Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-17

]
o'clock by Abraham H. Rowland of New Bed.
ford, Chairman oil the State Central Committee.
! Samuel w. Wadron OF Boston was chosen TEN,
porary Chairman, and, on taking the chair, made
a brief speech. George W. Bentley, ESQ.,, Of
Worcester, and Oliver Stevens, Esq, of Boston,
Secretaries of the State Committee, oficiated as
temporary Secretaries of the Convention.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot fol
permanent President, with the following result
Whole number of votes... ....................672
Necessary to asch1ice. ...............2sT
Hon, Isaac Davis, of Worcester, had ...... SIS
and was declared elected.
The announcement was received with cheers,
and a committee of three, consisting of Col Isaac
H. Wright of Boston, Broadhead of Brookline
and Phinney of Barnstable, was chosen to ap.
prise Col. Davis of his election. and conduct him
to the chair. which they did. While this COM
mittee were out, loud calls were made fol "But-
| Ter" and "Whitney,'' when Gen. B. F. Butler of
Lowell came forward and said he felt gratifed
at the privilege of addressing a convention of
Democrats and he proposed, at a fttime time,
to show why Massachusetts,, above all States in
the Union, should adhere to its Democratic prin-
ciples but as thel committee, on conducting the
|
would defer what he had to say in this particular
until more suitable time,
The committee, with the Hon. Isaac Davis,
President elect, in charge, then appeared. As
Col. Davis assembled the platform, he greeted
with enthusiastic applause and on assuming the
chair, briefly addressed the Convention, defining
the issues at stake, claiming them to be more
State than national, and strongly urging ere
form" in the administration Of our State affairs.
His remarks were we'll received.
| When he had concluded, a committee, consist
ing of one from each county, was chosen to re-
port list of Vice Presidents and Secretaries, for
her permanent officers of the Convention, who
subsequently reported as follows - ~
For Yice Presidsnts-lsaae Adams of Boston,
H. Wood of-Quincy, ]. Pratt of Sterling, Daniel
Emerson of Waltham, e. S. Williams OF Newbu.
port, j. a. Baxter of Barnstable, A s. Loud of
Abingdon, S. L. White of Taunton, S. e. Bemis
Of Springfield, A H. Bullen of Northampton, Ii.
II. Childs of Pittsfeld G. W. Shattuck of Coler.
aine, J. Easton of Nantucket, and Ira Dumas of
Edgartown. oHaE
Secretaries-H W. Haines of Boston, George
W. Bentley of Worcester, ohm McElroy of Low
ell, Henry Willis of Roxbury, ]. B. Smally of
| Hayerhill, ]. L. Chapman of Barnstable, Moses
Bates Of Plymouth, and G, w. Brown of New
Bedford. @ laa
On motion of Gen. Butler, it was voted to
choose two persons in each senatorial district to
have charge of calling senatorial and councillor
conventions. -..- -
Quite lively sensation was created by the
presentation. at this point, of resolution by
Nj. B. S. Treanor of Norfolk, in opposition to
the appointment of collector for Boston, prefac-
ing its presentation with an attempt to express
his opposition to what had been done there, but
he was obliged, by Kisses and other noisy demon
STATIONS of disapprobation, TO bring his remarks
to a sudden close. Mr.. Treanor said they were
that day diUided Democratic party This Con
Vetion had been managed by FIVE or six individu
| ais Amid the noise and yes of disapprobation,
Mr.. Treanor managed, by the courtesy of the
President to read his resolution, as follows,
which was referee to the committee on resolu-
tons, amid much kissing and laughter -
Whereas The appointment Of Collector in the Boston
Custom House is an object Of vital Importance to the
success Of the Democratic party in this State inssmuch
as there is centered almost the entire pat onage of the
Party and whereas the removals made by the present
Collector of this port calculated to the party
and destroy lis Influence, nasmuch tie appointments
made in lieu thereof are we'll known Free Sellers Cr bro
| ken-down Gardner politicians therefore
RESOLVED, That the Collector Of this port has not the
confidence Of the Democratic party and the he
| TeaoOea TAG OettT J0T he success 81 democratic
| principles
committee on resolutions, two from each
county, appointed, as follows -
1. H Wright and F. G. Parker of Suffolk, b.
F. Butler and +. +. Raymond of Mddlesex, T..
W. Lincoln and A. F. Ammidown of Worcester
c. d. Hills and George B. LoIing of Essex, Hi.
ran Ferry and B. S. Bridgman Of Hampshire, S.
o. Lamb and - Warwick of franklin, Hen.
ry Willis and Richard Broadhead of Norfolk
Moses Bates and Peter H. Pierce of Plymouth
| Elon Comsto0k and S. G. Bemis of Hampton, S.
b. Phinney and Watson Freeman of Barnstable,
| Phineas Allen, Jr., and ]. NJ. Cole of Berkshire,
| G. P. H. Fessenden and A. NJ. Ide, Jr.,of Bristol
James Baston of Nantucket, and Matthew ].
! Butler of Dukes.
Calvin E. Pratt, Esq, of Worcestet, moved the
reconsideration ofthe vote for committee of two
from each senatorial district to call nominating
conventions, and,on this motion tedious debate
ensued, after which the motion was carried and
the resolutions of the State Committee on this
subject, to the effect that the business Of senate
rial conventions be left TO the several county
committees, were adopted.
D. D Kelley Of East Boston moved to nomi-
nate by reclamation E. D. Beach of Springfield,
as candidate for Governor. This motion met
with some opposition; but Edward Riddle
moved to second the motion by rising and giving
cheers for Mr.. Beach. This was done with great
enthusiasm, and when the storm of applause had
subsidized, T. A. Bridge of Bos ton took the floor,
and contended against nominating by acclama-
ton, terming it gagging the minority by scream
ing the loudest. A motion to go into ballot was
lost almost unanimously.
Mr.. Hathaway Of Freetown then took the floor,
and expressed his preference for Mr.. Beach, but
objected to nominating by acclamation, taking
course against the professed principles of Dem
ocrats.
Mr.. Whiting Of Boston agreed with his hunk
er friend that there should be no nomination ex-
cept by ballot He thanked God that the man
who tried to create discussions in this Convention
was Missed down. The speaker put himself
against "Gardnerism and niggerism," and went
in for ballot if it took two hours. If a Demo
crat voted for Banks or Gardner, let him go over
board as traitor to the Union. He presumed
there would be no vote against Mr.. Beach in the
Convention unless some Gardner man had
sneaked in to vote for him He urged ballot
Mr.. Treanor (the man who pitched into Collec
tor Austin) undertook to speak, but was Kissed
down.
Dr. Gardner moved to lay the motion for q
nomination by reclamation, on the table-lost
and the question required upon the main CUES
ton, and the Convention voted to nominate By
acclamation The delegates then rose and CAV,
| three cheers for Mr.. Beach, and he was declared