Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-08
LOCAL NEWS
Know Nothing Meeting.

| following gentlemen were selected for this pur-
pose:-
Henry Goulding, Chas. L. Putnam, James H.
Wall, iona. Luther, T. A. Clark, John B. Dex-
ter, John Field, A. NJ. Dliscoll, A. l. Rogers, H.
o. Clark.
On motion of Geo. w Fitch, finance com
mittee of ve,consisting of the following persons,
nominated at large, was chosen to attend to the
raising of the necessary funds to carry on the
campaign Geo. w. Fitch. A. NJ DIiscoll, Jas.
H. Wall, H. O. Clark, E. w. Yail
On motion of ]. W Denny, committee con-
sisting of J. w. Denny, Perley Hammond, Geo.
| W. Fitch, Dexter F. Parker, and H. K Flagg,
was nominated to retire and report list of five
persons, at large, and two from each Ward, to
constitute the City Committee While this COM
mittee were out, the two principal orators of the
| party being on it, Mr. Parker periodically re-
signed his seat upon it, for the sake of layoring
the meeting with speech, during their absence,
| and Mr.. n. NJ. Muzzy chosen in his place.
| Mr.. A. L. Rogers then calling for the report of
the delegates to the State Convention, Mr. D. f.
| Parker mounted the rostrum, and delivered him
self in his usual " eloquent" style. They had
right to nominate whom they pleased for Cover
|
them of that right" The executive committee
of the American party had exceeded their power
in recommending fusion. 1t was impossible to
| describe the enthusiasm and unanimity for the
candidates which prevailed in the Convention,
which showed that the party was not dead, or even
in the decline. 1t still lived" in spite of base
| libels and unprincipled traitors. The X. N Coun-
| ellis had not called meetings, for fear of being
voted down in them. The Springfield Platform
the second declaration of American indie
| pcndence. For the first time, during his recol-
lection of politics, "hard working mechanic had
been nominated for one of the most prominent
Offices in the State" The nominations of Gard
ner and Benchley would be gloriousy ratified by
| the people in November, by ten thousand plural
| ity.
Calls were then made for Benchley," and a
committee sent for HIM to speak, but he couldno
be found.
Mr.. Chas. L. Putnam, who holds post of
emolument under the State Government, was then
called up He said that the American party were
no more bound by the acts of the Fusion Conven-
ton, than by biddings in Peter Funk Auction
Rooms The Americans who had gone into it
were traitors. He said Gov Gardner, according
to Treasurer Marsh's testimony, as adduced by
Gen. Wilson, had declared he would not accept
of another nomination, if the Republican nomi-
nation was fairly and honorably made. On this
technical point of that nomination not being
fairly and honorably made" he defended the
course of the Governor He was down hard upon
Wilson and Foster, and declared it would take a
whole island of soap to wash the latter clean from
his treachery and perfdy, particularly in allowing
his to be used in the Fusion Convention,
under the circumstances which then existed, as
he charged he had done.
Mr. Putnam went on, abiding to Gen. Wilson's
statements in his speech. that Gov. Gardner was
committed to the Republican movement, previous
and up to the time of the Convention, and asked,
"Where was Gen. W, when Dana asked in the
Convention, if any one could furnish any facts or
reasons why Gov. G. was committed to that
movement? Where was his bosom friend, Fos-
ter at that time:" He said there were facts pre-
pairing which would set the matter all right.
Mr.. James H. Wall was next called up, and de-
voted his remarks to a criticism of Gen. Wilson,
for "ridlng two horses, last fall, and endeavoring
to ''ride another horse among the rabble at the
why Gen. w. did not reply to the charge that
Gov. Gardner was not committed to the Repub-
lican movement when Dana called for somebody
to it. When he had concluded, the committee
to nominate a list to constitute the City Commit
tee, made their report, which was accepted, as
follows:
At larye-Austin L. Rogers, John Field, Henry
Earle, Chas NJ. Gould, John Rich.
Ward l, Geo. Tufts, Timothy Wakefield;
Ward 2, John Williams, Fred. G. Stiles; Ward 8,
Willard Jones, Lewis Smith; Ward 4, A. NJ. Dris-
coll, c. M. Gould Ward 5, Geo. E. Wyman
Benz. G. Hosmer; Ward 6, D. F. Parker, Richard
Dexter; Ward 7, Edwin Haven, Frederick Eaton,
Ward s, II. 0. Clark, I. A Clark.
II. X. Flagg was then called upon, and made
long speech, violently denunciatory of Wilson
and Foster, and in vindicaton of Gardner, who,
he said, STOOD up in the Philadelphia Convention,
"lor Massachusetts" while Gen. w. stood up
there only for himself, &c. He then alluded 10
the speech and letter of the latter after the man
ner of the other speakers, in reference to the Flu
sion Convention He closed by reading from
an editorial in the Spy of November Is last, on
the result Of the election which was received with
great applause, and apparently much to the edit
cation of the audience.
A committee of FIVE, consisting of James H.
Wall, Charles L. Putnam, II. K Flagg, A. L.
Rogers, and D. F. Parker was then selected, to
consider what may be done towards getting pa
| per to advocate their principles.
Above is a correct representation of the dongs
at meeting Of men of this city, styling them
selves Americans" and protesting, also, to be
Anti.slayery. There is room now, only to make
the observation, that it is huniatng to see them,
on such weak and puerile pretences, thus array
ing themselves against the great movement in fav-
or of Freedom, and doing what they can to pro-
mote the election of the Beach ticket and the src-
cess of the common foe Ihey touched not and
couldn refute, one iota of the arguments and
facts adduced against Gov. Gardner in Gen. Will
sons letter and speech.
WE understand that there will be a Social Le-
wee of the Free Church, at Horticultural Hail. to-