Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-20

worcester, 1t was voted to proceed to ballOt lOr
President of the Convention. Mr.. f. W.
Lincoln Immediately moved a reconsideration,
and advocated the motion with considerable
warmth. 1t was proper to know who were
members of the Convention before any ballot
was taken. Some further discussion ensued'
when the motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr.. Ladd, of Worcester, moved that COM
mittee of five be appointed by the chair, to re-
ceive and count votes for President of the Con-
vention. Mr.. McCatierty, of Worcester, hold
ing place on the delegation from Douglas,
strongly opposed this method of appointment,
but the motion prevailed, and the following
committee was appointed: Messrs. Ammidown
of Southbridge, Mesh of Auburn, Gill of
Worcester, Dame OF Clinton, and Adams Of
Ashburnham. Mr.. McCafferty Immediately
rose, and objected to having Mr. Gill placed
upon that committee That gentleman, he
said was resting under an imputaton of ballot
stuffing in the State Conyention-an imputa-
ton which had not been satisfactorily removed
The speaker was interrupted by the chair, who
stated that it was his intention to have placed
Geo. w. Bentley, of Worcester, upon the COM
mittee, and, with the consent of the Conven-
ton, substituted his name for Mr.. ellis. The
ballot showed that Mr.. j. w. MANsUR, of
Fitchburg, had received 81 votes, the whole
number cast, for President of the Convention.
Col. Barker, of Worcester, was chosen secre-
tary.
Mr.. Ammidown of Southbridge moved that
a committee of seven be appointed by the
chair 70 receive, sort, and count votes for two
delegates to the Charleston Convention. Ed
ward w. Lincoln of Worcester said that if the
motion to proceed at once to ballot was press
ed, he should offer resolution bearing upon
one of the candidates whose name was before
the Convention. Charges affecting the dele
gate from ward six (Mr. Gill) had been made,
and whenever he cleared himself of the impu.
tation, he (Mr. H. was ready to support him
to the end For the purpose of giving him
fair opportunity, he offered the following reso-
luton =
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed
ed, whose duty it shall be to procure testimony in
the OF alleged ballo-stufng at the State Demo-
cratic Convention, either oral or by athdavit and
day, Nov. I'd, at 10 O'Clock A. u. at this place, to
hear the report of the committee.
The chair stated that the resolution could
not properly come before the Convention till
Mr.. Ammidown's motion was disposed of.
Mr.. McCaferty moved to lay the latter upon
the table. Lost by vote of q to 80. The
President stated that he was authorized to
withdraw from the list of candidates the name
of Levi Haywood of Gardner. The following
gentlemen were appointed under Mr.. Ammi-
downs motion - Messrs. Ammidown of
Southbridge, Adams of Ashburnham, Hodges
of Oxford, Chamberlain of Sutton Jaquith of
Fitchburg, Gleason of Holden, and Carter of
Sterling.
After the announcement of the committee,
Mr.. Lincoln made another effort to bring his
resolution before the Convention. Mr.. Nc
Cafferty sustained the resolution, and said it
was proper the Convention should stop here
and investigate this matter. One of the can
didates for delegate to Charleston had been
charged in the State Convention with throw
ing ballots by handfulls in the hat with which
he was collecting votes. His friends now
asked to have him sent to Charleston to repeat
the dose. The district should be represented
by men who were above and beyond suspi
cion, and when the gentleman alluded to
purged himself from the charge of attempting
to cheat the democracy out of the expression
of their honest opinion, he would be cordially
and unanimously sustained
Mr. Pratt If WOraaStar ctotad ovDIapo
ton, that the charges against Mr.. Gill, made in
the State Convention, were referred to COM
mittee, who exonerated him from all blame.
Mr.. McCafferty said it was lie, and gave his
version Of the report of the investigating COM
mittee. Mr.. Pratt closed by moving that Mr..
Lincoln's resolution be laid upon the table,
which was done by decisive vote. The COM
mittee soon after reported the result of the
ballot, as follows
Whole number of votes 1876
Necessary for choice, IS
HENRY H: STEVENS, of Dudley. had 1874
GEORGE w. GILL, of Worcester, So
Levi Haywood, of Gardner, 81
and Messrs. Stevens and Gill were declared
the choice of the Convention for delegates to
the National Convention. The sentiment of
the Convention was decidedly in favor of Mr..
Gill indicates. The contest against him,
though unsuccessful, afforded the chief feature
of interest in the Convention. On motion of
Mr.. Ammidown Messrs. C. Marshal, of Fitch
burg, and Emory Sanford, of Oxford, were
chosen substitutes. After the appointment of
district committee, Col. Barker chairman, the
Convention adjourned
SENATORIAL CONVENTION
The delegates to the Central Senatorial Dis
trict Convention met Immediately after the
adjournment of the County Convention and
were organized by the choice of Charles b.
Pratt, chairman, and Levi Barker, secretary
On the motion of Mr.. Ladd of Worcester, Ma.
THAN WAsHBURN was nominated as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Senator by acclamation.
After the appointment ola district committee
G. S. Childs of Worcester, chairman-the con.