The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-07
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
MEETING HELD LAST EVENING
TO PROMOTE II.

eAAhucE AEOupJ SnalFmabs anu At
tUrney Maher, Secretary-Direct Pri-
maries Acknowledgements by Walter
Leigh, James McGann, Attorney Ham
titon, Charles Gay and Others
Invitations We're sent out to all the
democratic leaders In the city some
time ago inviting them to attend n
meeting to be held in William H. H.
Hewitt's office on Chapel street last
evening. The purpose of the meeting
was to have the democrats of the city
drop all personal quarrels and to come
together to take decisive stand in the
next election; also to support the cam
didates and to vote as unit at the
polls.
Hon. Alexander Troup was chairman
of the meeting and Attorney Maher
secretary. There was an attendance of
about one hundred, which included
nearly all the representative democrats
in the city. Chairman Troup said that
1t was an open meeting and invited all
present to express their opinions as to
how best to promote the best interests
of the party. The following men then
spoke briefly: Frank Foley, Attorney
Hamilton, Joseph Cohen, James Boyle,
John Doughan, F. S. Andrew, James
Mccain, James Kennedy, Assistant
City Clerk Martin, Charles Gay, Wal
ter Leigh, P. Kent w. A. Wright, w.
j. Cronan.
The most important discussion of the
evening was as to direct primaries.
John E. Doughan submitted a series of
rules to change the primary system
which seemed to meet the appreciation
of all present, but as they were of such
an important nature it was decided af-
ter discussion to take no active step
in the matter until all the democratic
voters of the city had had an opportun-
ity to read and discuss them. 1t was
then voted to hold a public meeting a
week from last evening, at which time
they will be acted upon. They pro-
vide that democratic primaries of local
elections shall be held on Tuesday three
weeks preceding election day, that they
shall be open from p. m. to p. m.
and that the last registry list shall be
used; also that all candidates for all
local offices shall be nominated at the.
primaries and that the chairman of the
ward committee shall be elected each
year at the primaries held in the
spring. Under this arrangement any
voter may become a candidate for any
local office by signifying his intentions
and conforming with certain regula-
tions. All ballots used at the primaries
shall be printed and furnished by the
town committee and shall be so con-
structed as to enable a voter to vote
for whom he chooses.
Copies of the official ballots shall be
pasted in conspicuous places in each
ward for at least two days before the
primaries and shall be advertised in
one or more papers at least twice be-
fore the primaries. After the primary
the town committee shall count the
votes, settle all disputes, ETC., and de-
clare the persons having the largest
number of votes the party's candidates.
Walter Leigh made strong speech in
which he urged party harmony. He
said he favored direct primaries and
that there could not be more repre-
sentative gathering Of local democrats
than that of last evening. He said it
was time that all question of gold and
silver shall be wiped away and that
all who had the interest of true de-
mocracy at heart should unite and
fight shoulder to shoulder for another
old time democratic victory.
The question as to keeping the pri-
maries open from 6 a. m. to p. n1 was
also discussed. It was voted that it
was the sense of the meeting that those
present favored direct primary.
The chair appointed the following
committee of three to arrange for the
meeting to be held week from last
evening: Attorney Hamilton, James
Mccain and W. ]. Cronan.
Just as the meeting was about to adj
iourn William J. O'Brien spoke in ref
erence to party unity and the water
contract, and ended by proposing the
name of George M. Wallace as the next
democratic candidate for may.
Walter Leigh, Immediately after Mr..
O'Brien had finished speaking. took the
floor and made a motion that Mr.. Hew-
EFT be thanked for the use of his rooms,
which was unanimously carried. The
meeting then adjourned.
Following is a partial list of those
present:
Hon. Alexander Troup, chairman;
ATTORNEY Maher, secretary; w. A.
Wright, H. w. Asher, c. s. Hamilton,
Walter Leigh, Patrick Kent, C'ptain J.
J. Kennedy, James W. Coyne, William
J. Cronan, J. B. Martin c. T. Coyle, F.
s. Andrew, James M. Sullivan, Charles
Kav. James F. Sullivan. jr.. Albert
widman, A. D. Hume, Joseph Calm,
Lawrence Grady, Patrick Harkins,
Richard Martin, John j. Sullivan, John
Doughan, John Howard, eX-Councilman
Bracken, Thomas Malloy, Alderman
John Doody, Frank S. Anthony, Frank
w. Foley, George w. Dooley. Jonathan
w, Rowe, James ]. Carr, James E. Nc
Gam. James Boyle, Charles Gay, Ed
ward Ryan, William Mcdonald, P. j.
McNerney, w. J. O'Brien, eX-Council-
man Coyle, Joseph Hughson, Alderman
James Logan, Joseph Kent, Assessor
John J. Hogan, John Griffin, Captain
r.. K. Dunn. James Brannigan, Henry
O. Norris, William Fender, Peter Nc
Hugh. Frank Gleason and William H.
II. Hewett.