Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-04

SEVENTH DISTRICT. AT the Republican Con-
| vention in the Seventh Congressional District to
nominate candidate for successor to Mr.. Banks,
| on Friday last, an animated contest was had by
the friends of the several aspirants, and the re-
suit of the first (informaD balcting, the polls
closing at IL O'Clock P. M, was as follows;
Daniel Goooh, Of helrose, had. ..............46
Isaac Shepard of somervie. .................I9
j III. Usher of Msdf1rd. .......................lO
CHARLES HudsOa of Lexington. ..................
W. II P Wright of Lawrence. ................. S
Marcus Morton, r., of Audover. ...............
Jeremiah s. Remick Of Charlestown. ............
Henry Oliver Of LiwIence ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
and Gideon Haynes, of Waham, and John Pierpont of
Medford, one each.
Messrs. Shepard and Usher then arose and
withdrew their names, and letter was read from
Mr. Morton, declining to be considered candi-
date
A formal ballot was then had with the follow
ing&esult
Whole number of votes. ........S7
Necessary to choice. II
Daniel w. Gooch, of MelroEe, had. .............S2
l. f. Shepard Of somervle. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
And Mr.. Gooch was afterwards declared the unan.
mous choice of the Conv enton.
Mr.. Gooch being present, was loudly called for
and responded He said he accepted the nomina-
tion with which the Convention had honored
him, and thanked them for it. II either of the
other gentlemen mentioned in connection with
the position had been nominated, he would have
done all in his power to secure his election II
he was himself elected, he knew the people of the
Seventh District would require faithful discharge
of all the duties required at his hand.
The district had been fortunate in their late
Representative, 10 whom the speaker paid a fit
ting compliment. They were happy to see him
elevated to the Chief Magistracy of Massaehu-
sets, but sorry to lose his services i'll Congress,
where he had done such eminent service. The
current events of national interest were adverted
to as strong grounds for union among the oppo-
nents of the Administration. In conclusion, the
speaker pledged his hearty services in the cause
of freedom.
series Of resolutions, embodying the views of
the friends of freedom in the district, as opposed
to the slavery extension features of the present
national administration, was then adopted; and
after cheers for Messrs Gooch and Banks, the
Convention adjourned sine die.
The Democrats of this district met at Charles
town on Saturday, and dominated DR.. George
Osborne of Danvers for candidate for Congress.
The DEMOCRATIC DIVISIONAL mass conven-
tion OF the Democrats of Wisconsin is called by
leading Democrats of Janesville, on Wednesday,
Dec. 80, to take into consideration the propriety
of memorializing Congress against the admission
of Kanzas under the Lecompton Constitution,
unless it shall be ratified by full expression of
the popular will of that Territory. Hon. E. G.
Ryan of Milwaukee, one of the most eloquent
orators in the Northwest, and one of the mos in
fuential Democrats in Wisconsin, has written
letter heartily sanctionng the movement, and
sustaining the course of Douglas.