Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-26

readiness for cooking. The goods carried off
were quite heavy, and, it is thought, that they
were loaded into a wagon in waiting upon one
of the neighboring streets.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUsEs.-Nearly 1000 repub-
lican voters turned ont in the rain last evening
to attend the caucuses, held in the several wards
to choose delegates TO the senatorial and repre-
sentative conventions, to be held next week. In
many of the wards the contest between the
friends of the several aspirants for office was
close, but everything passed off quietly. The
candidates most prominently mentioned for SEN
ator were Col. Geo. F. Thompson, F. P. Could
ing, Esq, and Mr.. John Dean. In all
the wards ballots were circulated repre-
sentng Messrs. Thompson and Goulding,
while Mr.. Deans name was brought
forward in several wards. The result
of the caucuses doubtless ensures the NOM
ination of Mr.. Thompson by the senatorial
convention. In the 10th representative district
Samuel Winslow T. W. Wellington and John
Gates will be prominent candidates for nomina-
tion and in the nth district the names of Col.
J. A. Titus and Geo. P. Kendrck will doubtless
be presented by the delegates elected.
The caucus in ward one organized by the
choice of Gen. A. B. K. Sprague as chairman,
and A, d. Warren as secretary. There were
about 100 gentlemen present, and the delegates
elected were chosen by nearly unanimous votes.
The list of delegates to the senatorial conven-
ton are understood to favor the nomination of
Col Thompson They are as follows: John P.
Marble, T. L. Hall, James S. Rogers. The dele,
gates to the representative convention are Chas
f. Stevens, Ransom NJ. Could, Geo. S. Hoppin
They will favor the nomination of Mr.. John
Gates
The caucus in ward two organized with S. r.
Haywood as chairman, and Henry L. Shumway,
secretary. In this ward ballots were circulated
representing, for senatorial candidates, Charles
+. Thompson, F, P. Goulding and John Dean.
On the first ballot there were SS votes cast, Of
which the Thompson delegates received 40,
Goulding 30, and Dean Is, and there was no
choice. On the second ballot SO votes were
cast, of which the Thompson delegates received
4S, Goulding 90, and Dean IL. The delegates
elected are Clark Jilson, Geo. W. Gale, VIM.
I. Harlow and Geo. L. Stearns. For delegates
to the representative convention there were two
tickets in the field, one representing I. W.
Wellington and the other Lewis Barnard. The
former ticket was elected by vote of AZ to 81.
The delegates are L. w. Pond, 7. Z. Tateum,
VIM Allen and G. D. Rawson.
H. w. Bigelow was chairman of the ward
three caucus. and Fred j. Barnard secretary
About 20 votes were cast, of which the delegates
elected received all but one or two. d. D. Wiley
and James Draper, who are understood to favor
the nomination of Col. Thompson, were chosen
to the senatorial convention, and Samuel G.
Curtis and Fred w. Ward to the representative
convention. No preference was expressed in
the caucus regarding the representative nomi-
nation
In the ward four caucus H. d. Barber was
chairman and K. L. Colbert secretary. Two Of
the delegates to the senatorial convention are
understood to represent Thompson and one
Dean. They are K. L. Colbert, George p. Ken
drick Thomas Plunkett Kendrick delegates
were elected to the representative convention as
follows: II. D. Barber, Frank Morrison, Geo.
Sessions.
The ward six caucus organized by the choice
of S. E. Hildreth as chairman and B. f. Clough
as secretary. There were three tickets in the
field for delegates to TIE senatorial convention,
The first ballot resulted in no choice, and on the
second ballot Goulding delegates were elected as
follows: George S. Barton, N. H. Chandler, L
D. Cheney, P. A. Thompson. The decisive vote
stood-for the Goulding ticket 81, Dean 30,
Thompson IS. An independent ticket for dele
gates to the representative convention was
chosen as follows Willard Wood, Charles A.
Hardy, j. b. Knox, Maury Lapham.
The caucus in ward seven organized with
Edwin T. Marble as chairman and Geo. f. Ham
as secretary. Three tickets were in circulation
for senatorial delegates. The Thompson ticket
was elected on the first ballot as follows: Whole
number of votes cast III; Thompson ticket So,
Dean 80, Goulding 20. The delegates are A. A..
Goodell, Moses S. johnson, Charles Ballard,
Geo. L. Ham. The contest for delegates to the re-
preventative convention was between the friends
of Col. Titus and Edwin Ames The former
ticket was elected by vote of CT to So. The
delegates chosen are Edwin Morse Warren Nc
Farand, Charles E. Brooks, +. A. Eldred.
In ward eight there was a vigorous contest on
both tickets H. C. Rice was chairman of the
caucus, and Charles A. Chase, secretary. There
were two sets of ballots for delegates to the SEN
atorial convention. The first ballot resulted as
follows: