Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-19
ARCHIBALD MACDONALD
 NOMINATED FOR SENATOR.
Receives Sixteen Votes to Six For Henry J. Potter, of Woodstock or First Ballot.

Representative and Former Mayor Archibald Macdonald was nominated Monday at the senatorial district cau- GUS held in the municipal building here, as the republican candidate for senator from the Twenty Eighth dis trict. MT. Macdonald had the difference between Is votes and in his favor over Henry J. Potter of Woodstock, on the first ballot. as the motion that immediately followed to make the nomination unanimous was generously adopted by the convention, which was well attended.
 Ebert l.. Darbie, Danielson. chair man of the senatorial district commit tee, called the convention to order Arthur M. Keith. Eastford was named as chairman of the convention, Ralph Davis, Eastford. clerk.
 Charles B. Searls, Thompson, l.. H. Healey, Woodstock, w. F'enner Woodward, Danielson, were named as committee on credentials. The res- olutions committee was made up of F. F. Kelley, Putnam. Fred M. Wright Leon N. Walker, Thompson. The convention reelected the sena- torial committee-E. l.. Darbie c, L.. Torrey and c. E. Searles.
 The speech nominating Mr. Macdon- ald was made by Attorney Charles l.. Torrey. who brought to the attention of the delegates that the Putnam can didate became a citizen Of this coun- try while Q resident in this city and that since that time he has steadily grown in the estimation of his fellow citizens who began by electfng him as a constable and gradually advanced him in the service of the party through various town and city offices, including the distinguished honor of mayor He has served. said MT. Torrey, with dis tinction and honor in all the positions to which he has been elected and as a memb$ of the state legislature for two terms, the last as hSHse chair man of the important committee on roads, rivers and bridges was re- sponsible for much advanced legisIa- tion and was also instrumental in se- curing an appropriation, $50. O.000, for Putnan1's new trade school
 MT. Potter was nominated by Judge Clarence H. Child of Woodstock, who cited that under the rotation system MT. Potter should receive recognition, he said, for 1t is Woodstock's turn to be represented in the senatorship. MT. Searls seconded Mir. Macdonald's nomination, pointing out that Mir. Pot ter had already represented the district in the senate and that he believed that Putnam and MT. Macdonald should have the present opportunity L. H. Healey seconded MT. Potter's nomination.
 After the ballot had been taken and | the nomination later declared unani-
 
 named as a committee to notify Mr. Macdonald and escort him to the con- vention hall.
 MT. Macdonald thanked the conven- ton for the nomination and in a brief speech expressed his confidence in the outcome of the November election and also gave expression to his enthusiasm for the cause. He invited the dele gates t oluncheon at the Putnam inn. The delegates were as follows: Putnam E. L. Kelley. c. B. Dean. C. | L. Torrey, Telesphore J. Miller;
 Thompson, c. B. searls. Barton Jacobs, Leon N. Walker. l.. P Lamoureaux: Killingly, " -Fenner Woodward, Moses l H. Berthiaume, Jr., Lotus S. Barstow. Frank A. Whipple; Eastford, Arthur | M. Keith. Ralph Davis; Ashford, Fred W. Wright. G. O. Balch, Everett Bar low, H.. c. Barlow; Woodstock, | MeIaahchton Riddick Leonard H 1 Hea1ey, Clarence H. Child, Jarvis Hall. Miss Alice Maloney, one of the grad
 uates of Putnam High school, class