Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-28
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
BUTLER DEFEATED.
WaShbuFn Nominated for
Governor.
A Prolonged but Orderly Session.
Great Enthusiasm.

| could get IN, excepting limited number OF gen
| temen equally divided among the supporters Of
| Butler, Washburu, Rice and Loring, who were
allowed to occupy three of the galleries. The
south gallery was assigned to the several bolt
| ing delegations, where they could watch the
| progress Of events until their claims were set
tied by the convention. While the convention
was waiting the hour of calling to order, Gen.
Butler exhibited himself to the delegates and
was gTatifed by boisterous welcome on the
part of his friends, which he acknowledged, and
afterwards went down the han shaking hands
with his friends.
At quarter past eleven Hon. George B.
| LOrng, chairman of the state central commit
tee, called the convention TO order, and after
| stating the decision of the committee regarding
| contesting delegations, stated that the first
| business in order was the choice of a temporary
president.
Onl motion of Mr.. Brastow,i of Somerville,
Hon. Geo, b. Loring was made temporary chair
man Of the convention.
On taking the chair, DR.. Loring said he
thanked the convention profoundly for con-
lerring the temporary and aeeting honor upon
him. He said they had met Massachusetts
republicans to defend the honor of the party in
the good cid commonwealth, which state was
the light of the union and the guiding star of
republican institutions the world over. Their
duty, he said, was plain and simple-to main
tain the record of state which was high,
noble and glorious, looking back to such men
as John A. Andrew who died in the work. to
our sons and brothers who laid down their
lives fighting to uphold it, to living soldiers
who fought bravely, and TO statesmen who have
laborcd faithfully and are still staunch at their
post. He considered it matter not only of
first importance in the state but as opening the
| way to a national republican success in 1872,
when he believed Gen. Grant, with his noble
record since his first nomination at Chicago,
would he reelected, and would continue to main
tain the truth and nobleness of his administra-
ton. At time like this he said, he knew no
personal ambtion-hiS only ambition was TO
join hands with true republicans, and fight for
republican principles and the good of the state.
On motion Of Hon. Adm Thayer of Wor-
cecter, Mr.. Merrill, secretary ofthe state central
committee, was made temporary secretary. The
preliminary work was proceeded with by the
appointment of the following committees:
On Permanent Organization-I Q a LotnrOp of
Cohasset Neorous Taft of Upton, Homer Hall Of
Saugus, Geo Carpenter of Boston, Jerome Wells
of Ihicopee, Il A Ldmonds of Southampton Chas
| q Davis of Plymouth John III Lombard of lis
bury, IL G Ellis of Sandwich. g Coulter of
Cambridge, John Rogers Stebbins of Deer
| field, Samuel d Snow of Charlestown, Hollis X
| fray of Boston.
On Credentials-E lockwood Hoar of Concord,
| F Hobart of Braintree, Henry Carter of Essex
county, TapDan Wentworth of Middlesex county,
| II IL Coolidge of Suffolk county, VIM Atwood Jr.,
of Plymouth county, Thomas Dean of Bristol coun-
| ty Lewis Merriam of Franklin county, VIM Hol-
brook of Hampden county, Richard Kngman of
| Hampshire county, j Kittredge of Berkshire
county, John Higgins of Banstable county, Alfred
| Macy of Dukes county, Geo L WoOdman of Nor
| folk county, Adm Thayer of Worcester.
Gen. Butler now rose and moved that the gal
leries which were not crowded to their full capaci
tybe thrown open to the people in order that they
might observe their deliberations. To this mo-
| ton there was considerable opposition on the
| ground that there were in the galleries as many
as they could conveniently hold without disor-
der. The vote was so close that tellers were APP
pointed. aud the motion was declared adopted,
| yea 52i no 487. The galleries were thrown
open to the great public, who lost no time in
| rushing in to the vacant standing places.
| Hon. II. l.. Dawes rose to make a motion, and
was received with prolonged applause and
cheers. He offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That all persons, the validity of whose
| election is vOuched Tor by the ward, city or town
committees in office at the time of the call OF the
| respective meetings, be admitted to seat and
vote in this convention, until upon report of the
committee on credentials, it be otherwise ordered
by the convention, and the state central committee
are instructed to carry this resolution into imme-
| dlate effect.
| Mr. Dawes advocated the adoption of the
resolution as meeting the case where the re-
| publican caucuses had been taken possession OF
| by men not entitled to act thereon. He said it
was Il question whether the work of this con-
venton is to be done by the republicans of
| Massachusetts or by Others lie said it was for
| the convention to decide the question of right.
| The resolution proposed simply to recognize
| the officers of the regularly called republican
caucuses as the rghtful persons to issue certifi-
Gates of priind tdcie right Of admittance TO the
convention.
Gen. Butler characterized this resolution as
an unprecedented one. The old ward and town
| committees having ceased their functions when
| the new caucus was held, the question arose,
| who shall decide? The resolution of Mr..
Dawes would lead to ineXtricabe confusion.
lie wanted the people TO come together and de-
eide the matter. There were 81 900 republicans
who voted for Grant who did not vote the re-
| publican ticket last year, and what is it
proposed to do with those men who, for tenn
porary or local object, may have acted outside
the republican organization. Ii will not do TO
look too closely into the record of all the men
in this convention viii it, sir2 turning to
| the charman).
Dr. Loring-l think it will, sir! (Great laugh
ter and applause)
Gen. Butler resuming said he desired to know
rather how man was to act in the future than
how he had voted in the past He here pro-
duced a letter from a North Brooktield delegate,
in which that gentleman volunteered to General
Butler the information that Mr.. Babbitt, a dele
gate from Taunton, had said in the Bay State
house, last evening, that he would not vote for
Butler if nominated; but would vote for John
Q. Adams to defeat him. Butler then alluded
so pointedly to a Cambridge delegate that it
was generally understood that he meant Hon. T..
L. Raymond, who, he said, had been acting with
the prohibitory party and against the republic
can organization.
Hon. L. Raymond here rose and denied the
charge of Gen. Butler, and said he had never
voted any but the republican ticket
Gen. Butler then said he was glad Mr.. Ray
mond had SO good record, his Information
came from the newspapers, aud was, of course.
wrong. (Laughter) He then alluded again
to George S. Babbitt Of Taunton whom he
claimed had expressed his determination to vote
for Adams if only Butler and Adams were in
the field.
Mr.. Babbitt arose and admitted that he did
say that he would vote in this convention for
Adams before he would for Butler, and would
stand byi it.
General Butler resuming, said he believed
in full expression of preferences
and thought the admission as mem.
bers of the party should rest upon knowledge
that the delegate intended to vote with the re-
publicas of the state and for Grant in 70, and
! not upon the record of their past voting. He
desired the success of the party, and thought the
u, coot,ra admit the npnnlp into IL