The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-09
The Massachusetts, Democratic State Con-
ycntlOn.

The Massachusetts Democratic State Con.
ycntiOh.
GRAND FLARE Ur--wfTHDRAwAL or THE HUNKEgs-
CANDIDATES foR GOVERNOR AND oTEEc OFFICER;
NOMINATED BY THE CoALITIONIsTs, ETC.
FrrcuBuaG, Sept. 8, 1859.
TcDomocratic State Convention met hero to- day. and
largely attended from Gil parts oc tho State Thu
warm disputes Of the previous night, between tho hun
rs and coationis led every one to feel that dcc
crisis in the party had arrived all attempts at com
promise, previous to the meeting failed.
Soon after the clectioa Of President, 1.-THE Hon N
Wood, colitonist by largo majority Mr.. s. D. BRAD
iOHD Of West Roxbury who was the organ of the m.
tional democrats, offered tho following -
Resolved That believing tie coalition OF the
party with the Free Soil party have bson fruitful only
Massachusetts, ropusiate all such eonnecti,a.
This he nally after angry and exciting discussion
suocecaad In having committed to the Committee on
Eesolutions with instructions to report upon 1t.
The body then adjourned for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention got into another squabble about tho
nomination Of governor the Hunkcrs claiming that the
platform should be FIRST adopted but here as On every
vote, the coai,tionists had triumpbaat majority
At this point national democrat asked oil who wvro
opposed TO further coalition to retire from the hall
Ihy consequently retired to ano,her room, and ~.
pointed s. d. bradford temporary chairman, and voted
to await the action Of the regular Coa,sntion against
c0e,ition.
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z COO persons bcipg present.
Henry W. Bishop of Lcnox, wss nominated fur Gov
crnor, BY s34 out Of 1l3a notes.-the minosity being
chiefly for David Hcnshaw and PIiny Merrick.
Tho Committee on Resolutions reported the Baltimore
platform, and euogSed the national candidates The
resolution Of Mr. Bradford they rerortod without con-
mont, for the action Of the Convoation-
coaltioniss Immediately moved to lay 1t on ths
scene Of indcscribatle confusion cns,.ed-a DOZEN
pc1sons were crying out Mr. PRESIDENT ana as many
Others wore calling out ordcr' and moving the prcvi
Tho oppoUents Of The coalition tried in vain to speak
upon tho resolution
Order havirs been partially restored, the coaveation
laid the resolution upon the table by decisige vote
amid the cheers OF the coalitonsts.
The hunscrs to the number Of 200 300 LETT th hail.
Tho Convention then proceeded to nominate Hon.
Jamcs Theppson, of New Bedford as candidate foe
Lieutenant Governor.
Cilarios g. Greene. Of Boston, and james 8. Whitooy
a. CONWAY were aso n1mi mated as eletors at larro
Alter the transaction OF other business the Convcnaa
adjourned, sine dl
TRANSACTIONS OF THE sEchpF1s
The secedcss, national democrats, organized rsr
maneaty, by clscting 9. d. Bradford President wta
largo number Of Wee Presidents and Sccretaries
Provisional State Committee was appointed and also
Committee Resolutions, who subsequently, reported
scrcs, In which they state that oppositon {, the
Fugitive Slave law Is the fundamental rfinciple Of the
free sci party, therefore coalition with that party s
entirely inconistcnt with the dcmocratc platform and
that AL true democratic, who dOsire faithfully 70 ed-
desire 10 preserve their principics from tse CON.
taminatiDg influences Of aboutonisu, srs com.
pclcd 70 witnoraW ana express thctr firm and DO
cided protest against this aaton 0, tho coryentios
and hnay, that tho previous coalition had been only
fruitful Of OWL the democratic party and taat the
mocrats OF Massachusetts repudiatc all such unnatural
connections and will coalcsoe with any party an
tanning principles destructive to thcir own.
Tie rceoiutions adopted with shouts OF applause
committee appointed 20 report hsroacr STATE
address.
Speeches were made dcsoanclng the re,aaa CON
vcntion.
Aftor giving tho Provisional Committee po~ey TO coll
convention OF the true democracy deemed oxpcdicnt
the meeting dissolved
Mr. Gaocn did not bolt from the regular conycntioa
though hc in favor Of Mr.. Bradford resolution
Mr. Hsllctt was absent.
Tit bcltcrs are not chiefs in che party but har
wozSipg mon many from the vicinity Of Boston bu
ttArc some strong men from the South and West
II il thought that thoy will support the Pierce and Kin
electoral ticket nominated by the other section OF tn