Litchfield enquirer., 1874-04-02
Republican Senatorial Convention. Tor ].
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 FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. @ 1 R =
 The Republican Senatorial Con a.io- for the Fifteenth District met at Wolcott, vllle on Tuesday, March s1st. and organ ized with the appointment of J. T. Cal houn of Torrington temporary chairman, and G. M. Darlington of Winchester, clerk, and the following committees were appointed:
 l On Credentials Alonzo Whiting. Geo. B, Clark and A. B. Shumway. l Oa Permanent Ofgdnizas5oGa-t4s.4Ff..--W H. " eleh, i s. N. Pettibone, G. B. Cook. l On Resol,tions-A. B. Shumway. c. T. Car rnSton. F. M. Johnson. The committee on credentials reported list of delegates showing that every town in the district except Colebrook was represented; report accepted. l. -. t The committee on permanent orgapiza- ton reported for permanent president, J. F. Calhoun; Secretaries, G. RI Caring ton and J. W. Wheeler; report accepted. An informal ballot for nominee for sen- ator resulted as follows: -=f John T. Rockwell. of Winchester. q Scattering, i After an adjournment for dinner for nal ballot was taken resulting in the unanimous choice of John T. Rockwell. The committee on resolutions then re- ported the following, which were adopted:
 I'M. mends to the electors of the 18th district the platform and candidates of the Republican party of Connecticut as worthy of their fullest conf dence and most enthusiastic effort.
 Resored-That, it also takes pride and pleas ure in presenting the name of the Hon. John T. Rockwell of Winchester as candidate for Senat or, endorsing most fully his high personal and political chartcter as veil as his ability and fitness to dischange the duties of the position for which he has been this day nominated.
 After the choice of Messrs. John F. Pine, of Winchester; H. H. Stone, of New Hartford; and Julius Catlin, of Harwin- ton, as District Committee, the Conven- ton adjourned.
 Republican Senatorial Convention.
 SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
 Pursuant to call. the Republican dele gates of the Seventeenth Senatorial Dis tricts assembled at Citizens Hall Falls Village, March 26th at II A. NJ.
 The Convention was called to order by MT. Silas c. Beers, chairman of the Dist. Committee. c. B. Maltbie was chosen temporary chairman; s. c. Beers, Secret ary; and the following committees were appointed: =.
 On Credentials. R. Hazard. Charles Adams, c. J. Porter.
 On Pe1mant OIqdaizati0n James Ensign Henry Belden, ". B. Rudd.
 On ResolutionS.-H. C. Hart, J. F. Harrison, H.R. White.
 The committee oncredentials reported the following list of delegates and their report was accepted:
 Cora.raA-s. c. Bee,s. P. Johnson, John Murray, H. C. Hart.
 Cdnaan.-C. B. Maltbie, Henry Belden
 North Cdnadn-R. Van. Deusen.
 Sdhsbu'y.-James Ensign, J. R. Harrison, c. w. Adams, W. B. Rudd.
 Sharon.-R. H. Hazard, H. R. White 8. E. Everitt. Giles Skiff.
 GOshen.-C. J. Porter, H. c. Gaylord, II. s. Scovill W. H. Wadhams.
 The committee on permanent organiza- tion reported the following officers who were elected:
 President, c. B. Maltbie.
 Secretaries, s. c. Beers, R. H. Hazard
 After adjournment for dinner the con- vention took an informal ballot for Sena- tor, and on motion formal ballot follow ed which resulted in the unanimous choice of James Ensign of Salisbury:
 The following resolutions were then re- ported and adopted.
 ResolUed That the platform adopted by the late state Republican Convention of Connecticut meets with our hearty approval, and the men placed in nomination by said Convention shall receive our cordial support.
 Resolced That MT. James Ensign the nominee for Sentor for the Seventeen Senatorial District is every may northy of the support ofthe Electors of tho District.
 It was voted to publish the proceedings of the convention in the Litchfeld Enquir- CT Winsted Herald,- and Conn. Western News
 The following District Committee for the ensuing year was chosen: Robert Van Deusen, of Canaan, H. W. Knight, of Salisbury; and R. H. Hazard, of Salis- bury. -s-
 The convention there adjouned.
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