The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-16
STATE DEMOCRATS MEET.
COMMITTEE HOLDS BRIEP SEES
SION HERE.

Campaign Headquarters viii Probably
be in This CIty-New Haven Fac
tionaI Fight Not Acted UpOn-Fi-
nance and Advisory boards to he APP
pointed by the chairman-NearIy All
Present.
A brief and harmonious session of the
democratic state central committee was
held yesterday afternoon and it was de-
cided to hold the democratic state con-
vention at the Hyperion in this city on
September and 8, and that Thomas n.
Waller should be asked to preside as
temporary chairman.
After some little discussion it was de-
cided to leave the location Of headquar-
tiers to the discretion Of Chairman
Walsh and Secretary Thomas, this vir-
tually assuring lis establishment In this
city.
Further discussion ensued over the
appointment of finance committee, the
members being divided as to whether it
should be named by the chairman with
out delay or whether he should wait
until after the state convention.
1t was finally decided to allow the
chairman TO appoint a finance and also
an advisory board.
The members Of the committee began
to gather at the Tontine hotel about
1880 o'clock, drifting in by ones and
twos, and all anxiously awaiting the ar
rival Of Chairman Walsh, who for some
time remained cIoseted with Secretary
Edwin S. Thomas in the latter's office.
BY the time the party was summoned
to dinner the following had put in an
appearance, James j. Burns, Joseph P.
futile and John F. Callahan Of Hart
ford, c. S. McTIale of South Manchester,
Henry G. Dfssell Of West Hartford,
James Robe Of New Britain, Martin E.
Frederick Of Thompsonville, Edward j.
Maher, George N. Hunter, John r.
Sayers and John e. Doughan of New
Haven; William II. Burke Of Meriden,
Charles A. ToInlinson Of Milford. HUI.
bert NJ. Rigney Of Wateryille, Daniel r.
Fitzgerald Of Waterbury, Patrick Cor
man Of Derby, Bryan f. Mahan Of New
London, James b. Shannon Of Norwich,
Charles II. Hanson, John +. Connors
and Michael Kenney Of Bridgeport, Will.
liam r. English of Bethel, M. j. Houli-
han Of Newton, Chairman John j,
Walsh OF Norwalk Calm a., Carter Of
stamford, Stephen j. Cook Of Torring-
| ton, Edward s. Roberts Of East Canaan,
Charles w. Hodge OF Roxburg Station,
]. Taylor Flynn Of MiddletoWn, and
George Foster Of Rockville.
The absentees We're five In number,
Louis A. Fisk of Branford A. G. Rob
ertson Of Montville. Newton Phillips Of
Killingly, Jeremiah O'sullivan Of VIII
llimantic and Thomas d. Coulter Of Es-
sex.
Prominent in the party was National
Committeeman Homer S. Cummings Of
stamford, who was surrounded from the
moment Of his arrival BY interested
knots Of fellow democrats.
| While awaiting the arrival Of Chair
man Walsh the delegates divided into
groups, among which the principal topic
Iof discussion appeared to be. the pros
pective candidate for governor, each
having some opinion on the subject to
offer. Among the majority Samuel =.
Bronson seemed to be the favorite
Another man mentioned was Judge
George w. Wheeler. whose name arous-
led many expressions Of approval.
Another topic Of interest was the
muddle In New Haven over the two
town committees albeit all outsiders
lunited til the hope that the squabble
would be confined to this city and not
forced before the central committee in
lany shape whatever. All united in de-
lploring the situation and hoped for an.
early settlement.
The mention Of Judge Parker's pros
Ipects aroused unlimited enthusiasm.