Litchfield enquirer., 1837-03-02
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONVENTION.
 A Convention of Delegates of the Whig party of this State was held at Hartford, in the Union Hal in the forenoon of Wednesday the 22d of February ls37 On motion of Jeremy Hoadey, Esq. F. c. Comstock, Esq. of Wethersfeld was appointed President pro tenn. and John H. Brock,cay Esq of Ellington, Secre- tary pro. tenn. 1.-The details in the Hartford papers of the organization &c. are rather extended for convenience, we therefore ahrdge them considera- bly.l A committee of one from a county was then appointed report the and number of delegates in attendance and like committee, to report off, cers for the ,ention Adjourned till l2 o'clock. l2 o'cloak-Convention met. The committee ap- pointed for the purpose reported the of the del egaes in attendance. Not having room for the whole, we give those from Litch6eld county only.
 Li,chfeld, William Beebe, James Pierce. Stephen Trowbrdge, s. G. Braman, Frederck Whittlesey. Goshen, Nelson Brewster Elisha Baldwin, Ezra A. W;nchester, John Boyd, ThOs D. Hinsdale, Lemuel Ns,o.Miyord, Anan Hine, Royal S. Garfield, Hen- Water,o,On, J: w. Blakely, Eli Cursiss;, Washing ton, Herman Baldwin, Thos J. Brnsmade, Roswell Lampson, s. II. Mitchell.
 Sharon, Charles F. Sedgwck, Richard Smith, A. NosteR, Joseph Bsteli, Daniel Phelps, Jr. Willis
 
 Bethlem, Samuel Ptkin, Jr.
 Corn~en, H. B. Northrop Benj. Sedgwick, Chalker Pratt, p. Birdsey. How'd.
 Har.vinton Phineas W. Noble, Gaylord Welles, An son Hunccrford. Sheldon Osborne:
 Nep- Hartford, Hiram Driggs, Harvey B. Elmore, Samuel D. Hurbut, A. H. Jerome.
 Jared Deming.
 The Committeee appointed to nominate officers of the Convention, reported the following gentlemen, who were accordingly appointed:
 For President, Hon. H. C. FLAGG, of New-Havcn County.
 For Vice Presidents, MARTIN SHEr DON, of Hartford County, JOHN R. WATRous, New-Innd County, WILLIAM BEEBE, LitchGeld County, EDMUND PAXTON, Fairfield County. 3. -~-.-e,-
 For Secretaries Jouv w. Bo,IvGToN, Holland O., ALEXANDER CLAIRE. Middlesex County, GEORGE DA- NELSON, Wndham County.
 On motion the report was accepte, and the persons nominated were elected by unanimous vote.
 MT. Boyington at his request, was excused from serving as Secretary, when WILLIAM w. BEAD, from the same county, was elected m his place.
 After a resolution inviting editors of the several whig newspapers in the State to take seats in the convention appropriated for them, the convention ad journed to half past o'clock.
 Half past o'clock ?. M-Convcntion met. On motion, any ofthe whg members of the legislature, of the county or district committees present, be inv ed to seats.
 resolution was then proposed that committe e he appointed to nominate for Governor, which, (afcr an amendment by MT. Boyd that the convention sit with closed doors, and another by Mr. StOrrs that committee of three from a county be appointed to re- commend candidates for Governor, Lieut.. Governor, Treasurer Secretary, and Comptroller, both of which were negativeGD the original resolution was decided in the affirmative.
 The Convention then proceeded to bring in their ballots for Governor when, motion of Mr. Carr, of New-Haven, it was
 Resolued, That the delegates have the privilege of handing to the Secretaries the names ofany person to be proposed for Governor. Carried.
 The following gentlemen were put in nomination |: Wm. W. Ellsworth, R. M. Sherman, and s: A. Foot.
 The Convention proceeded tO ballot for Governor, when 1t appeared that l9O votes were gven as fol- For Wm. W Ellsworth lss. Samuel A. Foo. ]. The Hon. Wm. w: Ellsworth was, thereupor, de- clared to be duly nominated.
 The following names were handed in to the Secre- taries for Lieut.. Governor:
 Ansel Sterling. of Ltchfeld county Austin Ocott, uf Mddlesex co. Orange Merwn, of Ltch6eld co !; Charles w. Rockwell, New-London CO.,; Benjamin Isaacs, Wm M Bets, and Charles Hawley, of Fair The Convention then proceeded to ballot for Lieut.. Governor when it appeared that l93 votes were giv- Renamin isaacs 1l6, Chas W Rockwell 45, Ansel
  whereupon Benjamin lsaacs was declared duly nom- ipated. of State: ~
 Nathaniel Perry, of Ltchfield CO.,; Henry Kbourn, 0 Hartford CO.,; Daniel C. Sanford, of Fairfield CO., David H. Carr. of New-Havon CO.,; Chas. J. McCur- dy, of New-London co.
 The Convention having voted for Secretary it ap- peared that Nathaniel Perry had l62 votes Chas J. McCurdy l, and Henry Klbourn upon which Ma thaniel Perry, Esq. was declared duly nominated.
 Ballots were now handed in for State Treasurer, consisting of Roger Huntington and Chas ". Rock miah Brown and T. K. Brace. of Hartford co: when it tappeared that 168 votes had been given follows Nathaniel Goodwin fO6; Roger Huntington 40 ; Jeremiah Brown II; Charses ". Rockwell No and Y. K Brace l. Nathaniel Goodwin. Esq was fhereup- on declared duly nominated.
 The following gentlemen were put m nomination for State Comptroller:
 The Convention having voted tor Compmoaler' the result appeared as follows: v..,
 Roger Huntington l4s; Henry Kilbourn 70 Frank in G. Comstock 2 Roger Huntington was tneTeup- on declared duly nominated.
 It was then resolved that State Central Commit. tee be appointed-and Jeremy HOadley, Henry Kl- bourn, and David F. Robinson were chosen.
 The Secretaries of the meeting were then, on mo. ton, appointed committee to inform the gentlemen nominated Of their nomination; whenthe convention adjourned to half past 6 in the evening. Eueniag SsssiOn Convention met pursuant to ad' ;ourument. Joseph Trmbul, Esq of the committee on resolutions, made tho following FspOss
 p...,.s T.., inc rSsSSio" of ,h. U. States Sen sss, passed ln 1884 declaring tho removal, by tho Ex