The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-11

AY MORNING.. SEPT
Massachusetts Republican Cor
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Butler withdfaws and washb burn
Nominated by Acclamation.
Il WORCESTER, MAss., Sept 10.-The Re
publican State G Convention was called 70
hall past II o'clock, and specisl trai
from Boston brought number Of dele.
gates about that hour. Ellany Of the NOR
tprominent champions ID the contest wer
psradiDg the corridors OF Mechanics Hal
at the appointed time, unable TO 6btAh
admission. Al ;IloarsEsas ION the groini
early and wore a look ol serenity ant
satisfaction. he was applauded us b
passed up to the hall. Gen. Butler arriy
cd al the hall at a quarter past eleven ant
was loudly cheered by the crowd as b,
passed In. By. some means or other III,
members Of the press, though they pre-,
sented the required. tickets Of admission
LAT the back entrance ot the hall, wetc no
able 10 obtain admission until nearly /:
o'clock. The crash at the doors was tre-
mendous, when The police 4fnallYgot or
ders, TO ihrow them open. 1t appears the
delay arose from the sitting process BY
the Committee on Credentials.
AT ten minutes past twelve II was an
nouneedi by Mr.. Rice to Ethe impatient
delegates that the committee wished e
get throught its work shortly, but unit
then they must wait
The Butler element here gave three
cheers for their iavoritc, in response tc
which the General stepped on the plat
form and made his bow, and received 0
perfectly 5deaieningl ovation. Tie General
was attifed In black, and looked any thing
but despondent as he stood talking with
his henchmen.
| WORCESTER, Sept r10.-The Republi-
can State Convention was called to order
at one o'clock by G.. B. Goring, Chairman
OF the State Central Committee, who was
made temporary, chairman. Ex, Governor
Bullock was elected permanent chairman
and addressed the Convention. At the
conclusion of his remarks recess was
taken until i2:45. a yttlroGW ait9E nfriH'H'
j Itwas three O'clock before tho Conven.
tion yaass~..,t.t~l.--Aa~s-Is rssf.t.
3 motion TO throw open the galleries to
the public. cislG snl sls!.. Hat
Gen. Butler, demanded fair play. His
friends had gone homo, as the gallery had
not been thrown open In the morning,
and he contended that II would be mere
ly filling the galleries with citizens Of
Worcester if.they were now opened. o.aa
Mr. Ricereplied that two, years ago the
same motion was put By. Gen, Butler him.
sell, and carried. t,,..s ,,,s.,. ,-..,.., -I.
Gen. Butler-There Is this difference, I
made the motion two years ago within
fifteen minutes alter the convention was
calledto order. Lonly appeal to the fair
meas, %, this convention that ifthe CALLER
les are thrown open now 1t will be prac-
tically filling them with citizens Of Wor-
cester to the exclusion Of the rest OF the
commonwealth. u have % high Crespect
for the citizens Of Worcester. Laughter
A very high respect, renewed laughter,
and lis increasing every day, Uproarious
But Ask them 10 give eime!iair
play.
! The President then put the question
and declared The. yeas had II. "a, =
| The vote was doubled and ten minutes
wastedin the count, when motion to-
open the galleries was carried by vote
OF 83l to 4ss.
General Butler withdrew, !. and Wash.
burn was renominated by acclamation.
All the afternoon was consumed In dis.
cussfng the preamble and d resolution
was offered by General Butler, directing
that q delegate named Green, be debsrred
from voting In the Convention as he had
declared his intention not to vote for Gem
eral Butler, II nominated. The question
was debated with q good deal Of spirit by
George F. Hoar and W. W. Rice In oppo.
sition, ,and General Butler, John L. Swift,
General Briggs and others 10 favor. Gem
eral Butler Smsde great point Of bis
iealty to the party and declared that he
would not boltil defeated. u RG
An incident oi the debate was speech
by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, an anti
Butler delegate, in which he took strong
grounds i'm favor Of the right, OF every
SAiS Ss.Aaa.e vst.s~a. isees. ~ sthei isise7
tion, regardless OF the action Of the Con-
yenlion. He opposed the idea that the
action Of the Convention was binding,
and declared that bolt Was always In
ordeE5 AIDN,AaL1 ,EIM
Hon. George F. Hoar having moved
that the resolution be referred TO the Com.
mittee on Credentials, the motion was
adopted by o vote Of .5s4 to $50. The
total %, this vote beng more than the
total number OF delegates 70 the Conven-
tion, ,it was voted by avoteiof 586ito 400
that all the subsequent votes be taken by
countiesEiY .fi. Z
Pending the motion by General Butler
TO yeriiythe former vote by which the
resolution was referred, the Convention
took recess until hali.past 2 O'clock.
'RgENrHa SESSION. IN IN
At the opening7of the evening session
Gen. Butler tookt floor and withdrew
his motion to overity the resultd the last
vote by counties Heisaidi iheiwas satisfied
that Q majority of!the delegates were In
favor Of the nomination Of Gov. Wash.
burn, and that he did not care TO delay
the business Of the Convention by o re.
sort to parliamentary tactics. he declar:
ed anew his iealtyat the party, and said
that he did not want to do anything TO
cause . dissension In Its ranks. He con:
sequently Withdrew his name and said
that be saw no causet ndependently.
) IAt 1855 r. N GOV. Washburn was re.
hHTsSs'so TSo SonIgnaiISn or Governor Wash,
burn was received very quietly. A feeble
effort was made 10 doubt the votes but 1t
was drowned In Q storm oi Noes, and the
nomination wa, declared TO be carried.
The nomination was seconded by JIM.
Usher, oil Boston, 0 prominent member ol
the Butler faction The. Remainder ol
a ~ AZ Ia felInxffa