Connecticut western news., 1914-11-26
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic Repubi-
 can of 57 Years Ago.

The Falls Village "Housatonic Re- publican" of Saturday, March II, 1857 contains the following report of the democratic senatorial convention for the old 17th district "held at the Hotel of Wm. Caul, ill this Village" on the previous Thursday. ''It was called ito order by John Dewall, of Norfolk, Chairman of the District Committee. When Wm. Hinman was appointed Chairman and J. P. Hawley, of Nor | folk, Secretary" Among the delegates were, I. P. Stevens, Harvey Lawrence, G. W. Peet and J. Brewster, of Ca naan; W. M. Gaylord, w. H. Walton, ] N. M. Brown. J. P. McNeal, of Sails bury; Aaron Reyes, J. P. Hawley, John Dewall and H. P. Lawrence of Norfolk; J. 0. Smith, Solomon Pierce, Sharon; Wm. Hinman, John Catlin, M. Gardner, V. c. Beers, Cornwall On the informal ballot for Senator, Ensign Church received votes, N. B. Stevens 5, D. J. Warner 9. After the dinner recess "the convention came together and proceeded to business, when the motion was made to take Il formal ballot for Senator, upon which remarks were made advising the con- vention to take warning by the Repub- lican convention held last Friday in this Village, so as to be able to agree before taking as many lllots; and to follow the lead of the State Conven- tion and nominate the old Candidate who was beaten by the Know-N Nothings, therefore N. B. Stevens was the man who through courtesy should be nom- mated. But we suppose they failed to convince the Convention that the Democratic party had the power to elect who they pleas,d, for the first formal ballot gave Engign Church IA, N. B. Stevens 4. The name of D. J. Warner having been withdrawn there fore MT. E. Church was declared unanimously elected. After which the Committee reported certain Resolu- tions, one respecting the State Ticket and Platform, another endorsing the Congressional nominations, another de- claring all isms to be dead but lest some should kick, the Convention de- cided not to call names, and another respecting the Senatorial nominee Some proposed to furnish the Housa- tonic Republican the proceedings for publication, but as others oprosed, it was voted that the proceedings be pub lished in the Bridgeport Farmer and the leading Democratic papers in the State. We were not able to get the Resolutions for publication this week, but were promised them for our next issue"
 The republican nominee for senator was Charles E. Botsford, of Salisbury, who was engaged in the iron business.
 The republican state ticket, which was carried at the head of the editorial column, was as follows: For Governor. Alexander H. Holley, of Salisbury; Lieutenant Governor, Alfred A. Burn ham, of Windham; Secretary, Orville H. Platt, of Meriden; Treasurer Fred erick s. Wildman, of Danbury; Comp troller, Joseph G. Lamp, of Norwich; For Congress, First district, Ezra Clark, of Hartford; Second, John Wood ruff, 2d of New Haven; Third, Sidney Dean of Thompson; Fourth, Orria s. Ferry of Norwalk; For Sheriff, L. W. Wessells, of Litchfeld.
 ln this issue appeared also the Fast Day proclamation of Governor William T. Minor, signed by N. D. Sperry Sec- retary of State, ill which the people of the state were "invited to assemble on that day in their various places of pub- lie worship. then and there, with their pastors and spiritual teachers, to pre- sent contrite applications to our Heavenly Father that for the sake of His Son, our Savior, He will pardon all our sins; that He will avert the evils