Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-25

reported the following list of officers;
For President
| Hon. JOSEPH WHITE of Lowell.
For Vice Presidents
Dist. No. l-Thos NJ. Stetson, F. NJ Mitchell.
/ d" 2-Oakes Ames D. NJ. johnson.
3-Edward 6. Parker. Velorus Taft.
| 4-William Pope, William Eaton.
l " &c. B, Hall, Hosea Isley
5-Dani Adams, A. g. Brown
| flames Adams, ]. H Duncan.
S-John Wright, S D. Davenport
9-Charles Allen, Ivers Phillips.
l0-Oliver Warner H Alexander.
lie. w B Canning, Moses Stebbns,
Secretaries
| Thomas ]. Marsh of Waltham, Thomas Drew
| of Worcester, Henry Chickering of Pitts6eld.
William 5. Robinson of Concord, Edmund An.
| thony of New Bedford.
Hon. Mr.. White was conducted to the chair by
a committee of which Hon. j. O. Goodrich was
| Chairman, and made eloquent speech, which
was@sceived with great applause AT the close
of his remarks the President invited Rev. Alon-
20 Hill, ID. D., of Worcester, to lead the Con-
yention in prayer, for the Divine blessing upon
the deliberations of the Convention, and that
| gentleman responded in fervent and appropriate
manner.
On motion of Mr.. Chaplin of Worcester, il was
voted that the Chair should appoint committee,
consisting of one from each Congressional Dis
trict, 10 report series of resolutions for the ac
ton Of the Convention.
The committee appointed under this vote was
composed Of the following gentlemen District
No. /, Charles 6. Davis of Plymouth; 2, Will
liam b. Wood; 8, G. E Pike; 4, William Brig.
ham; 5, William B. spooner; 6, John B. ALLEY;
Z, Charles Hudson; 8, John Nesmith; 9, Hon
Henry Chaplin of Worcester; 10, Erastus Hop
kins; IL, D. W. Alvord.
On motion Of Mr.. W. S. Breckenridge of
| Hampshire, committee was appointed consist
ing of one from each Congressional District, to
nominate State Central Committee, to consist
| Of three from each District
On motion Of Hon. Rodney French of New
Bedford, the members of the State Central Com
mittee were invited to take seats in the Conven-
ton, and participate in its deliberations
Mr.. Bigelow of Rutland moved that mem
bers of Congress be invited to take seats in the
Convention.
The motion was opposed by Charles Wright
of Williamstown, but it was carried in the af-
| irmative.
The Committee on Resolutions, through its
Chairman, Hon. Henry Chaplin of Worcester
then reported the following series of
RESOLUTIONS.
RssoiUed, That the Republican Party of Massachusetts
adheres Ttn unwaveing lefty to the principles az the
Pha ielpha Platform; that it recognizes those nrrns
as tire only test of political eowshpand will support no
candidates for public oce who do not heartily uhe1uly-
orally, and in good faith subscribe those and
acknowledge them as the paramount ject of political
Resoipsd That we regard the decision Of the Court in
the bred scott case usurpaan of judicial power for
political purp ses, insult the memory # the fathers
Of our country and The founders of our government vi.
citation Of the painsst princp natural and Consu
onsl law, version Of htory,an croachment upon
freedom and the rights If man
ResotUed, that the proposed Amendments to the Con
su ION providing for the Limitation Of future
me Legislature TO one hundred days,and the Act de-
sgned to facilitate legislation and thereby diminish the
State expenditures merit and receive hearty appro
baton.
ResoUed That the recent extravaeant expenditures f
the government of the stateincreased within five years
IN many Of its departments, to than double the
amount Of preceding years. den and immediate cnrrec
ton, and hereby pledge ourselves to reuction of
State expenditures in every department of the govern
msnt, To the lowest point comp tble with wise and
eh1cient administI alton OF its affairs.
ResotUed That in Of the alarming encroachments
o. the slavs Power Of its violation Of pighed faith in
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromises its outrages
10 kanzs- OF its htgran perver ion OF law and justice
10 the bred Scott deeison-which are but the natural
results Of the inherent wckedntss Of chate slavery the
u m.
nring and uncompromsing opposition, by every cons
tuaonal MEANS TO its existence and further extension
On motion of Hon. ARENAS Lee of Temple
ton, the resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Credentials reported, in
part, that they had received the credentials of
five hundred and thirty delegates, representing
one hundred and fifty three towns.
On motion of Mr.. Hall Of Boston, it was voted
to proceed to an informal ballot for candidate
for Governor, and committee was appointed to
collect, sort, and count the votes, of which Hon.
William c. Plunkett was Chairman
A motion was made that each delegate be re-
quested to write the name Of his town and his
own name upon the back OF his ballot, which
was negatived, and the ba'lOting was proceeded
with.
The committee appointed to nominate State
Central Committee reported the following named
gentlemen to constitute that committee, and
their report was accepted unanimously -
District No. l.-Rodney French, J. M. Day,
Charles g. Davis. 2-Olver Ames, Jr., B W.
Harris, George A. Croker. 8-Wiliam Clafin,
H. O. Hildreth, Velorus Taft. 4-Hamlton
Willis, Theodore Otis. Carlos Pierce 5-trank
! L. Chapman, Nehemiah Boynton, Otis Clspp.
6-John B. Alley, Eben F. Stone, John ] Ba-
ker. 7--Thomas ]. Marsh, H. P. Wakefield,
George Cogswel. S--Christopher w. Bellows,
Joseph White, H. Wilson. g. Henry Chaplin,
ARENAS Lee, Ivers Phillips. ilo--A N. Merrick,
J. w. Boyden, William Allen. III. 2. Good.
itch, Il H. Tucker, George d. Wells. ta
Hon. Amasa Walker Of North Brookaeld moved
that committee Of two from each congressional
district be appointed to present two names as
candidates to be voted for for each Of the other o.
fcers.
The motion was opposed by Hon. velorus Taft
Of Upton and Hon Artemas Lee of Templeton,
and was negatived, very large number Of the
delegates voting nay.
On motion Of Mr.. Ladd Of Lowell. II was voted
to appoint committee tO.cOllect, sort, and count
the votes for candidate for Lieutenant Govern
or, but that they should not proceed to act unit
such time as the committee shall direct.
The committee appointed to collect sort, ant
count the votes for Governor. reported as fol
lows = sNN.