Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-17
THE NEW HAVEN CONVENTION

Ike Bromley of the Norwich Bulletin, furnishes report of the late Democratic Convention, in his usual racy style, from which the following is an extract:-
 The convention differs from the sombre experiment of the Johnson party last sum- mer, in there being more of it; consequent ly 1t is more lively. miss from the front seat the patient countenance of Selah Strong, that cheerful emblem of hope de- ferred; ill his place there are rows of hard visaged men, with the outward seeming of substitute brokers. The placid counten- of Henry Hammond, of Killingly, I miss, as also the rudy mug of Ed Prentice, Col lector-as the healthy glow of his serene countenance attests-of the Port. In place of these eminent conservatives, who fgur- ed in the last convention in Music Hall, appear the faces of the old, dyed-in-the- wool, hard-fsted, and hard-headed cop- perheads, who believe in Isaac Toucey, and swear by Bill Eaton and the Hartford Time To the silvery voiced Babcock, with his mileand-a-haf of resolutions has succeed ed the deep-toned Eaton, with his declama- tory whereases, and his sledge hammer aesolves. The softly people have given way, and the slam-bang-ers occupy the platform. The same in principle and pur- pose, they differ only in manner and means. The convention of last summer came to- gether to deprecate and protest; these fel- lows are here to cuss and ''slosh round" From the eastern part of the state there are but few delegates, and those mostly from the shore towns. Prominent among them is James A. Bill, with the same fuzzy hat which according to Judge Hoyey's the- ory, betrayed him into the hands of pick pockets at Philadelphia. Ephraim Will Hams is here from Stonington, and of course Capt. Palmer IS with him. From Norwich of all the twenty faithful ones appointed, only two appear, viz: John W. Stedman and r. 1. Champlin. Frequent inuuiries are made for ''the gentleman from Frank In, but the only account given of him is, when last seen he was driving discourag- ee looking horse, with measured tread. from Norwich towards the town of his adoption. Windham county is not largely represented, but she sends Lucius H. Rick more be asked? At half past two the hall, which was at 8 temperature near freezing, received an additional chill Isaac TOucey came in. In his immediate shadow, Thomas H. Seymous sidled in in a softly way, while Bill Eaton, Gallagher of the state committee, and Burr, of Hartford hustled around quite lively making arrange ments to set the concern in motion. Then Perkins Cleveland, of New York, came on the stage in melo-dramatic manner, and shook hands with Isaac Toucey and anoth- pyramid of vanilla Ice cream along side of him. Shortly afterwards Hon. Green Ken drick of Waterbury, entered, and was in- troduced to MT. Toucey, who inquired. with winning smile, where MT. Kendrick was from. Upon being informed Water bury, the sage remarked ssOh. yes-Wat- erbury," and subsided behind his crayat. It was scene for a painter, not to say white washer. The vast auditorium was filled with sea of uptnrned Democratic faces, from whose open mouths variety of grateful insense asscended in the most foggy manner. The stage was filed with celebrities, among whom Gallagher and Charles R. Whedon, of New Haven bobbed around in the most delightful style. At the front of the stage on the right was Seth Logan. On the left of the stage in front was Seth Logan. And Seth Logan was in the centre of the stage. Seth was a feature of the convention