Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-19
The Republican State Convention.


The State Convention which met at Hart
ford, last week, was really Representative
body, and an exceptionally able body of Con
eecticut Republicans. Among the most note
men present were Geo. Il. Watrous, Pres
of the New York, New Haven g. Hartfor'
R. R. Co.. Lynde Harrison, and Senate
Plat, from New Haven county Lewis )
Stanton Qeader of the present House of Rep
resentatives) ex-senator John R. Hills, an'
William G. Case, from Hartford county
Hon. Augustus Brandsgee, from New Lon
don; Hon.sD David P. Nichols, Senator Lyman
d. Brewster, ex-Goy. VIM. T. Minor ant
Samuel Fessenden, from Fairfield caunty, ant
the following delegation from Litchield coun
ty: -...
LrrcHFIELD-Henry R. Colt, Abram NJ
Turner, D. q. Kilbourn, Dorsey Neville.
Barkhamsted-W William Tiffany. G. L. Tut
tie, Loren A. Cooke, E. J. Young
Bethlehem-W. T. Casson, George w. Per
cy.
Acknowledgement Thompson, l.. o. Bass
John A. Moore George s. Ives.
.Canaan-E. w. Spur, Henry Brinton:
Cornwall-John L. Andrew, L. F. Nick
erson, Orlando Perkins, Russell Bierce.
Goshen--Austin Allyn, John M. Wadhams,
Henry Norton, F. w. Griswold.
Harwinton--George W. Dams, Charles
Wilcox, Abijah Catlin, David Birge.
Kent-Albert Robbins, George P. Ball.
Morris-Richard Turkinton, William E
Hail.
New Hartford-George w. Smith, N
Morse, George F. Douglass, G. G. Spencer
Norfolk-H. B. Knapp, William w
Welsh, r. Hussey, ]. N. Cowles.
North Canaan-Lyman Dunning, A. T.
Roraback.
New Milford--A. B. Mygatt, Minott S
Giddings, T. Dwight Merwin, Charles M
Beach.
Plymouth-George Pierpont, Edward S
Beach.
Roxbury-E. s. Greeley, George Hurlbut
salisbury.D: J. Warner, Charles Everts
William b. Rudd, Hurlbut Williams.
ThOmaston-Albert Bradstrest Harvey W.
Baldwin.
Winchester-W heelock IT. Batcheller,
Charles J. York, John T. Rockwell, c. j.
Camp. *.1+
Warren Noble B. Strong, Charles. H. Day.
Washington o. Averill 4. II. Boards.
lev. Sheldon j. Logan Orlando Brown.
Watertewu-C. A. Warren, Ii. q. Scott.
Woodbury-Wllliam Cothren, William
Smith. II. S. Tomlinson. b. IL. Minor.
At the general caucus of Tuesday evening,
which was very large one. separate county
caucuses were held at which determination
to nominate sew ticket vas evident. The
Fairfield county delegates agreed to present
the name OF Oliver G. Hoyt, of Stamford, for
n &
Hobert B. Bigelow and the feeling in Hart
ford county favored the nomination of VIM.
II. Buckley. The counties east of the river
presented no candidate, though jeremiah Hal
sey was mentioned favorably in that conncc
ton.
At the general caucus, NEST of the speaking
was non -comuiillcd rs regards candidates,
though Judge Catlin aud ID. J. Warner Esq.
spoke strongly in favor of the denomination OF
Gov. Andrews.
When the convention met On Wednesday,
Mr.. L. S. Day, Of Colchester, was named as
temporary chairman, making speech Of
considerable length. The usual committees
were then appointed and permanent organi-
cation was effected with Hon. Augustus Bran
dagee as President. He also made rousing
speech against Democracy, based mainly upon
the danger to be dreaded from the Solid
South.
A State Central Committee was then chosen
consisting of one from each Senatorial District
The following gentlemen were named from
the districts in this county: H. H. Cook, of
Winchester; N. T. Baldwin, Of Plymouth :;
w. b. Rudd, Of Salisbury. Que formal bal
lot was then taken for nominee for governor,
as follows: