Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The republican state convention assem. bled in Allyn Hall, on Wednesday last, and was called to order by Bartlett Bent, of Middletown, chairman of the State Gen. tral Committee. On motion, the Hon. Roger Averill, of Danbury, was appointed president pro tenn.
 The usual committees were appointed, this county being represented on the com mittee on credentials by MT. Isaac Brooks of Goshen; on permanent organizations by Messrs. Reuben Rockwell of Colebrook; :; o. T. Hunt of Plymouth. and H. B. Knapp, of Norfolk; on resolutions by Messrs. T. F. Vail of Winsted, N. T. Baldwin of Plymouth, and W. G. Beers of North Canaan.
 The following is a list of the delegates from
 LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
 Litchfield.-L. W. Vessels, Charles B Andrews, F. H. Catlin, D. 0. Kilbourn.
 Barkhamsted. Rufus Cleveland, Charles B. Stephens, Sheldon Merrills, Dwight Cannon.
 Bethlehem.-HenryW w. Peck.
 Bridgewater.-E. B. Garfield.
 Canaan-C. B. Maltbie, A. c Randall.
 Colebrook. k.-Reuben Rockwell, Clement Thomson, John F. Peck, Richard o. Bush nell. ...
 Cornwall. l.-Silas c. Beers, R. R. Pratt Hehry W. Randall.
 Goshen.-J. M. Wadhams, J. D. Brun. dage, I. W. Brooks.
 Harwinton.-Abijah Catlin, Julius Cat lin, A. Wilson.
 Kent.-J. c. Berry, John Hopson.
 Morris. Robert Pierpont, Lewis A. Camp.
 Norfolk.-H. B. Knapp, Robbins Battell, w. w. Welch, w. D. Phelps.
 North Canaan.-Daniel L. Pearce, Lyman Cunning.
 New Hartford. HI. H. Stone,. R. Vince Ter, s. N. Pettibone. -
 New Milford Stephen G. Beecher, Da- vid B. Soule, Henry O. Warner, Robert O. Erwin.
 Plymouth. D. Hunter, N. T. Bald win.
 Roxbury.-S. Warner, N. R. Smith.
 Salisbury. Fred, Miles, M. H. Robbins, G. B. Burrall.
 Sharon.-H. M. Gillette, s. D. Dean.
 Torrington. F. Calhoun, B. B. Birge, Charles Hotchkiss, w. H. Bar. bour.
 Winchester T. Rockwell, Chas. J. York, Theodore F. Vaill, James L. Bragg.
 Warren.-Augustus B. Camp, Noble B. Strong. .
 Washington. Rufus Smith, s. J. Logan, O. l.. Hickox.
 Watertown-Leman w. Cutler, H. G. Scott.
 Woodbury.-A A. w. Mitchell, F. 0. Or ton, W. A. Strong.
 The permanent organization consisted of Senator Buckingham as President and 21 Vice Presidents, among whom were Messrs. Charles B. Andrews, of Litchfeld, o. D. Hunter, of Plymouth and Daniel l.. Pierce, of Canaan.
 Gov. Jewell was renominated by &C., clamation. The remainder of the old ticket, except Mr. Wayland for Lieut.. Governor, was then renominated by exclamation.
  bins Battell was presented by Mir. Charles B, Andrews, of Litchfeld, and that of Morris Tyler by Mir Beers of Woodbridge. A ballot was then taken, resulting as fol lows:
 Whole number of votes, 26l Necessary to choice, 132 RI ,,a Tx~1o oe
 Robbins Battell, of Norfolk, 92
 Henry Bill, of Norwich,
 Scattering, l
 Morris Tyler was then nominated by &C., clamation.
 The following resolutions were then re. ported and adopted:
 RESOLUTIONS.
 Resolued, We look with profound satis- faction and gratitude upon the record of the republican party, it's devotion to liber- ty and equal rights, it's abundant patriot ism in war, and it's jealous fidelity to the true interests and honor of the country in time of peace. We re affirm our cordial approval of its national platform adopted at Chicago, and the resolutions of the last State Convention.
 2. The experience of the past year has confirmed our confidence in the ability, in tegrity and patriotism of General Grant. We congratulate him and the country up- on the general and increasing prevalence of peace and good order in the lately re- bellious states, the rapidly approaching completion of reconstruction, and the adoption by thirty states of the fifteenth amendment of the national constitution, the crowning work of magnificent strug- gle for freedom and the equal rights of all men.
 8. The national administration deserves the warmest praise for it's economical ex- penditures, and it's scrnpulous fidelity in the collection of the revenue, through which it hasSbeen able to reduce the debt over eighty millions since March l, 1869, and we accept it's action as amply fulfil ling the hopes and pledges of it's friends, and justifying the highest expectations of it's future.
 4. We rejoice that the first act of Con- gress under the present administration was in accordance with our declaration of the true policy last year, formal affirma- tion that when the national debt is paid, it must be in coin, except where it is other wise expressly provided in the original contract, and solemnly pledging the Uni ted States to 'make provision at the ear Hest practical period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin." We de- nounce repudiation in all it's forms, wheth-