The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-25

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nov. 81, l946.
The Hpohoneons Merchants Convention Their Reso.
buttons, Sayings and Doinss-7Heir Nomination Of
Cendidaes for The Presidency and pTce Presidenev in
ls4s, &c. &c.
Those wonderful young musicians, the Apolloneons
have taken city by storm, dreaming that Anne.
rican soil could produce such masters Of music vocal
and instrumental in only from to is year, growth
body Talk not to Of your great foreign cents and
81 ticket artsts-gve me the sweet, harmonious and
wonderful music of the Apollonsons in preference
20 strong for preference to American labor of all kinds
and especially where suits my and taste a. do the
concerts Of these native musicians far above all the I'D
die addle and uncomprehensble contorons of some
the crack Tor cracked foreign musicians
The Dry Goods INGREDIENTS of Hartford city and county
known in your city legion, and honorable, up
right and sound men. For days before their meeting
type as if the country all on nrs, ammo uncins
the following:
TO THE DRY GOODS FRATERNITY OF HART.
FORD CITY AND COUNTY.
It being deemed sxpsdient BY many otths Fraternity
@ s IL Il. soobs
Employers and Clerks, to devise SOME METHOD OF
ment upon the old and which shall tend most to promote
the of the Fraternity and to the public
at the same time, FAlh AND HONORABLE DEALING;
GILMAN's SALOON, Hartford,
-Addressss may be expected from gentlemen of this
city whose experience cannot fail to be of lasting benefit
il hoped that the Clerks In the city will not fail to be
this occasion. The public also invited to
attend Per order of the Committee Of Arrangements.
NB.-The Committee will be in attendance at the
Hall at o'clock to assign lodgings to Delegates from
abroad.
The call was promptly responded to by large and
enthusiastic assemblage Of the mercantile community
insomuch So that the ge and spacious hall por
tons filled 10 almost suocaon 10 the great damage and
destruction of corns The Committee lodg ngs hav-
ing attended the duties assigned them, of providing
Lieutenant called the meeting to- order, as usual
in conventions half hour after The time named arrived
Great impotence manifested by the audience at this
apparent unnecessary delay
Capt. j. Gorton Smith nominated and chosen Pres.
ident pro tenn. Of the Convention Motion made that
committee be appointed to nominate suitable perma
Officers for the Convention-Carred Committee repor.
ted Capt j. Gorton Smith, for Prssdent-Lieu william
H. Warner and Corp Benjamin Bliss Vice Presidents
High Private George Root Q. and b Sec. H. d. Wood
Report Of he COMMITTEES accepted and the individuals
named elected to their respective stations In thunder
ing aye!
Capt smith, in beautiful language and flowing STYLE
depicted the msercs and burdens under which the dry
goods dealers tugged and toled IA out of every "a
hours for six days in the week (Cheers) He was re-
joiced this immense uprising Of the craft to devse
ways and for improving the dry goods business
II reoiced his heart here gathered merchants of
Hartford city and Hartford county possessed Of the most
powerful intellectual calibrsl chssrs soual in iii
rsspscts 70 Niles, Case Allen, Wright Calhoun web
stsf o. Clay, only drawn cut (Dealsnng spplsuss)
And y BE- called upon 10 preside ever tSls Ensnss