Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-11


ton, which meets in the City Hall, The hail
is decorated with banners and notices.
At ten O'clock the delegates began to crowd
into the 'all. They were admitted by tickets,
ana outsiders were restricted to the galleries
ooon alter It was discovered that the flag sus
pended across the hall, and which had been
sent IN from Wilbraham, had on it but sixteen
stars, and 1t was, therefore, torn down amid
great applause. The inscriptions on it
Union, Buchanan, and Breckenridge. coming
down with it.
At quarter to eleven o'clock, the conven.
ton was called to order by E. C. Bailey, chair
man OF the State Committee, and the proceed
lngs commenced with tie playing of "Hail
Columbia" by the band
Inc Convention then proceeded to ballot for
President, and Messrs. Lamb of Greenfield,
stephens OF Boston, Chaplin Of Springfield.
Frazer OF New Bedford. Pratt of Worcester.
d. ID. Kelley of Mortified, and Watkin of
Lawrence, were appointed to count the votes
motion was made to appoint committee
10 complete the organization, but it was vio-
lently opposed by Mr.. Seamans of Springfield,
and Mr.. Lindsey of Charlestown, as being
out OF place until a permanent President is
chosen. The objection was that the mode
proposed threw the organization into the
hands of the State Central Committee. Mr..
Seamans was put down by calling of the ques-
ton. The whole matter was finally laid on
the table.
While the committee were out, B. F. But
Ter was called on to speak, and did so. He
said that though the Democrats might be out
shrieked and ut-crow ed, they could not be
out-argued. The argument is with us. He
then went into an argument to show that the
democratic party stands on this Kanzas issue
precisely where it did in l84S, and therefore
concluded that the party and its principles
have not changed, but that the men who
have gone out from us, they have changed.
John ). Z. hnowlton, George s. Boutwell,,
and Z. Hazewell, reported the resolutions of
lS4o. Butler said they had left him standing
alone on the plain oak boards of the Demo-
cratic principles, while they stink into nice
room carpeted with the black petticoat of
Jesse.
He then defended the South from the char
ges against it, and threw the whole blame of
the'Kanzas trouble upon the Republican party.
AT this point the commitree to count the
votes for President, reported as follows =
Whole number 9l2; A. Phelps, Jr., of SPRING
field, had 50l Giles H. Whitney of Win
chendon, had 369 ; and Isaac Davis of Wor-
cester had 80 scattering 2; and Mr.. Phelps
was declared elected.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for President and Messrs. Lamb of Green
Held, Stevens of Boston, Chaplin Of Spring.
field, Frazer Of New Bedford, Pratt of Wor-
cester, b. D. Kelly of Mortified, and Wat
son of Lawrence, were appointed to count
the votes.
A motion was made to appoint committee
to complete the organization, but it was vio-
lently opposed by Mr.. Seamans of SPRING
field, and Mr.. Lindsey of Charlest6wn, as
beingout of place until a permanent Presi-
dent is chosen.
The objection was that the mode proposed
threw the organization into the hands of the
State Central Committee. Mr. Seeman's was
put down by calling of the question. The
whole matter was finally laid on the table.
MIR, Phelps on taking the chair, thanked
fearless, true hearted and patriotic Democracy
for the honor conferred on him. He then
spoke of the issues in the campaign, The
first thing the Democracy seeks is thorough
reform in our State government.
In regard to the Presidential election, the
question is, whether Massachusetts shall be
found still true to the confederacy, or shall
she array herself as a sectional Slater The
democratic party he eulogized as the party of
the Union.
He expected the Democrats to labor zeal
ously for the redemption of Massachusetts
from party from whose flag one half the stars
are obliterated.
Major Phinney Of Barnstable, was appoint
ed chairman of committee of one from each
county to complete the organization. A mo
ton to add one from each county was made.
and gave rise to an exciting time. The mo.
ton was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Rogers of Charesto moved the ap-
pointment Ut Committee on Resolutions.
The Chair appointed the Committee as fol-.
lows: ]. A. Baxter of Barnstable, II. H.
Childs of Pittsheld, c. Taber of N. Bedford,
Phlneas Allen of Nantucket, G. B. Loring of
Salem, S. o. Lamb of Greenfield, Calvin
Torrey of Palmer, H. Chilson of Northamp.
ton, P. Rockingham, Jr., of Charlestown,
Edward Avery of Braintree, A. S. Loud of
Arlington, Oliver Stevens of Boston, Isaac
Davis of Worcester.
A long debate ensued as to the manner of
appointing state Central Committee, and it
was finally left for the delegates of each coun-
ty TO report their own members.
The Convention then adjourned until two
o'clock.
The forenoon proceedings were marked BY
want of that harmony which was predicted
last evening. The disagreement has been
upon trivial matters.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The organization of the Convention was COM
pleted, and Hon. E. D. Beach ofSprngfeld, was
nominated by reclamation. Caleb stetson of
Braintree, was also nominated by reclamation for
Lieut. Governor, but Mr.. Avery of Quincy, read
letter from Mr. s., declining the nomination.
A Committee was then appointed to nominate
list of State officers, and a State Committee
was appointed.
A series of resolutions was then offered by Mr.
Loring, of Salem, which were adopted, after a
speech from Col Isaac Hull Wright
The committee on nominations then reported
the following candidates
For Lieut.. Goyernor--Albert Currier of New
buryport.
Secretaryof State-Jonathan E. Field ofStock.
bridge.
Attorney Genera5-Ezra Wilkinson of Dedbam.
Auditor-Gies H. Whitney Of rempleton.
1feasarer-Stedmah Buttrick of Concord.
The nominations were adopted. NJ G. Lord Of
Salem, and Whiting Griswold were then nomi.
mated as Presidential Electors at Large, and the
Convention adjourned.
Edward Everett, whose feeble health and
retirement from public life prevented his an.
| pearng in Faneuil Hall to say a few J, ords in
rebuke of the hendish attack of Brooks on a
Massachusetts, Senator's advertised to har.
angue crowd of people in favor of Fillmore,
in public square in New York, next FRIDAY
evening Great man, MIR. Everett
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