Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-18
From the Worcester Spy
TO THE VOTERS OF WORCESTER
COUNTY.
A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS.

PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS.
The Republican County Committee have learned
since the late County Convention, that a strong
desire has existed in the minds Of many true Re
publicans, FOR union with the American party on
II county ticket in the coming election. The Re
publicans of one iowa expressly instructed the
Committee TO take measures to accomplish this end,
and from other sources, evidence has reached the
Committee, which satisfied them that it was the
wish Of a majority of the party that such an at
tempt should still be made. majority OF the
Committee concurred in that wish. The gentle
men nominated candidates for the Senate and
county offices, placed their resignation in the baus
of the Committee so that no obstacle existed to
the formation of joint ticket satisfactory to the
voters of the county,
On Wednesday, Ct 22d a sub Committee of
i've persons by direction of the County Committee
notified the chairman of the American County
Committee, that the Committee were DESTROYS of
forming plan for joint action in the coming e &c.
ton, and nominating joint ticket. The chairman
of the American Committee engaged to call 1t to.
gether on Saturday, Oct. 18th, and was proposed
that each party should, in the meantime learn the
views Of its several candidates.
On Saturday, Oct 25th, the co nmittees of each
party met separately. Some of the candidates
nominated by the Americans met with their com
mittee. Their candidate for Congress- their can
didateS for Sheriff, Register of Insolvency, Clerk
OF Courts, District Attorney, and Register of Pro
bate, and Two at least, of their Senators, were ID
Worcester, and within five minutes walk ci the
place OF meeting of their committee. When the
American Committee met, the sub Committee of
the Republicans called upon them, informed them
of their willingness to form a joint ticket and rt-
quested them TO appoint committee of FIVE per-
sons to confer with the Republican sub COMMITTEES
on the subject. Such committee was raised and
the two met. The sub committee of the Ameri-
cans stated that, their party had made over.
lures which had not been acceded to when the con.
VentiOns OF the two parties met they expected
that proposition to the details of the arrange
ment should come fiom the Republicans. This was
agreed t. by the Republicans, and the following
proposal was made:
" The two parties agree upon joint ticket, to
be made up OF gentlemen from each party, the two
parties to be represented thereon as follows:
Ansericaas = Sheriff, (ncluding 20 deputies);
four Commissioners of Insolvency; Register Of
Insolvency; two Senators; two Special Commits
sloDers.
Repa6icanS.-Three Senators; County Commits.
sioner Clerk of Courts, District Attorney
The committees of the two parties to use their
best efforts to procure the nomination OF mem.
Der Of Congress who shall be satisfactory to
both"
1t will be seen that this proposition gave to the
Americans eleven out of the seventeen county can.
didates, including the office of Sheriff which by
reason of his power OF appointment Of 2S Deputies
is worth more both for pecuniary emolunent and
political influence that the whole of the rest put
together, and including, also, the nportaI offices
VI two Senator's Register OF p obate, and Regis
ter of Insolvency, and leaving the Republicans
but six of the seventeen offices.
The American Committee were then inquired of
whether they had learned the views Of their can
dldates, and informed us that they did not deem
it proper to communicate them to us, ut that
time.
The American sub. Committee were then in.
quired of, whether from their knowledge of the
views Of their friends, they thought any other
plan for joint action than the foregoing would be
desirable or would better suit the views of their
associates. They handed us in writing the follow
ing.
/" That VIII suggest to our Committee to take
measures to withdraw candidate for Repre-
sentative to Congress, and make no nomination
against the candidate nominated Oy the Republi-
cans, and that having placed Republicans in NOM
lnation for county officers, wao have accepted, ard
not withdrawn, we cannot advise any action upon
those candidates, but if Mr. G. NJ. Rice will con-
sent to decline, win agree to support Mr. G. f.
Hoar as our candidate for Senator IN place of MIR
Rice"
The American subcommittee then were asked
if any other suggestion occurred to them, and maxi
ing other, they withdrew to report our proposal
to their full committee. This was at one o'clock.
At feR minutes past three, the American sub
Committee returned and reported the following
resolutions,
Worcester, Oct. 25th, 1856.
Resoiued that this American County Committee
have given respectful attention to the proposition
of the Sub Committee of the Republican County
Committee, and regret that it is our opinion that
we have no power to change the nominations upon
our County ticket no vacancy now existing, and
the Convention which appointed us upon this Com
mittee not having delegated tO us any other power
than to fill vacancies"
Resoiued, That some feasible proposition which can
be entertained by this COMMITTEE, lcH be mt Oh great
pieaSVe.P
Voters of Worcester men who have desired
union Read the foregoing facts, and then say
whether the wire pullers of the American party
are sincere in their professions. They could have
obtained and did obtain the views of their candi
dates. Those candidates by placing themselves in
their hands could in five minutes have made the
field clear for union, II toiioics rssishbiy, that
either the Committee not Milling, or the candi-
dates pas not aciing to yield 10 your desire for har
nloniOus action. But they profess to have no au-
thorty, and yet this very Committee, a County
{ omniitee talk of taking the grave responsibility
of Withdrawing candidate for Congress, nomina.
ted not by the County but by the District, and Of
engaging that the American voters of that Dis
trict shall make no nomination.
What authority had they to propose action in
regard to man on their County ticket rather
than in regard to othersi What greater difficulty
In regard to their other candidates than those in
regard to Batcheler and Rice
But further than this. When the above resou-
ions were reported, the Republican Sub. Commit
Zee said to the Americans that they were puzzled
BY the second-that they understood the first to
be refusal to take action, on the alleged ground
u want Of authority, and that no plan would be
entertained by them, and inquired II they colld
inform US what was meant by " feasible plan,D or
Il they knew Of any which would DO received.
They answered that they knew Of none, but did
lot know, but the wisdom Of the Republican Com.