Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-26

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Douglas Democratic Conventions.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Douglas democrats of Worcester coun-
ty held a convention in this city, yesterday
forenoon, to nominate a candidate for county
commissioner. The convention was called to
order at eleven o'clock, by Col. Levi Barker,
chairman of the county committee and per-
manently organized as follows =
President-Hon. ISAAC DAVIS of Worcester.
Vice Presidents-Simeon Lamb of Charlton, Jas.
NJ. Whitman of Westminster, Col. james Esabrook
of Worcester, j. H. Clapp of Iempleton, Emery L.
Harwood OF Oxford.
Secretaries-Otis +. vinton of Marlborough, A.
IL. Ward of Worcester.
Col Davis, on taking the chair made some
| Introductory remarks, after which, on motion
of Mr.. Geo. w. Gill, WIN. BENNETT, JR., OF
Hubbardston, was unanimously nominated
candidate for county commissioner, by accla-
malion The committee on credentials, con-
sisting of John Mellsh OF Auburn, Washing
ton Tufts of Brookfield, and James II. Clapp
of Winehendon, reported that AZ towns were
represented by 1873 delegates, c. y. Holbrook
Va ~ iNtSlSls llbll Allt COlliHlltGS dDDOluleu
for the purpose, reported the following list
| of names to constitute the county committee
for the year ensuing, which report was unani-
mously adopted =
George W. Bentley George w. Gill. Levi Barker,
| r. n. Childs, Charles A HoIbrook. Appleton Dad
mum, and James f. EstabroOk, of Worcester; Fran
| els BugDee of Webster, Emory Il. Harwood Of OK
| ford Luther Hill OF Spencer, John L. Edmands OF
| Dudley. Hammond Brown OF West Brookfield,
Washington Tufts of Brookfeld, -, Russell of
Warren, Levi Pierce OF HubbardsiOn, Ohm w Rice
of Barre, Joseph w. Powers of Hardwick Giles ii.
Whitney of WinchendOn, james H. Clapp of
Templeon, George l.. Ripley of OaEham Gold
brook, l.. b. Jacquith and VIM. Woodbury. of
Fitchburg, j. T. StOckwell OF Sutton, Henry c.
Hill oiGardner, l.. H. Dupee of Westminster, ORR
SON Underwood and Britain of Milford, q. q. Val
entine Of Northboro', S. A Pierce of Grafton, A L.
Brown OF Douglas George Benson of Northbridgc,
Asa Daily OF Harvard, Luther Stone of LeominsteT,
VIM. H. harrington OF MllIbury, Charles Chathn of
Holden, a. Y. Sheldon of West Boylston, Jonas L.
Howe Of Clinton, Charles Wing OF UXbridge, Otis
+ Ninton of Westboro'.
At subsequent meeting this committee
was organized by the choice of Levi Barker,
chairman, E. n. Childs, secretary and treasur-
er, and the following gentlemen as executive
committee james L. Estabrook and George
w. Bentley of Worcester, IL. C. Hill of Gard
ner, Q. f. Vinton of Westboro', j. L. Ed.
mands of Dudley, and Washington Tufts of
Broukfield.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Douglas democrats Of the ninth con
gressiona district had convention, yesterday
afternoon in Horticultural Hall. The couven-
ton was called TO order at two o'clock by Col
Levi B rker chairman of the district commit
mitlee, and permanently organized as follows ::
President-James Estabrook of Worcester
Vice Fl esdents-Emory Sanford of Oxford. VIM
Greenleaf OF Worcester, Moses Ruggles of Barre
VIM. Woodbury. of Fitchburg, Sumner Cole OF
Sutton, IL. IL. Stevens of Dudley, John Simmons of
Worcester.
Secretaries-James II. CIapp of Templeton, L. B.
Jaquith of titchburg.
Col. Estabrook on taking the chair, SAID he
had signalized his devotion to the democratic
cause by forty years undertaking devotion to
its principles and support of its nominees A
committee of five, Geo. w. Gill of Worcester,
chairman, chosen to collect, sort, and count
the votes for candidate for representative to
congress, reported that Levi Haywood of
Gardner received l08 of the 100 votes cast
The other vote was for Nathaniel Wood of
Fitchbuag. Mr.. Haywood was declared unan.
ter, from the committee on credentials, report
ed that thirty towns were represented by one
hundred and sixty-lwo delegates. Mr. Il. n.
Childs of Worcester, from the committee to
nominate district committee for the ensuing
year, reported the following list which was
unanimously adopted =
George w Gill and VIM. Bush of Worcester
| HeEWOOH Emnrv ord of nv.
| ford, VIM. Woodbury. OF Fitchburg, T W. Childs
of Millbury, Washington Tufts of Brookield
The committee on resolutions, consisting
of James Z. EstabroolS of Worcester, Seth
Haywood Of Gardner, Emory Sanford of OK.
ford, Luke Houghton of Barre, and George
Upham of Leicester, reported the following
series. which were unanimously adopted -
Resolved, That the Charleston- Baltimore conyen-
ton, in its re-afirmation of the ancient landmarks
of the party as defined by the conventions of lS4s
1852 and 1856 and by its endorsement OF the great
doctrine of non Intervention, has proven itself the
legitimate successor of those who entrusted the mar
and Buchanan
Resolved, That the democracy of the ninth dis
trict in convention assembled, recognize Stephen
A. Douglas and Herschel V. ohnson as the regular
ly nominated candidates of the democratic party.
Resolved, That in Stephen A. Douglas we recog-
nize lifelong champion of democratic principles,
statesman without an equal in whom intellectual
powers of the highest order are Joined with the
moral tlrmness and dauntless courage Of Jackson
We bail him as the peerless defender of the peoples
rights, ana ai the Disqualification OF the great doc
tribe OF popular sovereignty Of the people
Resolved, That Herschel " Johnson Tor his able
and eloquent deiense of the common rights of our
common counry.i is entitled to the support of every
true democrat who knows no north, no south, no
east, and no west but in the stars of our coun
trys flag the brightest constellation of the political
armament
Resolved, That Henry II stevens and George w.
nili our delegates to the national con, ention by
lher long years of service in the democratic party
anu anu faithful advocacy Of democratic principles,
nave secured our esteem and admifation and that
aneh action at the late convention has given to us
ss ,laee iha IN their haude, the rights Of their
constituent viii never be betrayed We cordially
el11oIhe aud approve of their course
Resolved, That the conyention adont MS its o,vn
' H. ix XIV y me democratic candidate for elect
peloie nc aposlalzed 'that we do notrecognize any