Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-24
THOMAS C. ELLIOTT
Unanimous Choice of Delegates of
twenty ninth Senatorial District
National Party and State Ticket
Heartily Endorsed.

Shortly before u o'clock Friday,
Charles Q. Thompson. of Pomfret, the
chairman of the Twenty ninth district
senatorial republican committee. called
the convention for the district to order
in the town hall here. Organization
was effected by the election of Hon.
Fayette l.. Wright of Pomfret, chair
man, and Harold S. Maine, who was
proxy for his father, Selectman
William F. Maine of Windham. as
clerk.
The call was read and the chairman
appointed these committees: Creden-
tails, Charles H. Blake of Brooklyn, A
L. Mills of Hampton and A. A. Stan
lup's proxy; resolutions, Charles H.
Perkins of Windhanl, M. c. Gallagher
of Plainheld and Gerald Waldo of
Scotland.
The first committee made its report
showing the following delegates pres
Brooklyn-Charles H. Blake, E. c..
Babson.
Canterbury-Georg Barstow, Clinton
Frink, James Tewne,i Fred Hicks.
haplin-Ellsworth NJ Russell, Lind
ley A Deming.
Hampton-A. j. Greenslit, A H. Mills.
Plainfield-E. M. Casey. Moses Brou-
lizard, e. c. Gala CHER. Herman Chap
man.
Pomfret-A. 6. Williams. Charles
| O. Thompson, Walter Dryden, F. l..
Wright
Scotland-Gerald Waldo, John Ches-
bro. set
Sterling-A A. Stanton, proxy for
Alfred Gallup, e. B. Harvey.
| Windham-H. S. Maine, proxy for
w. F. Maine, Charles II: Perkins,
| Clarence E. Chamberlin, Elmer M.
| Young.
| Nominations were called for. Judge
| Thompson of Pomfret obtained the
| floor and in a few forcible remarks
presented the name of Thomas O. Ell
| lott of Pomfret to the. convention as
| a candidate for the senatorship from
the Twenty ninth district. The nomi-
| nation was Immediately seconded and
| as there We're no other names offered
| 1t was voted that the nomination be
| made by reclamation and the result
| showed a unanimous choice of Mr.. Ell
| lott.
| The chair appointed Judge Charles
| 0. Thompson of Pomfret, Gerald Wal
| do of Scotland and Avery A. Stanton
| of Sterling to wait upon the success
| full nominee and present him to the
convention. The committee did so and
| the chairman introduced him to the
| convention and Mr.. Elliott said 81
| assure you that l appreciate the honor
you have conferred upon me, for II
is an honor for any man to be nomi-
mated for the office of senator and
also assure you if l am elected that
| l will do what l can for the county
| and the state. Mr. Elliott then extend
ed an invitation to the delegates, the
| representatives of the press and a few
friends to dine with him at the Hote
Hooker. He was given a hearty round
of applause.
The convention reelected the dis
| trict committee as follows: Charles
o. Thompson of Pomfret, Frank l.
lTillinghast of P1ainfield and William
| A. Arnold of Windhari m.
The committee on resolutions offered
| a resolution whereby the delegates OF
| the Twenty ninth senatorial district
| renewed allegiance to the principles OF
| the republican. party and heartily en-
| dorsed the state ticket and also com
mended to the voters of the district
the nominee who was so heartily NOM
mated as senator from the district
| Friday.
Adjournment was taken at 12.1s
| o'clock.
Delegates Dine.
A little after one O'clock, about fifty