The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR POSITIONOF UNITED STATES
 SENATOR.

noon-Plenty of Names to Select
 From for the Honor of Nomination
 4. Heaton Robertson of This City
 Prominent on the List.
 Hartford, May S.-The democrats in the general assembly will hold an ad- journed caucus Tuesday at 10:45 a. m. for the selection of candidate for the United States senatorship. Senator Matthew Hogan of Hartford will pre- side. There will be plenty of names from which the selection can be made, conferring honor on the party that IS now in the minority. The list includes the Hon. A. Heaton Robertson of New Haven, who was the standard bearer or the democracy in last falls campaign, ex-Governor George E. Sumner, whose political residence is in the town of Bolton, the Hon. Charles E. Gross of Hartford, who was on the democratic ticket for presidential elector in No- vember and General Henry A. Bishop of Bridgeport. A. Heaton Robertson has hosts of friends up Hartford way, and will not be overlooked in the dis tribution of political honors and places hereafter. He made a most favorable impression throughout the state last fall. MT. Robertson is a Yale man, Tn whose career the graduates of that ln- stitutisan can take sincere pride. ex-- Lieutenant Governor Sumner is from Holland county. which has furnished the state wit hdemocrats of high attain- ments and service for fifty years, in- cluding Judge Loren P. Waldo, founder of the great law firm of Waldo, Hub bard and Hyde, Julius II. Strong, Unit ed States Senator William A. Eaton and A. R. Goodrich of Vernon, who IS still living at theage of eighty-six, Congressman Julius l.. Strong was like Governor Summer, a native of Bol- ton, a town that has long taken the lead in Holland county on account ot the prominence of its democratic ex- |ponents. Ex- lieutenant Governor Sum- ner has been the mayor of Hartford and is one of the best known demo- crats in the state. His name is the syn onym of private and political honor and through life he has been the friend and ! advocate of the common people. His lmanliness and courtesy in every field ot public endeavor have made him the sue cessor in the hearts of men of Thomas H. Seymour, governor and diplomat hero and statesman. Ex-Lieutenanl Governor Sumner is the idol of the masses in northern Connecticut. The selection of his name by the demo ocr2tie ooucus would reflect unfailing honor ui that party. The Hon. Charles E. Gross represents the highest expression oi citizenship, and would ably fill any of l fics within Connecticut's gift. Like Judge Robertson he Is a graduate oi Yale, and is man of eminent culture and legal training. He is at the heae of the law firm of Gross, Hyde and Shipman, successor of Waldo, Hubbard [ and Hyde. MT. Cross is also president of the Holyoke Water Power company and has been as successful in business 1 lines as he has been at the bar.
 General Bishop of Bridgeport wa. talked of last week for the nomination He is one of that city's foremost bus, 1 mess men and industrial managers Personally popular, progressive and o
 great capacity he is fitted for publit trust The democratic party is no
 lacking in material for high office. 4 dozen names might be added to the lis
 that has been designated, taking il such representatives of democracy as Hon. Lewis sperry of Hartford, Melvill, 1 B. Carey of Ridgefield, Judge Morris B 1 EBeardsley of the supreme court, Judgl John M. Thayer of Norwich and Wash
 ington F. Wilcox of Chester, who wa. the member of congress from the secont district from 1889 until 1893. Botl ] branches of the legislature will meet a 11:30 a. m. Tuesday. The chief bushes
 that will take place will be the election of United States senator at 12 oclocl
 in each house. Congressman Frank B I lBrandegee of New London has the Iln
 animous nomination of the republican
 for the place and will be elected.
 I For the first time i'll half centur.
 will the presiding officers and clerk | T
 Iof the two house have the opportunit.
 of atteSting the election of two Unitei
 States senators at one and the sam
 session. The signatures of Senat Clerk Alfred c. Baldwin of Hunting
 ton and House Clerk John A. Spaffort Jof Bridgeport will have the honor o signing the record of proceedings witt Lieutenant Governor R. s. Woodruff
 and Speaker Holcomb of Southington l Tine honor of signing the new senator
 credentials will fall to the lot of Gov lernor Henry Roberts. Possibly tn
 same pen will be used by Governo
 Roberts as that with which he signe |ex-Governor Bulkeley's credentials ii
 January. The pen with which the gov
 ernor's signature is made on occasion
 of so much interest is highly prized.
 The hearing on the telephone bills wi
 be resumed in representatives hal
 Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. Thi
 will be the most important event of tn
 week in the way of legislative hearings The committee on. railroads will hay considerable work Non hand. The de tails of a number of bills remain to b (adjusted and more or less time will hay
 to be spent in that way.
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