The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-10-02
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

Worcester, Thursday, Sept 20, 1855.
Tho Repubcan or Fusion State Convention
was largely attended to-day, over 1000 dele
gates being present from all parts ofthe State,
Including several cx-Whig members of Con
eress, several Know Nothing Congressman,
Senator Wilson, and many OF the rank and
Glo of the laio Wig, Free-Soil and Know
Nolhing parties The Hon Mp Banks was
chosen President, with long list of Vice Pres
idents and Secretaries R'chard Ii Dana Jr.
(Free-Soil) was chosen Chairman Of the Com
mitteo on Resolutions. After passing vote
that, to avoid cheating, each delegate should
write his name and residence uppn his vote
for candidate for Governor, tho Convention
adjourned for dinner.
In the afternoon an informal ballot was Ia
ken for Governor, with The following result:
Wholo number of votes Oh; necessary TO
choice 473 Henry Gardner X. N, 449: Ju-
ius Rockwell. Whig, 305; J. w Foster. Grand
Sachcm of tho Know Nothing State Council,
l22: Judge Il II. Hoar, +. s., 45: T.. D. I'll
lott, Whig and Il. s., 8; scattering, III. No
sooner had this result been announced and
motion made 10 60 into formal ballot, than
Mr. VIM. Brigham of Boston, an Anti-Gardner
Whg, called sttontion to fact that q call had
appeared in tho Boston papers for a straight
out Know Nothing Convention, and that this
call contained the names of no lees than 10 Of
the Boston Delegation to tho Fusion Conyen-
;en. He did not like this playing fast and
| loose. and wanted to know how far Governor
| Gardner was connected with this movement.
A. o. brewster of Boston, amid applause
| laughter and Kisses, defended Governor Gard
ncr as a true An,i-Slavery man, who had as
clear record on that subject as any one III
| Massachusetts.
lIo wa followed BY j. o. a. Griffin, On nj
! ira Frco-Seil lawyer Of Charleston, who amid
much confusion, Proceeded to argue that Mr.
/ GJ0rdncr was not tho man 70 receive the nomi-
nation of tie Convention.
A formal ballot for canditat" for Governor
was then ta en- Tho Hon Julius Rockwell
had six yotoseger Al others. and ebont 30 over
Gardner a motion to make tho nomination
unanimous had fow scattering Nays. The
present Lieut. Governor, Treasurer, and Audi
tor were nominated for re election by acclama
ton. Il. X. Hnar was nominated for Attorney
General After the nominations patriotic
speeches were mado, and much enthusiasm
manifested.
The addrsssof the Convention COOS over thu
whole ground of the Slavery question, and de-
claros that ell other issues are for the tim'
dtopped 1t says: eve offer no geographical
or sectional issue We adopt no principles
which have not the sanction of the founders o
tho Republic in all the States, North or South
FREQ or Slave We adopt no principles whict
Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry
would no, have glorded to be brought int
action. We adopt no principles which con
scientous opponents Of the increase Of Slave
+ ry from all parts of the land cannot and ough
not to recognize. We act in no sectional spir
it as to mon. We are ready TO vote for me-
from any part of the land who will act with us
. Our motto is: "No North, No South; Freedom
, for all the Territories; No new States but Ere
r States, North or South
, The resolutions are of tho same tenor, an
| both were unanimously adopted.