The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15

|Nl l4Ls AfEs OL -1AlsDAt-cSE " klS AaOA FteLSSl in nomination, the understanding being that he would ba voted for by his own delegates on the first ballot, and if Rob- erts did rot win then Major Osborne, of Ansonia, would place Mir. Pines name before the convention for the second ballot.
 Seconding speeches were called for. Ex-senator George M. Clark, of Had dam, took the platform. He kept the delegates in roar of laughter, but it was hard to catch just what his funny sayings were His mention at the out set of Senator Hawley brought three cheers, led by Chairman Platt. MT. Clark said it was his desire to quote a little history. He had been fifty years iii the harness, working hard all the time for the right. He said there shouldn't be any fooling this year. Then he referred to past governors, the first one elected in 1639-John Haynes. From that time seyenty-four governors have been chosen for terms varying from eleven months to seventeen years He said that men who suited the place were kept there. and for this reason he desired to second the nomination of Governor Chamberlain.
 Ex- Senator Frank F. Brown of Norwich took the platform to second. the nomination of Roberts, which he did in brief but eloquent manner. He stated that the attitude of the demo-3
 cratic candidate for President toward the money standard reminded him of
 a lawyer who he knew in New London county. The attorney had been en-
 gagged in a law suit for some years, dur | ing which time it had been carried in to all the lower courts and each time the lawyer had been defeated. Finally
 the supreme court decided against him
 and the speaker asked him what he
 proposed to do next The attorney re-
 piled that he proposed to submit to an
 outrage which he was powerless to re- sist. Continuing his remarks the
 speaker stated that Hartford had
 brought forward MT, Roberts two years
 ago for the second highest place of hon. or in tie state and that his record dur ing this time had been such as to war
 rant Hartford in again bringing him I forward this time for the greatest hon.
 or in the gift of the state, and they do l 1t with confidence that he will perform
 his duties if elected with credit to him
 self and honor to the state of Connecti-
 cut.
 Dr. George Austen Bowen of Wood
 stock seconded Judge Cleaveland's $ name in a well-worded speech.
 I Floyd Hitchcock of Woodbury spoke I fny, #f4ovarror4 CshaT1herlaiT
 William J. Barber, of Harwinton, in
 seconding Roberts made a sarcastic
 speech in which Judge Cleaveland was
 the target He said that he received a I paper one day and saw the picture of
 Judge Cleaveland on it. A fine picture 4 of an excellent man, '(cheers by Cleaye-
 land mem. The speaker said he opened l the paper to find out what this man had
 done for agriculture, for as a farmer of I the Litchfield hills he was desirous ot voting for a governor who had some in I terest in agriculture. He was unable to find that the judge had done one thing I for agriculture (cheers by Roberts men) I He said that long genealogy was all ] right but q candidacy for governor 4 needed more substantial footing Rum .l ming Sunday school picnics was nc
 training for the governorship although 4 most admirable trait (Laughterl. He said that the state needed q mar 8I trained in public business, and that
 Henry Roberts answered all these re s quirements.
 Delegate Perry, of Oxford, spoke for sI cleayeland at some length, during
 which the delegates became restive
 When he had concluded Chairman Plat Esaid that the other speakers would De I short an announcement which was re Iceiyed with applause. But the nexs I speech was longer than that of MT. Fer. sl ny.
 Ex-senator M. s. Chapman, of Man.
 chester, a Hartford county man, next arose amid cries of vote, vote , MI ] Chapman said he wished to protest
 against the idea that no candidate
 could be eligible for re-norninatlon as governor. Continuing he said no mat l fer what had been the record or the Imam under his ruling he receiver the
 same recognition for faithful service #l as he would have had had his eareel
 been an unavoidable one. In conclud' sI ing he said that it was against all gooe American principles and civil service law and if 1t was in force in this state =I 1t was the work of politicians who place ! Connecticut apart from all her sister sE states. He then seconded the nonlna' 8I ton of Governor Chamberlain
 Samuel Fessenden came down the lafsle and took seat in the Fairfield .1county delegation at this point. Dur- ling MT. Ghapman's speech litter went #Iup from the Hartford delegates and I,Mr. Chapman walking to a point oppo- lsite this delegation said: Figures don't lie as you will see" alluding enigrnati- leally to the confidence of the Roberts linen. How do you make that out ]" #lyelled a Hartsord delegate But Mir. IChapman resumed his speech and con #lcluded with great plea for Cham lberlain. 1 Cries of vote swept the hall and the
 chairman asked if it was the desire to < linear other speeches, nearly two hours having already been taken up in that lway. g. I Ex-Senator Lambert, of Salisbury, llrose an dsaid he had a speech ready lreviewing the history of the Republican ,party from the discovery of America