Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-02
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.
domination of a Union Ticket.
SPEECH OF HON. CHARLES SUMNER.

The state convention called by the republi-
can state committee was held in this city,
Tuesday-twelFe hundred delegates being
present, representing nearly all the towns in
the Stale. The convention was called to order
by Hon. Wan. Clahin of Newton, chairman o.
the stale central committee, who explained the
reason which influenced them in issuing the
general cali, which he read AS follows -
The Republican State Committee of Massachusetts
invite all citizens of the commonwealth who in
favor of union for the support of the government,
and for a vigorous prosecution OF the war against
wicked and unprovoked rebellion, and who de
termned in good faith and without reservation to
support the constituted authorities in all attempts to
the sway of the constitution and laws over
every portion of the country to send one delegate
for each town and each ward of city. and one ad.
ditional delegate Tor every two hundred votes. and
one for every fraction one hundred votes, in
each town or ward according TO the last census OF
voters, to convention TO be holden at WORCES.
TER. ON TUESDAY, the FIRST DAY OF oCTD~
BIER, Tor the purpose of placing in nomination cam
ddates for the various state Offices TO be filed at the
annual election, and of testifing 10 all loyal men
throughout the country their nnfaltering and per-
sstent purpose to maintain the free principles and
democratic institutions inherited from fathers
and thus secure a peace--the only one substantial
and permanent. based upon successful YindicatiOn
of the supremacy of constitutional law.
Hon. A. II Bullock of Worcester was chos.
en- temporary president, and Messrs. S. n.
Stockwell Of Boston and VIM. Martin of North
Adams, temporary secretaries. On motion Of
Mr.. Bird of Walpole, a committee of one from
each COUNTY was appointed on the permanent
organization, who reported as follows
President--Aon. HENRY L, DAWES of North Ad-
ANS,
Vice Presidents at Large-Robert W Hooper,
Boston; Marshall r. Wider Dorchester; Oliver
Ames, 'IT, Eastoni charles y. rogers, Boston Al
axander Dewitt, oxford Freeman Walker, North
Brookfeld; Hapgood Wright, LOWELL Lorenzo Sa-
bine, RoXbury Clement Willis, Boston; Thomas
Tucker. orcester; Francis b. Pay, Lancaster; Co.
lumbus Tyler. Someryille; Lewis Peck, Boston; G.
Washington WanOn. Charestown; ii. b. Staples,
Milford orlo Burt. sandisield; Francis Coggswel,
Vice Presidents--Richard Libbey, Wellfeet; JAS
H. Mitchell, East BTidgewaterj Joseph n. Bacon,
Newton Albert j Wright, Bost, nj Nehemiah
Gerry w. Cochrane. Methuen N. C. AIunson, Shir-
ley Giles H. Whitney, Winchendoni II. Butler,
SecretaIies-Stephen n Stockwell, Boston; j L.
Tucker, Worcester; N. A. Horton. Salem; H. Il.
Stone. LOWELL George S. Merrill Lawrence; Joseph
D.
VIM. 5. Robinson, Maiden; Chas A. Chase, Boston ,
Lewis II. Bradford, Fitchburgi VIM. Martin. Ad-
ans; Gordon NJ. Fiske, Palmer; w. w. Clapp, Jr
Boston.
The president elect was received with great
applause as he took the platform. Before
proceeding to the business of the convention
Rey. Mr.. Shipper invoked the divine blessing
upon the convention and the country, after
which tie president addressed the convention
as follows
Gentlemen Of The Convention Permit me 10
acknowledge, in the brieiest possible terms,
the honor you have conferred upon me in Sc
lecting me TO preside over the deliberations oil
convention, gathered in response to a call
addressed 10 the patriotism of the common
wealth, now dominant over every impulse Of
personal or political consideration and stretch.
ing forth its arm regardless of party trammels,
to the succor of the nation. Since last Assem-.
bled here for Ii kindred purpose, the mighty
march OF events has borne the popular efforts
on to a higher pauc than ever before opened
to the search or gaze OF nan. The whole
country has been suddenly transformed into a
bristling camp, and The nation is shaking be.
meath the tramp of armed men, The pursuits
of peace have given way to the clamor Of arms,
and patriotism is eneOuntering treason at the
very throat Of the national existence treason