The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 4, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 635. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RY DEAR THE PRICE, Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. Loses a Hundred Million by Marriage. THROWS AWAY A VAST INHERITANCE. But Miss Grace Wilson Makes a Most Charming Bride Indeed. AGE OF COURSE CUTS NO FIGURE IN TRUE LOVE. The Groom Looks Pale and Worried | After the Performance of the Simpie Ceremony. | NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 3.—Despite | the determined opposition of his family | and in defiance of the threat of being d inheritea Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. was | married to-day to Miss Grace Wilson. Mr. Vanderbilt Sr. warned man that if he contracted the m: would have to depend upon hisown re- | sources for a livelihood and he need expect no share of the Vanderbilt fortune. Thas the son by disobeying his father’s wishes threw away his prospec inheriting a mp of the $100,000,000 which Mr. It Sr. is estimated to be worth. ot & member of the Vanderbilt tamily was even invited to the wedding. | t when Mr. Vander- ched the Wilson house at He found awaiting him Orme Wilson, Wilson, R. T. n Jr., Robert Goelet Jr. and Frank | fore noon the Rev. William H. | Dr. Brown, wector of St. | ntered the house. -room had been dan- a few choice cut flowers | g, and at noon every- | decorated wi y in the m thing was in rea when the Rev. Mr. Pott took up a position st the eastern end of the rooni. A mo-| ment later young Mr. Vanderbilt entered the room, accompaunied by his best man, Mr. Polk. The few guests then grouped themselves to the left of the minister. The strains of music irom an orchestra an- nounced the coming of the bride. Miss Wilson, attended solely by her| father, marched down the main hall and through the center archway leading to the rear drawing-room. She looked a picture | of beauty in bher pure-white wedding gown, a creaiion of French art. She wore tily s for the ceremony, | a veil of extreme old English lace, reach- ing to the bottom of her gown. by It was a magnificent wreath of mounted by a bunch of | ms. Assoon as Miss Wilson com stepped for- the hand, they | e the officiating minis- | fastened of the son of one ionaires. There | y the conven- | ch weddings were were no ushers and ma tionalities attending omitted. After the ceremony the small gathering offered their congratulations to the young couple. No wedding breakiast having been prepared Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt repaired to apartments upstairs and donned their traveling apparel. The bride put on a light-blue striped gown, or- namented with a lace cape. She worea large straw boanet gayly trimmed with flowers and her face was covered witha white veil. Mr. Vanderbilt wore a large checked suit of light material, with a brown Derby hat. At 12:35 p. M. the bride and groom, followed by a shower of rice, left the house and entered a coupe await- ing them at the door. The groom looked pale and worried. The bride’s face was radiant with smiles, and as the carriage drew away irom the door she threw kisses to the little group of wedding guests who had assembled to see the couple off. Where the bride and groom will spend their honeymoon was not given out, but they were driven to the Grand Central station and it is understood will go to Sar- atoga. It 1s s2id that they have no plans for the fature. They may go abroad for a year, but this bhas not been decided, nor has the place they will make their perma- nent home. Hardly had the ceremony been finished | before telegrams of congratulations began arriving. They were principally from friends of the Wilson family, but some of Mr. Vanderbilt’s chums remembered him. From across the water cablegrams of con- gratalations from the Prince of Wales, the Dake and Duchess of Marlborough, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke and others of th:e nobility. The groom’s gift to the hride was a large diamond heart composed of some thirty extremely pretty diamonds with a beautiful sapphire in the center. The engagement Wwas announced_ last May, and June 4 was set for the marriage. But on June 2 young Vanderbilt was prostrated with an attack of rheumatism that caused 8 postponement of the wed- ding. Tfie marriage has been regarded with disfavor by the Vanderbilt family ever since the engagement was lnnonnf:ed, partly because the lady is somewhat older than young Vanderbilt and partly because the Vanderbilts did not regard the Wilsons as their social equals. - Efforts were made | mile south of here this morning. | head. to prevent the match, but they were ail unsaccessful, the young man having fully made up his mind. It was asserted, but the story was denied, that the recent severe illness of Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr. was brought about by disappointment over his son’s action. It was reported tonat all sorts of violent scenes were enacted in the Vanderbilt house and that the young man was threat- ened with disinheritance and at the end, it is reported, the young man defied his father and said that he was going tc marry the girl at any cost. Vanderbilt is 22 and Miss Wilson six or seven years older. S i UNDER ASSUMED NAMES. Young Vanderbilt and Bride Begin the Honeymoon at Saratoga. