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


There was a large meeting Of citizens at Me
chanics hall last night, irrespective of party, in
response to the call signed by Gen. VIM. S. Lin
coin aud others, for the nomination of candi-
dates for mayor and aldermen. The meeting
was called to order at eight O'Clock by Charles
B. Pratt, Esq, who read the following list of
permanent officers for the meeting:
President-Cacb B. Metcalf; Vice Presidents,
VIM, Dickinson, Isaac Davis, +. II KiunCutt,
Levi Barker, d. d. Keyes, j. W. Howe, n. A.
Lombard, ID. S, Messenger, Samuel d. Harding,
Benjamin Walker, Patrick O'Keefe, Z. d. Che.
ney, Calvin Foster, H, IL. Chamberlin, Stephen
Sawyer, David w. Cook, Nathan Washbun.
Secretaries-J. E. Dennis, Geo. NJ. Woodward,
Joseph L. Davis.
Mr.. Metcalf, on taking thelchair, said he was
republican, and that they had met as citizens,
irrespective of party, to nominate candidates for
city officers, principle he had always approved
as most conducive to the wise management of
our city affairs.
D. D. Keyes, George w. Woodward, Francis
B. Rice, Levi Barker and II. O. Lee, were chosen
committee to receive, sort and count the votes
on ballot for candidate for mayor, which re-
suited as follows:
Whole number of votes 500, of which George
f. Very, ESQ received AS, Col P W Taft 80,
and VIM. S. Lincoln, Charles B. Pratt Joseph
H. Walker, and Eli Thayer one vote each The
nomination of Mr., Very was then made unani-
nous, and Elliot Swan and George w. Gill were
appointed a committee to wait upon Mr.. Very
and notify him of his nomination, aud request
his appearance in response. While this commit
tee was out, the following gentlemen, two from
each ward, were chosen a committee to report a
list of candidates for aldermen:
Ward 1, d. A. Hawkins and Salisbury HYDE;
2, Fri Sanders, j. Edgar Davis 8, Horace W.
Bigelow, George f. Hewitt; 4, Elliot Swan.
Andrew Atly; 5, Thomas Gates, B. W. Abbott;
6, D. A. Fish, j. L. Estabrook; I, c. B. Pratt,
George w. Gill; 8, +. II. Kinnicutt, George r.
Spur.
This committee subsequently reported the fol-
lowing candidates for aldermen, who were unani.
mously adopted:
Ward l. Emory Bauister.
.. Sas j. BrimhaIl.
4. Samuel ID. Harding.
6. H. II. Chamberlin
8. George Il. Spur
The same committee were entrusted with au.
thOrity to attend to the calling of ward meetings
The committee to wait on Mr.. Very then
came in withihat gentleman, who was received
with the liveicst applause, and introduced to
the meeting as the next mayor Of Worcester
He spoke as follows;
Mr.. President, Friends and Fellow-cjtizens:
In response to your command, signifed to me
through the kindness of your committee, come
before you to accept the nomination which it
has been your pleasure to confer upon me- and
most sincerely to thank you for this expression
of your confidence. | do this with all the more
pleasure and am all the more gratified, for the
reason that am assured and believe that this
large convention is composed of men from all
ranks and conditions in life, and representing in
their political creeds the various political parties
of the day. This is well; and echo with crate
full emulation the sentiment of the Daily Spy
of last Saturday, that the party question should
hare little freight in municipal affairs
| read in the communication which it has
pleased the republican city committee to adj
dress to the republican voters OF the city of Wor-
ceSter, the announcement made il seems to me-
with some osentaton, that for many years the
republican party has administered the affairs of
the city, accompanied by an appeal to the
masses Of the party TO sec TO it that the power
enjoyed so long shall not now be allowed to
pass away.
As republican, have no sympathy with this