statement was made that all resolutions offered would be sent to the committee on resolutions without
 being read or discussed, which would I mean that it would be consigned to
 the political cemetery forever. | 1t was voted that the measures be
 given to the temporary presiding off,
 cer, with the request that they be pre- l scented to the convention, and that l while the petitioners were very earnest l for their adoption, that they preferred that if the convention disagreed with ! them, that they be rejected rather than
 no action be taken and the measures | ignored.
 ] The trend of the conference was that while most of the aspirants for places
 on the state ticket had exercised the right in 1896 to refuse to abide by the
 will of the majority, the conference considers it immateria1, so far as the
 officers on the state ticket are concern I ed, whether they were regular or irreg- | ngFessman-at-large should be a man in sympathy with the principles of the
 national democratic party, and a de-
 fender of the principles of the Kansas
 City platform. No bolter. no trimmer -t or time server will be acceptable t0 the advocates of the principles of the Kan sas City platform. It was voted to hold another conference Wednesday, after Enoon. September A, and that the invi-
 tations be made broad enough to in-
 clude all electors who were in favor of
 the Kansas City platform, and that special invitation be extended to the I delegates to the state convention who
 are in favor of the principles of the
 national democratic platform.
 | There was some discussion that if the democratic state convention ignored I or repudiated the principles of the ra-
 tional democratic party, that the con- ference make arrangements to call a state convention to put a ticket in the field.
 Alexander Troup stated that he \ thought action of that kind was Egill tadvisedq and that the conferees had iabetter wait and ascertain the action of the convention as fsthere was time
 enough for the believers in the prin- c1ples of the national democratic party
 to take action after the convention
 For his part, he was opposed to an Independent state ticket, but that if the I candidate for congressman-at-larg was to be run on a platform of con stitutional reform and other state issues there was no other course left
 but for Kansas City platform men to nominate a candidate for congress nan-at-large and nominate candidates
 for congress in all the congressional districts where the democratic conven-
 tions fail to endorse the national dem-
 ocratics platform.
 I Atfthe5conference were number of
 men formerly allied with the popr- l lists, but who in 1896 gave up their or l ganization and voted for MT Bryan l and the principles which he represen- l ed. m I Many of these men felt as if they
 had made a mistake for them to have l abandoned their organization. l It was. evident that the national issues will be discussed in the coming campaign in Connecticut.
 | Cheap politicians looking for office
 and spells without regard to principles
 and ignoring an endorsement of the
 national platform in the state conven- tion will be powerless to ignore dis
 cussion of these principles during the
 campaign.
 I Oakville Heights is to be one of the