Litchfield enquirer., 1880-10-07
Democratic County Convention.
ADDRESSED By GOV. HoRAr1o SEYMOUR


On Wednesday morning, at II o'clock, the
convention was called to order by Henry J.
Allen, Chairman of the County committee.
Herman B. Eastman of Roxbury was nomi-
mated Chairman; g. E. Jones, Secretary.
On motion of G.. G. Hitchcock, committee
on Credentials was nominated: Joseph E.
Watson George G. Hitchcock, James Richard
son. --., s-.a-ss4~za -.zs4
On motion of 81. B. Graves the temporary
officers of the convention were made perma-
nent.-
Learning that Ex-Gov Horatio Seymour
was in town he was invited to address the
Convention, and being introduced by Mr.
Graves made short but very taking speech,
of which we can give but meagre abstract
Gov. Seymour remarked at the outset that it
always gave him pleasure to meet body of
Democrats anywhere, but peculiar pleasure,
| as descendent of Democratic family of this
county, to meet the Democratic representa-
tives of the County of Litchfield.
81 have no unkind feeling towards Gen.
Garfield, said he ION the contrary have a
sort of fellow feeling with him. He was
nominated 10 national convention against his
own wishes, as was; he went around, after
wards, making speeches, as did and he will
be beaten as was One of the arguments |
hear urged in his favor is that he is states
man haveknown good many statesmen,
and have higher respect for men who are
| called like Washington from wider acquain-
lance with the needs of the country in other
walks of life, than for men who have bad too
long acquaintance with the impure arts learned
around the Capital. There is no public man
in the United States who has such an &C
| quaintance with the wants of every part of the
country as Gen. Hancock who has served in
all parts of it,"
Gov. Seymour deprecated the growth of a
centralized power. Gen. Garfield had favored
that tendency. He believed. on the contrary,
that each town could govern itself better than
it could be governed by any outside authority;
that each state could govern itself better than
it could be governed from Washington. The
jurisdiction of the federal government should
not be enlarged.
81 don't altogether like this word nation, {"
said he, sit is in common use, but the word
union is better. 1t was a delegate from your
own state who had the word nation stricken
out from the Constitution. We must not be
drawn aside from the wisdom of the fathers
| hope we shall succeed, not only for the good
of our party. but for the good of our Republi-
can friends.
"All governments Lave two dangers to guard
against; violence and corruption. Off gov
eminent has already defeated the one, and the
election of Hancock will preserve it from the
other.
Gov. Seymour closed with thanks for the
warm greeting he had received in the county
of which he was a descendant, and trusted
that their success in November would secure
the Union as it had come down to us.
At the close of the address, three rousing
cheers were giving for the speaker
The Committee on Credentials reported
list of delegates (Which we have not space to
publish) and adjourned till 1:3O o'clock
On reassemblng of the convention in the
afternoon motion was made to proceed to
an informal ballot. MIR. Graves moved to
amend, for reasons we'll understood by men,
bers of the convention, by a motion to nomi-
nate John d. Yale by reclamation; the amend
ment was accepted and Yale nominated by
exclamation, MIR. J. e. Watson then read
letter from Mr.. Yale declining the nomination
and recommending Mr. E. E. Champlin as his
successor. An informal ballot was then
called for. Mr.. Wellington Watson presented
the name of Deputy Sheriff F. S. Richmond,
of New Milford. Mr.. E. A. White, of Corn
wall presented the name of Frederick E.
Hurlbut of Goshen, as the man likely to
carry the heaviest VOTE
Mr.. Graves then proposed the name of
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Champlin.
The result was then declared as follows:
Champlin, SO Z