Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-09
CongressionaI.

IO1 Gn6 uOH1UhG4OA O1 u uAOhAO0A OA SO-@oN~~~@ N for the Fourth district was held at St. Johns Hall, Bridgeport, yesterday, and resulted 1n the renomination of Hon. Frederick Miles, of l Salisbury The nomination was made by | without dissenting voice.
 The convention was called to order at half past ten o'clock by John D. Candee, of Bridgeport, chairman of the Congressional committee.
 John D. Nash, of Ridgeae1d, was secre- tary.
 The committee on permanent organization submitted the following report, which was accepted: President, David B. Booth of Danbury. Secretaries, Tenth district, George A. Stockwell; Eleventh, John D. North; Twelfth, Ira schofeld; Fifteenth, O. S. Mansfield; Sixteenth, Horace R. Plumb Seventeenth, Dwight C. Kilbourn.
 N. R. Hart, of Stamford presented the name of Frederick Miles, of Stamford E. J. Wright, of Greenwich ''seconded the motion,' and Mr. Miles was nominated by exclamation without dissenting voice, amid hearty applause. Three cheers were given for the candidate. Speeches were then made by several members of the convention, hear tily endorsing the nomination of Frederick Miles as candidate for member of Congress from the district.
 Hon. Amos Treat said: The record of the Republican party for twenty years or more IS one that must endear 1t to the hearts or all who value the welfare of their country, record which we are not called upon to de- fend; there is nothing in it that needs e2pla- nation For twenty years the party has held the offices and it's administration has been well managed. When the country was ln danger the party rallied to it's rescue and safety. Since the rebellion the party has stepped forward to do what was needed for the restoration of peace and to pay the na- tional debt. It has carried on the affairs of the government that prosperity prevails such as this counSry hardly ever before has felt. Any willing to work can find work for Q national bank bill he can get gold anywhere There is not Republican who ever drew his sword against his country or ever rose in Congress and advocated any thing but what was for the welfare and good of his country. Did not we'll say that the record of the party needed no defense? The Democrats are up to their old game, that of nominating Union soldier in the hope or deeeiving some of the Republicans.
 The Republican party, continued MT. Treat. has pursued one great object, that of restoring peace and prosperity to the coun- try Prosperity has been restored What change is it that the Democrats propose Can we change for the better? Shall we change from the honest administration Of af- fairs to the old dishonesty and defalcations of Van Buren's and Buchanan's time ? But the Republican party has one thing more to accomplish and hence it's mission is not end ed In large portion of this country many of the voters are practically dlsfranchIsed They can't vote or if they do their votes are not counted as east. The duties of honest | ,rk ha rnt1l all vote and their votes be counted.
 Similar speeches were made by Henry 5. Sanford of Bridgeport, and John Roraback of Canaan.
 The committee on resolutions then report ed the following, which were adopted:
 Resolved, That the Republicans of the Fourth Con- gressiona district of Connecticut assembled in venton fully accept and endorse the platform of the and of the Republican State convention adopted at Hartford. and the nominations made by those con. the Republican party truly represent the principles of the Constitution and in accord with the best
 interests of the people, and that the accession of the Democratic party to would result in great and irreparable injury to those interests
 Resolved, That the renominat1on Of Hon. Frederick Miles commends itself to the electors of this district proper recognition of valuable services of pub
 servant faithfully performed in the various trusts
 Resolved, That we condemn as at variance with the best interests the free trade dec larations National Democratic vention, be- neving that such policy will be ruinous to the now welI-todo laboring class.
 The following Congressional committee for ! the ensuing year was appointed: Tenth, Charles B. Wheeler, Monroe; Eleventh, Charles H. Crosby, Danbury; Twelfth, E. J. Wright, Greenwich Fifteenth, Dwight c. Kilbourn, Litchfeld; Sixteenth, Earl Buck ingham, Washington Seventeenth, Jesse F. Millspaugh, Canaan
 The convention adjourned at 12:30, after giving three hearty cheers for the Repubh- can nominations.
 Nomination of Barnum. The Democratic convention for the Fourth district had intended to nominate George W. Peet, of Canaan, who has a bar'l, but he had to give way, as ex-Senator Barnum want ed it, and the claim of ''party exigencies' prevailed and the iron man had his way. The Litchfeld county delegates had decided on Peet unanimously. The Fairfield county delegates had previously oaucused also. and the last ballot stood as follows: William H. Barnum, 24 William F. Taylor, of Danbury, 22 George w. Peet, of Canaan, 3.
 The convention's temporary chairman was the Hon ssGid'' Hollister of Litchfeld. He was made permanent chairman, with the fol lowing as vice presidents: P. w. Wrenn of Bridgeport, c. w. Smith of South Norwalk, Theodore Rooney of Danbury, Nicholas Thorpe of New Milford, V. c. Beers of Corn wall. Secretaries, Jacob Turk of Norwalk' H. U. Prescott, of Litchfeld.
 The committee on credentials reported seventy-four delegates present from Litchfeld county and sixty-four from Fairfield county. Then came the attempt of Peets friends to get him nominated A dispute arose as to whether John Driseoll, of Bridgeport, (who wanted Peet) or MT. Slade, of Danbury, (who wanted to present Barnum's name) had the floor MT. Barnum's man got the floor. He withdrew w. F. Taylor's name and closed by moving that Mir. Barnum be nominated by exclamation Peet's friends in the conven- tion were not ready to shelve him so uncere- moniously, and MT. Jacob Hardenburg, of Canaan, let Mr. Peet's name down easy by saying that MT. Peet was ready to sacrifice himself for the party's interests and to fling up his hat for the conventions choice. It was, however, an important election, and MT. Peet could carry it.
 Mr Slade endorsed all the other speaker had said about Mr. Peet, but thought that if Fairfield county was willing to forego the nomination of Mir. Taylor it should have some standing in this convention. Fairfield county was willing to sacrifice everything for success, and William H. Barnums name is a tower of strength. Every man in this hall represents William H. Barnum. James E.
 
 wishes for the party, and MT. Barnum would do the same.
 Mr. Bill, of Winsted, had had personal in terview with Mir Barnum the result of which he communicated. It was that MT. Barnum would not under any circumstances accept an office from the people.
 This was Q pretty kettle of fish Colonel DibbIe, of Danbury, jumped into the breach and objected to firebrands being flung about loosely in the convention.
 J. II. Swartout said if Mir. Barnum was unanimously nominated he would accept with out question.
 Mir. Barnum was then nominated by accla- nation, which proceeding was followed by three cheers. The plan to nominate Mir. Barnum was great surprise to many of the delegates, who had not heard of it till just before the convention met MT. Peet had a bar'l but Mir. Barnum's was larger. As announced elsewhere, the Republican Congressional convention for this district will take place at Eagle Hall, Middletown, Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.. m.
 The Lost Exhibits in the Eric the Red. The following Connecticut exhibits for the Melbourne exhibition were lost by the wreck ing of the Eric the Red Russell < Erwin