Connecticut western news., 1914-05-07
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic Republi-
 can of 66 Years Ago.

can or DO rears ago.
 In the Falls Village "Housatonic Republican" of March i3, 1858, ap- peared report of the republican sen atorial convention for the l7th district, held at Peck's Hotel, Falls Village, which nominated J. NJ. Wadhams, of Goshen, for senator. The delegates were: Canaan, k. :. Haskin, D. K. Spaulding, E. w. Spur, Henry Belden, 2d; Norfolk, John A. Shepard, J. K. Shepard, James Hun phrey, O. J. Vol colt; Cornwall, Dr. E. B. North, George A. Wheaton, J. M. Beers, D. W. Pierce; Goshen, David Lucas, Wm. Smith, $. w. Scoville, John Beach; Salisbury, D. s. Clapp, J. A. Belcher, Geo. Landon, J. B. Hine; sharon, V. B. Roberts, c. F. Chaffee, Charles Sears, Joshua Everett.
 The three state tickets nominated for the annual election in April, were printed in this issue of the Republican, as follows:
 Republican-For Governor, William A. Buckingham; Lieutenant-G Governor, Julius Catlin; Secretary of State, John Boyd; Treasurer, Lucius J. Hendee; Comptroller, William Fl. Buell..
 Amercian-For Governor, E O. Scranton, (declined;) Lieutenant-G Gov ernor, Julius Catlin; Secretary of State, William K. Peck; Treasurer, Lucius J. Hendee; Comptroller, James G. Lamb.
 Democrat-For Governor, James 1T. Pratt; Lieutenant Governor, John Cot ton Smith; Secretary of State, Ephraim Williams, Jr. Treasurer, Daniel B. Warner; Comptroller, Peleg c. Childs
 News item: We learn that tn workshop of Mir. E. Parsons in Sheffiald, Mass, was destroyed by fire on Mon day morning of last week, with all his stock and tools. The fire was &C., cidental and the loss is estimated at $500. His friends and neighbors are subscribing liberally to repair the loss. "
 Editor Maltbie could not resist the temptation to give the Litchfeld "En- quirer" editor another, thus: "Onr Litchfisld Enquirer friend, feeling as we suppose inadequate to do justice to his indignation for our gentle insinua- tion that we were entitled to as good as his press afforded, as we are cash sub scriber, found himself under the neces- sity of borrowing from his Winsted friend. Can it be possible that his 'Cack-a-doodle' cesspool of vituperation has dried up, or what is the matter with the man? One year ago he was as valiant as knight in his determined warfare, but now he is as docile as a disappointed politician. Come out yourself, sir, and call us what you please, or else keep your green-eyed black head ill its proper snail shell of Do-Nothingism."
 The failure of a deep, dark conspiracy, contributed by Colebrook correspond ent, relates: "A good joke has leaked out and passed current in Litchfield county, about a certain little plan which was matched by certain portion of the delegates to the recent Black Republi- can State Convention, to head off the unwelcome speech which they expected would come from u prominent Ameri- can from the upper part of the county. The delegation from Winsted are said to have been in the nice little arrange ment, which was nothing more nor less biinh tO lhNSlklS hle keutlsIuhu III Quet- tion into some of the drinking saloons in Hartford, and if possible get him so tight that he couldn't speak in the convention if he tried. It is reported that the editor of the Winsted Herald, temperance paper of the liberal sort, was the originator of this plan. The story goes that the party succeeded, on pretense of getting dinner or some thing of that sort, in inducing the straight American to go in and drink with them, the editor among these One would drink with him, and another would drink with him, and sometimes all would drink together. But the K. N. had too much back bone for them all, and preserved his sobriety while his entertainers got balmy, and some of them-we won't say who-got tight as bricks The Anti-Nigger and pro- Holley speech was made-but one cer- tain gentleman from Winsted it is said was too profoundly engrossed in his own meditation to understand much of it. It is thought the plan will not be tried again. At present the laugh is on the Herald"