Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
Phelps denomination.

Democratic Congregational COnventfon- Going Through the Motions = What Was Done at Nidd1etOvvn.
 Congressman James Phelps, of Essex, was renominated yesterday. The convention was held at Middletown in McDonough Hall Some of the delegates were on hand the night before. The majority went up yester-
 day morning. The convention was opened at ten o'clock. Everybody knew that it was foregone conclusion that the present in cumbent would be renominated to again rep resent this Congressional district at Washing ton, and everything went of "as slick as a whistle.'' .''
 The convention enthused a little at the proper opportunities, and passed resolutions of the stereotype sort, indorsing Hancock and English, the national platform, the State ticket and platform and MT. James E. Eng fish and MT. Phelps. MT. E. M. Graves pre- sented the resolutions and the convention cheered the names of all the big candidates.
 The convention had for temporary chairman District Attorney W. w. Wilcox, of Chester and temporary secretaries E. H. Rogers, of Branford, and s. H. Pratt, of Old Saybrook. For permanent chairman, Greene Kendrick, of Waterbury. Vice presidents, Henry Futile, Fourth district William Kennedy, Fifth dis trict Wallace A. Miles, Sixth district Curtis Bacon, Eighteenth district Justus A. Jones, Nineteenth district Secretaries-Edward M.
 Graves, New Haven G. M. Gum, Milford l; Robert R. Pitkin, Milford.
 Mr. Kendrick felt sure in his speech that all the omens were favorable, and that Han cock would surely be the next President. | (Great applause This burst was so satis- l factory that it moved MT. Kendrick next to l announce that James E. English would be
 the next Governor. This brought out the
 regulation 'storm of applause" Having woke up the meeting, MT. Kendrick pro- claimed that it was no time for speech making, and that work must be attended to. The following were chosen members of the district committee on report of Chair
 man Plunkett of this city Thomas H. Sul- livan, New Haven, Fourth district. W. G.. Mitchell, Milford, Fifth district. B. J. Shee- ham, North Haven, Sixth district. M. Con ran, MiddIetown, Eighteenth district. Jo- seph H. Leete, Chester, Nineteenth district After adopting the roll of delegates MT. Plunkett, of New Haven, presented the name of MT. Phelps to the convention for renom- ination. He praised him up to the top notch as just the man for the place. He was 8 man of great ability, charitable as well and sound on all financial questions. (Great ap- plause and cheering.)
 Mr. William Kennedy came to the front
 seconding the nomination. He presented
 Judge Phelps name at the Congressional
 convention six years ago. Mir. Phelps re-
 deemed the district, which had been demoral-
 ized, and in consequence had a Republican representative. MT. Phelps restored harmo- ny and got elected. Now he was in for it again and going to win. He had helped get back prosperity and had helped reduced the cost of running the government. Applause The convention renominated Mir. Phelps by exclamation and tucked on ''tiger'', and ap- pointed committee to notify the nominee, passed the resolutions and cheered for every thing Democratic and adjourned.