He stated that like the chairman he
hid been at many conventions. He
approved of all the kind things that
had been said of the late Charles A.
R issell. He referred to the gracious
way New London county presented
a candidate to succeed air. Russell and
Windham county acquiesced.
Mr. Hammond said that he wished
to state that in the opinion of the peo
ple of Willimantic, Putnam and other
places in Windham county the present
candidate in congress has made good.
He asserted that he knew he fully
voiced the opinions of the people of
Windham and New London counties
when he proposed that Edwin W. Hig
gins he nominated for congress.
F. G. Letters of this city and Henry
Reeves of Sprague were appointed by
the chair to notify Mr. Higgins of the
nomination..
Mr. Higgins’ speech of acceptance
was a review of the work which Con
gress has accomplished within the
past few years, in .which he spoke es
pecially of the results which have been
accomplished in Windham and New
London counties. He Rpoke of the
value of New England farms and said
he hoped to have the soil survey in
Windham county extended into New
London county.
Following the acceptance a congres
sional committee to serve for the en
suing two years was elected as fol
lows:
Costello Lippitt, Norwich: Silas M.
Wheelock, Putnam; Charles Smith,
Gioton; E. Jttdson Miner. Bozrah;
Charles E. Leonard, Windham.
The convention then adjourned and
ail were guests at a dinner served at
the Wauregan house by Mr. Higgins.