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 3.—There was no demonstration attending the arrival here this afternoon of Cornelius Vanaer- bilt Jr. and his bride. Apartments at the United States Hotel had been engaged for them under another name, and the pro- prietors were not positive of their coming until notified by the press representatives. Dr. John L. Perry, one of the provrietors, met the young couple at the west entrance of the hotel near the depot, and escorted them to a parlor sufte overlooking the lawn which they which they will occupy while here, What their plans are is not known as yet. Mr. Vanderbilt looked somewhat fa- tigued by the trip. On the other hand Mrs. Vanderbilt was particularly am- mated and chatted to her husband in a lively manner as they walked from the | cars at the depot platform and down the carriage-way to the hotel. The evening was spent quietly in their pariors, from which they can enjoy the orchestra selec- tions of the band, which is stationed but a short distance aw. PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE. Nine Persons Seriously Injured, One of Whom Is James Hickey of San Jose. MARCELINE, Mo., Aug. 3.—The Fort Madison passenger train on the Santa | Fe Railway collided with the California and Mexico express two miles east of Bos- worth, Mo., this morning. The injured: John McConnell of Bos- worth, Mo.; J. W. Munec, Rogers, Kans. ; William Smith, Oklahoma; W. J. Morgan, Empvporia, Kans.; Leads Budway, Wells- Fargo messenger, Chicago; Curtis Barber, Pullman porter, Chicazo; James Hickey, San Jose, Cal.; John McCabe, news agent, Marceline, Mo. ; Fred Heady, engineer. Those most seriously hurt ar¢ Heady and Hickey. Their injuries may prove fatal. NORTH DAKOTA EYCLONE. Destroys Much Property and Cuts Many Curious Capers, but No Loss of Life Resufts. GRAFTON, N. Dak., Aug. 3.—A cyclone did considerable’ damage to buildings one Peter Peterson’s residence was entirely de- stroyed. There were nine people in the house, but only two of them were injured, most of them taking the precaution to go into the cellar. An old lady was blown out in the wreck and badly injured. A boy 4 years old was badly cut on the The house was a total loss. An | old man attempted to hold the door from blowing in and the next thing be knew he was still holding the door but it was on the ground forty feet away. Going east the cyclone turned a schoolhouse and granary around and did more or less damage. P R s THRILLING SEA ADVENRURE. Rescues by the Frenmch Line Steamer La Bourgogne. NEW YORK,Y.N., Aug. 3.—The French line steamer La Bourgogne, which has just arrived in New York, bad a thrilling ex- perience last Tuesday during the voyage across. At great risk of life and with al- most superhuman efforts the first officer, commanding the vessel’s launch, rescued the crew of the'German bark Ernst, which the liner met waterlogged and in a sinking condition. - The bark signaled for assistance and Cap- tain Le Boeuf ordered the launch lowered, with Lieutenant Notay in command. Witkin a moment it was overturned and its crew was thrown struggling into the water. They were saved with life lines, and then Notay volunteered a second at- tempt, which was successful. The small boa: having been pumped out it was again launched, but on account of the high seas it could not get near the Ernst. The members of the crew jumped over- board and struck out for the liner’s boat and were all safely hauled on board. Two trips were necessary to bring all the sailors away from the bark. All ten of the ship- wrecked sailers were brought to this city. SLAN WHLE SLEEPAG Maryland Farmer Assassinated Under Mysterious Cir- cumstances. Heroico His Wife’s Admirer Suspected of the Crime and There Is Talk of Lynching. LA PLATA, Mp., Aug. 3. — Charles County has been the scene of another mys- terious and sensational murder, and it is possible that another Iynching will fol- low. Late Saturday night James J. Irwin, a farmer, was found murdered in his home at Allens Fresh, a little hamlet tweive miles from this place. The bullets had been fired at him while he was asleep, and both of them had entered his brain. George Matthews, an oysterman, who lives at Rockport, ten miles distant from the scene of the tragedy, has been arrested, charged with the crime, and Jrwin’s wife is under police surveillance. It is said that Matthews has been paying marked attention to Mrs, Irwin, and the authon- ties have letters in their possession con- taining endearing terms, which Matthews wrote to the woman. Mrs. Irwin says she discoverad that her husband was dead at1l o'clock Sunday night. She ran to.the house of her father- in-law, 100 yards distant, and gave the alarm. She assert- that she was in bed beside her husband, but evidence at the Coroner’s inquest conflicts with her state- ments. The entire community is n- censed, and if positive guilt could be fastened on Matthews he would un- doubtedly be lynched. —_— fiediscovery of a Silver Mine. RICHMOND, Ky., Aug. 8.