Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-04
FREE DEMOCRATIC
UNITY CONVENTION,
At Worcester, .Nou. 3rd, 1853.

The Convention was called to order al Ia past
IL O'Clock, by Gen Hosmer, of West Boylston.
On motion of Mr.. Rice, Mr. Swan, of Hub
bardstOn, was nominated as Secretary pro tenn.
Committee was appointed to nominate off.
GERS OF the Convention, and the following persons
were chosen:
VIM. w. Rice, of Worcester, Aurin Bugbee,
of Charlton, Lewis H. Bradford, of Fitchburg,
P B. Howe. of --, E. w Holbrook, of w
Boylson, and E. Kburn, of Sterling
While the Committee were out, the Conven-
tion was addressed by Rev. Mr.. Kllgore, of Win
chendon, and Mr.. Earle, of Worcester.
The Committee organization reported the
following list of officers:
For President-Hon. MOSES WooD of Fitch
burg.
Tice Presidents-Oliser Harrington, of Wor-
essler, John EdgelI, of Gardner, Valorus Taft, of
Upton, N. F. Bennett, of oturbridge, Ichabod
Washburn, of Worcester, and James II. Carter,
Of Lcomnster.
Secretaries-Geo. Swan, Of Hubbardston,
Mason of Ftchburg, Kilgore of Winchendon,
J. w. Denny of Leicester, and Benz. Boynton of
Weslboro.
A Committee on Resolutions was then ap-
pointed, consisting Of Messrs. White of Worces-
ter, Bugbee of Charlton ,BenchIey of Worcester.
On motion of Mr. Walker of Worcester,
committee Of conference, consisting of FIVE mem
bers, which was afterwards enlarged to eight,
was chosen, for the purpose of consulting with
the Democratic party, in reference to a State
Reform Ticket, 10 be supported by the two par
ties, and the following gentlemen were chosen:-
Earle Of Worcester, Bugbee Of ChlrIton, Allen of
Shrewsbury, Kilgore of Winchendon, Wilkinson
of Milford, Greene of Filchburg, Howe of South
boto', and IIosmer Of West Boylslon.
Voted, to hive an ntermsson Of ten minutes
for the purpose of giving time for the delegates in
the five Senatorial sections Of the county, to con-
suit and nominate candidates to be submitted to
the Convention for Subsequent action.
The iniermission was taken, and afterwards
the several sections reported the following NOM
nations:
Centre District-J NJ. Earle of Worcester.
North West Disirict-EIisha Murdoch Of Win
chendon.
South West District-Charles Mason of Fitch
burg
South East District-J. Whitman ofMillord
South West Dsirict-AGrIn Bugbee Of Charl-
ton.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot upon
the nominations separately, and the several gen
slemen above named were elected candidates
AFrEREooS SESSION.
At2 IL P. NJ. the Convention was called 10
order by the President.
In the absence Of business, Dr. Bugbee of
Charlton, addressed the Convention in warm
and eloquent speech which was loudly applaud
ed.
The Committee on nomination Of County Com
miitee made the following report:
Charles White, John NJ. Earle, A. Tucker, II.
w. Benchley, Worcester; Moses Hancock, Win.
chendon Charles Mason Fitchburg; John Edg.
ell, Gardner; Isaac NJ Stone, Harvard; Geo.
Bruce, Hubbardston; Eli KiIburn, Sterling, L. NJ.
Hosmer, West Boylgton; ----- Billings, Hard.
wick; Nathan Richardson, Warren; Freeman
Walker. n Brook6ed: J. Waldo Denny, Lei
csstef; Henry r. Wing. Grafton; Curtis New.
ton, Souihboro'; John b. Plymplon, Shrewsbury;
Nelson Bennett, 9urbridge; Harrison f. Fay
Soulhbridge; Sullivan Thayer, Milford; Orvile
Thompson, Millbury; Haskell Mcclellan,
Clinton; Asher Josip, Webster; w. LacIey,
Uxbridge.
The report was unanimously accepted
The Committee on Credentials reported
Whole number Of towns represented, Al
Whole number Of Delegates, 1872
The report was accepted. N
I'M. Earle was excused from further seryee on
the COMMITTEE Of Conference a, his reques, as he
had been nominated as candidate aud desired
20 leave the Committees under no embarrassment.
A COMMITTEES from the Democratic Conven-
lion came in and stated that the Democratic Con-