Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-08
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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1856.
slaIe Ceuncil.

rs,-.-;.,r State Council of Massachusetts
A.ls. ouarterly session in the basement OF the
M,.;e Hall. in Boston, on Tuesday, at hall-past
,o,olock. p. NJ, for the election of officers and
other business. The Committee credentials
reported l49 Councils represented by 2SS dele
gates. The reporters of the press were admitted.
Considerable discussion arose as to the right of
Messrs. Fangborn and Flagg, from Council 4S2,
of Worcester, and Mr.. circuit, from Council No
43O Of Chelsea, to vote. Their case was referred
to Committee Mr.. Pangborn was accused OF
smuggling in his vote, illegally. A stormy time
was had The proceedings indicate the entire
success Of the Fillmore, or bunker section ct the
party, resolutions regulating the Philadelphia
nominations, and approving the election Of oeie-
gates to the New York Convention, June ~ oeing
summarily voted down. The comparative strength
of each section is seen in the election OF omeeIs'
the vote standing, for President, hon. henry W.
Benchley. the present incumbent lanti-Flllmore,)
Il6; for Hon Moses 6. Cobb, of Dorchester,
gF;Ilmore and Gardnerite,) member of the Gov
ernor's Council, 1853. So the Lieutenant Cover
nor gets his walking ticket for that free and frank
expression Of his opinion in his Worcester letter
For Vice President, that quintessence of bunker
Americanism, Senator A. c. Carey, of Ipswich,
was elected, with George 7. Stearns, of Boston,
another bunker, for Secretary, E. c. Baker hav.
ing declined.
The following delegates were chosen to the
next quarterly session of the National Council
of the old organization, to be held in New York,
June 80, mot the Convention of June IL, to NOM
mate candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent, as they appear well enough satisfied with
Fillmore & Donelson): A. B. Ely of Newton
and Thomas Colt of Pittsfeld, at large. Henry
F. Thomas, New Bedford; Nathan King, Mid
dleboro; Moses G. Cobb, Dorchester J. NJ. Keith
Roxbury; A. 0. Brewster, Boston, E. C. Baker,
Mediord A. L. Arnold, Rockporti Levi Pills
bury. Fitchburg; Thos. Chubbuck, Springfield /;
S. johnson, Adams.
MIR. A. B. Ely, of Newton, figured in his usu-
al diatribes against {" Black and sham Republi-
canism." &c and advocated his two legged poll
icy of a union of action on State matters, and
letting the members do as they please about ma
tional candidates-that is, the Springfield plat
form for Massachusetts,, and the Philadelphia
platform for the nation. He " thought there
would be two national American tickets in the field
issues" He wanted to have genuine Americans
sent to Congress, from Massachusetts, in place
of the "renegades" now there, who had "stoler
in, under cover of the American issue" The
concentrated hunkerism Of his remarks seemed
to be well received.
Mr.. Wilder S. Thurston, of Lancaster, replied
to Mr.. Ely, but he was so interrupted by hootings
and Kisses. that he was obliged to give way be-
fore he had finished. He was in favor of carrying
the Springfield Platform into national well as
State politics, but the majority would sanction no
such policy.
Several other speeches were made by Messrs.
E. c. Baker Of Medford, Turner of Brooklne,S C.
Maine of Chelsea, and others, the general tone of
which was, that anti-slayery was well enough,
but that the great paramount question was that
of Amerieanism, and all other questions should
bend to it. Mr. Fillmore, if good American,
should be supported.
Nh. Pangborn read letter from New Hamp-
shire, announcing that the State Council which
had just closed its session there had repudiated
Fillmore and Donelsen, and appointed delegates
the New York Convention of June II. This was
very coldly received. An attempt made to get up
cheers over it failed.
The afternoon proceedings of the Council were
stormy, but after the retirement of the Anti.
Fillmore wing, comprising chiefly delegates from
the western counties, everything went on smooth
ly, and the remaining business, such as the
appointment of State Central Committee, &C..
was finished in harmony. A resolution, offered
by Col. Brewster, recommending the construc-
ton of a railroad to the Pacific, was adopted
Council adjourned sine die, about II o'clock.