—What is believed to be the celebrated Swiit silver mine has been discovered on Roundstone Creek, thirty miles south of here, in Rock Castle County. The ore is combined with lead and smelts at $65 a ton. Down sev- eral feet below the top ledge were found crucibles and otL.er imglemenu. which leads to the belief that the mine has been worked in past years. Old residents say the location tallies with the direciion left in Swiit's chart exactly. Three Men in a Boat--not Gounting the Dog. TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED Financiers Are Startled by a Very Heavy Collapse. MOORE BROTHERS FAIL. Promoters of the Diamond Match and New York Biscuit Companies. STOCK EXCHANGE TO CLOSE, Capitalists of Chicago Excited Over a B'g Deal That Cu!minated in Disaster. CHICAGO, Irn, Aug. 3.—Moore Bros., promotdrs of the Diamond Match Com- vany and the New York Biscuit Company, announced to-night that they had failed. A meeting of prominent financiers and Chicago bankers was held at midnight at the residence of one of them on the South Side, and it was agreed by them to close the Chicage Stock Exchange indefinitely to-morrow at 10 A. M. These gentlemen said it was the only course for them to pursue, and that as far as they were con- cerned their stock was margined to a figure which would protect them. The Stock Exchange will be called to or- der at 10 A. a., when the failure of Moore Bros. will be announced. The speculative value of the failure will be about $20,000,- 000. ¥ It is thought by some that the adjourn- ment of the Stock Exchange will last but a few days and that matiers within that time can be straightened out in a way that will make the losses as easy as possible to bear. Diamond Match opened at 222 in- the Chicago Stock Exchange to-day. There were heavy sales all day, and the loads that were sold were enormous. Notwithstanding this the stock did not break, going only to 221. There were slight rumors of the difficulties which sur- rounded the Moores, but no one suspected the crash. New York Biscuit sold early at 9214, going to 90 shortly after noon. There was a rally, however, and Biscuit closed at 92 Those present at the meeting of the di- rectors of the Stock Exchange to-night feit that should the exchange open as usual to-morrow morning the bears would make a slaughtering of values which would cost a good deal, and in a large measure un- necessary loss. They believed that the closing of the ex- change and the prevention of the making of speculative quotations of the securities would enable brokers having open trades to close them, and the situation conld be liquidated in & large measure without the sharp decline that woulid surely follow the trading in the open market, So far as the banks are concerned, they are indiffersnt generally as to whether the exchange should be closed or not. The stocks held by them are margined toa point which leaves them secure in any event. There were present at the meeting the members of the Stock Kxchange govern- ing committee and a number of promi- nent capitalists. This meeting was as- sembled informauy aiter the announce- ment which was made late in the after- noon by James H. Moore that margin calls no longer could be met. The announce- ment was made to a fow of the men most heavily interested, and it was thought best to call a meeting to discuss the situa- | tion. Those who assembled discussed the best means for restoring confidence after the shock which would be given to speculative circles by the announcement of the fail- ure. It was the general epinion that it the exchange for a period. The poinuwari made that nearty the entire business of Mlflmr mihummamhm&m 3 Diamond Match and New York Biscuit; that the closing of the exchange would interfere only in the slightest | degree with general financial affairs and that the present was a particularly oppor- tune time, owing to the fact that the set- tlements in the July account had just been completed and there had been as yet comparatively little trading in the August accounts. The governing committee of the Stock Exchange discussed the matter at length and passed a resolution te adjourn tne exchange at 10 o'clock in the morning