Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-29
BRYAN LOSES
Connecticut Democratic Convel. lion Decides Not 10 IHSruct
 For Him
LIST OF DELEGATES

convention to-day and had not the
 committee on resolutions been de- layed by reason of a contest on the matter of instructing the delegates | for MT Bryan, which suggestion was voted down, some of the tardy dele
 gates would scarcely had a chance
 to participate in the proceedings.
 When the convention was called to
 order by Temporary Chairman c. w. l Comstock the temporary organization
 of last night was made permanent save that MT Comstock, owing to
 pain from a recent injury, begged to
 be excused, and former Governor Thomas M. Waller of New London
 became permanent chairman. The county and congressional district del-
 egates were accepted as East as they were reported from the floor as fol-
 lows: ~
 County delegates-New Haven,
 William Kennedy; Hartford, Henry
 McManus; Fairfield, Thomas Culli- nan; Middlesex, Rollin U. Tyler; New
 London, Tryon Robertson; Litch-
 field, James L. Farley; Holland,
 Thomas Noone; Windham, oscar
 Ross.
 Congressional delegates - First, Harry c. Ney: second, Loals A. Fisk;
 third, Frank B. Fenton; fourth, Mel
 bert B. Cary.
 John J. Walsh of Norwalk, a
 former state committee chairman, and Alexander Troup of New Haven, one of Mir Bryan's most intimate friends, were unanimously chosen the two delegates at large. While waiting for the platform tO be re- ported MT Waller gave enc of his characteristic happy speeches which kept the delegates cheering. The platform then came in, and the only change made was the insertion of the name of Grover Cleveland in it, on motion of delegate who ranged himself next to the chairman, mysti- flying everybody as to his intentions.
 MT Cleveland's name was accepted and it was declared unanimous, be- cause Governor Waller said that ev- erything done had been unanimous, so that motion surely was.
 The platform was presented by Mayor Thoms of Waterbury and on his motion it was unanimously adopt ed The convention was then dis missed with d God bless you" from Chairman Waller. The platform adopted was as follows:
 We, the delegates of the demo- cracy of the state of Connecticut, in convention assembled, reaffirm our allegiance to those principles of gov ernment, enunciated and expounded by the great democratic statesman, Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson Grover Cleveland and William ]. Bry- an. We believe in a strict construc- tion of the constitution, the preser- vation of the integrity of the three of government. home rule and local self government, home calling for equitable revision of the tariff, with special privileges to none and we assert. that in this time oS commercial depression. consequent upon twelve years of republican mis- rule, the best welfare of all people can be secured only by returning tc democratic principles"
 Discussing the Platform.
 Before the convention rcassemhled tEis morning the committee on reso. lutions met to discuss platform. Nf.x 1T .F was chairman and Senator Thomas F. Noone served as secretary. Prof | Irving Fisher of Yale university made a short address in advocacy of plan. | in the platform endorsing the national | health movement. which is being con ducted by the committee of one hun | dred No action was taken on the matter on the point raised that the time was then premature to adopt ihr resolution which Prof Fisher submit- | ted. The chair called for the pres entation of resolutions and !. II. Bar row of New Haven. presented the fol- lowing resolution:
 '.lecognizins tho overwhelming sentiment of the rank and file of the 'emocratic party in favor of tho noni- nation by thp democSatic national | for prcsidcn; of the United states of Hon William Jennings Bryan he democracy nf Connecticut in con fention assembled. pledge themselves o support his nomination and thr del. gates elected to fIlc national demo- ratio convention to be held at Den- Ter. July :. tgR. arc hereby instruct .d tn east their votes for Hon William IefningS Bryan. and to usc all Iiunar- lble means to ensure his nomination.
 State Central Committee.
 State central committee by dis ricts: First. ]. C. Gorton second. }. ]. Mahoney. third. |. A. sullivan: ourth. V. E. Carroll. fifth. A. ]. brennan: sixth. IT. N. Kshoe; sev- nth. Lawrence Pagan. eighth. ]. B. aartin. ninth. F. | Brothers. tenth. r. II. Molloy: eleventh. T. F.. Doug lan. twelfth. Louis A. Fisk. thir- eenth. J r Fender: fourteenth. Ed vim s. Thomas fifteenth. J VI. -renev: sixteenth ThomsS Magner: ! ]. W Melb1-a. eigh- penth. R. r. Nahan. nineieenth. q lonahue. tuentieth. s B- Hsnvsr- ng. fxeuty-frst. D. E- Walker. tven- y-seeond. Dennis O-NeiI twenty hird. W ?. Russell. tueat--fourth. } IT Connolly twenty Inh. V. ]. Beerhsr- tren- y-zixth. ]. Walsh Norvslk. c. A. Cs-rsrs tven- y-eixhth- ]. ! NcGzrrv- rventy- fnth- r. ]. KeIIy. thirtissh. E. T.