Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-05-07
POLICE CALLED.
Hot Times in Connecticut Dem
ocratic State Convention.
Delegates Instructed for Parker as
Presidential Nominee.
Convention Most Tumultuous in His
tory of Nutmeg State.

| tOlN"ntlOn Hail, Hartford, Conn,
| May 6-ln one Of the stormicst gather
| ings the party ever held in Connecticut
| the democratic state convention this
| afternoon chose ii delegates to the ST
| Louis convention and instructed them
to vote as 4 unit and for Alton Brooks
Parker OF New York as the presidential
nominee.
A climax came at the end of two
| hours of angry debate between Hearst
and Parker delegates in what escaped
| by a hairs breadth of being Il personal
| encounter in full view OF the conveh-
| ton, between former Gov. Thomas \. .
| Waller OF New London, and Dr. +. J.
| Brothers Of New Haven. The question
| being debIted was the substitution Of
! the minority report of the committee
| on resolutions for the majority report
The former report favored an unpledg-
cd delegation, the former a pledge for
| MIR. Parker and the unit rule Personal
ties were banded back and further, the
attack on Gov. Waller accompanying
charges that he had deserted the party
| in 1896 Much of the actual debate be-
tween the chief participants in the in
cident was unheard in the uproar but
their actions could be seen. They were
| forced almost into personal conflict by
| the delegates crOWding about. The in
cident was quickly smoothed over.
| The minority report was refused sub
stitutiOn. 3c6 to 1SG showing that the
| Hearst delegates were Outnumbered.
| BY almost unanimous vote on motion
| of Mr.. Waller, the caucus selections for
county ana district delegates to the
| National convention We're chosen as
| follows:
District delegates. I. \. Sullivan.
| IIartrord Louis A. Fisk. Branford; 2.
II. Hartman. Norwich: James y.
| Woodruff. Litchfield.
| County ,lrlegtt y. Harry c. DisS2ll
West Hartford: James +. McCahe
Cheshire: John j. Walsh, NnrwalI; n.
Il. Stevens, Winsted; J. Tyler Flynn,
Middlctown: Thomas f. Foran. New
London: Edward Mullen. Putnam;
Charles y. Phinney, Stafford.
Hartford, Conn. May 6.-Prolimini-
rics to the permanent Organization Of
the. dcnocr tic state central committee
were pPaC Ctfssily all arranged. today, in
preparation for the lusincss of the con-
| NtIltlOl, dItllouSH stNtld Ill tOiHliitttCS
| Cid nor take 4 recess until nearly day
light. The great majority of the COZ
| delegates; Were un.;warc when they
went to bel after taking; part in county
| and congressional district CauCuSes
| which had been held at various places
Just what strength in the agGrc gate
either the supporters 0f Judge Parker
| OF Wm. K. Hearst could show in the
convention proper. 1t was not until the
| reports Of all III" caucuSes hai been
| made up that it was definitely known
| that Parker dcieS,.trS had won IL Of
the II cauCuSeS ANA that Alexander
TrOup of New Haven. the leader of the
Hearst men had controlled his own
county caucus by only 10 votes.
! National Committeeman Homer :.
Cummings and former Gov. Thomas y.
Waller of New London for the commit
| tee on resolutions prepared lccomlncn-
dations that the state convention in
struct It's delegates TO vote tor Parker
At St Louis and 10 vote as a unit.
All the county caucuSeS were lively
affairs, and in one, that of Hartford.
blows were struck ana a few dloi,s Of
blood spilled. Tn" ticarst men on fir!-
4
10 Obstructive tactics ana the same
thing was Zone ny the Parker rcn i'll
New Haven rounty, which the Hearst
men controlled. Th- Congressional dis
| trict caucCsca were Il little uuieter bat
tire Hearst mon III each instance We're
aggressive until roll-call had shown
| that they We're in the minority.
| After the rather tame proceedings OF
Hast nights session of the convention
when delegates ana spectators had
been keyed III, to expect turbulency,
delegates We're disposed to analyze tn"
situation as Indicative of a short AMI
quiet convention.
The committee on resolutions went
Into session at . o'clock and contest
developed as soon as the resolutions
drawn uI by Thomas NJ. Waller. llo-
liner s. Cummings ana w. G.. Burr had
been read. The resolutions simply
recommended instruction Of the dele
gates and the auoption of the unit
rule. Lawrence J. Gill Of Bridgeport
Objected to the word instruct ami
,nove! that it be stricken out. Scvcrai
delegates took the floor anl spoke for
land against the motion, which was
defeated. 10 to II.
In the meeting OF the minority meni-
Ibnrs Of the committee on resolutions.
In contest developed because several
I,:elcrates wanted MIR. Hearst's name
mentioned and reference to organized
llabCr incorporated. Outsiders. how
ever. buttonholed these members and
lcorvinrci them TINT such references
would rrecipitate trouble in the con-
lvention. Delegate Leigh of New H:i-
lyen then withdrew a motion to make
reference to organized labor. some one
lelse crossed out MIR. Hearst's Eame in
1.-The draft and the resolution as it stood
was then signed.
While the committees were in ses-
lsiop. the unOccupied delegates began
Ito fill the auditorium. 1t became
known on the floor prior to the open
ling of the convention that the COM
Imittee on permanent organization had
lselected William Kennedy of Nauga-
tuck for permanent chairman instead
lof Judge DeForest. Investigation
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