Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-11
The Bali 0pens-Defeat No. i.


1t was O'Clock before the Convention
reassembled. Mr.. Rice led off with q mo
ton to throw open the galleries to th,
public. z-
Gen. Butler demanded fair play. His
friends had gone home as the galleries haC
not been theown open in the morning, anC
he conte nded that it would be merely filling
the galleries with The Citizens of Worcester
If taey were now oDened.
Mr.. Rice replied that two years ago thu
same motion was made by Gen., Butler him
self and carried.
Gen. Butler There is this difference:
made the motion two years ago within fit.
teen minutes after the Convention was
called TO order. Iappeal to the fairness Of
the Convention, if th. galleries are thrown
open, it will be practically filling them with
citizens to the exclusion of the rest o. the
commonwealth. l have high respect for
the citizens of Worcester, Daughter very
| high respect, (renewed lsughLer,) and it is
increasing every day, (uprosrious laughter, }
but ask them to give me fair play.
The President then put the qnestion, and
declared the ayes had it. The vote was
| doubted and ten minutes was ed in the
count, when the motion to open the CALLER
les was carried by 53l to 4SS.
Defeat No. 2.
All the afternoon was consumed in dis
cussing a preamble and resolution offered
By Gen. Butler, directing that delegate
named Green be debarred from voting in
the Convention as he had declared his in
teution not to vote for Butler if nominated.
The question was debated with good deal
of spirit by Geo. +. Hoar aud w. w. Rice
in opposition, ard Butler and John l..
Swift, Gen. Briggs and others in favor.
Butler made great point of his fealtY to
the party and declared he would not bolt if
defeated. An incident of the debate was a
speech by Rev. j. Freeman Clark, an anti
Butler delegate, in which be took strong
grounds in favor of the right of
every delegate to vote as be choose, regard
less of the action of the convention. He
opposed the idea that the action of the Con-
ventiOn was binding and declared belt
was always in orier. Hon. Geo. +. Hoar
having moved that the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Credentials.
The motion was adopted by vote of 54S
to $50. The total votes being more than
the total number of delegates it was voted
by a vote of $50 to 406 thtt all subsequent
votes be taken by the couuties separate,
and motion was made by Butler to verify
the former vote by which the resolution was
referred. The Convention took recess till
7:90 p. N.
A whipped Spaniel.
At the evening session Gen. Butler with
drew bis motion to verify by counties. He
said he was satisfied q majority Of the dele.
gates were in favor of nominating Gov.
WashburD, and that he did not care to de-
lsy the business of the Convention by re-
sort TO Parliamentary tactics. he declared
anew his fealty to the party, and did not
want to do anything to cause discussions In
its ranks. He consequently withdrew his
name and said he saw no cause to run in
dependently. At s P. NJ. Gov. Washburn
was rerominated by reclamation.
The nomination of Washburne was re-
ceived very quietly. A feeble effort was
made to count the votes but was drowned
in storm of noes, and the nomination was
declared carried. The nomination was
seconded by j. III. Usher, of Boston, q
prominent member of the Butler faction.
The remainder of the State ticket is made
up of the following without opposition:
Lieut.. Gov. Thos. Tolbot; Attorney Gen.
eral-Cbss. r. Train; Secretary of State
Oliver Warner; Auditor-Chas. Endicot;
Treasurer-C. Adams, Jr.