Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-09
Democratic state Convention.

Democratic State Convention.
The democrats of Massachusetts had their
state convention, at the City Hall, in this city,
Oct. s. The convention was called to order
at II IA o'clock by Moses Bates, Esq, chair
man of the state central committee. J. C.
Crowley of Boston, was chosen temporary
chairman, and ]. f. Pickering of Dorchester,
and j. II. Talon of Boston, temporary sec
retaries. Two hundred and sixty-fve towns
were reported.
On motion of A. r. Brown of Lowell, Ed
win c. Bailey of Boston, was chosen perman-
ent president of the convention, by acclama-
ton. Mr.. Bailey, in taking the chair, thanked
the convention for the honor conferred. He
said they had come there with the full deter
mination to sacrifice all personal feelings and
political prejudices, and proposed going for
ward as one people to overthrow the radical
element in the state. The democratic party,
brought into existence by jefferson, now
stands where he stood, and we here re-affirm
| his doctrines, sustained as they were by
Madison, Monroe, and that stern old patriot
| Andrew jackson. We have grown from thir-
| teen to thlrty-four states, and from three mil
| lion to thirty million of people, and been uni
| ted, harmonious, and prosperous, until by a
| departure from their counsels the sad dis
aster of internal dssension and civil war
had grown upon us. 1t should be our
| first duty to return to those counsels.
| While adhering TO the time -honored maxims
of our party in the past, we should be prepar-
| ed to join hands with any others to aid us in
the holy work of restoration of the unity of
the country. For when all hands thus think
| ing alike are Joined, the days of Charles
| Sumner and John A. Andrew are ended. We
must by SO doing strengthen our cause in the
| free states, or the radical element will succeed
in driving Halleck and Mcclellan from the
field. Therefore we must rally around them,
and around the president, but not on the pro-
clamatiOn, by any means. That proclamation
was adverse to the fundamental principles of
civil liberty of the people. The proclamation
No. 2, suspending the habeas corpus and pro-
| claiming martial law over freemen, is hostile
to all the rights of every man. Therefore,
let us join hands cordially with all the con-
sentative element in the state.
Mr.. Mcintyre of Newton said that John A.
Andrew did no more than Mr.. Bailey himself
to injure Mcclellan. Mr.. Bailey said he had
disapproved of Mcclellan after the retreat
down the peninsula, but he would not and had
Joined no radical element in attacking him.
The permanent organization of the con-
vention was then completed, as follows -
VICE PRESIDENTS
SutfOlk-Peter Harvey, Stanley Gore.
Brstol-Hiram Webb King
Berkshire-H w Bishop, IL II Childs
HamEPdenIE / Beach " Thurston.
Norfolk Linfeld, Jones
Middlesex-A Brown j n Devereax.
Essex,Charles Clark, Charles o Morse.
Hampshire-Mills OF Amherst L 5 Bridgman.
Barnstable-Wm Howes Frederick Davis.
Observation-Disclosures Cobb, John McCarty.
Woreester-ISaac Davis James Estabrook
SECRETARIEs
j Pickering of Charestown, james IL Talon Of
Boston. Charles Brimblecom of Barre, + Goss of
Barnstable, Gardner of Salem.
On motion of d. d. Kelley of Boston, tho
following committee of resolutions was select
ed to whom it was voted to refer all resolu-
tons which might be offered to the conven-
ton, without debate =
Messrs. Kelley of Boston, Avery of Dedham,
hclntiTe of Newton, Beach OF Springfield, ChildS
OF Pittsteld Bates of Plymouth, McCaferty of W Or
cester, Alger OF Lowell, Blake of New Bedford,
wells OF Boston, Anderson OF Oakham, and Ball
OF Boston.
EX-ieutenant governor, DIR. Ii. II. Childs
of Pittstield, was called upon to speak, as the
oldest democrat in the state. He said the
country was to be saved by having the good
old democratic principles carried out, and not
by running down Mcclellan, or by the meet
ing of governors. He concluded by saying,
God bless Mcclellan, which the convention
applauded with much warmth.
Gen. James S. Whitney of Cambridge, be-
ing called upon, spoke at some length max
ing strongly partisan speech, severely bitter
| against the republicans. He said there were
two classes of dsunionists to be put down
| the secessioniSts of the south and the aboli-
tionists of the north This speaker related
| one of his experiences in the peace conference
at Washington, in the spring of 1861, in which
the Massachusetts delegation and especially
Judge Allen, appeared to distinguished advan-
tage.
The state central committee for the ensuing
year was chosen as follows, comprising one
from each senatorial districts
At Large-A Brown of Lowell, L b Usher of
Lynn, . Lamb of Greenfield, Edward Avery of
Braintree, Levi Barker of Worcester.
Suffolk County Disrict-Charles CALDWELL Cor.
nelius Murphy, Robinson, - Smith, STAN
ley Gore.
Essex-Samue Goodwin of Marblchead, j S Per.
kins of Salem, j Smiley of Hayerhill. c Morse
of Newburyport, George L Chesboro of Gloucester.
NiddleseX-S U Dearborn of Melrose, Peter Dun.
bar of Watham, w Il Lewis of birmingham, W
Eessenden of Townsend, j IL Goodwin of Bedford,
II Emery of Lowell.
Worcester-H Z Aldrich of Mendon II II Stew
ems of Dudley, Charles Brimblecom OF Barre Ma
thaniel Wood of Fitchburg, Otis Vinton of West
borough.
Hampden-H Fuller of westfeld, W Lamb of
Springfield
Hampshire-J Ellsworth of northampton.
Franklin-H White of Whateley.
Hampshire and Frankln-C Bridgeman OF Bel
cbertOwn.
Observation-Disclosures Allen of Pittsfeld, Charles
Hubner of Lee.
Norfok-Geo Sennott of Roxbury, Malcolm Nc
Laughliu, E K Clark of Sharon.
Brstol-Miton Andres of Taunton, Abraham
Rowland OF New Bedford, Samuel Burlington of
SwanZey.
Plymouth-Melen Minot of Hanover, L Keith of
Bridgewater, Moses Bates of plymouth.
Cape District-A Baxter of Tisbury.
Island Districts Phinney of Barnstabe.
Pending discussion of the policy of maxi
ing no nomination, or endorsing a portion or
the whole of the Faneuil Hall nominations,
judge Wells and John c. Tucker of Boston
urging an endorsement of the whole ticket,
the whole subject was laid upon the table, on
motion OF Oliver Stevens of Boston, to hear
the report Of the committee on resolutions, as
follows - ~
Resolved, That the democracy of Massachusetts,
"at'iuE lhe expression of their views on questions
hot rendered imperative by the impered condition
OF lher country, will continue to render the nntion
~ government their sincere and united sunnort IN
te use Oh an legitimate to suppress the re-
| the Union. anu Ies'OIe
Resolves, That we believe the constitution or tho
| Cnlleu states, formed in wisdom by our fathers
gives TO the constituted authorities annie no,,as
suppress rebellion and we earnostiv PHel 10
ldent TO stand by that sacred instrument So thIt III
Ioya ana law -ADldlng people may with earnest con
| halhg neaTis STAND ny the presidents and while we
yleld ready and cheerful obedieuce to all the re
quirements of the constitution, we demand OF tho
| government and governed alike an unwayerinS
fidelity to and enforcement of all its safeguards and