Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-14
REPURLTCAN CONVENTION.

Meeting of the Republican ward De1egates-HOn. George HI. WatrOus, Rufus s. Pickett, William J. At.
 water and William A. Lincoln
 Chosen Delegates To the State
 ConVentI@n-The Delegation Unfn. .structed.
 The Republican town convention was held at the rooms of the Republican Central club last evening. Shortly after o'clock Judge l.. P. Deming, chairman of the town com mittee, called the meeting to order and stated that the business before the convention was the appointment of four delegates to the Re publican State convention which meets in this city August 20th
 General s. E. Merwin was elected chairman for the evening, and Eugene c. Hill was chosen secretary. The secretary read the call, after which the chairman appointed as committee on credentials E. 0. Beecher, w. H. Moore and Colonel Fred Barton. They reported the following delegates First ward-Fred Barton, Andrew O'Heill, George A. Stevens, John w. Lane, Edward Hubbell. 4.s .5. .,f i Second ward-Charles Dickerman, Charles s. Bunnell, Rufus s. Pickett, Charles G. c. Merrill.
 Third ward-Ralph E. Barnum, George L. Hyde.
 Fourth ward-A1exander Foote, w. L. c. Pritehard, D. W. Sharpe, |. D. White.
 Fifth ward-Henry P. Mix, B. H. Doug lass, jr.
 Sixth ward-Edward C. Beeeher, Edward E. Lord, Peter c. Durham.
 Seventh ward-Loren H. stannard Henry c. Covert.
 Eighth ward-s. E. Merwin, jr., Alexan der H. Buckingham, Edward Lawrence Charles D. Graves. Ninth ward-H. E. Ives, Birdsey Warner George deering, Henry F. Marsh, James A Fuller.
 Tenth ward-H, E, Benton; W, A. Lin eoln, Carlos Smith, c, W. Blakeslee, s, J \ Fox,
 Eleventh ward-John T. Sloan, Reuben G Futile, William H, Pierpont, Eugene O Hill.
 Twelfth ward-Julius c. Cable, William H. Moore.
 Thirteenth ward-George M. White, E. M \ Hotchkiss.
 Fourteenth ward William P. Niles, Wil | liam A. Rowe.
 Fifteenth ward-Collis B. Granniss, L. P Deming.
 William F. Niles and James A. Fulle were appointed tellers: For first delegat ! Hon. George H. Watrous, Rufus s. Pickett F. E. Harrison, Wilbur F. Day, E. c. Hill William A. Lincoln and William J. Atwate were placed in nomination. An in ' formal ballot was taken with the followingr e I sult Watrous 30, Pickett 4, Hill 6, Lincoll 2, Atwater 3, Harrison g. The ballot wa made formal and Hon. George H. Watrou | was declared nominated unanimously. There were fifty ballots cast for second del 1 egate-a number which exceeded the numbe of delegates present. A second ballot wa then taken, resulting as follows: Pickett 2e Lincoln 6, Atwater 12 Hill 1. MT. Picket was declared the unanimous nominee for sec ond delegate.
 The ballot for third delegate re l suited as follows: Lincoln 5, Atwate 28, Hill 8, Harrison 3, Day 1, John A Porter 1, H. E. Benton 1, s. E. Merwin MT. Atwater was declared the unanimou choice for third delegate l For fourth delegate the ballot stood as fol \ lows: Lincoln 26, Hill 12, Harrison 5, Da 2, Porter 2, Merwin 1. MT. Lincoln wa
 elected the unanimous choice for fourth de I egate.
 The delegation was not instructed. It
 probable that they will vote for a New H.
 ven man, should one be brought before tn
 convention, although they are not dispose
 to push any gentleman from this city for th ! position