Worcester daily spy., 1860-03-28
CITY AND COUNTY.

Republican District COnNenhon'
The republican convention of the ninth congress
siona district to appoint delegates to the Chicago
convention, was held at Brinley Hall, Tuesday.
Twenty five towns were represented by one hundred
and four delegates. The convention was called to
order by p Emory Aldrich, Esq, chairman of the
district committee, who appointed as committee of
organization, Messrs. s. r. Haywood of Worcester,
Wing of Grafton, Bancroft Of Templeton, Wood of
Barre, Tingier of Webster, Walker of North Brook
field, and Lane of Fitchburg. They subsequently
ported the following list of offcers:-
For President-Artemas E. Bigelow of Clinton.
For Vice Presidents-Dr. William Russell ofBarre,
Francis Howe of Brookield. Ohio Whitney, Jr.. of
Ashburnham, Solon S. Hastings of Princeton, and
j. L. Tucker of w orcester.
For Secretaries-Wm. m. X. Hooper of Worcester,
and George E. Towne of Fitchburg
Mr.. Bigelow assumed the chair, and briefly ex-
pressed his thanks for the consideration shown by
the convention. Some discussion ensued as to the
propriety of balloting for both delegates at
time, which ended in taking an informal ballot for
single delegate The subject of localities agita-
ted little, and it finally decided to vote for the
first delegate irrespective of residence, and Messrs.
Slocum of Grafton, Alexander of Clinton, and Dun
can of North Brookfeld, were appointed vote col
lectors. Mr.. j. d. Daniels Of " orcester presented
letter from Hon. Dwight Foster requesting that his
name might not be used in the convention. The
first ballot informal, and resulted as follows:-
Whole number of votes, 81
Necessary for a choice, 49
JOHN d. BALDWIN of Worcester had 50
EDWARD b. BIGELow of Grafton, %
George +. Hoar of Worcester,
Dwight Foster of Worcester
Artemas Lee of Tempeton,
Amasa Walker of North Brookfeld,
Scattering,
On the motion of Mr. Tucker Mr.. John D. Bald
win was appointed the first delegate from this dis
trict. The informal ballot for second delegate re-
suited as follows;
Whole number of votes, 50
Necessary for a choice, AZ
EDWARD b. B1GELow of Grafton had IS
AMAsA WALKER of North Brookfeld, 2S
GOLDSMITH f. BAILEY of FitchbuIg, II
Artemas Lee of Templeton,
Henry Smith of 1empleton,
Hon. ARENAS Lee of Templeton withdrew his
name from the list of candidates The second.
third and fourth ballots resulted with slight mater
al change. The contest chiefly between Messrs.
Walker of North Brookhed and Bigelow of Graf
ton Mr. Lane of Fitchburg withdrew the name of
Mr. Bailey, who had received lattering vote, after
the fourth ballot Several efforts made to have
the plurality rule adopted, but without success On
the fifth and final ballot the vote was as follows:
Whole number of votes, 100
Necessary for a choice, 81
AMAsA WALKER of North Brookfeld, 66
EDWARD b. BIGELow of Grafton, 33
u. +. Bailey of Fitchburg,
And Mr. Walker was declared elected.
Mr.. Stoddard of Worcester moved that Messrs. E.
B. Bigelow of Grafton, and Henry Smith of Tenn
pleton, be appointed substitutes. Mr.. Walker of
Worcester suggested that Mr. Bailey of Fitchburg,
who was one of the two who received the next high
est number of votes to the gentlemen elected, was
by courtesy entitled to be of the substitutes.
Mr.. Smiths name withdrawn and Messrs Bige-
low and Bailey were elected. Mr.. Lane of fFitchburg
offered two resolutions embracing the general doc
trnes of the party, and re-affrming the principles
of the Philadelphia platform. Mr. Daniels preferred
to substitute a resolution endorsing WILLIAM ii.
SEWARD. Mr.. L. N. Smith of Templeton moved to
amend by instructing the delegates to vote for him.
Hon. Salem Towne OF Charlton hoped such
ton would be taken. They knew their delegates
and their preferences well enough to send them
without instructions. The resolutions were not
pressed, and the motion of Mr.. Stoddard the
convention dissolved.