Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-01
THE AccEPTANcE OF DR. HuB-
 BARD.

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 1BRlDaEPoRr, March 9th. 1875. Hon. Robert Hubba, a.: s-.f ss-.- : e.-
 DEAR SIR:-We, the undersigned com mittee, appointed by the Republican Con. vention of the Fourth Congressional Dis trict,, held at Bridgeport on the 9th day of March, A. D.. 1875, have the honor to inform you that the Convention unani mously nominated you as the candidate oi the Republican Party for Congress, and tc request your acceptance of the same. We herewith present the record of the resolutions and doings of the Convention Very Respectfully Yours.
 ALFRED B. BEERS, { C.:.. SAMUEL FEssENDEN, oom''se REPLY.
 BRIDGEPORT March 20th, 1875. Gentlemen of the Committee:
 SRs:-Your favor informing me of my nomination for Congress by the Republi can Convention of the Fourth District, reached me on the 18th inst, and I i'm. prove the first opportunity to acknowledge the distinguished honor conferred there by. In accepting the nomination permit me to say that the sense of obligation i'm posed by so great compliment is not 6 little increased by the fact that it was un- sought and unexpected by me. If the choice of the convention has been dictated chiefly by desire ro select candidate who is not, nor ever hrs been polititian, then may comfort myself with the assur. ance that in one respect at least, my qual- ifcations are unexceptional. In respect of uoIikioo1 orao1o T will ci,,oy11y $ho% | have acted with the Republican party since it's organization-have done what i could to promote it's noble and patriotlc peril; have rejoiced over it's victories and has hitherto and still has in it's ranks a and patriotic men than any other political party of modern times, and IS therefore pre-emineDtly deserving of confidence and support.
 Looking at the affairs of the country from the standpoint of a common citizen, I am impressed with the belief that what we need is not so much new political the Ories as honesty, patriotism, economy, and earnest efforts in operating the complex machinery of our government. Should I be elected to that high official position for which have been nominated, I shall strive to pursue such course, untrammel- ed by any special pledges, as will. in my opinion promote in the highest degree the welfare of the whole country; believing that thereby I can only best subserve the interests ot my constituents.
 Every measure of government policy de- signed to promote the interests of the laboring classes-on the fruits of whose labors more than on all other classes com bined the prosperity of the nation depends, should receive the earnest advocacy of every we'll wisher of his country. All monopoles and combinations tending to limit the freedom of thought and action of the working men should be opposed and overthrown.
 Did not silence place me in false posi- tion, would not allude to subject which otherwise would be out of place in a con- munication of this kind. In regard to s'third- -teyDaisna, or "Gr0nt third-terna- isns, so-called. I have only to say that I dHl not, nor eUer haVe been, an GdU0c0te tor third 1oresidential term for General Grant, or any other president of the Unit ed States; but on the contrary, am oppos- ed to changing time-honored rule, which by the common consent and practice of our people hitherto has acquired the force and sanctity of law.
 l wish also to say, once for all. that I entertain no opinions pertaining to the public welfare which dare not express, and that acknowledge no such allegiance to party as will prevent me from following the dictates of my conscience.
 Yours very respectfully,
 ROBERT HUBBARD. Messrs. A. B. Beers and Samuel Fessen- den, Committee.