Connecticut western news., 1890-10-29
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2s, 1890.
BUTTER, "OLE0," SAND AND ROSIN


 The democratic senatorial convention Number Two met at Falls Village last Thursday and inserted an Agricultural Plank" in their previous platform. They again nominated I N. Bartram and no- tified him of their action. He appeared before the convention, examined the new plank and found it we'll greased with butter instead of "Oleo," neverthe- less Mute" was apparently afraid to stand upon such slippery plank, well knowing the chances were that he would fall of and be impaled upon the repub- ican Spur, therefore he asked to be ex- cused, and he recommended that MT Sidney P. Ensign try to walk that plank across the gulf to the state senate. MT Bartram declined the nomination of democratic convention No. One for the reason that it lacked an Agricultural Plank" Democratic convention No. Two inserted an Agricultural Plank" in the platform and again nominated MT Bartran but he again declined the nomination, and by such action proved that he was not such . great friend of the agriculturists as he had professed to be, although he expressed respect for his "aged grandmother whom he stated had given ia few small potatoes" and ''ittle handful of meal' to the half starved soldiers who were encamp- cd at Bedding one winter during the war of the Revolution.
 MT Ensign apparently has more sand than Mir Bartram has; at least he accept ed the nomination after Mir Bartram had twice declined it. It requires sand to walk wen-buttered plank; ''sand in your neck" and sand on the soles of your shoes. Sometimes roein (called Dorsey's soap) is sprinkled on the plank to make the journey safer. MT Ensign has 8 business talent. His chances of success fully walking that slippery plank are infinitely greater than Mir Bartram's 8 were, nevertheless we think that MT Bartram has done himself an injustice, done MT Spur an injustice, done Mir Ensign an injustice, and done an injus- tice to the rank and file of both the democratic and the republican parties in the 18th Senatorial distr1ct by his course in this campaign. He was unan- imously nominated by the democratic convention held at Falls Village, Oct IA Mir Spur was unanimously nominated by the republican convention held at Falls Village, Oct 16. Four days after MT Spur was nominated, MT Bartram writes letter declining the democratic nomination. This leaves MT Spur in an unenviable position but he is man enough not to ''take to the woods" and he stands up to the rack and stands by his party although he we'll knows who will eventually be pitted against him. MT Bartram's letter of declination. coupled with his demand for an "Agri- cultural Plank" in the platform, necessi- tated calling democratic convention No. Two and this last mentioned conven- ton complied with Bartram's demand and enlarged the platform by putting in the plank which he asked for and then hoisted him upon the reconstruct ed platform, where he stood 0 moment, thanked the convention for placing him in nomination agaln, made 8 few fatter- ing remarks and also stated ..you now have . platform positive and acceptable, but grave question arises, and I must ask you to reconsider your action in placing me again in nomination. A grave question certainly did arise; it loomed right up, in the person of Ed win w. Spur standing calm and brave upon the republican platform. MT Bartram then spoke in favor of MT Sid ney P. Ensign as Senator, who was unanimously nominated with cheers Actions speak louder than words, and Mir Bartram's action virtually said: Let "Sid" stand on this platform while I go and hide in the Putnam Memorial Park ct Bedding.
 Mir Spur and MT Ensign are life long friends and their manifold business re- la'ions with each other are always pleas ant. It Is regretted that circumstances now make them candidates for the same office. although on different platforms Under any other circumstances each would he glad to see the other elected. If either were running against some other candidate there would be no ques- tion as to the result With regard to Mir Spur and Mir Ensign any voter of the 18th Senatorial District can say .sI could be happy with either were other dear charmer away.