Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-06

The republican caucuscs held last evening
were pretty fully attended, and beside The
choice Of delegates to Il convention to be held
on Thursday evening TO nominate candidate
for mayor and aldermen, nominations were
made for the common council, school board,
assessors, and ward officers. The result in the
several caucuses was as follows:
Ward Nv. w. Rice, chairman; Stephen Sails
Deiegates|W W. Rice, John Gates, A. D. War.
F. Thompson
Common Comcil-Georgo s. Hoppin, Theron f.
Hall.
school committee-C. B Metcalf.
Assistant AssessOr-JOhn Milton Earle
Ward Officers arden- -; clerk
Silas Whillemore inspectors, A. N. Chase, L. p
Goddard, E0och Earle.
The delegates were chosen by ballot, receiving
twenty-three votes, the whole number cast. A
vote taken indicated that the preference of the
caucus for mayor was for neither DR.. Kelley nor
Mr. Very. BY vote of p to u, the meeting
indicated its preference for W A. S. Smyth Tor
alderman. Mr.. Hoppin was nominated for the
common council on the first ballot, having Is
votes to Is scattering. George Sumner, who
was nominated for second councilman, declined,
and after four unsuccessful ballOtings, in which
the names Of S. E. Combs, J. L. Burbank and
J. Z. Hall, were used, Mr.. Hall was nominated
by acclamation. All the other nominations were
made unanimously.
Ward 2-T l. Nelson, chairman; George W Gale
secretary.
Delegates-T Nelson, e II Chamberlain, l. w
Pond, j Brimhall, John NJ Knapp VIM Allen,
Porter, Haywood.
Common Councll-William Allen, Parritt Blais-
dell.
School Board-George W Gale, Henry Whit.
comb.
Assistant Assessor-George f. Stearns.
Ward OlfCers-CIibert Walker, warden; George
W Gale, clerk; } Br1mhall, NJ Eaton, w II
Janktns inspectors.
The delegates were nominated by committee
and accepted by the caucus. The other nomi-
nations were made by reclamation.
Ward 3-H C Wilson, chairman; James Draper,
secretary.
D.egates-H Wilson, Thomas Harrington, D
d. Willy George r Smith
The business of making further nominations was
postponed.
Ward Al d Barber, chairman; y Newton
secretary.
Delegates-George p Kendrick, John Streeter,
Waldo Sessions A Newton, II II Barber, G W
Moody.
Common Council-Wi Hard Pond
School Board-Rev G NJ Lamson.
Assistant ASSESSOR Norton.
Ward OiiCerS-,lohn Streeter, warden; NJ II
Cowden clerk; G w Moody, r L Colbert inspectors.
The delegates were instructed to present the
name of f B. Norton for alderman.
Ward 5-E Pike, chairman; VIM H Inman,
secretary.
Delegates-Geo Crompton, R Taylor, a A Cor
dan, Stone, d jackson, o Hatch
Common Conncil-J Perry, Pond.
School Board--JOhn c Newton.
Assistant AssessOr-Samuel Perry.
Ward Officers jackson, warden VIM II In
man, clerk; iona d Grout, John Green, c w Ham
Iton, inspectors.
Ward &c II Peabody, chairman; Goulding,
secretary.
Delegates E Hildreth, Alzirus Brown, J B
Morse ID Goddard Albert Tuson.
Common Council-9 D n i1 Goddard.
Harrington, 2yrs; + II Peabody yr.
Assistant Assessor Samuel HoughtOn.
Ward Officers -Charles Redding, warden; A
Hardy, clerk; H G Rawson, Charles z Morse, Jo-
seph II Torrey, inspectors.
Ward IA G Walker, chairman; C Thayer,
secretary.
Deegates-E 7 Marble, J Knowles, VIM {;
Maynard, j Houghton, L HartshOrn, John d
Lowell, L Gates A Goes
Common COunc--Edwin Ames A B Lowell,
School Board-George Jaques
Assistant ASSESSOR p HOughton,
Ward Officers Titus warden; Lewis Muz-
zey, clerk; John u Lowell, w w Cook ii NJ Mer
riam inspectors.
The nominees for the common council were
chosen almost unanimously by ballot, the whole
number ofyoes being 6S. Complimentary au-
sion was made to George Jacques, who has
served long and ably on the school board, and
he was complimented by an unanimous vote by
reclamation. The other nominations were all
made without opposition. The greatest interest
was manifested in the election ofdelegatcs to the
convention. A printed ticket was distributed in
the hall bearing the names above mentioned and
discussion elected the fact that they were COM
mitted neither for nor against any particular
candidate Tor mayor. After protracted debate
the ticket was elected by ballot, receiving 40
votes, no other ticket being presented.
Ward S-P Emory Aldrich, chairman; w
Southwick, secretary.
Deegates-Peter & Bacon, c Rice John ID
Washburn, j Tucker, Sumner Pratt Josiah pick
ett III Marsh, VIM Drury
Common COunCil-Charles g Parker
School Board-P Emory Aldrich
Assistant Assessor-AeNander Marsh
Ward 0Mcers-Daniel Seagraye, warden; Jamas
Bancroft, clerk; Henry Bacon, Chas II Harvey.
Geo A Geer, inspectors.
The caucus voted not to instruct the delegates
to the convention, and after an Informal ballot.
in which the names of Samuel Winslow and
Gerry Hutchinson were used the former leading,
voted to present the name of Samuel Winsow
as candidate for alderman. 1t was also voted
that the republicans of ward eight declare their
conviction that in future elections the candidates
for aldermen should be nominated by the citi-
zens of those wards which such aldermen are TO
represent
Mr.. Parker for the common council, did not
have majority on the first ballot, David Man.
ming and Daniel seagraye being his competitors.
Without proceeding to another ballot, Mr. Par