Show connecticut GOLD DEMOCRATS they name the republican assistants ex governor waller temporary chairman was a chicago delegate they dont liko the 16 to 1 ism it was nearly 11 today before win J mill of new haven chairman ot the executive committee ot the national democratic party in abia state called the stale convention to order at Foot guard ball there were about delegates in attend ance ater a few preliminaries such the appointment of committees etc mr mills announced that Governor ei thoa waller of new london baa been selected as temporary chairman of the convention the mention of governor wallers name waa received with hearty applause and three clie ere aa he approached the rostrum the governor ex was greeted with renewed cheering he emoke in part as follows I 1 take pleasure in reporting that all the bembera of the delegation of I 1 was the chairman were as as 1 was to the socialism the populism alie tram piam the tillman ism ani the 16 tol ism of the platform though one or two of them who have their return been lest strayed or stolen were not quite eo intense I 1 aya far the defeat of the chicago usurpers and populist allgeo aret of all by somebody sure by national democrate under the blue and the gray and the leadership of polmer and buckner men we revere and honor if it can be done if not by national patriots from whatever parts they come or whatever banner they bear if it is not red and has not upon it the 16 to 1 hieroglyphics or the faces of cither altgeld or till man this is not an ordinary political contest in which we are enlisted and in which the laws of party discipline prevail it is a sectional socialistic warfare in which every must do what bis conscience dictates die tates is best for the good of his country and his party too with reaped but without regard to what others do the resolutions reported by the con buttee on platform wo adopted the currency plank is as follows while we favor the most liberal feeol dilver with the enforcement of a gold standard weare unalterably opposed to the free coinage of silver deeming it a device for the debasement ot our currency and to the compulsory haeo ot silver by the government under existing circumstances to pay public debts in dilver coin ie repudiation to pay private debts in the same ceiri Is to rob he wage earner and to for the free coinage 0 silver means the destruction ol 01 legitimate business and great auf ferine among the laboring we believe the safety of our national finance requires of bound banking by which a bank ample to cupply the needs of tho aholo country ahall be created easely secured and always and everywhere redeemable in gold the following state ticket was nominal ed for A sperry lieutenant vm waldo hyde secretary of elate wm belcher state treasurer comptroller llonart curlis the following follow ng ware nominated tor concree Con gree first district E henry hyde second district II 11 holton wood third district henry W II ammond fourth district morrie W seymour I 1 |