Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-03
Political Notes.

Z. Emory Aldrich Esq, addressed the re-
publicans of Gardner on Monday evening, in
the Town Hall. The heavy rain which pre-
vailed during the afternoon and evening did
not prevent fair and respectable representa-
ton of the party, who listened to the able and
effective speech of Mr. Aldrch with mnch in
terest and favor
Hon. Eli Thayer also addressed meeting
in Fitchburg, Monday evening, the rain occa-
sioning some disappointment. Jacob Haskell
presided, and remarks were also made by Mr..
Sidney Clarke. A correspondent writes that
mo personal illusions were made by either
speaker, and that the general tenor of the re.
marks was commendable."
The senatorial convention for Worcester
east district has been called to meet at West
boro', Wednesday, Oct. II. The towns com.
prising this district are Boy lston Berlin, Boil.
ton, Clinton, Grafton, Millbury, Northboro' 4,
Shrewsbury, Southboro', Upton, Westboro'
and West Boylston.
The republican convention in the second
congressional district (Nr. Bufinton's) was
held at Middleboro', Tuesday. Double dele
cations were present from several towns, and
the feeling in favor of the different candidates
was Every high and strong. The result did
not reach us yesterday.
The Boston Courier is authorized to an
nounce that Mr. VIM. Appleton has accepted
the nomination rendered to him by the Union
lists of the fifth congressional district.
In the Connecticut town elections, Monday,
the republicans had it entirely their own way.
In Norwich the officers were elected with from
200 to $50 majority. In Killingly, Brooklyn,
Bozrah, Bridgeport, Griswold, Aleriden, and
many others, the republican tickets were
elected without much of a struggle and by
sufficient majorities.
Udolpho Wolfe, the manufacturer of "Sche-
dam schnapps," is the Tammany candidate
for congress in the seventh New York city
district. His chief competitor was VIM. L.
Cole, editor of the Irish American. The re.
publican candidate is Augustus F. Dow.
John Minor Bolts has made four-hours
speech at Richmond, Va, taking substantially
the same ground which Henry Winter Davis
took at Baltimore, in favor of Mr.. Bell, but
against the democracy at all hazards. He
spoke of the dsunonists as madmen or fools
and added that in ten days alter the appear
ance of danger three hundred thousand vol
unteers could be raised to protect the Union
without going into free state. He closed his
speech with the following suggestive climax
which, the reporter says, was received with
deatening applause 40 those contemplate
ing disunion in the event of Lincon's cleo
ton, Mr.. Bolts begged to say that we still had
a constitution, still had law, still had courts
and prosecutions, and that hemp still grew"
1t is stated that the New York fusion is
nominally complete, although it has not yet
been officially ratified by the Douglas and
Breckenridge state committees. But on the pr-
vate assurances of the respective managers, a
grand ratification meeting has been fixed up
on, to take place next Monday evening at the
Cooper Institute.
Langdon Cheeves of South Carolina, and
forty -tive other goutherners, accidentally as
scrubbed" at White Sulphur Springs, Va,
have drawn up, signed and published "pro-
test" respecting the doctrine of submission
promulgated by Judge Douglas at Norfolk.
They scout the idea of submitting to federal
authority, if Lincoln be elected,