Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-29
LOCAL NEWS
AmcEIcnn Counlr Convcn.Iou.


bled in convention at Horticultural Hall, in this
city, yesterday, and were called to order at IL
O'Clock A. II. by Edward R. Fiske, Chairman Of
the County Committee.
The Convention was permanently organized by
| the choice Of George G. Parker Of Milford, as
/ President; Scion Howe Of Paxton, James II.
I Wall OF Worcester, Oliver Sampson of South
! boro', ]. ". Socomb of Grafton, H. c. Wilson
| Of Westminster, Lewis Winter Of Millbury, Ed
ward Denny Of Barre, and J. F. Damon of Hol
| den, as Vice Presidents; and Edward R. Fiske
Of Worcester, and G. F. Slocomb of Grafton, as
Secretaries.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Parker briefly ad.
dressed the Convention. saying, that though few
in numbers. the Americans were bound to stand
firmly BY their colors, aud to have candidates of
their own to vote for. He denounced the idea Of
coalescing with the Democrats for the sake of
anticipated success in electing. Americans should
keep by themselves, and be prepared for 1860.
when he thought they could effect something
On motion of John Field of Worcester, com
mittee Of three on credentials was chosen, who
reported eighteen towns represented by seventy
three delegates, although the most who voted at
any one time was between forty and fifty
An informal ballot for County Treasurer.
resulted in giving Anthony Chase q votes, to 10
for John Field. for E. R. Fiske, and l for John
]. Piper.
Anthony Chase was then declared, BY accama-
ton, unanimously nominated for Treasurer.
A ballot for County Commissioner resulted in
giving Seth Tucker of Wnchendon Al out of the
As votes, and he declared the nominee.
On motion of James H. Wall of Worcester,
Alexander H. Wilder of Worcester was declared
by accamation the unanimous choice of the Con-
venton foI re election Register of Deeds.
Before proceeding to ballot for candidate for
Register OF Probate and Insolvency, some dis
cussion was had in regard to the policy Of nomi-
mating Mr.. George Nj. Premise, who was repre-
scented as an independent candidate, belonging
to no particular party. Mr.. Piper declared
t, the candidate of all others in the field for the
place, whom the Americans should most oppose,
and it stated that the Democrats would also
most probably vote generally for Mr.. Prentiss.
A ballot was then had, and resulted in giving
Mr.. Prentiss 81 votes. to for E. R Fske, and
2 scattering The nomination Of Mr.. Prentiss
was then made unanimous.
The Committee chosen for the purpose, re-
ported the following list of names, five from Wor-
cester and one from each town, to constitute the
County Committee for the ensuing year, which
was unanimously adopted
E. r. Fiske, Henry o. Clark. John Field. Lu,
cius W. Pond, and James Il. Wall. of Worces.
ter; John G. Scott of Blackstone, Edwin Moore
of Douglas, Geo. Staples of Mendon, Geo. G.
Parker of Milford, Marvel Taft of Northbridge,
f. F. Sibley of Sutton, Jos Blanchard of Tx
bridge Emory Stone Of Auburn, Geo. E. Clapp
Of Brookfeld, Alfred Moore of Charlton, Capt
VIM. Larned Of Dudley, Lucius Woodcock of
Leicester, L. G. Parks of Oxford, d. R. Perry of
Southbrdge, Geo. l. Livermore of Spencer, Nell
Bennett of Sturbridge, John Blair of Warren,
W. H. Mansfield of Webster, j. Z. Lynde of
Athol, Edward Denny of Barre VIM. Mixter of
Hardwick, VIM. Bowdoin Of New Braintree,
Samuel d. Perry of 0akham, Amos Buffum of
Templeton, Amos w, Buttrick of Winchendon,
A. A. Walker Of Ashburnham, VIM B. Wood of
Ftchburg, J, 6 Thurston of Lancaster, Chris
topher Gates Of Leominster, Chas Coolidge Of
Sterling, H. C. Wilson of Westminster, L. l..
Moore of Berlin, Henry Whitcomb OF Bolton,
Henry Barnard Of Boylston. H. N. Bigeow of
Clinton g. F. SlOcum Of Grafton, Lewis Winter
of Millbury, Wa. a. Bartlett, Esq, Northboro',
o. S. Sanford Of Southboro', r. H, Harbach of
Upton, B. B. Nourse of Westboro', Geo T. Litch
OF W. Boylston, Jennison Wheeler of Hubbard
ston, Scion c. Howe OF Paxton, Isaac Damon of
Holden, A r HAYNES of West Brook6eld. AL.
fred W. Haines Of Harvard. L. H. Bradford of
Gardner, DR.. Ward Boylston Of Princeton.
After the adjournment of the Convention, those
members of it residing within the East Senate
rial District. met and nominated Otis f. Vinton
Of WestOorO', the democratic candidate, as their
candidate for Senator.