The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-07
NUTMEG STATE SOLID
 FOR JUDGE PARKER
INSTRUCTED DELEGATION SENT
 TO NATIONAL CONF ENTION.

The Unit Rule Adopted-Only One Hearst Man and He is Bound by This Homer S. Cummings and Bryan K. Mahan Chosen Delegates at Large
 District and County DeIegates-The
 Resolutions Adopted-No Platform. l Convention Hall, Hartford, May G. In one of the stormiest gatherings the party ever held in Connecticut the denl-. ocratic state convention this afternoon chose fourteen delegates to the St. Lou is convention and instructed them to vote as a unit and for Alton B. Parker, of New York, as the presidential moi nee. A climax came at the end of two hours of angry debate between Hearst and Parker delegates in what escaped by hairbreadth being a personal en- counter in full view of the convention between former Governor Thomas M. 1 Waller, of New London, and Dr. F.. J. Brothers, of New Haven. The ques- tion being debated was the substitution of the minority report of the committee on resolutions for the majority report. The former favored an llnpledged dele gation, the latter pledge for MT. Par ker and the unit rule. Personalities were handed back and forth, the attack on Governor Waller accompanying charges that he had deserted the party in 1896. Much of the actual debate be- tween the chief participants in the incl dent was unheard in the uproar, but their actions could be seen. They were forced almost into personal contact by the delegates crowding about. The in cident was quickly smoothed over. The minority report was refused suhstitu- tion, 366 to 1S6, showing that the Hearst delegates were badly outnumbered. The national delegates chosen are as follows:
 Stamford, and Bryan F. Mahan, of New London.
 By districts:
 First-I. A. Sullivan, of Hartford. 1 Second-Louis A. Fisk, of Branford. Third-P. H. Hartman, of Norwich. Fourtf-Janes P. Woodruff of Litch- field.
 By counties:
 Hartford-Harry c. Bissell, of West Hartford
 New Haven James E. McCabe of Cheshire,
 Fairfield John J. Walsh, of Norwalk, Litchfield-N. B. Stevens. of Winsted. MiddlesexJ Tyler Flynn, of Middle town.
 \ New London-T Thomas F. Foran, of New London.
 windham- Edward Mullen, of Put nam.
 Tolland- Charles B. Pinney, of Staff ford.
 Ex-G Governor Thomas M. Waller, of New London, made the report from the committee on resolutions, which was adopted, as follows:
 We, the representatives of the de- mocracy of Connecticut, in convention assembled, advise and instruct the del egates elected by this convention to the national democratic convention, to be held at St. Louis on July 6, 1904, to act and vote as unit in all matters arising in the said national convention, in ac- cordance with the will of the majority of said delegates. We further advise and instruct said delegates to support lin the national convention the candid acy of Judge Alton Brooks Parker, of New York, for president of the United States.
 Governor Waller moved the adoption of the report.
 John E. Douhgan, of New Haven, of fered the following minority report, which was rejected: We, the representatives of the denloc- racy of the state of Connecticut, in corl- lvention assembled, offer as minority resolution the following:
 Resolved, That the delegates elected by this convention to the democratic national convention, to be held at St Louis on July 6, 19O4 shall go as un- lpiedged delegates, believing that an un- Instructed delegation better represents the best interests of the democratic party.
 (Signed)
 John E. Doughan, of New Haven,
 Chairman.
 John J. O'Neil, of Bridgeport Secre-
 tary.
 No platform was adopted-a rather Unusual thing. Nothing in this line was presented but the reports given above.
 Chairman Walsh offered the follow ling resolution, which was also adopted:
 Whereas, At the meeting of the lstate central committee held in New Haven on March If, 1904, it was voted to recommend to the state convention that the state central committee be re- organized according to the new sena- torial districts; now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by this convention, That the state central committee be reorgan- Iized, and that the same shall consist of thirty-five members, one member from each new senatorial district, as now constituted, in accordance with the act of the general assembly of 1903 and that the committee continue in exist ence to January, 1907''
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