The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-17

Committee OF one from County was then APP
pointed 10 report the names OF suitable persons Tor
Officers Of The Convention. The committee consist
ed OF James Dodd, John Durrie, Peter Berce .Da-
i MEL Griswold, Sessions Lester Joseph Conant and
James @. Loomis, who reported the following
4 names:
LUTHER LOOMS, President
JAMES LOOMS,
NEwToN WHEELER,
THoMAs +, RowrAsD Vice Presidents
JoEL w. WHITE
SABlN X. SMITH,
Joseph Barber, Secretaries.
/ jeremiah Parish,
i On motion, a committee was appointed to receive
the credentials Of The members OF this Convention,
and also the names OF such gentlemen as have ap-
peared from any part Of the Slate without certificates
and report the same 10 the Convention II appeared
from the list OF those chosen attend and those who
attended without certificates, that the whole number
/ was 2i2.
On motion OF G. Chapman, committee Of one
4 from county was appointed to submit resolutions
and an address 10 the people Of this State, for the
consideration of the Convention. This committee
consisted Charles Chapman, Joseph Barber, Thos
| Robinson, Augustus Squires Samuel Rogers, G. w.
Keyes and Cordial S. Hoyey.
/ On motion Of Isaac Perkins committee OF two
! from county was appointed, to report to The Con
veniion plan for the reorganization Of the Demo
cratic party. The committee consisted Of Elisha
Phelps Isaac Perkins, Harris Hayden, John Durrie,
I II Y.
Pearce, Peter Berce, Daniel Grswold, Nathan
| Beckwith, Sessions Lester, Ezra Chi!ds, Chauneey
Griggs, Samuel ID. Carver
4 On molten OF James C. Loomis, committee of
three from county was appointed 10 select and re-
port 10 this Convention the names Of suitable cand-
dates for State Officers which consisted OF James
| Dodd George Hale, David Latham, John Durrie
| Elihu Yale, Newton Wheeler, Thos Robinson, Ste
| phen Smith, John G.. Allen Augustus Squires, Pc
| Ter Bierce, f. w Pearce, Nathan Beckwith, Sabn
| X Smith, James ID. Rogers, Chester Lyon, Ichabod
Corbin, Asa Jillson, Austin futile, Jeremiah Par
IRISH, Jacob b. Gurley,
! Alter the transaction OF some uninportant bust
ness the Convention adjourned TO meet again at 3
o'clock, p. M.
! Afternoon Session.
The Committee appointed TO report a plan for the
Reorganization Of The Democratic party, reported
The Convention, after some discussion accepted and
adopted the report, which is as follows:
| That State Convention be holden annually al
ternatey at Hartford and New Haven on the Sd
"Wednesday Of February, al 10 o'clock in the fore
noon TO be composed OF not less than five delegates
! from each town-each town represented TO have but
one vote--frst Convention to be holden al New Ha-
| ven--Conyeniion TO nominate all general State Off
GERS, and appoint Congressional and Senatorial Dis
/ tric Committees which COMMITTEES are to appoint
the time and place for holding Conventions for nom
nations In the respective Districts. Each town to
send not more than three Delegates 10 said Conven
/ lions, 10 be chosen in the several towns at meet
ings called by the respective Democratic Town Com
miees.
! The Committee to whom was referred the subject
of nominating State Officers made their report, nam
ing the following persons for The Offices affixed to
| their names, viz;
| ELISHA PHELPS, for Governor.
| THOMAS CLARK, for Ii. Governor.
JEREMIAH BROWN, for Treasurer.
/ ROYAL r. HINMAN, for Secretary.
JOSEPH BARBER, for Comptroller
The report accepted, and the nomination OF
the above named gentlemen was separately consider
i To- htrt h,f fsata
4 ton. fs
On motion of J. c.. Loomis, the Convention pro-
| ceeded TO the nomination and appointment of stand
/ ing Committees of two in each Congressional Dis
| trict to call District Conventions.
/ LIST, George G. Collins, Horace Belden.
ID Leveret Griswold, Eli Wilcox.
3d. S bin X. Smith, Elisha Tracy.
4th Thos. +. Rowland, Sands Adams.
5h Peter Bierce, Charles A. Judson. "
OH George Johnson, Daniel GlaZier.
On motion of The same standing committees Of
two from District were appointed for the following
Senatorial Districts viz.
lSt Thos. I'll. Marshall, Cyrus Stanley.
i ID Henry PeaSe, Dudley Waters
Sd, Jasper Morgan, Edmund Holcomb.
4h, Samuel Bishop, James Reynolds.
9th, N G. Sanford, Adm. Beecher.
9Th, Elihu Yale, Enos II. Curtis.
7th, Jason Beckwiih, Thomas J. Avery,
Sth, Henry IL Roath, Daniel Griswold.
/ 9th, Joel LOOMS.
i 10Th, Daniel Burr, Levi Edwards.
llih, David III. Belden, Aaron Sanford, Jr.
18th, Asa L. Smith William IL Holly.
18th, Asa Jlson Morey Burgess,
l4th, Danforth Childs, Horace Gaylord.
18th, Tcrlius Wadsworth
l6h, John Buckingham.
I7h, Hiram Converse.
Goth, Jeremiah Parish, John Phillips.
2lst, Royal s. While, Joseph Conant.
On motion of J. c. Loomis,
Resolred That the Congressional District Com
4 mittees be authorized 10 call meetings in and for
| those Senatorial Districts in which no committees
have been appointed, upon request of those residing
in said diSirctsand that AT said meetings so called,
| a Senatorial District Committee may be appointed
with the same powers committees already appoint
cd In the other Senatorial Districts OF this State
The Committee Resolutions and an Address
having made their report,
On motion, adjourned to halfpast o'clock, to hear
and consider the same
Ereaing Session
j The Resolutions and Address to the people Of this
State as reported BY the Committee for thatpurpose,
were taken up, considered and adopted
On motion of J. Parish Of Tolland,
Resotped, That the members Of this Convention
pledge their best exeronS to promote the success OF
the ticket for State Officers, nominated al this Con-
venon, and the election Of such men for State Sc
4 majors and Representatives, as will carry out the
true principles of Democracy for which We con-
tend
On motion, it was
Eacsolrsd That the editor Of the Patriot and Demo
crat and the Madsonan at Washington, and such
0iher Democratic papers in this and other States as
| are willing TO do So be requested TO give publicity 10
the Resolutions and Address adopted BY this Con
yenion.
4 The Convention, after having been eloqucnily
addressed by several gentlemen present, adounedio
meet again at New Haven ON the Sd Wednesday Of
4 February next