indefinitely. The deal, of which the failure of Moore Bros. is the culmination, is by all odds the most important in the history of the Chi- cago Stock Exchange. It bezan early this year. The stock of the Diamond Match Company had been selling about 130 for quite a time. There had been no special activity in the market. Just prior tc the Venezuelan incident the tip went out in outside circles that there was to be some important European developments in con- nection witb Diamond Match affairs, and the buying of stock by strong people com- menced. The Venezuelan panic interfered with the speculation and the stock dropped during the general decline at that time to 115. From then the rise started which is the most remarkable in the history of the exchange. A strong group of speculators, headed by J. H. Moore and William H. Moore, began buying the stock. It moved up with scarcely a halt. In time the announcement was made that the Diamond Match Company had closed a contract with the French Govern- ment, under which its patents and the machines controlled by the match com- pany were to be sold to the French Gov- ernment for a royalty of $100,000 a year. Following the announcement of the closing of the French contract the stock advanced with great rapidity. In the early speculation the bulls named 200 as an extreme figure, but as the prospect of further arrangements in Europe appeared much higher prices were predicted. Ne- gotiations were ovened for the formation of a new company in England, which would unite with Bryant & May, the larg- est match producers in Great Britain, and would give the English field the advantage of the labor-saving American machinery. A factory was equipped in Liverpool which was owned by the Diamond Match Company and which served as an object lesson to European manufacturers, show- ing them the great advantage of improved machinery over their methods of manu- facture. Negotiations were opened in Austria for the formation of a company which should combine all the manufacturers there. | Other companies were to be organized in Belgium and Italy. Calcalations showing enormous profits to accrue made prices that had at first looked extravagant seem cheap. The shrewdest men in Chicago be- lieved in the property and the stock sold up as high as 248. From that point there wasa rapid de- cline, carrying it down to 200. The Moores went through the break without the slightest difficulty, and it was believed generally that they bad been glad to see the decline that more stock might be ac- cumulated. A great part of the capital with which the deal bad been carried on had been raised in New York and New England. Local banking institutions are ouly moderately interested in the affair. Dufficulty . was. experienced, it is said, owing to the generalloss of confidence in renewing some of these. rn loans. Treasury Gold Reserve, WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness mfi stood at $110,085890, The | day’s withdrawals were $485,100, 2 | would be the wisest possible move to close | CUBAN PATRIOTS ~ SHOT TO DEATH Every-Day Occurrences in Island. A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT. Spanish Forces Defeated and Compelled to Retire With Heavy Loss. YELLOW FEVER AND SMALLPOX Increasing Everywhere and Epidemic in Certain Localities—The Death Rate Is High. HAVANA, Cusa, Aug. 3.—Antonio Pena Lopez and Narcissuegez Lopez, re- spectively a lieutenant and a privatein the insurgent army, were shot to-day at the Cabanas Fortress for the crime of re- bellion against the Spanish Government, and Nunez Bravo, the rebel prefect of at Santo Domingo for the same crime. A fierce engagement between rebels and Government troops is reported to have taken place in the vicinity of Melones, near Manzanillo. The Spanish force con- sisted of only 100 soldiers, while the insur- gents numbered 1000. The Government troops were defeated and compelled to re- treat. Two Spanish lieutenants were killed and the commander of the troops and a large number of his force were wounded. The rebel losses were heavy. Yellow fever and smallpox are increas- ing throughout the island and in certain localities have become epidemic. The authorities are adopting measures to pre- vent the spread of the diseases to dimin- ish the high death rate. —_— - | DEFIANT YANKEE SKIPPER. Refused to Give Up His Men to the Span- ish Officials. BALTIMORE, Mp., Aug. 3.