The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-05
DEMOCRATIC G0NGLAYE.
STATE CONVENTION OPENS AT
 HARTFORD TONIGHT.

Fourteen Delegates to he Chosen TOT
 st. Louis Convention = Senatorial Caucuses to be Held in 8 Districts
 After Test Vote Has Been Taken on
 Temporary Presiding Officer.
 The democratic state convention will convene this evening in the Auditorium in Hartford and will last for two days. The convention will nominate fourteen delegates to the national democratic covention which will meet at St. Louis.
 The order of business will be as fol- i lows, unless changed by order of the J convention, caucuses or committee I First-Convention called to order May at p. m, in the auditorium, on | Asylum street, by Chairman J. J. Walsh of the state central committee.
 Second-Appointmen of temporary chairman. Address.
 Third--Recess till 10 D. m. for the ' purpose of holding senatorial caucuses as follows:
 4 Fourth-Senatorial caucuses accord I ing to new districts at places designated l by placards conspicuously posted by \ the secretary of state central committee, at which the following shall be the or i der of business: (a) Election of chair man of caucus; (b) election of secretary \ of caucus Co election of member of sl state central committee; (d) election of VI member of committee on resolutions; S Gel election of members of committee on credentials: (f) election of member of committee of permanent organiza- tions; (g) election of vice president; la (h) election of vice secretaries.
 F'ifth-Reconvening of convention at 1 10 D. m for purpose of hearing and 4iacting upon reports of senatorial cau- X GUS. It shall be the duty of the secre- Y ltary of each caucus upon adjournment E to immediately transmit the report of |i the caucus upon cards, which will be |Hfurnished each caucus secretary. | Sixth-Recess till 10 a. m, May 6, for purpose of holding county and district caucuses.
 County caucuses will be held at 8places designated by secretary of the state central committee, at which the Following will be the order Of business: |l(a) Election of chairman; (b) election of secretary; (c) selection of county delegates.
 Congressional district caucuses will follow the county caucuses at places designated by the secretary of the state central committee, at which the follow ling will be the order of business: (a) Election of chairman; (b) election of secretary; Co election of district dele gates.
 Seventh - Reconvening at 10 a. m, May 6.
 Eighth-Conventio called to order, May 6, at 10 a. m., at which the order of business shall be as follows: (a) Re- port of committee on permanent organ Ezation: (bl report of committee on credentials; Co report of committee on resolutions: (d) election of eight coun- ey delegates; Co election of four dis trict delegates; (f) election of two state ielegates-at-large
 Adjournment.
 The New Haven delegation to the democratic state convention has declar- 4 ed itself for Alexander Troup for first vleleate-at-large to the national demo- hratic convention, and Newton Phillips tbf Killingly W1ndham county, TOT the tsecond delegate-at-large. It is decided that the entire delegation shall leave New Haven on the 5:52 p. Fin. train this afternoon. The delegates 7 will go for supper to Longs hotel,
 which will be their stopping place dur
 ng the convention.
 The matter of selecting congress
 ;ional and county delegate was laid
 bver until the delegation reaches Hart
 ord
 The New Haven delegation is confi-
 ient that the convention will go for
 Hearst.