Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-29
Republican State Convention.

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Republican State Convention.
| The convention was called to order at III
| O'Clock yesterday morning by George S. Merrill
secretary of the republican state central commit
tee, and was temporarily organized by the choice
of Hon. J. NJ S. Williams of Cambridge as
chairman, and George S. Merrill of Lawrence
as secretary. Two. committees were then ap
| pointed as follows:
| CRFDENTIALs-Gar Tufts, Lynn Martin Griffin
Boston; F. Q Barnes Chelsea; G Dame, Newbury-
| port Geo w Copeland Maiden; 2 Gouldng, Worces-
ter; Briggs, Springheld Geo Gilbert, Ware; Il
| Leayitt CharlemOnt; Ii Rowley Egremont; John
Elijah II Chisholm, New Bedford; Ezra G Howard
| sandwich; Chas Bradley, Tisbury.
On PERMANENT ORG ANIzATIoN.e -A Wright Boston ;
| Geo Fairbanks, Fail River; Henry W Wilson, Boston
Saml Galley, Salem; 5 MUnson. Shirley; S IL Howe
| llamsburg; - Cole, Shelbun Faiis John L Colby,
| Pittsheld; James Humphrey, weymouth Lloyd Par
Marshall Underwood, Dennis; Chas NJ Vincent, Ed
gartown.
Hon. ]. M. S. Williams, in taking the chair,
expressed the regret that some ofthose who had
formerly met with us had departed but thought
we should welcome most of them back in good
time. They would find their mission to convert
the dem ocratic party futile one. He styled
| Gen. Grant our Joshua, under whose lead we
shall enter the land of Canaan.
Col. Albert j. Wright, for the committee on
permanent organization, reported the following
for officers of the convention, which list was
adopted.
nREsIDBST.-IIon. George B Loring, Salem;
- VICE PKEsIDRNTs.-John T Heard Boston; John d
BALDWIN, Worcester; VIM Clahin, Newton; Ebenezer
bborfey tlicaouTg Chas II French. Canton; James
Rice, Boston; Isaac Hull New Bedford; James Bulin-
ton Fail River; John Smith, Boston; Robert Couch
ley, Lawrence; Milo Hldrcth Northboroush; j NJ 5
Williams, Cambridge; J c Aver, Lowell; l. A Tit
BosGon L L Goodspeed, Barnstalie; Esek Saunders
SSraitoni Thomas Winship; Wakefield; D " Gooch,
cord; John Brayton, Fail River; George Coggswel
Yarmouth; Nathan Washburn, Bridgewater; George o
carpenter, Boston, John Palmer. Esq, Swampsestt
Fred Wiicomb lpswich Andrew CLARK, Orange; WIN
Russell, Lawrence; F Battles, Lowell; john B Al
wood, Beverly + L Barney New Bedford; Nathan :
Williams, iraunton Potter, Arlington; + Carpen-
ter: Peterborough Matthias Amos. Masshpee; velorous
Taft, Upton; Cyrus Wakefield, Wake1dd Stephen 4
Stackpole, BOSTON; Joseph Baker, Dennis; Samuel 6
Lawrence Medheld; Jonathan Higgins, Orleans; Chas
Allen, Boston II Coolidge, Boston; 0 Doolittie.
Boston; John A Goodwin, Lowell; Geo b Blake Mil
bridge; RUFUS Frost. Chelsea; IL A Blood, Fitchbure
sEGRErARIFs-Geo 5 Merrill Lawrence; Geo Nj Eli
ton; Charles Il Taylor somervIe; " Nj Pomeroy.
springfield Chas Hale, Newburyport.
Hon. Alex. H. Rice of Boston, Hon. Velorous
Taft of Upton, were appointed a committee to
inform DR.. Loring of his nomination and con-
duct him to the chair.
Hon. George B. Loring, on taking the chair,
was greeted with applause. He called upon
Rev. 7. E. ST. John of Worcester to invoke the
divine blessing.
A committee on resolutions was then appoint
cd as follows:
COMMITTEE ON observation-disclosures L Pierce of
ton; Chas W Slack, Boston WIN Blunt Haverhiii:
Z u WInsow Newton; A j bartholomew, Southbridge;
Holeombe, Chicopee Rufus d Woods, Enfeld;
Lewis &y Merriam, GreenGeld; VIM Plunkett, Adams; +
I ~ DISHlleSi John Logdell MattapOisett;
Alfred Macy, Nantucket
ADDRESS OF HON. GEORGE b, LoRING.
