Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-19
CITY AND COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

hundred ana twenty elSht towns or Consldeta.
bly, less than 1ne half the towns in the state
The western counties had very few delegates
present, The convention was called to order
by Moses Bates chairman of the state central
committee, and j. L. Pickering OF Chelsea
was elected temporary president aud w. f.
A. Kelley of Boston, and Charles Caldwell of
Chelsea temporary secretaries.
d. w. O'Brien of Boston moved that
committee be appointed to collect sort, and
count votes for = permanent president of the
convention. Judge Wells of Boston, in order
to save the time OF the convention moved that
Moses Bates of Plymouth be elected by accla,
mation,- which prevailed by a decisive ma
jority. o. A. Seamans OF Springfield, who
had previously attempted to secure the
ear of the chairman, protested against this
departure from democratic usage, and moved
a reconsideration, proceeding to debate his
motion amid cries Of "order," and confusion
in all parts OF the hall. In the midst of the
disorder, motion was made for committee
to conduct the president elect to the chair,
stated to the convention. Mr.. Seamans hold
ing the floor, still demanded decision on the
question of reconsideration, and protested that
if the chairman refused to put his motion he
would move that the chair be vacated The
greatest confusion followed, which was finally
alayed by vote upon Mr. Seamans' motion,
which was rejected, and Mr.. Bates was con
Quoted to the chair.
The president, before proceeding to the
business of the convention, read brief speech,
in which he spoke of the alarming condition of
the country, and the alacrity with which DEM
ocrats had rallied to its support. He denounc'
ed the state and national administrations for
the removal of democrats from office, and for
the suppression of newspapers in sympathy
with rebellion, while the Boston Liberator was
still suffered to be published and circulated.
He commended the position of Andrew John
son, Joseph Holt, and the lamened Douglas,
as illustrating the general patriotism of the
democratic party, and added, that as that par
ty generally maintained the honor of the
were any, so it would now defend the flag
against treason, whether the traitors were
found in one or the other extreme OF political
fanaticism. He closed with the assurance
sponsibe for the war, and that they would
fight on till the rights of the whole country
were respected and secured
The organization OF the convention was
completed as follows
Vice Observation-Disclosures G. Greene of Bos
ton, Erastus Douglas of Lowell, Simeon
Wilbur of Taunton, j. S. Perkins of Salem,
Charles A. S. Perkins of Plymouth, Uriah 7.
Browne of Roxbury, Otis A. Seamans of
Springfield, S. C. Bemis of Springfield, Fl. H.
Chlds Of Pittsfield, Alexander Baxter OF Hy
annis, David p. Mead of Tisbury and Luke
Houghton of Barre.
Secretaries-Wm. f. A. Kelly of Boston,
j. f. McEvoy OF Lowell, James I. Boswell
of Roxbury, George W. Bentley of Worcester,
and Thomas Toomey of Boston,
While the committees were preparing the
business of the convention, George, Count
Johannes" was called to the platform, and
made brief Speech urging harmony i'll the
ssff22tion, iq{ il s2 exenl1'e4gs; -. =. <
Charles Sumner, and giving particular notice
of the friendship OF Daniel Webster to himself
personally, during the life of that statesman.
The president subsequently read communi
cation from the state committee of the con-
stitutional union party, proposing union of
parties, which, by a vote of 208 to 109, was
buried in the committee on resolutions, and
not heard OF afterward Some lively discus
sion followed, on a motion of Nathaniel Wood
OF FItchburg, to proceed to an informal ballot
for governor, in which there was much hard
talk OF republicans Without taking vote,
the convention, by closely divided house,
adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On assembling in the afternoon the motion
for an informal ballot for candidate for gov
ernor was renewed. Oliver Stevens OF Bos-
ton, questioned the propriety of fastening
nominations, and deemed it the wiser and
more patriotic course ior the party TO torego
the exercise of its privilege until the country
is rescued from its danger. He warmly OPP
posed the policy OF pressing to the extreme
the machinery of the party, and quoted from
the last speech OF Mr.. Douglas in support of
his views. Mr.. Ager of Lowell, replied at
length. He had never expected to see the
time when it would be thought unpatriotc to
make democratic nominations in MaSsachu-
sets. He was not disposed to follow the ad
vice of his enemies; and expressed especial
dstrust of the man (Gen. Butler y who after
doing all he could to break up his party in the
nation, came home to demoralize his party in
the state. DR.. Childs OF Pittstield, earnestly
opposed the proposition to nominate a party
ticket, and read the resolutions adopted at a
caucus in that town in support of his views.
The discussion was continued till the previous
question was ordered and the motion for a
ballot prevailed by large majority. The re-
snlt of the ballot for candidate for governor
was as follows:
Whole number of votes, 1924
Necessary for choice, Alb
Hon. ISAAC DAVIS of Worcester had 479
E. e. Bailey of Boston, $40
Scattering,
The announcement of the result was re
ceived with rounds of applause, in the midst
of which Mr. Bailey rose and moved that the
Hon. Isaac Davis be unanimously nominated
by reclamation, which was carried without
dissent. Z, G.. Bailey of Boston was then
nominated by reclamation as candidate for
lieutenant governor, He was called out and
made stirring speech, accepting the nomina.