Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-27
Preparations for the Convention.
The City Filled with POIiIiciams-smtIer
speeches.


The stream of people which began to flow
into the city from various parts of the state on
Monday increased yesterday until the hotels
OVERLOOKED, and spare lodging rooms were all
taken that could be found. The delegates to
the conycn ton were nearly all in the city last
night, and prominent republicans from all
quarters of the commonwealth made up the
multitude which greatly exceeds that of any
previous year. The Bay State house was, as
usual, the center of interest The friends of
Washbum, Rice, Loring and Butler had
their headquarters in the parlors on
the second floor, and the state cen
trail committee was busy during a large por-
tOn of the afternoon and evening. Gen. Butler
was present and personally superintendent the
work in his interest, giving his orders to mes
sengcrs and bill-posters in a manner displaying
a knowledge of the hard work upon which he
had entered. Excited squads occupied the whole
of the entrance and hall, and also covered the
sidewalk in front OF the house until late hour,
holding earnest conversation upon the events of
to-day, aud giving emphatic expression to their
views.
The convention will meet at II o'clock, and
the state central committee having agreed upon
the organization and the constitution of the
committee in a manner which is acceptable to
all the interests represented in the convention,
there will be no delay in the organization of that
body. Hon. George F. lloar will preside, and
the most important committec-that on ere
dentials-wlll be composed of +. lockwood
Hoar, f. A. Hobart, Henry Carter, Essex conn
ty; Tappan Wentworth, NIddlesex county; II.
H. Coolidge, Snffolk county; VIM, Atwood, Jr,
Plymouth county; Thos. Dean, Bristol county;
Lewis Merriam, Franklin county; j. S.
LOOMS, Hampton county; Richard Ktngman,
Hampshire county; c. }. Kttredge, Berkshire
county; John Higgins, Barnstable county; AL
fred Macy, Dukes county; Geo. +. Workman,
Norfolk county; Adm Thaycr, Worcester.
The committee on resolutions is to be com
posed as follows: Prof. Paul A. Chadboum, Il.
Worthington, Boston; L. NJ. Morse, Jr., West
RoXbury; j. c. Dodge, Cambridge; W. II. p.
Wright, Lawrence; S. N. Clifford, DuXbury; c.
W. Slack Boston; John A. Goodwin, Lowell;
P. l.. Smith, Tisbury; Rufus A. White, Charles
town; Al. Wright Boston; w. p. Phillips,
Salem; ID. B. Gillette, Enfield; Justus Tower,
Lanesboro; W. T. Davis, Greenfield; j. Il.
Rounds, Wilbraham; o. L. Hatch, Worcester;C c.
F. Swift, Yarmouth; Thos l.. Wakefield, Ded-
ham; Geo. Marston, 'New Bedford.
1t was conceded on all hands at the Bay
State house that Mr.. Washburn would very
largely lead both Rice and Lorin@ in the con
ventiOn. But the necessity of union of forces to
ensureIhe defeat of Butler was also discussed and
resulted in meeting of the friends of these
gentlemen, Mr.. Rices interests be represented
by A. W. Beard, L. w. Kinsley and T. L. Nor
ton; Mr.. Washburn's by W. W. Rice, II. L.
Dawes and Z. lockwood Iloar; aud Mr.. Lor.
ing's by w. =. Phillips, Frederick Willcomb,
John Bottume, o. L. Hatch and f. A. Hobart
q This committee remained in session, with closed
doors until midnight, at which time they adj
iourned until this morning. 1t is understood
that union will be effected on one candidate,
who will be supported by the friends OF Wash
bum, Rice and Lorng in the convention to-day.
The decision of the state central committee
regarding double delegations, is to admit to the
floor the delegates chosen at the place at which
thej caucus was originally called. This will
take in the Butler delegates from ward six, Bos-
ton, Milford, Athol, &C.; also the anti-Butler
delegation from Charestown. The question will
thus be turned over 10 the convention, and n de-
cision will be made by thar body before IA ballot
for candidates for state officers is reached.
No one will be admitted to the floor Of the hall
but delegates having tickets, which are issued
by the state central committee, who will be in
session this morning at Washburn hall. The
contesting delegations will be assigned to seats
in the gallery. Fifty tickets each to the gallery
will also be issued to Mr. Washburn, Mr.. Rice,
Gen. Butler, and DR.. Loring, or their represent
tatiyes, for distribution as they choose. The re-
mainder of the gallery room will be filled by
tickets to be divided equally among the mem.
bers of the committee.
MEETING AT THE HALL.
The Butler torchlight procession fizzled out,
to the disappointment of the crowds assembled
at about seven O'Clock, in the vicinity of city
hall. Therefore, the importation of torches
and bearers from Boston, which arrived on the
special train at half past five, was not thrown
into the campaign along with the multifarious
methods of raising the wind resorted to by the