Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL
 CONVENTION.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
GEORGE COPING, OF sALIsAURY, NOMINATED
 ON THE FIRST BALLOT.

ON THE FIRST BALLOT.
 The following report is in the main tha of the Bridgeport &andard, changed in few particulars only: '-e The Republican Convention for the Fourth Congressional District met ir Franklin Hall, Bridgeport. on Thursday last, and was called to order at Il o'clock. by MT. Geo. F. Tracy, chairman of the Congressional Committee. The Hon. Rob bins Battell of Norfolk. was appointed tenn Sporary chairman. Benjamin Wright o1 5. Greenwich, Geo. M. Ells of Norwalk, and Geo. H. Welch of fTorrington, were appoint ed temporary secretaries.
 Committees were then appointed on ] credentials, permanent organization, and resolutions. The committee on credentials reported the following roll of delegates: FAIRFIELD COUNTY. Bridgeport David B. Lockwood, Sid. ney B. Beardsley.
 Easton-J. W. Knowlton. Henry More z house.
 Fairfield Charles B. Wakeley. F. A. Bartram, Allen Nichols, Franklin Smith.
 Huntington-D. W. Plumb, Henry Glow CT. Monroe Benjamin Burr. 0. B. Wheeler.
 Stratford-Lewis Coe, G. Fl. Hollister.
 Trumbull-O. B. Plumb, James R. Mid dlebrook.
 Weston-Ch Charles Crofut. Morris W. sal- mons.
 S Westport- Thomas R. Lees, D. A. Sal mon.
 Danbury-H. l.. Rood. 0. H. Hoyt, B. B. Booth, John Tweedy.
 Bethel-H. Fl. Baird, Frederick Judd
 Brookfeld-Samuel Sherman, An drew Northrop.
 Newtown-James N. Lake. Daniel B. Hawley, Silas N. Beers, Wm. B. Prindle. Ridgefeld- N. Olmstead, Hiram K. Scott, Chas. W. Slosson, Samuel M. Smith.
 Redding-F. A. Sanford, B. F. Banks, D. s. Bartram. ! sherman-John E. Northrop, Geo. A. Barnes.
 Norwalk-Geo. N. Ells, Alfred H. Camp, Dudley F. Ely, Daniel Willard.
 Stamford d-Albert Seely, P. s. Jacobs, s. 0. Fesssenden, Chas. Wardwell.
 Darien-Charles Brown, Edward O. Page. Greenwich-Joseph B. Russell, Benjamin Wright, Lyman Mead, Stephen G. White. New Canaan-James Patterson, Noah W. Hoyt. Wilton-Israel M Bullock, Thomas Lara. mic.
 11TcHFIELD COUNTY.
 Litchfeld-Geo. A. Hickox, T. 0. Cos lee. Daniel T. Wooster, A. G. Beach. Barkhampsted-E. s. Beecher, Hiram Goodwin, Sheldon Merrill.
 Colebrook- l.. Allen, Reuben Rockwell, Wm. s. Bunnell, R. O: Bush nell.
 New Hartford-H. L. Jones, Phillip B. Chapin, s. N. Pettibone.
 Torrington-O. R. Fyler, G. H. Welch, O, H. Bronson, J. F. Calhoun.
 Winchester.-Wm.L l.. Gilbert, Geo. B. Owen. W. Fl. Rood, Francis Brown. s Bethlehem-Theodore Bird, Levi Will son.
 Bridgewater-E. B. Garfield.
 New Milford-J. S. Terrill, Geo. H. Mo- ble
 Plymouth George Pierpont, N. Taylor Baldwin.
 Washington-James Aspinwall.
 Watertown-L. w. Cutler, B. M. Smith. a Woodbury-C. M. Towns, 0. w. Kirt- land.
 -, Canaan-Joseph Brinton, A. o. Randall Oornwall-George Fl. Wheaton, B. B. North, J. Q. Adams, G. N. Smith.
 Goshen-J. D. Brundage, l.. B. Weeks, Samuel Carr. I. w. Brooks.
 Kent-John Hopson, John o. Berry. Mills. Robbins Battell, H. B. Knapp. Lawrence.
 salisbury-Joseph Cables. J.E. Durham. Milton H. Robbins.
 Sharon-Chester Chapman, s. D. Dean.
 The Committee on Permanent Organiza- tion. recommended:
 For President Q. Adams, of Corn wall.
 Vice Presidents-F A. Bartram, Fairfield; :; Frederick Judd, Bethel; P.S Jacobs, Stan. ford; Geo. A. Hickox, Litchfeld; Theodore Bird, Bethlehem; Lyman Dunning, Canaan.
 Secretaries-D. B. Lockwood. Bridge port; Henry Hoyt. Danbury; D. l.. Willard, ,Norwalk: Gideon Fl. Welch, Torrington; N. Taylor Baldwin, Plymouth; l. W. Brooks, Goshen.
 The President of the Convention upon taking the chair, made Q short address thanking the Convention for the honor conferred upon him, and showing that the Republican party has but just begun it's course of progress and reform. The civil service, the collection of the revenue, the payment of the National Debt, were all being pushed with esrnestness, and by frugality the public expenditures are be- ing reduced to the minimum. The President then invited the other officers to take places upon the platform.
 Hon. Robbins Battell in short and tell ing speech, moved that Hon. s. B. Boards. ley be nominated by exclamation to repre- sent this Congressional District.
 MT. Beardsley arose, and after thanking MT. Battell for thus early bringing his name before the Convention, said that un- der no circumstances would he be candi- date, and therefore respectfully declined to allow the use of his name, and asked that no votes be cast for him.
 MT. A.Hickox, of LitchGeld, then nom- mated Geo. Cofing, Esq, of Salisbury; stating, however, that Litchfeld county made no claim to the nomination at pres ent, as matter of right.
 MT. Battell seconded the nomination. . saying that he new MT. Cofang well. That fruer man never lived, and that the Re- publican party could not trust their inter ests to better man.
 The name of Hon. Roger Averill, of Dan bury, was next presented by Lyman Mead. of Greenwich.
 MT. S.B. Beardsley seconded the nomina. ton of MT. Averill.
 Charles B. Wheeler, of Monroe, and Geo.