Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-08
LOCAL NEWS
Republican Stnte Convention, mt WOr-
cester, Sept. I, 1858.

O'Clock, A. NJ, by John b. Alley, ESQ of the
Republican State Committee, who made few
preliminary remarks, reviewing the action of the
several conventions which nominated Gov. Banks
last year. the subsequent action of che State
committees, and their action in relation to the
call Of the present Convention, expressing his
earnest hope tina; the doings of today would re
suit in the forming of a strong, united, and har-
monious party in opposition to the aggressions Of
the slave power, and closed by congratulating the
Convention on the bright prospects before them
Hon. Thomas d. Elliott of New Bedford was
then chosen President, and Gideon Haynes of
Charlestown and Edward Hamilton of Roxbury,
Secretaries of the temporary organization
committee of one from each county was then
appointed to report names for the permanent or
ganizatiOn of the Convention, and another con-
stituted in the same manner to receive and
port on the credentials of members.
Committee Of Finance was appointed, to con-
sist of one member from each county. to provide
means for paying the expense of the Convention,
and to aid the State Committee in the prosecu-
tion Of the campaign. This committee consists
of the following gentlemen u. W Stone Of
Suffolk, Franklin Williams of Norfolk. VIM. F.
johnson of Essex, w. A. Harrington of Middle
sex, Stephen n. Clifford of Plymouth, Caleb
Swan of Easton, Peleg Ray OF Nantucket, ]. W.
Denny of Worcester, VIM Stowe of Hampden,
Nathaniel L. Strong of Hampshire, W Slratton
of Franklin, Addison J. Ray of Berkshire, Ma
thanel yGoggswell Of Barnstabe.
The Committee on the permanent organization
then reported the following list of officers:
Presfdent-JoHN A. ANDREW, ESQ.,, of Hing
ham.
Vice Presidents Worcester Co-Hon. ]. S.
c. kupwlton Of Worcester, Hon. A C. Mayhem
of Milford
sudblk-Hon, Josiah Quincy, Jr., Hon. Moses
Kimball, of Boston.
No4olk-Hon. Asaph Churchill of Dorchester,
Otis Carey, Esx of Foxboro
Middlesex-Hon. Isaac Livermore of Cam.
bridge, Alfred Gilman, Esq, of Lowell
Essex = Hon. Daniel Adams of Newbury,
Elea2er Austin of Salem.
Brstol-Hon. Robert C. Pitman of New Bed
ford, Hon. S. r Leonard of Taunton.
Naturalization John Morrissey Hon. f..
w Gardner Of Nantucket
Duk@s-J N. Luce, Esq, John Holmes, Esq,
OF Edgarton.
B9fnstable = Nathaniel Coggswell. Esq., of
Yarmouth, Albion L. Dudley, Esq, Of Province
town
Plymouth-Martin Bryant of Pembroke. Hon
| G. B. Weston of Duxbury.
Rampden-W William Pynchon, Esq, Of Spring
field John kneil, Esq, Of Westfeld.
Hampshire - Charles a. Stevens, Esq, of
Ware, Hon. H. 6 Knight of Eashamptop.
Franklin-Hon. z. L. Raymond of Greenfield,
Hon. H. W. Greene of Mortified
Berkshre-Hon John q Goodrich of Stock.
tr d3e,iE. M. brown, Esq. of South Adams.
AT LARGE
Ion. Alexander H. Rice, Boston.
Hon. Caleb Swan, Easton.
George L. Davis, ESQ. North Andoyer,
| Hon. George Odiorne, Boston.
| Hon. Charles r Train. birmingham.
! Henry Vose, Esq. of Springfield.
Hon. ARENAS Lee, Templeton.
| 4. b. Stoddard Esq, Worcester
Hon. Thomas D Elliott, New Bedford.
Roland Worthington, Esq RozbuGy.
NJ. D. Phillips, Esq Brookline.
Jacob Sleeper, Esq, Boston.
SecyetarieS-George W. Mcclellan, Esq, Cam
bridge; James A. Dix, Esq, Boston; George S.
Merrill Esq, Lawrence A n. MeIrick, Esq,
Springfeld Albert L. Benchley, Esq Worces-
ter.
The name of the President received with
enthusiasm and prolonged applause. The nomi
nations were confirmed by the unanimous vote of
the convention, and committee of three ap.
pointed for the purpose, conducted the President
to the chair.
Rev Mr.. Richardson of Worcester, being
called thereto by the President, made an earnest,
patriotic, and appropriate prayer.
| The President then expressed his obligations to
the convention for the unmerited honor of hold
ing the place assigned to him by its favor. He
said
SPEECH OF MR.. ANDREW.
| Gentlemen OF the COaUentiOR-To participate
| in the Councils of a Convention OF able and pat
rotic citizens representing the moral and politi-
cal convictions of a vast majority of the people
of this Commonwealth, is a privilege to be covet-
ed but to be permitted to occupy the distin-
guished position which your favor and no merit
of my own, has assigned to me, commands the
homage of my most profound gratitude, and de-
serves greater expression of it than can be ut
tered in any form of words. For it l return my
| profound thanks and acknowledgment s, tender
vieo ma deair pSpaIn may Commonwealth, b.
yention may be speedly6w we hons eli s tnessuIy
pa ,isn f5aIlot box, not only in Massachuset
o. .; cate election Of 1858 but al the hall
nnhi;. a the great United States campaign of lS6
| r. gentlemen, we are not delegated here either
form questions and issues, or TO avoid them "
0 are mere to accept them as the providence of Ga
mas dictated and presented them TO orr hands
accept them with the heart of philanthropy--wi,
the intellect OF statesmanship and the courage
MANHOOD. 10 every time and to every Deonl
there comes in the exIgences of public afFail
great issues which no human ingenuity could mr.,
clpilale, which no human ingenuity can evade q
put OIL They come because the time has arrive
wnen those questions must be answered and thos
issues met IN the order of the inexorable logic
history But. gentlemen of the Convention. tbi
Is not my occasion for speech. l am your servan
hereafter, when the business of this Conyentio,
shalI nave been fully discharged, the voices {
Eloquent men, waiting to be heard, to whom YOU
ears VIII delight to listen, will speak TO YOU word
OF wisdom, of warning, of counsel, and of hon,
~ is the duty of the chair to proceed at once I
the business Of the Convention Returnip
again my most hearty thanks will simply ga
that the chair awaits the will of the Convention
Hon. J. 2. Goodrich ofstockbridge, then rose
and, promising that when there was but one min
there need be no delay in action, that in his sec
ton, and wherever be had travelled, in the cen
trail and eastern portions of the State, there wa
but one opinions las to the candidate for governor
and he therefore concluded by moving that Ma
thaiel P. Banks be nominated by this conyentio,
as the candidate Of the Republican party for tn,
Office OF Governor Of the Commonwealth for IN,
ensuing year. The motion being put, was car
ried. by YEA so hearty and unanimous as I,
make the hall Tesound with the response.
On motion of Gen. Schoulcr Of Boston, com.
mittee Of seventeen, consisting of the followins
gentlemen, was chosen by the Chair to renor,
resolutions for the consideration of the Conyen
ton, and it was also voted to refer TO them an,
resolutions which might be offered William
Schouler Of Boston, d. W. Alyord Of Greenfield
Otis Clapp of Boston, II. B. wheelwright Of