Gentlemen Of the Convention.
rejoice with you in the unity and power of
the republican party of Massachusetts. in its
radiant record of high thoughts and noble deeds.
III its earnest spirit of reform; in its loyalty to
the best principles of its best men living and
dead; in its steady march, in close column. on
TO repeated victories; in its loyalty to the spirit
OF It's departed leaders, and its stern demands
upon the wisdom and honor of those who still
remain 10 conduct its councils. The history of
the party in this commonwealth is an epitome
Oh all that has been done by the earnest and
seli-sacrlhcing Of our country in the cause of
human freedom and progress, and for national
elevation and honor. Looking back nearly
quarter OF a century, we can see that swelling
and earnest procession thronging these very
streets, even in the presence of the august leader
Oh that day, to protest against any betrayal of
the principles OF social and civil equality planted
on our soil, and proclaimed by our fathers as
the foundation of the American republic At
my bidding the long array continues on, Joined
u hHrn fraa.r oil,
mands for the cause Of humanity and Justice
are heard everywhere, in the counc.chamber
ana IN the forum, and whose principles are at
last vindicated by the best blood of the land
poured ont on the field of e,-republicans
all and friends of freedom, whose nobIest words
ana deeds are your inheritance, and whose i'm
pulse IS and must forever be the boon which the
republican party has bestowed upon our coun.
Try. How much Massachusetts owes these men
Tor her record of valor and honor and honesty in
peace and in war; how much she owes them
lor the development of spirit Of enterprise and
wise endeavor; for liberal education and large
charity; for high-toned and humane statute
book; for the most accurate investigations into
her industrial demands, her systems of trade
and travel; for her generally diffused prosperi-
ty,-her children who enjoy her bounty know
1ull well. How much the country owes them
Tor the inspiration they have given the work of
reform and publication, so active and success
ful in our day, history already tells. How much
you who sit here, the custodians Of their great
bounty, the preservers Of their principles, the
followers in their foot steps, owe them for the
political faith which they have given you, let
your devotion and fidelity to the republican
party bear constant and living witness For so
long as this party remains true to the prine-
pies on which it was founded no progressive
statesman need look elsewhere for a better field
OF LABOR, no reformer need desert our ranks in
search OF higher opportunity, or better means.
n oh Nf.Ts.
solve the problem which has been submitted to
It by the natural current of events, is enough
lor the most enterprising statesman and
the most vigorous reiomer And we
may congratulate ourselves that there
Is a party, devotion to whose princi-
pies means patriotism and loyalty, and human
ity, allegiance to whose organization furnishes
an opportunity to labor for the elevation OF man
Kind and the support Of whose leaders has Thus
far confirmed the nOblest service known in our
land since the days Of the early patriots and
heroes. ] have great faith in a great Marty nc
an instrument of good, when properly directed;
and | do not believe that devotion TO such n
party should be branded as seryity and coward
ice, nor that desertion Of such party is always
independent craftsmanship. As | survey the
field Of politics in this country, ! behold an or.
ganiZatiOn which brought out Abraham Lincoln
aud sustained him in his great work; which
called forth John A. Andrew, in the vigor OF his
ripening manhood, rallied 10 his inspiring
buge call, bore him triumphantly on through
all the trials by which he was suddenly sur
rounded, swept away all opposition to his great
career, and has set his name among the stars Of
glory which proclaimed freedom to the captive,
ana placed The rights aud privileges Of Ameri-
S''n eltlzensmp within the reach and safe enjoy.
inelt VI all men; which closed up In solid aud
LOWING hostility to the false and dangerous
uoctr!nes OF Andrew johnson and his corrupt as
ssQciates; and which called General Grant from
hls lllposiig military career into civil service,
az r 1nu morh oil freedom begun in the war
az ne faithfully and patiently performed the ser.
vice Imposed upon him. behold nm organiza.
ton which has insisted on the fidelity Of ~ NH
ne servants 20 the cause Of human right and ius.
tee has faithfully toled for the highest civil de-