Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-02

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communication was received, and lad on the
table.
| FORMAL BALLOT.
The Convention then proceeded to formal
ballot, as follows:
Whole number Of votes. .......................477
Necessary to a choice.
! Fremont had. .-................-......2S
| Fillmore. ......................-... ..l91
The announcement was received with
vociferous cheers for Fremont, and groans for
Buchanan. and the Convention adjourned
for one hour.
BoLTERs' MEETING.
When the Convention adjourned, and after
a majority OF the delegates had left the hall,
little squads of Fillmore men were seen con-
gregatcd in the aislos, talking vehemently,
and manifesting their dissatisfaction, by ours
es loud and deep against the majority. FL
nally, Mr.. Jones of New York, genuine
short boy of the Capt. Rynders school, who
| led off the bolt for Stockton, in the New York
Convention, mounted settee, and denounced
the action of the Convention, in the nomna-
traitors in the Convention, as there were in
the New York North American Convention.
He was urged to take the stand, and the bolt
ers organized by placing James H. Wall of
Worcester, in the Chair, and by the choice of
Mr.. Stearns Of Boston, as Secretary.
Mr.. Wall made characteristic speech, con-
Guiding with the declaration that he would
not be sold out by anybody, and that he would
stick to the American cause till the last man
went down.
Mr., Jones of New York, then resumed the
thread of his discourse, in true Border Ruffian
style. He. denounced the Fremont men in
the Convention, as political blacklegs and
gamblers, and that they were, here, as in
New York, engaged in barter trade with
those arch-scoundrels and traitors, Thurlow
Weed and Bishop Hughes He said Massa.
chusests must wipe from her escutcheon the
dark and damning stain that had been placed
there to-day, and cleanse herself of the diseas.
ed, noxious, offensive thing, called Black Re.
publicanism.
onslaught upon the majority, who had voted
Tor Fremont. He charged it upon them,
that the vote given for Fremont, was the re-
suit of corrupt bargain. on the part of Ger.
tain office holders, with the Republican party.
He Furthermore charged, that there was fraud
and corruption in the balloting, and that there
were more than a hundred vote8 reported, more
thai" there aoere delegates in the Conveation.
Mr.. Cook was terribly excited, and took
his seat in state of great exhaustion.
Other very excitable gentlemen spoke in
the same bitter and denunciating strain, and,
finally committee of seven was appointed
to secure hall for the purpose of holding a
distinct meeting of Straight Americans in the
evening. With cheers for Fillmore, and groans
for Buchanan, the boilers then adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention e-assembled at o'clock.
In accordance with the vote at the first ses-
sion, the nomination by informal ballot of
candidate for the Vice Presidency, came up
as the first business in ORDER but, before the
DhllOtlllS was commenced,
Mr.. Briggs, of Pittsfeld, moved, that,
after the nomination of candidate for the
Vice Presidency, the Committee proceed to
the nomination of an electoral ticket.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Fall River, opposed the
motion. lie said that the call had been i'm
| perfectly circulated, that many towns were
unrepresented, and, that large portion of
the American party. in every quarter of the
State, had no knowledge that such action
was to be had here to-day. He was in favor
OF nominating two electors at large. and
leaving the Others to be selected by the
districts
Mr.. Devereux Of Salem, was in favor of
the immediate nomination of an electora,
ticket, and spoke at some length in support of
such action He eulogized Mr.. Fillmore in
strong terms, but stated that, on tie formal
ballot, he had given his vote for Fremont
| CCheers, and cries OF "Traitor," "Humbug."
"Put him out &c.) He proceeded to give
his reasons for so voting, and sat down amid
much applause.
MI look OF boston, then took the stand,
and said that about two hundred members of
the Convention were dissatisfied with the nc.
ton OF the majority that the office holders
OF the party had predetermined, before tbis
Convention assembled, to sell it over 70 tbe
Republicans that the Secretary of the State
Committee of that party had been present all
day, chuckling over the PROCEEDINGS. ,bot
Gov Ford of Ohio, had been here 10 sec tbo
bargain completed, but had gone home with
the black diarhua, and others had GOT il nc
bad as he. He concluded by giving n nodco
that the Straight Fillmore men would bold =
meeting at the Free Baptist Church. rbe
Fillmore men then retired, led off bv Mr.
Cook, amid Kisses and groans, mingled with
cheers for Fillmore and for Fremont.
Hon. Mr.. Usher Of Mediora followoa i,
conciliatory speech, and then Hon. L. G. Ba.
ker next took the stand, and spoke oloouent,v
in support of he nomination of Mr.. Fropopt
AT the close Of Mr., Bakers speech. it was
voted to reconsider the vote to 20 into ballot
for candidate for Vice Presidency, and. on