Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-22
Fillmore American State Convention.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 1856.
(Continued.)


! was then made unanimous.
Committee of one from each Congress
sional District was appointed to inform Mr..
| Lawrence of his nomination.
Hon. Geo. w. Warren, of Boston, address.
| ed the Convention. He thought it every
man would go to work and do his duty, Mas
sachusetts would roll up plurality for Mil
lard Fillmore. (Rather doubtful =
A gentleman here called the attention of
the Convention to an error in the report of
the ballot Committee. He said that Henry J.
Gardner received light votes which were not
reported.
A gentleman declared that they must have
been put in by mistake.
The Chairman thereupon said it was under
stood that they were put in by mistake
daughter
MIR. Ely moved that Homer Foote, of
Springfield, be nominated by reclamation as
candidate for Lieut. Governor
Inquiries were made by several individuals
in regard to the Americanism of Mr. Foote.
A gentleman replied that Mr. Foote was
President OF the Springfield Club, although
not an American
MIR. Dyer. of Boston, was not prepared to
vote for Mr.. Foote. He was not going out of
the American party for their candidate.
EaMr' King, of Roxbury, conceded with Mr..
Dyer
Mr.. Stearns, of Springfield thought it best
to be liberal, if they wanted the votes of the
o. Wings.
Mr.. Ely said that the Convention aoas not
strictly an american Generation, but a Flu.
more and DOnelSon Con0ention. Mr.. Foote
had been chosen Chairman of the Convention
and he thought that Mr.. Foote would do for
Lieut.. Governor.
Mr.. Barney of New Bedford, opposed the
motion to nominate by reclamation. He
moved that a Committee of two from each
county be appointed to nominate the remain
der of State ticket. Agreed to.
Mr.. Plummer of Lawrence, offered reso-
luton, that the Committee report the name
of no man who is not a supporter of the
American party.
Mr. Joy of Cambridge, said that he should
oppose the resolution to the death. One half
of the delegation from Cambridge were not
members of the party.
The Chairman decided that the whole sub
iect was out of order.
Mr.. Cook, Of Boston, moved that Com
mittee of one from each county be appointed
to report resolves and an address at some fu-
fure time. The Committee are Messrs. B. F,
Cooke j. B. Clark, Norfolk; Jefferson Ban
croft, Middesex George Foster Essex :;
George Collins, Plymouth Henry Dnnond,
Bristol; Ralph Earl, Worcester \. Jane
son, Hampden; c. D. Stockbridge, Franklin;
S. w. Smith, Dukes and Nantucket; Lemu-
Ell Groves, Barnstabe Franklin Weston,
Berkshire; John R. Willard, Hampshire.
a recess of thirty minutes was taken, dur
ing which the several delegations from the
Congressional districts assembled by them.
selves to nominate electors
Upon assembling, the Committee on State
| Officers reported as follows
| Lieutenant Governor Homer Foote. of
Springfield.
Secretary Of &ate-William w. Cornell,
Of Boston.
extraordinarily Ingraham, egNew Bed.
Attorney General = George 7. Davis, Of
| Greenfield.
Ireaswer-George Foster, of Lynn.
Mr.. Daniel Warren, of Boston, wanted tc
know about MI. George T. Davis, whether
he was an American or not.
Mr.. Ely replied, that he had learned that
Mr.. Davis was in favor of Fillmore. TThe
Springfield Republican says he is hfor FIRE.
mont and Dayton, The report was adopted
The following Electors were nominated
Dis. No. John Baylies, of New Bedford.
| No. 2-Henry Dimont, of Fall River
1
No 4.-Archelaus Wilson, of Boston
/ No 5-Zelotes Hosmer, Of Cambridge.
No. 6-Henry Luscomb, Jr., of Salem.
No. Luther V. Bell, of Charlestown
| No. S-JetfeTson Bancroft, of Lowell
No, 81 d. Leland, of Grafton.
No. l0-John Z. Marsh, of Chicopee Falls
No. ll-Franklin Weston, of Dalton.
AT large-Wilam Appleton, of Boston c. D
Stoekbridge, of Whately
| sAMr Warren, of Boston, stated that sub.
scription papers had been prepared for circu-
lation throughout the State to show that Ru.
fus Choate had not carried over the old line
| Wings to Mr.. Buchanan, One of the papers
was then read, as follows:
1.-The undersigned, OLD LINE WINGS,
OF Massachusetts,, while they have been thus
far disposed to wait for the assembling of the
Convention, which has been called by the
State Central Committee, for declaration Of
their purposes in relation to the approac hing
Presidential election, yet finding that advan.
tage is taken of the delay to throw doubt on
the views which they entertain, and to ere.
ate an impression that the only choice is be-
tween Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Fremont take
this mode of sgnifying their decided prefer
enee for Mr.. FILLMORE over all the other
candidates who have been nominated for the
Presidency, and recommend him to the sup.
port OF the people of Massachusetts,"
1t was received with applause.
A State Executive Committee was then
appointed, after which the Convention ad
Journed.
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