Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-27
penetrate State Convention.


On Tuesday morning, goth inst, the morn
ing trains to Lowell carried into that city, the
delegates to the Convention, who, grouped in
knots in the Hobbies of the Merimack House
and in front of the spacious Boston r. R.
station until ten o'clock, when they assembled
in Huntington Hall. There were about 500
persons present at IL o'clock, when the Con-
vention came to order. 1t was called to order
by Col. Needham, of Groton, Chairman of
the State Central Committee, who read the
call for the Convention from the Worcester
Palladim. Moses Bates jr. Esq, of Ply
mouth, was elected as temporary Chairman.
F. A. Sawyer, of So. Reading, was chosen
temporary Secretary.
1t was moved to appoint committee of
seven to report permanent organization of
the Convention. The chairman, without call
ing the negative, declared the vote to be car
RED Rev. J. Al. Usher, of Medford, wished
the chair to state the question. The chair
did so, but upon Mr., Usher proceeding to adj
dress the convention, declared that there was
no question before the convention, and that
Mr.. Usher was out Of order.
Several gentlemen rose to questions of Of
der, and stoutly declared that the question
never had been put.
Mr. Usher, after some remarks in favor of
the old Democratic practice of open nomina-
tions, admitted. as a point of order, that the
motion was carried. anil moved reconsidera-
ton.
The reconsideration was carried, and COM
mittee of seven was appointed to collect sort,
and count the votes for president of the con-
vention.
On motion of Mr.. Beard, of Lowell, COM
mittee of one from each county was appoint
ed to receive the credentials of the delegates.
On motion of DR.. Loring, of Salem, COM
mittee of one from each county was appoint
ed tic report a series of resolutions.
A motion to reconsider was rejected.
The committee 10 collect the votes for Presi-
dent, made the following report. = Whole
number of votes, 553. Hon. Isaac Adams,
of Boston had 297 Rev. J. NJ. Usher, of
MedfOrd, 286; Scattering 20. Hon. 1. Adams
was accordingly chosen, and was conducted
to the chair
A committee of one from each county, to
nominate a State Central Committee for the
ensuing year, was chosen by nomination at
large. A great cal of confusion prevailed,
and much time was lost before the delegates
could be brought to understand the precise
terms of the resolution. After numerous ex-
cited speakers had exhausted their oratorical
energies, and various other gentlemen had
shown their acuteness in making amendments,
the notion as we have stated it finally pre-
vailed Before this committee was filed, the
committee on permanent organization, re-
ported list of vice presidents and secretaries
Hon. Henry H. Chlds, formerly Lieutenant
Governor of the Commonwealth who was
chosen one of the vice presidents of the Con-
vention, was received with three cheers as he
ascended the platform. The old gentlemen
made very spirited speech in response to the
compliment paid to him.
He said he was democrat when Jefferson
was President; and had never faltered in his
attachment to the party since that time. He
attributed all the progress, greatness, and glo-
ry of the country, to the measures of the
democratic party. He had seen the party live
through the purchase Louisiana crisis, the
war of 1872, the annexation of Texas, and it
would live through the agitation caused by
the Nebraska bill He spoke with much en-.
ergy, and was greeted with loud and repeated
cheers.
The committee to nominate the State Gen.
trail Committee was made up, and at half past
one o'clock the Convention adjourned for an
hour.