Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-03
Democratic sIaIo Convention.

The Democrats of Massachusetts assembled IN
State Convention, at Mechanics Hall, yesterday.
The body was called to order at IL o'clock. by
William E. Parmenter of Cambridge, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, and the call read
by the Secretary of the Committee, Edward
Avery of Brookline.
On motion of Hon. Isaac H. Wright Of Boston,
Mr.. Parmenter was chosen to preside till per-
msnent President was elected, and Mr.. Avery
elected temporary Secretary.
Calvin E. Pratt of Worcester arose, and said
he held in his hand letter addressed to the tenn
porary President of this Convention, from the
delegation Zone of two sets) sent from New Bed
ford, signed by Morrill, Robinson, Chairman,
asking to be admitted to seats in the Convention
until their right to a seat should be settled by the
customary mode of decision. He concluded by
moving that the delegates be admitted to the
Convention, till the right should be settled.
On mo,ion of Hon. Isaac H. Wright, the letter
was read, stating that the refusal of their claim
to seats, and the granting of tickets of admission
to the Convention as delegates to the rival dele
CATION, was contrary to all usage and precedent.
Mr.. Avery, the Secretary of the subcommittee
OF the State Committee who exercised the au-
thority in the granting of tickets to delegates,
spoke in defence of their action, admitting that
they had no right to decide as to the validity of
claim of delegates, but that that committee only
gave the tickets to one delegation, with the idea
Of leaving the decision as to claim to the Conven
tion itself, to which the subject should be called
and special committee appointed to decide and
report on the matter.
Nj. Pratt accepted Mr.. Avery's view of the
mode of'action. provided the committee so chosen
should report, and the matter be settled, before
proceeding to business.
The motion of Mr.. Pratt was then put, and
carried almost unanimously.
Committee on Credentials, consisting of one
from each county, comprising the following gen.
tlemen, was then selected by the Chair, on mo-
tion Of Col. Wright, and the committee instruct
ed to report Immediately ;-Messrs. Peter T. Ho-
mer Of Suffolk, Burrill. of Norfolk Fogg of Mid
dlesex, Watson of Essex, Dyer of Plymouth,
George H. Tabor of Bristol, Nathaniel Wood of
Worcester, Minis of Hampshire, Bemis Of Hamp-
den, Carpenter Of Franklin, Plunket of Berk-
shire, Swain of Nantucket, Phinney of Barnsta-
bic, Butler Of Dukes.
committee OF seven consisting Of Messrs. l.
II. Wright of Boston. Ammidown of South
bridge, Baxter of Quincy, Parker of Lexington,
Ide Of Taunton, Loud Of Arlington, and Durant
Of Lynn, who had been selected by the chair to
receive, sort, and count the votes for permanent
President of the Convention, reported as follows;
Whole number Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 903
Necessary TO choice. .45z
james 8. Whitney Of Springfield had. .....se7
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The announcement of the result was received
with general applause, and after it had subsidized
a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Rid.
die of Charlestown, Wright of Boston, and Cush.
man of Bernardston, was chosen to wait upon
Gen. Whitney, inform him of his election, and
conduct him to the chair which they did.
Gen. Whitney, on assuming the chair, as Pres
ident of the Convention, made speech, thank
ing the members for the distinguished honor con-
ferred upon him with SO much unanimity, and
congratulated the Democracy of the Common
wealth on the favorable auspices under which he
claimed they had assembled. The speech abound
ed in the usual amount Of aduation Of the ma
tional administration Gen. Whitney, who is Su-
perintendent of the United States Armory at
Springfield, committed himself to the most thor.
ough endorsement Of the pro-slayery legislation
of the last few years in Congress, including the
Ksnzas Nebraska act and the Lecompton policy
Of President Buchanan, Boosting Of the frmness
of backbone and executive ability exhibited by
Mr.. Buchanan in all his movements in reference
to Kanzas, and the bred Scott decision, as
well the foreign policy Of the government.
The bred Scott decision was particularly sim
gled out for commentator and support, and espe-
cially the construction put upon it by the Presi.
dent who had made it achief corner stone of the
creed Of his party in his New Haven letter.
The following gentlemen, consisting Of one
from each county, were chosen to retire and re-
port other permanent officers Of the Convention
Messrs. Baxter Of Barnstable, West Of Berk-
shire, Wight Of Bristol, Norton Of Dukes, Fol-
ger Of Nantucket, Peabody of Essex, Bowen Of
Franklin, Prescott Of Hampden, Bridgman Of
Hampshire. Bellows Of Middlesex, Seavey Of
Norfolk, Loud Of Plymouth, Bailey Of Suffolk
and Pratt Of Worcester. This committee sub
sequently reported the following:
Vice Presidents--E. F. Ensign and A. Buck Of
Berkshire, w. A. Croker and E. Bates Of Bris-
tol, Z. p. Swan and Charles Folger Of Nantuck.
ct, DR.. Pierce Of Dukes, Geo B. Loring and
George johnson Of Essex. Charles A. Mi
rick and s. s. Dickinson Of Franklin, P. b. Ty.
Ter and o. Chapman OF Hampshire b. Buchanan
and H. McEvoy Of Middlesex, II. Fay and W.
Jenness OF Norfolk, Siders and J. Fowle Of Ply.
mouth, Sas Pierce and B. F. Hallett Of Suffolk,
Geo. A. Yinton and Nathaniel Wood Of Worces-
ter, H. IL. Chilson and MD. Folsom Of Hamp-
shire.
Secrstaries-Geo w. Bentley Of Worcester,
Peter Haggerty Of Lowell, John Frazer Of New
Bedford, ]. 2. Sullivan O! Roxbury. H w.
Dwight Of Stockbridge, and Geo. Stacey of Glou.
cestef.
On motion Of Mr.. LOvejoy Of Cambridge, the
following gentlemen, one from each county, were
selected by the chair to constitute the committee
on resolutions: Lovejoy Of MiddleseK, Hallett Of
Suffolk, Plunket Of Berkshire, Ide Of Bristol,
Pierce Of Dukes, Swain Of Nantucket, Loring Of
Essex. Taylor Of Franklin, Noble Of Hampden,
Minis Of Hampshire. Broadhead Of Norfolk,
Bates Of Plymouth. Ammidown Of Worcester.
The delegations from each Senatorial District,
in the convention, were instructed to sit during
the recess, and report list Of one from each dis
trict forty in number, in all, to constitute the
state Central Committee for the ensuing year.
The following list was reported accordingly,
and unanimously adopted
Isaac g Tsber Of New Bedford, s. o. Lamb Of
Greenfield, g. Shurtled Of Hampden, 8. b.
Painuey Of Barnstable, George A. Vnton Of
eouthbridge. M. II. Fowler OF Newbury, p. W.
Leland Of Fall River, sAml A Stacey Of Glou.
cestef, Levi Kilboufn Of Orange, Samuel N.
Tinkham Of Taunton, Thomas Ingalls, and DR..
w. w Comstock Of MmbleheAd, D. ID. Kelley,
/. Al. Wright, James Riley, and kben jackson,
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