Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-13
THE THREE STATE CONVENTIONS.


In all the opposition state conventions held
yesterday "fIsion" seems to have been at a
discount. Separate and Independent tickets
were nominated all round. After Mr.. Cliff
ford's name was Withdrawn, some Of the
Douglasites and Bell men attempted to unite
on Judge Merrick, who had consented to be
made the gubernatorial candidate of a "fusion )"
but the movement failed. The Bell Everett
men, however, were rather sweet on the dem.
ocrats, while allowing themselves to be I'M
scrupulous aHd malignant towards the republi-
cans. Mr.. Saltonstall, last evening, expressed
the opinion that the democrats had "been
wrong ON some things, and were now suffer
ing the consequences; and this, we suppose,
is true specimen of Bell Everett conserva-
tism. Mr. Hillard spoke also; and, in the
course of his speech, he complimented Hon.
Eli Thayer on having penetrated the hum
bug of the republican party" on the slavery
question, and especially It's ''shams'' in regard
to slavery and the territories.
We have said that fusion was at discount;
and it is certain that both the Bellies and the
Douglastes congratulated themselves OH being
so virtuous as to refuse it. But, the state cen
trail committees may hereafter overcome this
virtue. 1t is, moreover, significant that the
Douglasites passed a resolve declaring their
willingness to "unite with and aid in the cleo
ton of men of national views to state and
county Offices" The yirtuous Barkis is will.
in but there are serious difficulties in his
way which seem insurmountable, so far as the
state ticket is concerned. The Breckinridgers,
who are nowise likely to get hundred thou.
sand votes in Massachusetts, nominated Ben
jamin F. Butler for governor. The Douglas
ties, who voted for him joyfully a year ago,
will be delighted to vote against him this year.
We give below reports of proceedings in the
several conventions.
Political Items.
The Worcester Palladium mentions that
Mr.. Bailey of Fitchburg is spoken of in the
district as candidate for the nomination for
representative in congress; but the Palladium
seems not to have discovered that Hon. w. w.
Rice is also presented by his friends as can,
didate for that nomination. Mr.. Rices name
has been mentioned publicly and privately
and the omission of it is noticeable.
Hon. d. S. Dick nson said, last Saturday -
douglas and Hunts homogeneous fusion in
the state of New York will not come within
$4,000 votes of Lincoln. And | advise my
friends, if there are any who are dissatisfied
with the view of slavery laid down in the plat
form of the national democracy, to pack thei
buds and leave for the republican camp with
cut delaying one moment in the fusion half
way house. The gulf between the national
democrats and the Douglas men is as wide as
was that between the rich man and Lazarus.
Mr.. STEPHEN S. FOSTER, who was not al
lowed to ask question at Mr.. Thayer's meet
ing the other night, announces that he viii
speak ON "the nature of true popular sover
eighty and in review of the position of the re
preventative Of the ninth congressional dis
trict," in the City Hall, tomorrow evening.
An intelligent correspondent writing from
Brookield claims that locality" requires tina
the republican candidate for congress be Sc
lected from the western part of the district
and urges the nomination of Hon Amasi
Walker of North Brookfeld.S
In Camden, Me-, the residence of Colone
Smart the democratic candidate for governor
the majority for Mr.. Washburne for governor
is 81, which is gain Of two votes for Mr.
Smart over the vote of last year