Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-04
CITY AND COUNTY.
uemocra,ie state convention.

at Mechanics Hall, in this city, yesterday.
The convention was called to order at eleven
O'Clock by Joseph Smith of Boston, chairman
OF the state committee, and Joshua ID. Ball of
Boston, was chosen temporary chairman, and
Phineas Allen of Pittsfeld, temporary secre-
tary.
While the balloting was going on for per-
mancnt president, Judge Abbott was called
for, and addressed the convention He said
they came together to inaugurate movement
which year hence would sweep into obiv-
ion the party in power. They were here to
unite all opposition to the unconstitutional
acts Of the national administration; and now
we should only ask the question, whether
man is Tie to the Union through and under
the constitution. At some future time, when
in better health. he intended to speak without
ifs or lands" and at all hazards so to speak
that man throughout the length and
breadth of the land shall misunderstood him.
DIR. George b. Loring of Salem being call
ed for nearly as many voted yea as nay on
the question of hearing him, but the chair
man declared it carried and introduced the doc
tor, nndhe defnedh his position quite to the salts
faction Of his party. Hedeclared his adherence
to good old democratic principles. He said
we must stand up for state rights, and accept
the Issue given us by the Administrations We
! must declare that when a seeded state wishes
to return to the Union the doors shall be
thrown wide open. We are not to be war
democrats or peace democrats, but constitu-
tional democrats.
The committee chosen for the purpose re-
ported the whole number of ballots for presi-
! dent 1908, of which r. S. Spoford OF New
! buryport received 74S, Edward Avery of Ded-
ham 273.
Mr.. Spofford was declared elected, amid
great applause, and on taking the chair made
a long speech. He said the democracy had
met once more to declare their affection for
the Union. At no time had they met under
circumstances when more important services
were required. They had not met as in for
mer times, to declare their opinions upon ques-
tons of national policy, but to defend the
principles OF liberty.
We now more than ever see that the princ-
of the democratic party were right. The
wiSest and best of our statesmen have always
! been jealous of state rights and fearful Of the
Capitalization of power. While we regarded
those rights we were prosperous as nation.
but torsaking the beaten track of our fathers
we have wandered into forbidden paths and
find ourselves encompassed with woes. But
the democratic party was not responsible for
this. 1t was our political opponents the tol-
lowers of Abraham Lincoln and John Brown,
who had done it all.
He reviewed the conduct of the administra-
ton in reference to the war, and declared that
In the course of its acts the restoration of the
| Union seems further off than ever. The war
| for the preservation of the Union has been
abandoned, and a crusade against african
slavery and against the liberty of American
citizens inaugurated in its stead The pres-
dent was now at war against the Union and
the constitution, which he had sworn to de-
fend and preserve. In this crisis we must do
our duty. and come veal or woe, resolve to
sustain the constitution of the state and ma
| ton.
A committee of one from each county was
appointed on resolutions, consisting of Messrs
]. D. Ball of Suffolk, T. H. Sweetser of Mid
| dleseX, Edward Avery of Norfolk, Delano of
| Bristol, Moses Bates of Plymouth, E. W.
Lincoln Of Worcester, Lathop of Hampshire,
E. d. Beach Of Hampden, Ingham of Frank
lin, Heebner Of Berkshire, and Borden of
Barnstable, with MeSsrs. Peter Harvey of
Boston, j. d Thompson of Charestown, and
Thomas of Cambridge, members at large.
The committee on permanent organization
of the convention reported the follows: Vice
presidents, H. H. Chids of Pittsfeld, James
Estabrooks of Worcester, Isaac Emery of Bos-
ton, George W. Bentley of Worcester, Ma
than Clark of Lynn, B. F. Goss of Barnsta-
bic, Il. Fl. Allen Of Nantucket, Ira barrow of
Edgartown, P. w. Leland of Fall River, Mo-
SEES Bates of Plymouth, Henry Willis of Rox-
bury, j. Allis Whateley, Henry W. Paine of
Cambridge, DR.. Page of Springfield.
Observation-Disclosures Foley of Roxbury
S. B. Phinney of Barnstabe, Phineas Allen
of Pttsfed. And the convention, at one
! o'clock, adjourned until 2 P. NJ. for dinner.
On re-assembling, the convention was adj
dressed by Henry w. Paine of Cambridge,
one of the candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination. He said he was for the first
time in a democratic convention. He was
| here because he knew nowhere else to go and
| be faithful to the constitution, the Union, and
| the rights of the states. This was the proper
! place, in this crisis, for a disciple OF Daniel
Webster. We wereSn the midst of porten-
tou7 crisis. The general government was rap
| idly centralizing power, and it was our duty to
check it, to prevent the ruin Of the country.
While the ballotting for a candidate for gov
ernor was going on, delegate from Lee,
named Patrick Riordan, late lieutenant in
Gen. Meagher's Irish Brigade, who had lost
an arm in the service of his country, made
several Intellectual attempts to speak, to as
certain what were the views of the several
proposed candidates on the war question
whether they were for aiding the administra-
ton in its effort to put down the rebellion, or
whether they were peace democrats. He
wanted men who would go against the rebels.
He met with no success, however, being sum
marily choked down.
Calls were made for Gen. Whitney, and on
the ques ton of hearing him the votes ap-
peared about equally divided, but he took the
stand, when the vote being again taken, the
negative caved in, and he spoke in his old
style, calling the war an "unholy" one, &c.
The result of the balloting for governor was