Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-08

four substitutes were present.
Deacon Edward Kendall moved that an in
formal ballot be taken for a candidate ior mayor,
and it was accordingly done with the following
result.
Whole number Of votes cast............. 81
Necessary TO a choice. .........,...,...s.2S
DR.. f. ii. Kelley had. .....,....,....3O
George Crompton., ...,,,.,.,,'.,.....l9
y. IL. Nhker..... '......'''''.''.'..
Bank. ,,..'.'.'.''.. '.'t.'''
Hon. W. W. Rice stated, after the result of the
informal ballot had been declared, that some
of Dr.. Kelley's friends Informed him that he
wished TO make a communication TO the con-
ventiou and upon a motion from Mr., Rice,
Mai 0. L. Hatch, Maj. L. P. Halsted and Dca.
wait upon and inform Dr. Kelley of the action
Of the convention.
Mai, Hasted read the following letter from
Dr. Kelley, on the return OF the committee:
WORCESTER, Dec. I, 1871.
To the President and Gentlemen Of the Re
publican city Conventions:
| am informed by your committee that you
have expressed your preference for me as can
didate for the Office of mayor
You will all agree with me that your action
has not been influenced by any word or act of
mine. therefore regard it as an expression of
the party through its regularly constituted dele
gates, composed of citizens representing almost
every interest OF industry of the city, as well as
its intelligence and responsibility. | should do
injustice to every impulse of my nature II |
failed to express to you my apprccia-
ton of your partiality and confidence,
and ] shall always regard it as one of the hap
piest reCOllectiOns of my life. My name has
been used somewhat freely at different times in
connection with this office, and am glad of the
opportunity TO state publicly, what my intimate
friends have always known, that | hare not and
do not desire the position.
With such men as you would associate with
me upon the ticket | should have no fear of the
result in the approaching contest With this
explanation, which seems due to myself re
spectfully decline to be candidate for the
office. With the assurance of success, with any
candidates you Will present TO the people for
their support, remain, respectfully,
f. II. KELLEY.
He followed the reading Of the letter by NOV
ing the nomination of George CromDton by ac-
clamation, and was seconded by a storm of APP
plause, and after that subsidized by Hon. W. W.
Rice, who spoke Of the well-known efficiency of
Mr.. Crompton as a business man, and said that
he had persis.ently resisted entreaties to accept
the nomination, saying that his business pre-
vented; and now, if he favors us by accepting
the nomination, it will be because he thinks it
his duty TO do so.
The motion to nominate by acclamaton was
then put, and unanimously carried amid great
applause.
Mr.. Crompton was then called upon, and
came forward to say few words. He stated
that he thanked the convention heartily for the
honor conferred upon him, and accepted (al-
though reluctantly the nomination. He should,
he said, do all he could to increase the power
and glory of the city, which he thought could
only be done by continuing in the course of the
past and carrying forward all necessary improve
mentS.
Hon. W W. Rice hoped that the delegates
from the various wards would mention the
names of the candidates of their preference for
aldermen, and in that way the convention
might be enlightened previous to ballOting. He
moved that such course be taken, and that the
wards be taken up in order beginning with ward
one, for the nomination of candidates for alder
men. The motion prevailed,
T. L. Nelson, Esq, hoped the delegates from
ward one would give expression to their minds
on tue quesllou Oh dluetHieh lIolu luat Wald'
Hon. w. W. Rice mentioned the names of sew
eral available men in the ward, including W. A.
S. Smyth, George S. Hoppin, John Gates, Hart
ley Williams and T. E. Hall
Major S. V. Stone moved the laying aside of
the form ofballoting, and the nomination of Mr..
Smyth by acclamatiOn.
Mr., George F. Thompson hoped that method
would not be taken, but that the unreseYed
choice afforded by the ballot would be allowed
and the motion was lost.
The ballot for candidate in ward one was then
taken, as follows:
Whole number OF votes cast.'''''. ..'.''a6
" s'Smvth had.
W Rice. ..'.'-.'..'.''.'''''.
AN Currier.
And w. A. S. Smyth was declared the nom.
inee.
The ballot in ward two gave the nomination
unanimously to Lewis Barnard.
T. L. Nelson, Esq, moved the nomination of
DR.. f. II. Kelley as alderman from ward four. bv
reclamation, and the motion prevailed
The vote for a candidate from ward six was
the only one which had the appearance of n
contest. The names brought forward were I
W. Jordan and S. L. Hildrcth, and the latter re-
ceived the nomination by vote of 80 to q for
Jordan. 1t was urged as reason for not re-
elccting Mr.. Jordan that he contemplated an
early removal from the ward.
On the call from ward 8, J. Z. Tucker reported
the action of the caucus as having indicated by
ballot their choice of Samuel Winslow for alder
wishing to aid the cause, and having been cd
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