The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-07
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION MEETS
ORGANIZATION
LAST EVENING.

enoes-wants County Commissioners
Elected by the PeopIe-Also Corpo-
ration Act to End Public Favoritinm
Abuses-Permanent Organization to
Select state Ticket This Morning.
Conferences at the headquarters Of
different candidates caused a half
hours delay in the commencement Of
the democratic state convention at ths
Hyperion last evening, and it was $3.50
o'clock before the convention was call
ed to order by Chairman Walsh. The
temporary organization was affected
with Dean Rogers as chairman and the
selection Of the various committees.
The convention was called for the
purpose of nominating a state ticket
to be chosen at the fall election. Last
nights session was held principally for
the purpose Of organizing and listen
ing to the. speech Of the temporary
chairman, Dean Henry Wade Rogers.
the real work Of the convention being
reserved for this mornings session,
which commences at 10 o'clock
| The theater was handsomely decorat-
ed with American flags which were
draped all around the galleries There
was also a large draped American flag
at the rear of the stage and also about
| the speakers table. The boxes were
draped with the national colors and
pictures Of Judge Parker and Mr. Da-
Wis occupied prominent positions on
either side of the stage.
Chairman Walsh, after calling the
convention to order announced that tbS
/ temporary role of the convention had
been made up and there were no con-
TESTED delegations. Colonel Osborn Of
1 this city made a motion that this role
be adopted and the motion was car
Eried.
Chairman Walsh an introduced
Dean Rogers as the temporary chair
man, and he was greeted with loud ap-
plause He commenced his address in
his usually quiet and pleasing tone Of
voice, and as he advanced in his ad-
dress he was frequently Interrupted
with loud bursts of applause and
cheers. His words we're clearly spoken
and he could be heard by the entire
audience, which occupied the body Of
the house and partially filled the first
gallery. The speakers remarks con-
4 cerning the industrial growth Of this.
state was the cause OF loud applause.
i Dean Rogers began with an account
of the noble history of the democratic
party in Connecticut.
There should be less number OF
commissions appointed by the legisla-
4 ture. The present plan of representa-
4 tion in the assembly, according to the
acreage, not population, is preposter
Gus. A man iii village may have q
vote equal to 121 people in New Ha-
ven. Civil service should be instituted
for all departments under the state
\ government The primary law ought to
be in force, instead Of caucuses, The
/ present alarming use Of money in elec-
tions should be ended by an act COM
fpelling committees to show the source
and use of all their campaign funds.
All judges and county commissioners
should be appointed by the governor or
1 elected by the people. There ought to
A be uniform municipal corporation act.
Aside from these reforms to be ex-
pected from the democratic party, It is
we'll to turn out a party which has long
4 been in power for inspection Of their
acts, and to prevent an abuse OF its
power. A militant opposition to the
ireigning party is needed.
There is no money question In the
Il campaign. The action of the national
party has declared that the question
lis as dead as slavery.
The characteristics and acts of the
i candidates for the presidency are legit-
\ innate issues. The courage shown in Mr..
Parker's telegram to the national con-
yention thrilled even Europe. Before
the convention, when warned that his
silence might endanger his nomination,
he replied that 1t was owed to his
court that he remain silent, and that
he was Of the opinion that the nomin-
Iation ought not to be ran after He
had the greatest respect of any man for
liability and integrity as man jurist
and politician among men of all par
ties.
Even among republican business mens
las among the democrats, there Is
4 lack Of confidence in Roosevelt, whom
they regard as too ifnpulsive, honest,
able and courageous though he Is He
believes In the policy of force, and, as
Senator Bailey says, Ills sword is in
his hand and his feet are on the Con-
stitution." In the Panama canal and
pension matters. and in others, he act-
4 ed as dictator.
Before Panama could claim to be a real
state he recognized her, thus violating
international law, and committing an
act Of war against friendly Columbia.
4 He has injured our commercial rela-
tions with the South American states
seriously, and given the United States
the reputation as a bully, ready to i'm
terfere in their affairs. The republicans
have renounced the Declaration of In-
dependence and the words Of Lincoln,
by holding the Philippines against their
will. The republican orators are claim
ing that the hard times and business
failures of 1892 were due to the demo-
cratic administration and the Wilson
tariff bill, which was really passed six
months after the panic began.
AS shown by the republican comp
troller Of the currency in 1892 these
distresses were caused by the McKin-
ley bill and the Sherman silver act Of