Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-25
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at to 2o'clock, P. NJ.
Mr. Tolman of Worcester, chairman of the COM
mittee on that matter, made his report, which
was accepted, dividing the County into five Sec
tions, as follows-Central, consisting of Worces-
ter and adjoining towns; and four other dis
tricts, consisting Of towns in the Northwestern,
Northeastern, Southwestern, and Southeastern,
sections of the County, respectively, for the
choice of Senatorial candidates. Each section
then, on motion, retired by itself,and subsequent
ly reported the following.-
Central District-F. H. Dewey and H. S.
WashburA, of Worcester, Joseph A. Denny of
Leicester
North West District-Elisha Murdoch Of
Winchenden, Cephas Willard of Petersham, and
Artemus Lee ofTempleton.
North East District-Jabez Fisher of Fitch
burg, Augustus Morse of Leominster, and A. G
Hill of Harvard
South West Observation-Disclosures Dresser of
Southbridge, Salem Towne of Charlton, and Da-
yid L. Merrill OF Brookfeld.
South East District-valorous Taft of Upton,
Dan Hill of Blackstone, and A. NJ Bigeow of
Grafton.
1t was then voted that the Convention proceed
to designate its choice of candidate for each
district, from among the three, by each delegate
respectively marking against each name his pre-
ference, which resulted in the selection of the
following ticket for Senators, which was adopted
unanimously:
FRANCIS H. DEWEY, of Worcester;
ARTEMAS LEE, of Templeton
VALORUS TAFT, of Upton
SALEM T0WNE, of Charlton;
JABEZ FISHER, of Fitchburg.
Asaph Wood, of Gardner, the present incum-
bent, was nominated for County Commissioner,
by ballot, he receiving 50 votes to 81 for Enoch
Whittemore, of Ashburnham--these two names
hayi' g been previously reported by committee
appointed for the purpose, for the Convention to
select from.
The Committee selected to report a County
Committee, reported the following list, which
WITS adopted
P. Emory Aldrich, w. w. Rice, and E. B.
Stoddard, Of Worcester; joseph A. Denny, OF
Leicester; Il. M. Hosmer, of West Boylston ;
VIM. L. Slocomb, of Grafton H. II. Bowers and
G. +. Chaplin, of Milford; Valorus Taft of Up
ton; Noah Kimball, of Wcstboro; | r. Hitch
ster s. Brown and James B. Lane of Fitch
burg; Isaac Stevens, Of Athol Elisha Murdock,
Of Winchendon Dan'l Hill, of Blackstone; Da'
vid Lee, of Barre A. g. Hill, of Harvard &c.
phas Willard, of PeteIsham.
Mr.. Coggswell, of Worcester, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported the following.
which were unanimously adopted
Resofusd, That the Republicans Of Worcester Coun,v
heartily approve, and acCept their platform the al
dress and Resolutions unanimously adopted By the statu
Republican Convention Of the 20ih Of September,
ResOiued, That cordially endorse The several nou,-
nations then made, aGd will give TO them our united sup
port
Resoipsd, That IN JULIUS ROCKWELL, our candi-
date for the Office OF Governor, have Of high per-
sona honor and integrity and Of unblemished private e
stable and iudicous; tried and true friend
Of reedou and we call upon every conservative every
progressive ctisen every ansliyery man, to support
him by his vote and Influence 10 the coming election
Res0ired, Til ~ the formation Of the Republican party
OF Massachusetts aId the Moth, was a contamination
loudly demanded by the exgenccs Of the time that its
cherished Views are, In pre-emnent degree rebuko
sec oiiasm, and 10 promote true nationally, that II
yeda 70 no party In the purity and iervor Of IL devotion
y ts Union, but will labor 10 the Union, and for the
Unous 10 re and repa the sectional pro-Iayery n1u
ences, which bring dlacredt upon the Union and which,