Litchfield enquirer., 1872-03-28
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY coNvEM-
 TON. Henry A. Botsford Nominated for
 SherIff. WHAT DEMOCRATIC SHERIFF COSTS THE
 COUNTY.


 WHAT 4 DEMOCRATIC SHERIFF COSTS THE
 COUNTY.
 On Thursday of last week the Republi- can County Convention met at this place pursuant to call. It was called to order by Mi. Robert Pierponts of Morris, chairz man of the county committee. Mir. David c. Whittlesey of Washington was chosen temporary chairman, and G. H. Welch, of Torrington, Clerk. The following com mitteeswere then appointed: ed:za.zssssszaa
 On Permanent Organization: R. Pier pont, of Morris; G.. A. Wheaton, of Corn wall; F. c. 0rton, of Woodbury. ssse
 On Credentials: Julius Catlin, of Har- winton; David c. Porter, of Goshen: Chauncy E. Baldwin, of Cornwall.
 On Resoiations: Rufus Cleveland. of Barkhamsted; Henry G. Scott, of Water town; Edmund H. Hart, of Cornwall.
 The Committee on Credentials reported the following roll of delegates; report ac- cepted:
 Harwinton-Wilis Catlin, Jona. B. Beach, Julius Catlin, Ed. R. Catlin. Woodbury-Fred'k O. Orton, D. C.. Porter, William J. Clark, Edward J. Cur tiss. -.s
 Bethlehem-Levi Wilson, C.. c. Parme- lee. s4
 Litchfeld-H. R. Merrill, F. Bidwell, John B. Slate, F. D. McNeiI.
 Cornwall-Chauncey E. Baldwin. Geo. A. Wheaton, Wm. L. Clark, Edmund H. Hart
 Watertown-Henry G. Scott, Curtiss Hull.
 Barkhamsted-Rufus Cleveland, Shel- don Merrills, Wm. l.. Ransom, w. A. Doolittle. fta
 Goshen-C. J. Porter, J. D. 'Brundage, Watts H. Brooks, J. M. Wadhams.
 North Canaan-Robert Van Deusen, W. D. Camp. aaaI
 Torrington-G' H. Welch, Edward B. Birge. Elisha J. Steele, Carlton Fyler.
 Washington--Chester B. Whittlesey, Alfred N. Whittlesey, David c. Whittle- sey, Chas. H. Mason.
 Morris-R. P. Camp, Robert Pierpont
 New Milford-D. W. Knowles, Chas. Knowles, H. A. Soule, Albert Turrill.
 Winchester-Henry A. Botsford, - Phillips.
 The Committee on Permanent Organiz- ation reported the following permanent officers; report accepted:
 D. c. Whittlesey, President; G. H. Welch, Secretary.
 The convention then adjourned for din- ner
 On reassembling an informal ballot was taken for nominee for sheriff with the fol- lowing result: ~
 Henry A. Botsord, of Winchester, 33
 Cad N. Smith, of New Milford, 4
 The nomination of MT. Botsford was then made unanimous by exclamation.
 The following resolutions were then re- ported and adopted: .. ,, .I ReSolred-That our nominee is hereby directed to follow, if elected, the uniform practice of pre- vious Republican sheriffs of this county and al- low the county commissioners to rent the county house to the jailor thereof for such sum as he can reasonably pay therefor, thereby securing to the county Treasury 8 revenue sufficient to avoid any necessity in the future of calling upon the towns for voluntary assessments to meet the gen. eral expenses of the county.
 Resotued-That we cordially endorse the plat form and nominees of the Republican State Con- vention held at Hartford in January last. sa ResolUed-That we recommend to the votes of Litchfeld county the name of Henry A Botsford of Winchester, for the office of sheriff of this county, and pledge ourselves to use every honor able effort to secure his election 55a
 Mr. John M. Wadhams, of Goshen, then called on the chairman of the. com mittee on resolutions (who is also coun- ty commissioner) for an explanation of the first resolution. <s -a MT. Cleveland stated that before MT. Baldwin was elected sheriff the commis- sioners had rented the jail to the jailor for year from April 1869, for four hundred and fifty dollars, he furnishing his own fuel. That on coming into office Mr. Baldwin first objected to the working of the prisoners out of the jail building (al- though such has since been his own con- stant practice) and finally broke up the agreement with the jailor then in posses sion, removed him, and put in new jailor. He has since that time not only paid no rent but compelled the commis- sioners to furnish fuel for the jail at a cost of little over $10O year. The con- sequence has been that the county income had been reduced to about $50 a year from rent ofan office in the cour. 'louse and the courthouse cellar. The county com: missioners, having no legal power to tax for anything but repairs, have been com pelled to call on the towns to pay the gen. eral county expenses by voluntary assess ment. This occasioned much dissatisfac- tion, and many complaints from various towns in the county. Had the eommis- sioners been allowed to rent the jail as heretofore there would have been no need of these assessments.
 Mr. Wadhams said that if the county wanted Democratic sheriff, all right; but he thought they ought to understand ex- actly how much they had to pay for the privilege. aEsasi aA1s
 Mir. Pierpont, of Morris, inquired oi Mir. Cleveland if he was correct in nnder- standing that the election of Sheriff Bal dwin had cost the county about five hun dred and fifty dollars, the first year of his term? Mir. Cleveland replied that such was the case. At that rate. then, said MT. Pierpont, his three years term must have cost the county sixteen hundred and fifty dollars He thought the voters oi the county should understand this matter and considered it the duty of { Gslegates to explain it to them.
 A committee appointed to apprise, MT. Botsford of his nomination reported his