Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-12
RLTCAN TIC KET,
The Boston journal ON the Republican
Convention.

The Boston Journal, of Monday, has lead
or on what it is pleased TO call the 'late Free
son Convention" in which it says.
of we compare the numbers who took part
IN the Wing State Convention, and in the re-
cent Free Soil Convention, at Worcester
which some of its supporters call ''People's
Movement" we shall find that the former has
by far the strongest claim to be regarded as
the representative body Of the people. In
point Of numbers the assemblage in the Boston
Music Hall, was moderate estimate, hVe
time as large as that at Worcester.
1t is no doubt, easy for the Journal to con-
vince itself that the Wing State Convention,
deserves all the consideration which it claims
for it. in consequence of its numbers, &c; but
there are a few circumstances which will
make it difficult for impartial people to view
the case as the Journal does..e In the first
place the numbers at the Wing Convention,
in the Boston Music Hall, at no time EXCEEDED
1900 while there were certainly 400 in the
CITY Hall here, and hundreds could not OBJ
tain admission. The Journal claims that the
Boston Convention was FIVE times as numer-
ously attended as the Worcester one. This is
simply a figure of speech-a mere matter Of
rhetorical expansion on the part of that paper
there is not word of truth in it.
The Journal says, the Wing Convention
was strictly a delegate convention, but the
Republican one was only caucus. Nobody
but delegates were allowed to vote at Boston,
everybody was drummed up to vote at Wor'
cester. The Journal does not make these
statements on the authority of its own repor-
ter, who was at the Convention and who is
certainly as reliable witness of the truth, as
that paper could have had there; it relies fol
evidence upon the Worcester transcript, thai
Wing organ which can always be depended
upon to furnish material, when falsehood is
necessary to adorn Wing argument
The Republican Convention was strictly
delegate Convention. 1t was specially init
mated, after the organization of the conven-
ton, that no one, except regular delegates,
had right to vote. Some one in the body o.
the Hall asked the chairman, if delegates at
large would have the privilege of voting, and
he was informed that they would not The
statement that all and sundry were permitted
to vote, is a mean lie. Votes were distribu
ted and hats were passed round as at any 9TH
er convention; and, we believe, as good faith
was then maintained in voting as ever was by
any party, on any similar occasion. We
were at the Wing Convention, and had the
l,ot 4bo
had but for all that, we do not believe that
everybody voted there, although "every-
body might have done SO. The idea of attri-
buting unfairness to those who voted is worthy
of the Transcript, and its repetition is not I'M
worthy of the Journal.
Our Boston contemporary INDUCES himself
with the following comparison, between the
number of delegates to the Wing and Repub-
lican conventions. The comparison is not at
all SO triumphant as the Journal makes it
seem to be.
g In the Wing Convention. 935 votes were
given on the ballot for Governor, and it is
well known fact that many delegates in the
galleries through some oversight, did not
have an opportunity to vote. In the Worces-
ter Convention, Notwithstanding all the
drumming, only $50 votes we're given for
Governor-a difference in favor Of the Wing
Convention Of nearly one-half.'
The proportion of delegates to the Wing
Convention was for every representative to
the Legislature. The proportion at the Re-
publican Convention was only 8 for each
representative. This gave the Wings nu-
merical advantage of hfths over the Re-
pubicans. The advantage was onlyin appear
ance, not in fact. OF 935 delegates who
voted at the Wing Convention, Boston alone
furnished 220. While Boston, Charlestown,
Roxbury, Chelsea, Cambridge, Salem, Lynn,
and Lowell furnished 425. AL of these
could attend the convention without incon.
venience and no doubt did SO as they knew
that their nominees were not very acceptable
to large number of the county delegates.
The Republican convention will not suffel
by fair comparison in every respect witt
that of the Wings. Everything was conduct
ed earnestly, honestly, and sO6erly, by th'
Republicans. We doubt whether the Whig'
can say as much for their Boston gathering
and all its post prandial orators.