The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-12

lOn so thdt those district ana county caucuses not already held for the nom ination of delegates to the national con- vention be held.
 Several caucuses were then called to order and proceeded to do business. Their results together with results in other caucuses previously held were presently announced to the convention. The delegates of the national conven- ton as chosen by the several eau cuses were called off as follows:
 Delegate at Large.
 c. F. Brooker. Ansonia.
 John T. Robinson, Hartford.
 Alternates at Large.
 Charles M. Jarvis Berlin.
 John M. Atwood, Plainfield. Delegates from Congressional Districts. l. F. T. Maxwell, Vernon.
 ?. Frederick De Peyster, Portland.
 3. Frank B. Brandegee. New London. 4. Michael Kenealy, Stamford.
 Alternates.
 District 1-C. E. Thompson. Ellington. District 2-H. w. Lines, Meriden.
 District S.-F. L. Wright, Pomfret.
 District 4-J. A. Doughty, Torrington.
 County Delegates.
 New Haven c. s. Mellen; W. J. Lea venworth, alternate.
 New London-E w. Higgins; A. Parks. alternate.
 Hartford--C. c. Bissell; I. Wise, al- ternate.
 Tolland-w. H. Hall; F. 0. vinton, alternate
 Windham-E. Milner; G. A. Ham mond, alternate.
 Litchfield-D. T. Warner; c. M. Beach, alternate,
 Midddlesex-C. c. Cheney; c. A. Ap- pell, alternate.
 Fairfield-George S. Rockwell; H. M. Rogers, alternate.
 The selection of two delegates at large not representing congressional districts aroused an exciting contest. There were three nominations for delegates at large, they being Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia, Andrew J. Sloper Of New Brit ain and John T. Robinson of Hartford. It developed that there was no objection to c. F. Brooker, the contest being be- tween Messrs. Robinson and Sloper Therefore Col. c. w. Pickett of New Haven moved that MT. Brooker be chosen by the secretary casting a ballot for him, and amid cheers the motion was carried, and MT. Brooker was chos- en as the first one of the two delegates at large, who were chosen in open con- vention by vote of the whole con vention.
 The contest between Messrs. Sloper and Robinson then engaged the atten- tion of the convention for several nlin- utes. The Kenealy men seemed to line up for Sloper and the Gates men were on Robinsons side, at least it looked as if the most of them were back of him.
 General Bulkeley, Mayor Henney of Hartford and several others spoke for Robinson. Mayor Henney said Robin son is a young man of recognized abil- ity and clean character Young men, he said, should be encouraged by the republicans.
 He also said that MT. Robinson was a personal friend of President Roose- welt and it would be fitting to send him as a delegate to Chicago, where he could participate in the renomination of President Roosevelt.
 Ex-R Representative Smith made an ad- dress for Robinson.
 Ex-Senator Hall of Holland spoke for Sloper and so did ex-Representative Bicknell of Meriden, x-Representative Whittlesey of New London and ex-Sen- ator Wright of Essex.
 It was decided to take rising vote on the question of the rival candidates by counties.
 The vote as announced was as fol- lows:
 Whole number of votes cast. ......5os Necessary to choice 255 Of which Robinson had........, 2S3 And Sloper ..........-............ 220 MT. Sloper then moved that the cleo tion of MT. Robinson be made unani- nous and it was so voted.
 The result by the counties was as Fo1Iourc.