The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-20

IS, Thomas Hamilton.
 19. Daniel w. Lamb.
 | 20, John J. LaWless.
 21. A. B. Beers.
 1 2. M. J. Rogers.
 23. Clenes Koeflsom.
 A. J. Moss, Ives.
 25. Arthur F. Nettleton. 26. J. F. Silliman.
 27. Henry L. Eckhard.
 2S. Frederick A. Jacobs
 29. Jno w. Atwood.
 30. David B. Mansfield. 31. Frank D. Hallett.
 S2. David Strong.
 33. J. w. McDowell.
 84. Walter M Wright.
 95. Francis T. Maxwell.
 After the reading of the committee the convention adjourned to assemble this morning at ten o'clock. The ses- sions of the committees were held inn mediately after the adjournment of the convention. The committee on perna- nent organization gathered on the Hy- perion stage and in about seventy-five seconds had chosen Major Tilson chair man and voted to name the temporary officers as the permanent officers of the convention.
 In the parlors of the New Haven house was threshed out before the com- mittee on credentials the only contested delegation, that of the town of South bury
 W. H. Wakelee, former chairman of the town committee, and Harry H. Brown were the regular delegates, while their places were contested by David M. Mitchell and Fl B. Russell. It was claimed that the notice of the caucus was not posted on the town sign boards by MT. WakeIee, according to law. A rather serious charge was brought by John Pierce, who claimed that MT. Wakelee resorted to question: able means to keep the notice of the caucus from the citizens. A letter from the business manager of the Wa terbury Republican was offered by MT. Pierce as Exhibit A. This letter stated that MT. Wakelee had inserted a notice of the caucus in the paper, but had re- quested that the notice appear in the city edition, and not in that which cir culates among the towns of that part of the county. 1t was intimated that this was done in order to keep the mo- tice of the caucus from the attention of the voters, although apparently com plying with the laws. MT. Pierce and several other gentlemen of Southbury watched the sign boards for weeks, but saw no vestige of notice, and did not hear of the caucus until 1t was over Then they communicated with William Gaylord, member of the state central committee for that district, who issued a call for another caucus. This call was shown as Exhibit B, while several copies of the newspaper in question were Exhibit c. At the second caucus MT. Pierce was elected town chairman and Messrs. Mitchell and Russell were chosen delegates to the state conven- ton. After the committee on creden- ttals had taken the testimony in the case it went into executive session, and after rather lengthy session it unani- mously declared Messrs. Mitchell and Russell the legally chosen delegates
 In room 105 of the New Haven house the committee on resolutions vigorous ly attached the draft of the platform. In few minutes the platform was d wreck, with the majority of the blanks ripped up and splintered. It was felt that the replies to the various strong points of the democratic platform were not convincing, and that as whole the platform was weak. After considera- ble discussion the committee decided to entrust the remodeling of the platform | to a subcommittee, which is to be ready for consideration at eight o'clock this morning. The subcommittee is composed of Judge Marens Holcomb of Southington, J. Moss Ives of Danbury, Col. I. M. Ullman of New Haven L. M, Hubbard of Wallingford, William War ner of Woodbury J. W. Atwood of Plainf1eld, Francis T. Maxwell of Yer non, A. B. Beers of Bridgeport and Chairman Kenealy.
 The Weeks quarters were at the head of the stairs, on the second floor of the New Haven house. Here Postmaster Allen of Middetown, assisted by half a dozen warm friends of Mir. Weeks, wei comed the delegates who favor the Mid dletoWn man, and an aggressive cam- paign in his favor was carried on. The contest for the lieutenant goVernoTship is being bitterly contested, and there will be no cessation of hostilities until the last gun is fired tomorrow morn ing. The friends of MT. Weeks were busy last evening distributing pale blue badges to his supporters, and the bits of silk ribbon seen on many coats. Sup porters of Senator Lake were likewise busy among the delegates, and claimed that the nomination of their candidate was an absolute certainty. It was the general opinion last evening that if Senator Lake is nominated it will be after lengthy contest.
 Aside from the Llake-weeks contest the chief interest of the delegates cen tered in the make up of the new state central committee, It is probable that J. Gilbert Calhoun of Hartford will re- place H. B. Freeman, jr., in the First district Either Chas. J. Hart or Will liam Bailey will be chosen in the Sec ond district in place of W. A. P. Bulke. ley. Colonel Theodore H. Macdonald will replace Lieutenant Governor Woodruff in the Ninth district, and John H. Pearce will be followed by Frank E. Whitaker in the Tenth. Mar.
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