Litchfield enquirer., 1867-01-17

So when Gallagher called for the nomin- ation of a temporary chairman, Seth Logan bubbled out the name of Albert Baldwin of New Milford, who was accordingly cho- sen.
 Mir Baldwin took the chair and addressed the convention briefly, Seth Logan, mean while standing by him in state of inquiet- ude. Committees on permanent organiza- ton, and on resolutions were appointed, the one on resolutions being composed of one from a senatorial district.
 At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Lawton, of New Haven, gushed up with a motion that this Convention ''be consider ed bona .fde body" and as 5onaJfde body it nominate a State ticket. To this, Seth in few sensible remarks, objected. He thought the organization ought to be effec- ted first. He had organization on the brain. The motion was tabled temporari- E.
 The State Central Committee were all this time acting as Committee of Creden- tials but if occurring to fat man in the middle aisle that there was no need of hay ing any credentials, he moved, in a mud dled sort of way, that ''the duties of the Committee on Credentials be disposed with. This was mixed up still more by at tempts to amend it, until the chair dispos- ed of the whole thing by deciding motion that everybody in the hall be considered delegates, carried.
 Mir Lawton immediately afterwards rushed out from under the west gallery with a written resolution on the question of nominations. His original motion which wassstabled was, thatthis be considered bone .fde Convention, and that State ticket be nominated. This resolution was what he termed a calling up of the original motion from the table withdrawing it entirely, and putting 1t in reverse order" Which was clear, lucid and ambiguous. With the assist ance of MT. Gallagher, Mr. Lawton, and Seth, who stood by like a good fellow-the chair man extncated the original motion from it's membranes, disposed of 1t by some sort of sleight of hand and stated the question to be on the passage of MT. Lawton's reso- iutiOn sin reverse"
 Mr Gallagher favored the resolution. He said the State Committee did not intend this as a nominating Convention, but the for them to decide whether ticket should be nominated at this time, or not
 In this view Mr. Walker and Mr. Lawton
 
 kind of coincident look, at this crisis.
 Mir. Burr, of Hartford harnessed the con- vention with his views, at this point He stated that the convention was here, not to nominate candidates but to contemplate the crisis He was opposed to doing any thing which might distract the minds of the delegates from the contemplation of the crisis. The crisis was the thing, and he touched 1t up gently in that connection, with an allusion to ''that lecherous, infa- nous scoundrel Stevens, of Pennsylvania, who spends his nights in gambling hells, and his days plotting treason in Congress. ]" The pious assembly showed their horror and detestation of gambling and kindred vices by loudly applauding the speaker (The Convention was very high-toned).
 The resolution postponing the nomina- hon till the next convention (why not till next year9 was passed by unanimous vote
 After effecting their Permanent Organ ization prominent Democrats present were called outl.
 Only Toucey responded to the call, and he simply with an apology for not address, ing them. He stated distinctly, however, that this was crisis. and that it was never equalled in the>history of the country. With
 
 unwell, ,and not able to do the subject justice and would retire to his seat MT. Toucey evi- dently agrees with MT. Burr that the coun- try is going to the bad, and that all the fun there is left in this life is to get together ire quently and contemplate the crisis.
 After adopting resolutions, listening to speeches from James Brooks and others, the convention adjourned.
 Of its size MT. Bromly speaks thus:
 It has been remarked, too, for a few years past, that the number of delegates to the Convention increased in the same ratio that the party itself fell of. The smaller the party becomes, the larger grows the Conventions. In anticipation of that de- ightful day when the proportions of the Convention shall give the precise measure of the party, some of the towns in the neighbor- hood have dispensed with the formality of naming delegates, and in fit of fervent patriotism, have resolved that the whole party come along. So we see here, to-day, greater mixture than usual of the mana ging men and the managed.