Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-14
Z mcrican Cnnntr Conre,,1ion

county Tor the nomination of county officers, as
sembled at Horticultural Hall, yesterday. and
was called to order at 10 o'clock, A NJ, by a L.
Rogers, Esq, chairman o. the county committee,
and permanently organized by the choice of the
following officers:
For President, Henry Smith of Templeton.
Vice Presidents, Daniel Bacon of Barre, &. W.
Angler of Worcester, A. G. Randall of Worces-
ter, L. H. Bradford of Fitch5urg, Curtis New
ton of Scuthboro'
Secretaries, F. a. Holden of Blackstone. S. E.
Blair of Warren, H. o. Clark of Worcester
Prayer was then offered by Rev. Geo. Bushnell
of Worcester.
Mr.. Pangborn of Worcester, offered a series OF
resolutions for coalition with the Republicans
which were adopted, and committee of seven
chosen to conferfor that purpose with commit
tee of the Republican committee.
The Convention then went into an informal bal
lot for Sheriff, with the following result: Col
George W. Richardson received % votes, to for
Jonathan Day, 8 for J s. c. Knowltou, and 8 for
Curtis Newton of southboro'.
Col. Richardson then unanimously nomi-
mated for reelection, by reclamation, although
one delegate went into labored speech against
him, on the score of his having voted for Rock
well last year.
the Committee on Credentials reported that As
towns were represented by 1872 delegates.
The balotng for County Commissioner result
edin favor of D. F. Parmenter of Holden, who
received Sc votes, to for Bonum Nye of North
Brookfeld, and scattering
For Special Commissioners, John B. Pratt of
Oxford, received 2S votes, and Thomas Billings of
Lunenburg, 80, to several scattering, and were
elected.
For Register of Insolvency, A. L. Rogers the
present incumbent, was unanimously nominated
by reclamation.
For Clerk of the Courts, VIM. A. Smith was
nominated, he receiving SO votes, to for Joseph
Mason.
A Committee of six, consisting of A. L. Rog-
ers of Worcester, w. S Thurston of Lancaster,
B. L. Batchelder of Sutton, Daniel Bacon of
Barre, and John Field of Worcester, was ap
pointed by the Chair to divide the County into
five Senatorial Districts
For District Attorney, E. B. Stoddard, and for
Register of Probate, L. H. Bradford of Fitch
burg, were nominated by ballot
The following was the vote for District Attor.
a.
Randall of Millbury, 8; Z. E. Aldrich5 ; B. L.
Batcheldef S. P Twiss, of Worcester, l; P. P.
Todd of Blackstone, l. For Register of Pro.
bate: L. II. Bradford of Ftchburg, 50, c. G.
Prentiss of Worcester, "a S. P. Twiss of Wor.
cester, II; J. A Dana of Worcester, 1.
For Commissioners of Insolvency the following
gentlemen were nominated
S, F. Lewis of Worcester, L. H. Bradford of
Fitchburg, Newton Tourtellot of Webster and
L. C. Boynton of Uxbridge.
The convention then adjourned at IL o'clock,
for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention re-assembled at 2 O'Clock, and
was addressed by Wilder S. Thurston of Lancas
ter, Charles A Taft of U zbridge, and z. K Pang-
born of Worcester.
The delegates from the several Senatorial dis
tricts, reported the following candidates for SEN
ators.
Geo. M. Rice of Worcester, B. l.. Batchelder
of Sutton, Wilder S. Thurston of Lancaster, Fred
erick Parker of Templeton, Henry s. Mansfield
of Blackstone.
The following resolution was offered by I. E.
Hall of Holden, and unanimously adopted:
ReSOJUed, that the American party of Worces-
ter county asserts its determination to sustain
the Hon. Charles Sumner, and its desire that he
be returned to the Senate of the United States,
as Senator of Massachusetts.
After the appointments Of d county Commit
tee, and the accommodation of call for
convention, to be held Oct 81, to nominate
candidate for Councillor, and some other bus.
mess, the convention adjourned with nine cheers
for Fremont and Dayton, Gardner and Bench
ley, Sumner, Dewitt, and the county ticket"