Worcester daily spy., 1859-12-09
Gitp ano County AnteIIlgente
Republican Municipal Caucus.

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| Republican Municipal Caucus.
The general caucus of the Republican
party of this city, for the nomination of muni-
cipal officers, was held at the City Hall, last
evening. 1t was the largest political caucus
ever held in this city, and may be regarded as
a fair representation of the preferences of the
party. 1t was called to order at y o'clock by
Joseph II. Walker chairman of the City Com
mittee. Clark Jillson moved the appointment
of committee of five to receive, sort and count
votes on formal ballot for a candidate for
Mayor. Edwin Bynner rose to state that the
motion contemplated an unusual course, and
hoped the usage of political meetings in first
taking an informal expression of preference
would not be departed from. Geo. f. Thomp-
son advocated the passage of the motion, say
ing if they were prepared to abide by the de-
cision of the caucus, let them proceed at once
| to ascertain it. The motion prevailed, and
Messrs. c. Jilison, Chas. H. Fitch, S. A
Knox, S. P. Twiss, and S. X. Buel were ap-
pointed. The ballot resulted as follows =
Whole number of votes, 1882
Necessary for choice, 542
VIM. w. RICE had 626
Geo. NJ. Rice, 447
]. S. C. Knowton 2, and Stephen Salisbury, Dwight
Foster, z. w Taft, d. I, Taft f. d. Mcfarland, j.
.. Lewis, and j. r. Martin, each.
The announcement of the vote was received
with loud applause, in the midst of which
Hon. Dexter F. Parker stated in behalf of Mr.
Geo. NJ. Rice, that that gentleman, and the
many friends who had honestly supported him,
would sustain the nomination from now till
the election and at the polls, as heartily as
any. Mr.. Geo. NJ. Rice had also stated to him
thatif he had been nominated, and surrounded
by board of Aldermen whose views on the
temperance question were not consistent with
his own he could not have accepted the nomi-
nation. Mr.. Parker closed by moving that the
nomination of Hon. w. w. Rice for Mayor be
made unanimous, which was carried with
great applause. DR.. o. Martin, John Gates,
and E. I. Marble were delegated to ask the
presence of the nominee of the caucus.
Mr.. Rice was introduced by the chairman
as 'the next mayor of Worcester" and said
The announcement seemed very abrupt, but
when he looked on this audience that he was
called to respond rather to an election than to
a nomination. He expressed his profound
and sincere thanks for the honor conferred
upon him, not because he anticipated any
pleasure OF profit from the exercise of the
duties to which he was called, but as a renew
ed expression of the confidence and esteem of
his brother Republicans. He refsrred to the
expression of his opinions made last year, and
said that years experience had only strength
ened his belief in their propriety. Standing
here as the nominee of a representative
caucus, he claimed the undivided support
of the party, not for himself, but for that party
which held in its keeping the safety of the in
stitutions of the country. Let us repeat in no
timid and faltering voice the lessons which
our fathers taught us in our early childhood
Let us declare our devotion to freedom, and to
the Union as it should be, and as the fathers of
the country proposed to make it. He closed
by urging the meeting to rally to the support
of the nominations they made, for the sake of
the moral and political interests of the city
The following nominations were made for Al
dermen =
Ward 1-George w. Russell.
g 2-Wm. A. Wheeler.
g ga. l.. Burbank
'' 4-Francis Harrington.
g 5-Isaac Goddard
" edwin Draper.
" Samuel II. Haywood
g Sd. S. Messenger.
During the ballot for Aldermen, the audi
ence was very much diminished, and the tick
ct nominated was selected with very slight op-
position.