Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-03-14
18th District.


At meeting of delegates from the different towns
in the Fifteenth Senatorial District held at Shepherds
Hotel in New.Hartford, on the 9Th Of March, 1889,
agreeable to notice: Theodore Hinsdale, Esq. was
appointed Chairman, Luther Hoadey and Seth L.
Wilder Secretaries.
Abjjah Catlin, Jesse Ives, Henry Jones, Theodore
Hlnsdale and Merlin Merrills were appointed Com
mitee to draft and report Resolutions for the consid.
GRAFTON Of the meeting. After the completion of The
roll of members, the Convention into the nomin-
alton Of candidate for Senator, for the 18th District
and after ballotting, DIR. ANDREW ABERNETHY of
Harwinton, was unanimously nomnated-whereup-
on, it was
Resolved, That this Convention, reposing the W.
most confidence in the ability and integrity Of DR..
ANDREW ABERNETHY, do most cheerfuy recommend
him to the electors of the 18th district suitable
person to represent them as Senator in the &c.
neral Assembly, and that we will use all honorable
means TO secure his election
The Committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing =
Resolved, That" Retrenchment and Reform must
STILL and more than ever he inscribed upon the ban
ner of the Wing party and the accumulated and ex-
posed corruptions OF the administration call loudly for
deep and searching examinations and Improvements.
EesotUed, That as our opponents came into power
nnder the imposing banner OF Retrenchnent and
Reform yet have increased the national expendi-
lures more than three fold, and been guilty Of the
most'unprecedented corruption and unparalleled de-
falcaons known exceeding the aggregate of all
occurring from the organization of our government to
the last and present administra ons-therefOre the
conclusion is not only legitimate but Irresistible that
Foco Foco PRACTICE IS LIBEL upon Loco Foco PROFESS
SIoNS.
Reso!Ued, That it is with the deepest alarm that
view the atemps OF the present administration to
make our immense public domain matter OF barter
faction, who have already squandered Treasures,
and bankrupted our Government. -
Resolred That as the old States, by the tolls and
sutterngs OF their citizens, and their treasures, pur-
chased the immense territory OF the Public Lands
and only parted with it to the general government
for the general good-we will cling to it the patri
mony OF tather-vau!ng 1t too sacred tor any pur-
Resolved. That in the unmeasured abuse. in the
unfounded calumnles, the most perverted mlsrepre'
sensations Of the acts and motives of the Wing party
oy our Poicai opponents we receive the measure OF
oss he as supporting may '%n' Ss W9 Ss
the dread Of nmSEng Their own enormtes exposed
kindred nature that we will wear The armour hon
esty and truth that we will foil the politica malice Of
thos , MnI a. US WIN es1!f @ Ell,
calmly, and confidently, wait and abide the decision
OF the hrst and second sober thought OF the people
,rv aro n'an ~ ne 70 he norons on
successful opposition of the Wings and Conservatives
that daring band OF honest repubiIcans-to the ruin
Reso1red Tha, the ;n,n,ense Jafaicatons Of ,he off,
GERS of the general government, during the present
admnssratlon, ana that OF ITS 'Hsr,1us predeces.
30 much in The laws as gn;E in the men who admins s
ter them.
keSoloed' mat an epItome Of Loco roco conssten-
sine =" comnIv w,b :, hnn messed pnon thenn Nv The
surages of the people-a principle eminently charac
te[sc Of me aonerenis OF me present admmstraton
shat to The victors belong the snoils.
Resolved That it be recommended to our political
Irenos 70 give incteaeea G,rcniauon ana exIenGed
10 snd nnuor;n9 he n 20 pg
;;I ""u supporting wing iii'"Suio' ""u wing
Re,psj Thu. N. rroo.od;ro, of The ror,on.;,
nesousG' !hat tne ProGeeulngs q tn,s GonVen'!on
uJ ~ " pIIpe1 olGGl:, afu p"o'sleu III inc
willy papef1r 9 EIS11,SIp S1 MNSmMTE |,.
LUTHER HoADLEy,} c.--,....
SETH l.. WILDER,
last week for the nomination Of candidates for Con-
gress and Sheriff. Charles b. Phelps was nominated
for the tormer and Peter w. Powell for the latter Of
tce The contest for the former was between Phelps
and the young sprg of federalism from Sharon,
sometimes like Dick johnson ycepped the practical
amalgamator On the first balloting Phelps had, as
we learn IL votes to Cotton IT, the scattering being
for Woodruff Seymour and so forth. Second ballot,
as Phelps had majority, Cotton declined! For She
riff Powell got nearly a-the 18th deputy, after being
long time in the feld-how many years ?-obtained
Thomas B. Osborne has been nominated by the
wings Of Fairfield county as their candidate for Con-
gress; and John H. Brockway for Windbam and Toll
land counties. The candidates are now in the field,
as follows:
Dtstr'ct Wig Loco.
= William I. Storrs Samuel urT ig Iuobsr,
g. Tho. w. Williams. Coddington Billings
e Iho. b. Osborne. Tho I. Wh,ttesey.
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