New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-18


the place of meeting from Worcester to Boston, MT
Avery, the chairman of the committee, was author
lied TO announce this change to the delegates assem-
bled in Mechanics Hall.
When Mr. Avery arrived at the door escorted Dy
the Mayor he found that the hundred who had Deeh
"holding the fort since o'clock this morning had
already called the Convention to order, and eected
n temporarv chairman and a committee on creden-
tials. Mr.. Avery went upon the platform, but MI
Tower who was presiding refused to recognize him,
and the mob in the body of the hall yehed ana
Kissed every time he attempted to speak, flhally
after standing for twenty minutes. Mr. Avery maue
his announcement in due form. but the yels OF inc
mob, and the noise of the chairmans gayel drowned
every word
THE NOMINATION MADE.
After the State committee had decided to post
pOne the Convention, the Mayor opened the doors'
and the Butler men poured in and filled the seats
To be sure there were committees to decide VINO
were delegates and who were not but they kept out
nobody who was ready to vote for Butler, whether
he had credentials or not and only one or two anti
Butler men were admitted. Later in the day. wheh
it was proposed to place General Butler IN
nomination by reclamation, one OF these latter I'M
dertOok to protest, but was hOoted down, seVeral
members of the sO-called convention shouting that
the man had no right here. This is a Butler Con-
Convention and nothing more.
After the machinery of the meeting had once
been set in motion and had been running for an
hour it was discovered that not even the semblanee
of regularity had been observed. So the engine
was reversed and backed down, and new start
made by the reading of the call for Democratic
Convention. From that point the track was clear,
and the run was made without halt. r. S. Spohord,
Familiarity known in Washington and Boston
as Dick" was made permanent chairman. Butler
was nominated viva voce. The remainder of the
ticket was filed out by committee, and a mean
ingless platform, read so that no one could under
stand it, was declared adopted. The mass-meetlng
adjourned about half-past p. M, with loud cheers
for Butler.
As the Butler men thronged the sidewalks on
their way to the depot they met 100 or 200 of the
delegates to the Republican Convention tomorrow.
AN ADDRESS TO REGULAR DEMOCRATS.
THE STATE COMMITTEE ACTS WITH GREAT MoDERA-
TIoN-ITs CARD TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE
STATE.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcHl
WORCESTER Mass, Sept 17.-When the State
Central Committee fully realized that the Butler
faction had control of Mechanics Hall to-day,
Messrs George W. Gill, George f. Avery and Ever
cit Saltonstall were appointed n committee to see
waited upon Mayor Pratt at about 10 o'clock this
morning and informed him of the state of affairs.
After the Mayor went to the hall he wrote the fol-
lowing:
WORCESTER, Sept Il, 1873.
GEORGE W. Gill, esq, and others, Committee etc.
GENTLEMEN: Mechanics Hall was taken possession OF
this morning between and o'clock by disordcrly
persons who broke down the entrances thereto anu a
manded that said persons leave said hail. the request
Of the STATE Central Committee which they refused 10
cleared, except by violence and perhaps boodshed Re
spectfully yours, CHARLES Is. PRATT, Mayor.
The leading men of the regular organization, such
as Judge Abbott, Chas. p. Thompson, f. w. Bird,
General Whitney and VIM. Aspinwall, acted in re-
gard 10 tIis matter with great moderation. Their
advice was to their friends to every effort to
prevent any breach of the peace and it was due TO
these leaders that no serious trouble occurred.
large number Of men were indignant that
they volunteered TO take possession of Mechanics
Hall and clear the Butler forces out Having dis
covered that the Butler men had secured all the
halls Of the city, the State Committee resolved to
adjourn The following address was adopted about
noon at an adjourned meeting of the committee:
To ne Democrats Of Massachusetts,:
Whereas, delegate convention OF the Democrats OF
the nomination OF candidates for State
officers called by the State Central Committee Of
Democratic party to be holden at Worcester this day.
whereas 1t Is found at the hour Of assembage Of said
convention that Mechanics Hall, the hall engaged by
the committee for holding tne convention rs IN possession
of mob publicly announcing itself as acting Ia the
interest OF Benjamin +. Butler which entered the hall
by stealth and by force by ladders through the windows
and breaking down the doors; and
Whereas, The Mayor OF Worcester info rms said
mittee by letter copy OF which is hereto appended
that said nall cannot pc cleared ana placed WITHIN the
control OF said committee without force and probably
! blOOdshed;
Democratic party OF Massachusetts, believing that said
convention cannot with safety be held this day at WOr
ceser declaring the right OF free and peaceful
nroses % Inc Foundation nrincj1e ~ ali
action do hereby declare aud proclaim said convention
called 10 be holden at Worcester. postponed 10 at
Faneuil Hail. In Boston, Wednesday, September 90
| at IL o'clock a. 10. EDWARD AVERY, Chairman.
GODFREY MORSE Secretary.
Worcester. Sept. II, 1873
| At the Bay State House at 11:30 a. M, +. w.
Bird. of Wapole. addressed the crowd and an
nounced that o mob had taken posses sion of Me
chanics' Hail. and that the Mayor of Worcester had
no authority to it, saying that forcible at
| tempt might result in riot and blOodshed and
! the Committee had decided therefore, that the
Democratic State Convention should be held in
Faneuil Hail. Boston, on Wednesday, the
25th inst, where an ample police force
would be on hand to protect the con-
vention's rights. Mr.. Bird said that the
crowd in Mechanics Hall would rue the
day on which they took forcible possession Of
the place. The announcement was received with
deafening cheers. and cries were made for F. A. Col
lins John E. Fitzgerald and Judge Abbott, neither
of whom, however, responded. The crowd then dis
persed
A MANIFESTO FROM BUTLER.
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