Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-05
CITY hND COUNTY
citizens, Municipal caucus.

| Zcns of Worcester for a meeting TO nominate
/ oon,Iidat,s 1.n ,,,.,. aldermen and clerk of
w ~, - lao. ,ro.
'hs ponce court, the Oi'y nan was ''''
| ning, crowded to overtlowing' me meeu"s
was called TO order at n O'Clock, aud HENRY
| = w.,,,,., r., ,... .hos.n nresiiIent
| '..' N4'' All, ono
anu = F" Ca'dweI anu ~ a. N'o''0''N
taries. Bel0te proceeding 10 the business OF
! ii e eveniu, the nresi,leut briefly addressed
t,,,, ,,,s,..i,, a.. e,,i',. his remorks bsino re-
80 NV - -,
eei'eu win marked ia'o' anu "iF'""
Once again, gentlemen, we have assembled
for the purpose OF nominating Candidates 10 oe
! supported by our fellow citizens III me ap-
proachmg municipal election. SO lar ns am
! informed, and the presence OF men heretofore
widely differing iu politics coEtrms the M
| preston, there is general disposition 10 lore-
go party preferences, and unite III selecting
candidates who will best serve the clly IN the
several departments OF trust ana hohor co'h-
mltted 10 them. My voice ana li'luehce, Us
Is well known, has ever been III iaVor oil Gu
zens' nominations, so called, and more thah
ever is this my preference this evening,
since events SO m0mentons have recently
transpired, tending TO merge all mere party
distinctions IN theshlgher ana paramount quts-
! tion OF our nationality, aud the perpetulty ol
| the institutions bequeathed to us ~ our III
Tiers And may be permitted, III 'he pres
ehce OF tins vast assembly, 10 express me lllue
ana satisfaction winch, III common WIN you
| an, have experienced at the position taken
ivy ,ipneTe,.tedIv
presented to US. Approaching the value of
the institutions, which, BY traitorous hands,
t hase peeh place1 III lear'ul JeoPa'u9' iney
10 mo rsno, Il ,,ov,rnn,ent miss "a nioht
many familiar fac formerly foremost and
active, on occasions like the present Ihey
ais u"thS uelr uuty iiSht hl"nlHi'9 ~ 'ie
tehted utIu; lei us discharge ours 10 tHehi,
and the country as worthily and effectively.
We :, nd t,en, This cold Dprember uiuht our
benis0n aud blessing May The blankets, and
mlttens, and articles OF comfort we have been
soie 70 urnisl mem sliieiu anu ttG,pe' tme" ]
tho land What tbev have done once
for the fair fame OF Worcester, what they
nave done tor the honor ana reho%h ol Nl"s'
u1e'ts ,f 'ney "ie ,i;r r"iho, ho
before them and the Potomac in their rear
with the gallant Devens to lead the column,
ana the memory OF the lallen on other hcluS'
Ia,aJ =, h;stn,. ',t nf ,aI9- snd 5aring NAV
we NOT hereafter anticipate at their hands
But let me no longer detain you. The duty
before US is simple, but important Let lis
address ourselves TO it in such "A manner us
will meet the approval OF our own consciences,
and the appreciation of our felow-citizens.
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mlttee OF one from each ward was appointed
to receive votes for candidate ior may Or ana
at the same time committee oI thiee from
each ward to report list OF candidates lor
aldermen. The ballot for mayor resulted as
follows:-
Whole number of votes, l255
Necessary lor a cholce; 1o,Y goo
Others ''N 232
nj. o,o,,,,,,o,,,,,,. ,,s Tho ra ,,o,,,iro,ior
'''e"' VI
OF MT Davis was received win much cheef-
ing, aud on motion of Charles Hersey com
mittee was anpoipted to inform him of the
result and reopest his presence at The meeting.
MIR, Davis soon otterwo,d ,nneared and in
brief sneerh a,<powledoed his annreciation
of This exncpssinn Of the confidence of his lel-
low citizens and accented the nomination.
The committee. on th, aldp,manic ticket sub
mitted the loIlowinp rsport which was adopted
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