The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-26


 There is No Doubt That ths Rspub- Iieane Residiug fin rhs Whole of New Haven Have the Right to Adopt Rules for Party Government and NomiDa- tions.
 In fulflIment of the promise made at the republican town convention held last Wednesday night and in reply to the letter of request from Captain Err nest L. Isbell for an opinion, Hon. Lynde Harrison yesterday mailed two letters to the latter. In one he gives his opinion on the point asked and in 7 the second he replied to inquiries which Captain Isbeil made, but which in Judge Harrison's opinion should not be included in the letter containing the main opinion.
 The two letters follow, the first being the opinion on the legality of the action of the convention:
 New Haven, Jan. 25, 1904.
 Dear Sir-At the republican city con vention held in New Haven on Wednes- day, January 20. 1904, I stated that I was willing to furnish a written opin- ion that that portion of Rule Il, which was then adopted, providing the man. ner in which candidates for senators should be nominated, is a legal rule for the republican party to adopt. The lam guage of that rule upon that subject is as follows:
 'sThe delegates elected from the vari- ous wards to the senatorial convention ar1d fhn senators to which New Haven is enti- tied shall be nominated in such manner and subject to such regulations as said convention shall determine"
 The foregoing quotation covers all, in the rules that were adopted on Janua- " 20, that relates to the nomination of senators. That rule practically submits to the republican electors of New Ha- ven. who are now enrolled or who may be enrolled in February or August of this year, under the provisions of Sec tion 1,7200 of our statute laws, the op- portunity of attending the primaries that will be held next August or Sep tenlber for the purpose of electing del- egates who will have the right to nomi- nate republican candidates for senators in the four districts of New Haven. The delegates so chosen will meet in town convention, and the majority of those delegates so elected will then de- terrnine whether the four candidates shall be nominated as the best repre- sentatives of the views of all the repub- licnne Of New Haven, or whether the privilege of selecting candidates in the only two districts that can be carried by the republicans shall be exercised only by the representatives of those re- publicans who live severally in those two districts. Every republican in New Haven will have an opportunity of vo- ting for delegates who will represent his views upon this subject, as to which is the most expedient and best way of pro noting the general interests of the re- publican party. and of the citizens of New Haven as whole. Tn my judg- nlent there is no doubt but that in such matter the republicans residing in the whole of the town of New Haven have a legal right to adopt rules for party government, party organization, and party nominations. The only ques- ton that can be raised is whatais expe- er1t and polite for the best interests of the party and the city. There is noth- ing in the provisions of Chapter IFS, Acts of 1903, which divides the city of New Haven into four senatorial dis tricts, and there is nothing in Article 31 of the amendment to the constitution providing for the election of senators, nor in the public acts regulating the management of primaries and caucuses which, in any manner, prevents or pro- hibits any political party from adopting such rules as is deemed best concerning the nomination of candidates for any office.
 The constitutional and statutory pro- visions govern, to a certain extent, the election of various officers of the state, but they do not prevent political par ties from adopting rules for the organ ization of the several parties and the nomination of their candidates. Rule IT, adopted January 20, does not inter- Postum in place of coffee. Trial easily proves this. There's a reason.
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 fere with the legal rights and privileges of any elector in the city of New Haven If, under it's operation, the republican electors of New Haven shall, by their votes at the primaries next fall, decide that it is best for the party to which they belong that the four candidates for senators shall be selected by all the re- publican votes of New Haven, there is no doubt they have the legal right so to do, and nominations so made will be the legal nominations of the republican par ty. Truly yours,
 LYNDE HARRISON. To MT. B. l.. Isbell, New Haven.
 New Haven, Jan. 25, 1904.
 LETTER NO. 2.
 Dear sir: I received your letter oi January 22d, and I have mailed you, in accordance with my agreement made last Wednesday evening, written statement duly signed, that in my judg- ment the republicans of New Haven have a legal right to adopt the rule con- corning the nomination of candidates for state senators known as Rule Il.
 Your letter of January 22, however, contains three questions. The first two questions are substantially answered in the right of the republicans of New Ha- ven to adopt Rule Mo- Il. The third question, however, relates to a different matter, to wit: Whether the city con-
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