The New York herald., 1868-05-21

fore acted with the radical party and even one of
the prominent candidates for chairman of the Con-
vention was IN the days OF the party an active and
conspicuous Know Nothing.
The eight hundred or one thousand delegates COM
posing the Convention was called 10 order by Mr..
Joseph M. Wightman, one of the state Central Com
mittee In putting the question az to who should be
the presiding ofncer Of the Convention Colonel
Charles @. Greene Of Boston, was nominated. There
was some opposition ana q desire was expressed
that ballot should be had This feeling was in the
minority, however and Colonel Greene was chosen
President moment later by unanimous vote and
amid hearty cheering.
Colonel Greene, In taking the chair, said he was
happy to see go many smiling faces indicating that
there ia the power OF action. For some years the
democrats have labOred under MISREPRESENTATION; but
s and M that bev he
They had always labored to vindicate the consftu-
uOn-never to sustain slavery or secession-and IN
standing their opponents had misrepresented them
The fact he added. is still on record that even the
democrats of Massachusetts have sent more men to
the war than the radicals and the same may be said
OF the whole country. The democrats OF the East
Of the North and Of the West were the men VINO
filed democratic graves. He added then, In con-
clusion that he would not dwell upon such matters,
for everything indicated that the democracy or the
country was advancing on to victory, ana they
would soon clear out those who have fastened upon
the government only for the purpose OF sucking out
It's life blood.
Some preliminary business was then transacted,
after which motion was made to appoint CON-
mittee on Resolutions. 1t evident that about q
declarations but the other two-thirds believing in
sending some resolutions abroad voted and carried
their scneme Inere doowec
in making the majority believe that 1t was more pru-
dent to work than to pass resolutions and the whole
matter was then negatived by being laid On the
table.
A committee to collect and count ballots for dele
gates at large was then chosen and while they were
performing their duties call was made for Mr. John
Quincy Adams the defeated democratic candidate
for Governor last year, Mr.. Adams took the plat:
form and returned his thanks for the support he had
at the hands Of Massachusetts, democrats last year.
but declined to make any remarks upon the topic or
the day for the reason that 1t was nexpedent at this
time.
The committee being further delayed in counting,
Mr.. Mcintosh, Of Haverhill, improved the moments
OF silence by Offering the following PendletOn reso-
lutiOn:-
That the democracy feeling the
Of George II. Pendieton, Of Ohio believing that
larger of votes be upon him than
5 o Ss
The resolution evidently did not touch the popular
hisses and Immediately laid upon the table by an
almost unanimous vote.
The following resolution, which also came from
delegate not Of the majority, met with the same
Resolved, That delegation from Massachusetts to the
the whole delegation in accordance with the vote of
majority OF the delegates.
The committee subsequently reported, when it ap-
peared that the following delegates were chosen at
arge:-Josah G. Abbott and Josiah Bardwell, OF Bos-
stOn: George w. Gill, of Worcester, and Reuben No
BILE. OF Westfed. The alternates were as follows:-
J. X. Tarb0x, OF Lawrence T. II. Sweetser, of Low
ell; Thomas F. Plunkett Of Pittsneld, and George
Johnson, OF Bradford
Subsequent to the General Convention the dele
gates from the Third Congressional district held a
subc0nventiOn, and elected as delegates James NJ
Keith, OF Boston, and Michael DOherty Of Boston, and
as alternates william NJ, Aspinwall, OF Brookline, and
James II. Talon, OF Boston, The Fourth district
delegates made choice OF Peter Harvey, OF Boston,
and Thomas Whittemore, OF Cambridge, and as alter
mates E. G. Barnes, of Chelsea and A. o. Brewster
OF Boston. The Fifth district selected as delegates
Charles Clark, OF Lynn, and O. o. Morse OF Newbury
port and as alternates Charles Ropes OF Salem and
Charles Thompson, OF Gloucester The delegates
from the Ninth district Frank Bait, Of Greenfield,
and L. G. Jaguith, OF Ftchburg, and the alternates
are William II. Fuller, OF Whateey. and Otis J. Hale,
OF Hubbardston The Tenth district delegates are
A. w. Chaplin, Of Springfield and John r. Briggs, OF
Sheffied, and the alternates are David Powers, Of
Springfield, and J. N. Dunham, OF Pittsfield.