—The froit steame: Brixham, Captain Durie, has ar- rived from Gibara, Cuba, with a cargo of bananas. The order of General Weyler that fruit steamers shall not 1oad at inte- rior ports has caused a blockade of eight or ten steamers at Gibara. They must wait while the bananas are lightered long distances to the steamers. General Wey- ler’s order was issued to prevent filibuster- ing. fn consequence of this, Chief Engineer Carlston of the steamer Brixham bad a narrow escape from a Spanish dungeon. A week ago two officers of the steamer lowered a small boat from the vessel, which was lying at anchor a mile off Gi- bara, and, went out for a sail off the port. ‘While skirting the shore a group of Span- ish officers on -land signaled for the two officers to come ashore. The two men did not know what to make of the request, and held their course, disobeying the summons. As the men bore away from the shore the Spaniards put off in a sloop ana be- gan chasing the small boat from the Brixham. The sloop gradually gained on the small boat in charge of Engineer Carlston, who pressed on all the canyas the craft wonfd well carry. When the officers reached the steamer the Spanish sloop was only a few feet behind, and the small boat had some of its rigging smashed in the hurry to get to the Brix- ham’s gangwa; ‘When the two engineers leaped on the Brixham the mnlsh were almost near enough to reach 'm. The Spaniards, armed with guns, fol- lhwodllu two men aboard the steamer Santiago de Cuba, was executed yesterday | !und demanded that they be surrendered by Captain Durie. The captain, with the American flag flying over his vessel, re- | fused the request. Then the Spaniards | suggested that the men go ashore and have | the matter settled before the American Consul, but they refused, fearing the con- | sequences if they got on Spanish soil. The | Spaniards then left the vessel and no fur- | ther trouble followed. The vessel was afterward watched by small Spanish boats and the officers never | went ashore again. Captain Durie stoutly maintained his right under the American | flag and in that way escaped trouble. s = CAPTURE OF AMAZONS, Cuba’s Louise Michel and Nine of Her Companions Taken. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 3.—The Her- ald’s Havana special says: The Spanish press in Havana urges the Duke of Tetuan, Minister of Foreizn Affairs, to demand the extradition of Cuban revolutionist Carlos Roloff, now in the United States. The Madrid Government’s voluntary surren- der of Tweed 1s recalled, and it is | claimed that it is now time for Secretary | Olney to reciprocate. The Diario de la Marina’s correspond- ent, writing from Pinar del Rio, reports | Adela Azucacy, the Cuban Louise Michel and the leader ot Maceo’s Amazons, and | nine of her companions as captured by the Spanish forces near Pena Blanca. The capture is regarded as hignly important, the women having been the means of per- suading hundreds of youths in the prov- ince to join the insurgent ranks. The women will be brought to Pinar del Rio for court-martial. A Matanzas dispatch reports that the insurgents have burned the buildings in various sugar estates around Bolondron, leaving more than 100 families homeless. La Union Constitucional’s correspond- ent in Santa Clara reports the capture and imprisonment of the father and sister of the insurgent leader, Juan Pablo Sarduy. They will be court-martialed. BEATENBY THER FOES Enemies of the Single-Taxers Pack an Indignation Mass- Meeting. An Effort to Denounce the Imprison- ment of Public Speakers Is Defeated. WILMINGTON, Der., Aug. 8.—An in- dignation mass-meeting of the citizens of Dover, for the purpose of, petitioning the town authorities for the release of the Single-taxers now in the Kent County jail, charged with violation of the town | ordinance prohibiting the obstruction ot the public highway, was billed for to-night at the opera-house. Long before the hour set for the meet- ing the theater was crowded, and when the meeting was called to order nearly 1500 people had forced their way in to take part in the proceedings. After the meet- ing was called to order a committee of the citizens, under whose auspices the meet- ing was called, tried to get a resolution passed calling on the authorities to release vain. The enemies of the Single-taxers had secretly packed the meeting, and, in- stead of a petition for the Single-taxers’ release, the meeting declared in favor of their imprisonment. None of the Singie-taxers took part in the meeting. The resolution was a great surprise to them. The Sipgle-taxers have | decided to hold another big street meeting to-morrow night, when it is expected that half a dozen speakers will be arrested. They will go to jail and join the others. —— The Terrivle Drouth in Texas. DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 3.—The awful heat the Single-taxers, but their efforts were in | PREPARING THE LETTER, Major McKinley’'s Words of Acceptance Being Arranged. EX-SENATOR BRUCE HAS GOOD NEWS. Why the Republican Nominee Will Carry Many of the Southern States. PRCGRESSIVE ELEMENTS TO AD- VANCE PROSPERITY. They Want a Protective Tariff and Sound Money Instead of Depre- ciated Silver. CANTON, Ommo, Aug. 3.