Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-27
POLITICAL POINTERS.


List Received by e. S. Thomas.
The delegates to the democratic
state convention which will be held in
Hartford May and were elected last
evening by the delegates chosen at the
primaries last Friday. They are SO far
uninstructed, but from a motion made
by Delegate James @. Whiting from
the first ward, it is evident they will
hold meeting at which vote will be
passed instructing them to vote for
Parker delegates to the national con-
yention. The manner of electing the
delegates was six from each senatorial
district, or six from the first, second
and third wards and six from the
fourth and fifth, with an alternate from
each and an alternate at large.
The delegates selected are Peter B.
Reeves and Martin j. McEyoy from
the first, with John W. Mcdonald al
ternate; William T. Thoms and HUI
bert M. Rigney from the second, with
Timothy j. Brennan, alternate; Am
brose II. Wells and Francis p. Gull
foile from the third, with Edward J.
Donahue, alternate; Daniel II. Fitzpat-
rick, Frank Ray and Peter Lawlor
from the fourth, and William j. Spain,
alternate; Timothy Carmody, Martin
Keefe and Daniel It. Altman from the
fifth, and Dennis J. Lahey, alternate;
Benjamin Witkowski, delegate at large
It was quite late when the conven-
ton was assembled, though what rea-
son there was for this delay no one
could see. Chairman John w. Burns
attempted once or twice to get the
delegates from the outer to the inner
room in the City hall annex where the
convention was held, and it was $50
before he succeeded. There were pres
ent the full number of delegates, TWEEN
ty-eight Chairman Burns having in
formed Them of the purpose OF their
presence, he retired, and Francis p.
Guilfoile was chosen chairman and
Henry w. Minor secretary. The usual
committee on credentials consisted of
the first delegate from each ward, j. @.
Whiting, Isadore Chase, Ambrose H.
Wells, Frank Ray and P. W. Halpin.
Their report having been satisfactory.
the convention got down to business
Daniel e. Fitzpatrick moved that
the delegates be balloted for each Of
the two senate districts which COM
prise the city, under the recent act re-
districting to have six. Mr. Minor
moved a slight amendment. Mr. Fitz-
patrick moved another that each ward
have an alternate. Mr. Whiting moved
another, that the unit rule be applied
to the delegation when it reaches the
convention in Hartford, SO the whole
was punched and carried. Then the
voting on the nominations for delegates
began and everything went along
smoothly until the nominations from
the fifth ward were announced.
John Hurley, long identified with
politics in that ward, moved the nom
ination of George Ellis, John f. Holo-
han, Daniel F.. Altman as delegates
and Dennis J. Lahey for alternate.
Immediately P. w. Halpin, another
leader in the glorious fifth, arose and
said he was sorry to have to announce
there was an absence of unanimity
among his delegation. He thereupon
nominated Timothy Carmody, Martin
Keefe and William Gallagher. Mr.
Gallagher said he was sorry, but he
would have to decline, whereupOn
John e. Maher was nominated, and he
also declined. Mr. Gallagher nominated
Mr. Halpin. Mr. Maher then began to
make a speech but had got only as far
as to say that he saw no reason why
the delegates should not be united when
he was reminded that speeches were
not allowed just then. There was no
expression of serious feeling 1t was
regrettable, as Mr. Maher said, that the
delegates were not united from the
fifth. but it was not the first time they
were not united in convention. An
honest difference of opinion was the
difficulty, and the position as delegate
to the state convention belonged to
every man who could get it.
After some slight discussion of a
desultory character recess was taken
on motion by Mr. Whiting.
Upon returning to the room, Mr. Hur-
ley said he was sorry to have it to say
that the delegates could not agree. but
that the majority of them favored the
nominations that were first made.
Chairman Guilfoile then said the nom
nations would have to- be made under
the regular procedure, that is, the en-
tire convention would vote on each
nomination as it was made. If the
convention did not agree with the
chairman in that course, Mr. Hurley
could take an appeal to the state con-
vention. This did not seem pleasing
to him, but he consented eventually,
and he nominated John #. HoiOhan for
tenth delegate. Mr. Halpin nominated
Timothy Carmody. The latter, was
elected. Mr. Halpin nominated Martin
Keefe for eleventh delegate and the
opposing sue put up O0oABO 14aAlSs NI 4
Keefe was elected, though he voted
himself for Mr. Ellis. Daniel Altman
and P. w. Halpin were then matched
and Mr. Halpin. who had been success
full in the two previous nominations,
was himself defeated now. Dennis ].
Lahey was chosen without opposition
as alternate and Benjamin WitkOwski
was elected delegate at large. This
completed the full delegation and II
was voted that the unit rule be ap-
piled to the delegates and that they
shall stand for the same being applied
to the delegation from this state to the
national convention which will meet
in st Louis July and 5. The conven-
tion then adjourned subject to the cali
of the chair.
The election of the following dele
gates to the democratic state conven-
ton have been reported to e. s. Thorn
as. secretary of the state central com
mittee:
Easton-G. Burr Tucker, Henry W.
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