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

! Mr.. GrlSwold OF Greenfield moved the ques
ton of the selection of candidates for distric
electors, be referred back TO the people in the
several district. Mr.. Treanor of Boston op
posed this motion as premature, saying, II We
are in favor OF fusion, how can it be done attel
such step is taken.
VIM. Gray of Lowell opposed all fusion, anC
sustained Mr.. Griswold's motion. Every mar
should be the husband OF but one wife and tht
worshipper of but one God. If the Believer
EFT men desired to act with us, let them votC
our ticket.
a scene of the utmost confusion ensued
III the midst OF which the committee to com
pletc the organization reported, after whicl
the mo ion of Mr. Griswold was laid upon the
table, and the convention adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the re-assembing of the convention,
Mr.. Slipper of Natick moved the appointment
of committee of seven, to collect votes on
an informal ballot for governor, which was
carried Mr.. Gardner of Pawtucket moved
TO reconsider thesmotion, in order to take from
the table Mr.. Griswold's motion, to refer back
to the people the choice of district electors.
Mr.. Bates hoped the last motion would not
prevail, as it might lead to long discus
sion. Mr. Gardner then took the floor,
and proceeded to criticise Judge Merrick in
very emphatic terms. There were many de-
serving men of the true stamp in the party
Beach, Griswold, Davis, &c.-who are un-
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lists. Let one of them be nominated
Mr.. McCafferty of Worcester took the
stand in reply to the last speaker, in defence of
Judge Merrick, as a sound reliable democrat,
and full blooded Douglas man. as those who
had heard him speak on the subject could
prove. 1t was wrong to rake up old prejudices
against a man. or antecedents of too long
standing. Anti-Masonic feeling had been lug
ged in, but it should have nothing to do with
the matter. He opposed the motion to recon-
slider.
r. S. Spoford, Jr., of Newburyport said
he was one of the number who had favored a
union Of national men of all denominations,
against the republicans, and had so expressed
himself, but there was no prospect of that
now, as they had been contemptuously treated
by the Bell and Everett convention, which had
not even so much as notified them of its doings,
but had nominated straight out ticket without
any reference to them. The responsibility for
the failure so to unite, thus rested with the
Bell and Everett men. 1t belonged now to
them douglas democratsl to vindicate the
honor and integrity of the democratic party.
They should be loyal to the democratic prin-
ciples. Both the Bell and Everett and the
Breckenridge conventions had nominated
straight tickets of their own, and that conven.
ton, which had thus been coldly treated by
those who should have rendered cooperation
had now nothing to do but proceed in the Sc.
lection of true and good men of their own
standard bearers. Mr.. Spofford concluded by
proposing the name of Hon. Isaac Davis of
Worcester for governor, as one against whom
no taiD1 of suspicion could be entertained, as
to his soundness in every point. His past
fidelity should insure him the nomination.
This was received with great applause.
Gen. Orson Underwood of Milford moved
to lay the motion to reconsider the motion to
! proceed to an informal ballot on the table,
which was done, and the convention proceeded
to ballot, the committee to sort and count the
votes being Messrs. Griswold of Greenfield,
| Sloper of Natck, Gardner of Pawtucket, j. Z.
Estabrook of Worcester, Roberts OF Boston,
and Latin OF Pittsfield.
Previous to the balIotng Mr. Bates read a
letter from Hon. Isaac Davis, declining to have
his name used in the convention as cand-
date, and requesting its withdrawal, if intro
duced Had this not been DONE Col. Davis
would have received a large majority of the
votes on the first balloting The vote resulted
as follows Whole number of votes cast, 500
necessary to a choice, 432 Pliny Merrck had
1876; E. B. Bigelow of Boston 1876, Isaac Davis
1885, Charles Thompson of Chariestown 70,
Isaac Adams Of Boston IA, L. d. Beach 10, w.
Grswold 10, E. c. Bailey 8, S. C. Bemis l,
and Il. A. Alger l.
Mr.. Alger of Lowell proposed that Judge
Merrick be nominated by reclamation.
Edward Riddle Of Charlestown moved the
substitution of the name of Mr.. Beach
for that of Judge Merrick, to be so nomi.
mated. Great confusion followed, in the
midst of which Mr.. Treanor of Boston
moved as further amendment the substitu,
ton of the name of Isaac Adams of Boston
for that of Judge Merrick. Mr.. Spofford pro-
posed as further amendment the substitution
of "the good old ticket of Beach and Bemis"
This was ruled out of order. The question
being put on Mr. Treanor's motion to sub.
stitute, it was lost Mr.. Spofford proposed
the substitution of Beach for Merrick, and it
was carried The question then being on the
nomination of Mr.. Beach by reclamation, Hon.
II. Ii. Childs of Pittsfeld moved to lay that
motion on the table and proceed to ballot for
candidate for governor. Lost. The question
was then put, on the nomination of Mr. Beach
| by reclamation, and ii was carried, with a few
dissenting votes.
Mr.. Bates, from the committee on resolu
lions, reported a series reafirming the devo-
ton of the democracy of Massachusetts to the
union, avowing that the true faith of the party
is embodied in the Baltimore platform of 1852,
and the Cincinnati platform OF 1856, and,
while abiding by their organization as ma
tional democratic party, expressing their will
lingness "to unite with and aid in the election
of men of national views to state and county
offices, wherever such votes will tend to stay
the fanatics hand, now extended to grasp the
government of the Old Bay State"
Mr. Watson of Lawrence, from the com