Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-17
WING State Convention.

the 10th, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the offices of Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, and of expressing the sen"
timents of the Wings of Massachusetts, as well
upon the important questions of State policy
to be determined at the approaching election,
as upon the important issues arising out of the
repeal of the Missouri compromise, which
opens to slavery vast territory, dedicated by
solemn compact to freedom" The attendance
was very large, nearly all the towns in the
Commonwealth.
The Convention was called to order at half
past i o'clock by Peleg w. Chandler, and on
motion of Hon. David A. Simmons, of Rox-
bury, moved that the Convention be Temporal
riy organized by the choice of the Chairman
of the Wing State Central Committee Dr.
Luther V. Bell, as President of the Conven-
ton, and the Secretary of the same committee
Hon. John Sargent, as Secretary of the Con-
vention. The motion was passed, and DR..
Bell took the Chair.
The members of the State Central Commit
tee and the Chairman of the several County
Committees, and the Wing members from
Massachusetts, in both branches of the Nation
al Legislature, were invited to take seats with
the Convention and participate in its doings
Committees on credentials and organization
were then appointed The last named COM
mittee subsequently reported, for President,
Hon. Franklin Dexter, of Boston, and for
Vice Presidents, two prominent Wings from
each county in the State, and four Secreta-
ries.
Mr.. Dexter, on taking the Chair, was greet
ed with loud applause. When it had sub
sided, he called on DIR. Nehemiah Adams to
make prayer, to which that reverend divine,
who publicly thanked God Tor the butcheres
in Mexico, and extolled the Fugitive Slave
Law from his pulpit in 1850, responded.
Mr., Dexter then addressed the Convention
at length.
On motion of Mr.. White of Lowell, COM
mittee of one from each county in the State
was appointed by the Chair to prepare and
report resolutions to the Convention. The
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Committee on Resolutions Middlesex-Jo.
seph White of Lowell. Sufiolk-Peleg w.
Chandler of Boston. Essex = Stephen G.
Wheatland of Salem. Worcester Charles
Thurber of Worcester. Hampshire-Cha
Delano of Northampton. Hampden-Wm
Stowe of Springfield. Franklin Rufus How
land of Greenfield. Berkshire-Solomon L.
Russell OF Pittsfeld. Norfolk-Waldo Co.
ct D.. ~ III r
Fall River. Plymouth-James H. Whitman
of Pembroke. Barnstable.-- George Marston
OF Barnstable. Dukes-Thomas Thorn of
Edgarton. Nantucket-Josiah Swan of Nam
tucket.
Mr.. Goodwin of Lawrence moved that
Committee of eight be appointed to collect and
assert the votes for candidate for Governor
and the following gentlemen were appointed:
J. A. Goodwin of Lawrence S. p Loud of
Dorchester; Seth Crowell of Dennis; E c.
Sherman OF Plymouth; L. G. Esty of Fra
mingham; w. NJ. N. Flint of Manson John
Livermore of Cambridge; Dustin Russell of
Sunderland
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
a candidate for Governor
The chair appointed committee of eight to
collect and count the votes for Lietenant Gov
ernor.
While the balloting was proceeding, Hon.
Josiah Quincy, Jr., addressed the Convention,
and was received with much applause.
Mr.. Thompson of Boston, from the Com
mittee on Credentials, then reported the whole
number of delegates present to be 1776, rep
resenting 297 towns.
The Chairman thereupon announced to the
Convention that the glorious old number of
l776 represented the number of gallant wings
,vbi I'll al
great applause.
The committee appointed to collect votes
for candidate for Governor, reported as fol-
lows:
Necessary for a.choce. ...................46S
Emory Washburn of Worces-
ter, had. .................S lS
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