The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-20
REPUBLICANS COMPLETE
 PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
CONTEST OYER SOUTHBURY DELEGATES AIRED AND
 DECIDED.

Accepted--Accused of Sharp Practice LiIIey Given an OvatIOn--Preliminary Draft of Platform WPecked--Final Draft Entrusted to Sub- Committee Changes Probable in State Central Committee.
 It was but two minutes after o'clock last evening when Hon. Michael Ke- nealy chairman of the state committee, stepped to the front of the Hyperion stage and called the republican state convention to order. In few words he introduced the temporary chairman, Hon. George l.. Lilley of Waterbury, who was received with loud and con tinuous applause The address of Con- gressman Iilley was heard with the most profound attention, and was ire quently interrupted by outbursts of en- thusiasm. The address of MT. Lilley will be found in another column of this paper.
 The next business of the convention was to elect temporary clerks. On the motion of Major Tilson, Messrs. Alfred Baldwin and John A. Spofford, clerks Of the senate and the house at the last session of the legislature, were chosen clerks of the convention. The lists of the members of the various committees were then read. The lists follows;
 District Vice Presidents.  The numbers indicate tha districts: l. J. Gilbert Calhoun. 2. Burton G. Newton. 8. Alex Harblson.
 f. Frank Cheney, jr 5. George H. Hall 6. E. K. Humphrey. 2. George F. Kendall. 8. Eli Whitney. g. Thomas H. Mcdonald 10. Fred l.. Lehr. il. I. M. Ullman. F. Alfred E. Hammer. 13. William H. Lyon. IA. Omar w. Platt
 IS. w. H. Peck.
 16 w. H. Sandland. IT. w. H. H. Wooster. IS. Chas. H. Klick. 1s. z. R. Robbins
 20, Ezra Briggs. 21. M. M. Downer. .22. Henry Lee.
 23 Marcus L Reynolds. "A. Sidney E. Hawley. 25. Lloyd Marsh.
 2s. Jos R. Taylor
 27. Oliver G. Fessenden. 2S. Liley M. Wheelock. %. Thomas o. Elliott. 30. John l. Karl. 31. s. B. Jewett. 32. T, B. Bradstreet. SS. M. W. Wilcox. 34. George M. Clark. 35. w. l.. Diggs. Committee on Credentials. i. Wm. B. Dwight. 2. Geo. w. Christopher. 8. c. A. L, Newton.
 ID D. Bidwell.
 5. Wm. Sessions.
 6. s. J. Bergstrom.
 7 Hugh M Alison.
 8 Mebal D. McGovern. g. Minotte E. Chatf1eld. 10. Frederick L. Homan. ii. ]. V. Rattlesdorfer. 12. H. F. Potter.
 13. Fred. l.. Huntingdon IA. Thos. Bohan.
 15. L. E. Fitzsimmons. IS. Milton E. Isbell.
 1T. Chas J. Allerton.
 IS. Benj. F. Armstrong
 19 J. H. Davis.
 20 E. Frank White.
 21. F. A. Bartlett.
 22. M. H. Rogers.
 23, Marcus l.. Reynolds
 24. Jas. H. Williamson. 25. Arthur J. Hull.
 26. C.. w Bell.
 27. w. s. Mead.
 2S. Marcus A. Covell.
 29. Chas. H. Blake,
 30. Fred. B. Num-
 S1. Robert Harris
 32. Charles A. Curtis.
 S3. L. w. Fowler
 S4 Jas. L. Abbe.
 S5. Wm. H. Hall. Committee on Permanent Organization. 1. John H. Breen.
 2. John B. Knox.
 3. c. "A. Norton. 4. w. s. Kingsbury.
 5. wm. Hohbein
 6. John w. Allen.
 2. C. H. Enc
 8. J. T. Kelly.
 g. John Q. Tilson.
 10. F. L. Homan.
 il. J. V. Rattlesdorfer.
 F. F. H. Ralff.
 13. W. J. Fenn. A. A. s. Bennett.
 15. J. B. Walker.
 IS. W. H. Sandland.
 IT, Chas. G. Allen.
 IS. s. G. Fish.
 19. Tyler Cruttenden.
 20. F. J. Burdick.
 21. M. B. Hammond
 22. Henry Lee.
 g. Wm. R. Brown
 25. D. c. Nichols.
 26. Leo Davis
 27. N. A. Knapp.
 2S. H. T. Child.
 29. E. s. Boss.
 30. E. T. Coe.
 31. A. L. Clark
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