—Major Me- Kinley has had a few days of quiet and he is turning over in his mind the points which he thinks of discussing in his letter of acceptance. He will not, however, aim to have a letter ready for publication for three or four weeks. Ex-Senator B. K. Bruce of Mississippi was one of the callers on Major McKinley to-day. He is familiar with the political situation throughout the South and thinks Major McKinley will carry Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Kentucky. Said he: “It will be found that the Democratic politicians in the Southern States have until recently been able to keep the South’ solid. Hereafter the progressive elements of the South will take such action as will advance the maternal prosperity of that section. They want a protective tariff that will build up that section; they will invite the manufacturers and show that it wilido for the States whatit has done for the great North, East and West. They look upon Major McKinley as the apostle of protection. They also want sound money instead of depreciated silver doliars, and they regard Major McKinley as the em- bodiment of thatidea. The colored voters of the country, both North and South, are enthugiastically supporting - Major Me- Kinley.” Much interest in the opening of the Ohio campaign, which has been announced for August 15, has been manifested here. Many active McKinley men in both par- ties tell of going to Columbus, and it is Likely thata large delegation from the country will attend. Ex-Governor Fora- ker and Senator Sherman wiil be the chief speakers, and some orators of prominence from the West wilt also be heard. - A local paper savs: Itis expected that Bryan will pass through Canton next Monday, and Chairman Jones of the Bryan National Committee is said to have asked that an effort be made to have a big Bryan demonstration at the Canton station for political effect. DOING VERY GUOD WORK. Convincing Literature Is Scattered by Republican Managers. CHICAGO, Irr., Aug. 3.—There were not many visitors of National prominence at the Republican National headquarters, and the absence of Committeemen Dur- bin, Payne and Leland served to make the Mecca of Western Republicans a quiet place. L. F. Hubbard, former Governor of Min- mesota, called on his way home to tell the chiefs that the free-silver sentiment was on the wane in his State and that Mr. Towne, the bolting Republican Congress- man for the Sixth District, would be de- feated. E. V. Smalley of the literary bureau, who returned to-day from a brief visit to his Minnesota home, reported that United States Senator Nelson, who has already taken the stump, is sanguine of Republi- can success in Minnesota, but other Re- publicans of equal standing are doubtful of the result. The greater portion of the State is peopled by Scandinavians, wbo changed from the Republican to the Popu- list party, and had it bad, as Mr. Smalley expressed it, but are now returning to vote for McKinley. John L. Wilson, United States Senator from Washington, was a caller at head- quarters. He said there was a large free- silver sentiment in his State, but Wash- ington held a unique position in having a large bimetallic element which bad no re- lation to the free-silver vote. This ele- ment wanted to bs educated. The literary bureau is preparing a series of pamphlets and leaflets, eight or ten of which will be out this week. They will relate to the issue as it affects sugar, wool and skilled mechanics. Thirty-two pieces of campaign literature bearing on the currency question have been prepared by the bureau, and when the last of them s sent out to be read the burean will rest in its fight against free siiver. Over 100 books bearing on the mouey question that have been published for sale generally have been offered to the committee for distribution, and when Mr. Hanna comes to Chicago.thvy will be submitted to the committee to see if that body wants to buy any of them. [elegrams received to-day at headquarters state that Chairman Hanna will be here this week, Thursday or Friday. ——g ol Delegates to Indianapolis. NEW HAVEN, Cosw., Aug. 3.—The sound-money element of the Connecticut of last week has caused great suffering. In this city the thermometer reached 107}4. There bas been no rain for several weeks,'and of course everything in the fields is rapidly dying. Cotton, which had little start to grow by the rains of a few weeks ago, has again been set back and there is no prospect of a crop now. Dispatches from Indian Territory re- Eon the thermometer registering 112 at e : ! i Democracy met here this afternoon. Ex- Congressman Lewis Sperry of HnrtfoRd presided. The meeting voted to send three representatives to the National Con- vention of sound-money Democrats;which will be held in Indisnapolis next Fridry, and these delegates were unanimously chosen: Joel A. Sperry, New Haven; Judge Charles G. Root, Waterbury, and Hon. David A. Wells, Norwica.