The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-18
Massachusetts Politics.
OUR WORCESTER CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WORCESTER CORRESPONDENCE.
WORCESTER, Sept. Is, 1859.
The DemocraHc State Conuenion-TAe Nomsnat'ons-1A
presidential Queaion-F Popular Sovereignty among III
Yankees, dc.
The annual assembly Of tho Bay State democracy Ii
State Convention seldom fails to be OF much interest u
the political world. Not that the party Is peculiarly
strong in Massachusetts, that lis members are par er
csencs the bright and shining lights of the national organ
zationthose whom the faithful unterred look for the
dogmas Of their political creed and from whom they arc
to select their standard bearers The demo
Gratis for long time have been an almost hopeless
minority, land among their leaders many Of such
dubious reputation that the party is often regarded
serving as little esteem for responsibility as for strength
Indeed, loss in the popular seems in some quarters
10 have come to be regarded Of but little moment and
certain of those ingenious gentlemen who are fond Of
theories in politics. have declared it to be Ga very good
party to experiment being understood at whatever
new tangled doctrine be supported this benighted
region without positive loss will be tolerably sure of a
good reception among the dear people beyond the Stat
limits Accordingly we find that thoroughgoing, con
venon following, platform gorging, Massachusetts demo
GRAFT though pretty good dscipnarian passively is ap
TO be queery striped politically. When the principle
novel and popular yesterday, has become to-day stall
and Improbable, its former harmonious advocates
sionay make IL for lively chickering's and some
times for mutual and singuary ferocous denunciaons
that abuse which is eloquent aid to rival cques in
convention eectioneering and with which they
TO regale the ears OF successive national
The Convention to assemble to-day s toaccep resolutions
make ticket for State officers and select delegates to
the Charleston Convention OF the enthusiastic par
sans there not sangune TO imagine that the
democracy will carry the State in the fall election but
1t is the strong party Of the country and controls the
tonal purse strings there not few willing attain
whatever prominence nominations can confer, and
endure some prescription at homo for the sake OF in
1uence abroad The larger portion of the party how
eve w m me Is Zenou md
respectable; but the party machinery is often handled
without much reference to popular wishes.
Springfield, has received the democratic nomination
Governor Ia universally conceded that the party in
able men, At the last State Convention the friends of
General B. Butler, of Lowell presented his claims and
obtained for him third Of the votes cast Several
months since Mr. Beach announced, in the public prints
his determination to decline e-nomnaon to the great
regret Of the party Upon this declaration the adherents
Of General Butler pressed his upon the public
notice. and the result has been his triumphant nomination
to-day He quite popular with large part Of the dele
gates and having always seemed DESTROYS to assume the
championship Of the Of the adopted citizens sup
ported by them with especial warmth He understood
TO endorse Senator Douglas Interpretation of popular
sovereignty and to favor that gentlemans Presidential
aspirations
Respecting the delegation at large to Charleston there
tickets the field the locality of candidates proposed us
we'll Presidential proclvties aordng grounds for diff
ference The supporters Of the administration
"unpledged'' ticket, composed OF the names of Caleb
Gushing, OF Newburyport, independently; John Heard
Of Boston, Enthusiastically Isaac Davis of Worcester
ADMINISTRATION; and e d. Beach, of Springfield (admi
nistration) Some parties substitute Isaac H. Wfights
name for that of Mr. Davis The friends of Douglas have
ticket bearing the of Oliver Stevens of Boston, Isaac
DAYS OF worcester Gen Whitney, Of Springfield and W.
e. n. Swift, OF New Bedford. Various conglomerated
patched, amalgamation tickets In circulation and
appearances indicate considerable scratching Of names
Some dissatisfaction reported TO exist in the western
counties at the appointments Of the principal tickets the
claims of all candidates west of Springfield being ignored
by managers; but the offer of the candidacy for the
Lieutenant Governorshp to Mr. Plunket (adm of Pitts
neld seemed to have pacifed this section 1t was init
mated this morning that Mr. Punkett would decline being
thus honored and Mr. Bemis of Springfield was conse-
quently the choice Of the Convention.
Eectoneoring, and that Of the most energetic kind,
upon the various tickets has been very active and this
morning at Its height In various localities caucuses
have been packed and every sort of expeden honorable
posing parties 1t is somewhat singular notice. how
ever that there was but instance of double deega
ton, in the midst of all this excitement Ward No of
Boston elected two sets of delegates the point difference
between the rival factions being yet brought into
State politics. was the question Of separate schools for
Catholic children.
The voice Of the State to be in favor of Douglas
but the administration has many adherents among the
mass Of the party and its strong men, large number of
persons holding Office under Mr.. Buchanan are open in
their advocacy Of the Territorial policy Of the "te Gil
anti by no means backward in the expression
of their devotion to his preerment to the Presidency In
many places efforts have been made to prevent the seec
ton of oicehoders on any preext delegates the
present Conventon and much has been said in quar-
ers Of the Custom House cque but TO person all
well informed 1t is obvious that the incumbents OF tho
deral Offices much divided the question of Presi
dental candidates. and do exercise unlimited sway
large informal meeting Of delegates took place last
evening Washburn Hail. at which the Hon. E. K Whit
aker, OF Needham presided Speeches made by A.
Phelps, Jr, Of Springfield and Col Wright and Perkins
Cleveland of Boston, Mr. Phelps took decided ground in
harmony with views expressed In the late reply Of Judge
Black to Mr. Douglas and his remarks well received
The other gentlemen argued mainly against the
expression of preferences with reference the national
standard bearer in 1860. Col Wright especially
in denouncng the attempts Of any clique faction
10 appropriate to their exclusive benefit the doctrine Of
popular sovereignty.