The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-09-26
WING STATE CONVENTION.

wednesday being the day of assembling of the
wing State Conventions delegates from all parts of
the State were in attendance at Faneuil Hail. to
the number of nearly one thousand.
The meeting was called to order by Hon. Jo-
seph Bell of Boston, Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, and, on motion, Messrs. Bell and
Alien shepard OF Boston, were requested to act
as President and Secretary, respectively, until
permanent organization should be effected.
A Committee OF one from each County was
then raised to report list of officers They re-
ported that the Convention be organized by the
choice ofthe following named gentlemen as Off
GERS;
President-Hon. SETH SpRAGUE, JR., of
DuXbury.
Vice Presidents-Dav Sears of Boston. Ben
Jamn Thompson of Charestown, Thomas French
OF Canton, Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, Row
land X Croker of New Bedford Zeno Scudder
OF Barnstable, Samuel H. jerks of Nantucket
Archibald Mellen of Edgartown, BENJAMIN Ellis
OF Carver, Linus Parker of Pittsheid, Samuel
Whitney OF Monson; Jabez Pease of Whatelv,
Levi Taylor OF CRANKY, and Daniel P. King of
Danvers.
Secretaries Nathaniel W. Coffin of Boston.
Amory Holbrook of Salem, Allen Bangs Jr.. of
Springfield, Allen Shepard of Boston, and George
H. Folger of Nantucket. The report was accept
ed by reclamation.
On taking the Chair, Mr. Sprague addressed the
Convention, thanking them for the honor done
him, and referring in brief, but forcibe terms TO
the importance of the contest in which we are
about TO engage, the advantage of steadily pur-
suing course Of thoroughly Wing policy. and
the necessity that every Wing in the State should
be on the alert to prevent the spread of locofoco
ism.
Rev. William M. Rogers of Boston then offer
ed an impressive prayer.
Hou. Abbott Lawrence next rose, and saving
briefly, that he was sure the motion he had to
make would command the unanimous assent of
the Convention and the ratification of a large ma
jority of the people, he proposed that
His Excellency GEORGE NJ BRIGGS of
Pittsheld, be nominated as the Wing candidate
for Governor at the ensuing election. The pro-
posal was hailed with great applause and carried
without dissenting voice
In like manner, on motion of Hon. Mvron Law
renee of Belchertown
His Honor JOHN REED of Yarmouth. was
selected by reclamation as the Wing candidate for
Lieutenant Governor.
Messrs. Bell of Suffolk, Bartlett of Middlesex,
Tileston of Norfolk, Bulloch of Worcester, Page
OF Bristol, jenkins of Barnstable, Mason of Nan
tucket, Kellogg of Berkshire Dwight of Hamden.
Ripley of Franklin, Jones of Hampshire, Coudry
OF Essex, Mellen of Dukes and Weston of Plvm-
outh, were constituted Committee to prepare
and report an address, or a series of resolutions
for adoption by the Convention.
After the Committee retired Hon. R. c. Win
throp OF Boston, addressed the meeting at some
length, congratulating the assembly and the
whole people of Massachusetts on the unanimity
and cordially with which the nominations for the
ensuing campaign had been made and received
The importance of our State elections was touch
ed upon, and concise view given of the result
OF the coming election, as an indication of the
sentiment of Massachusetts, upon the politics of
the country at large. He adverted to the on
slaught about to be made upon the tarlff-not be-
cause 1t was oppressive or Inefficient bur because
did not suit the peripatetic views of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury-and impressed upon his
hearers the necessity of sustaining, by their ut
most eXerons at home, the efforts of their repre-
sentatives in Congress to control far as possible
the action Of the administration in regard to the
tariff. He closed by endorsing the assurance
that the Wing candidates for Governor and Lieut.
Governor would receive triumphant majority
at the hands of the people in the coming election
Hon Myron Lawrence of Belchertown, follow
ed in few well chosen remarks, and then the
Convention adjourned till three o'clock in the
afternoon
AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention met
again at three o'clock, and Mr. Bell, from the
Committee appointed in the morning, read an ad-
dress. We under the necessity of emitting
the address till to- morrow
Alter some eloquent remarks from Messrs j.
I. Stevenson and Abbott Lawrence of Boston
and Mr. S. H. Valley of Roxbury, the address
was unanimously adopted
vote ofthanks to the officers of the Convention
moved by Mr. Brmmer OF Boston. was then car
RED, and the Convention was dissolved