The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-19

| speak, urging the convention tn hea
what Avery had t. say. The excite
msnt beggArs description. The dele
gates brandlshed canes, hats, etc. F.
naily Avery got off the platform an,
declared the convention adjourned uu
til Wednesday, September %. II
then left the hall. Further proceed
lngs resulted in the election of Majo
McCatferty, of Worcester, as temporar
chairman, followed by making Richar,
5. SpOfford, of Newburyport, perma
nent president. On taking the chat
Spotord made a speech, referring L
the wants OF the labOring classes ant
denouncing bondholders. During tn
proceedings previous TO the election o
a permanent chairman DIR. Kriiz, O
Boston, declared the action OF til,
Democratic convention an usurpatioI
of extraordinary authority and deserv
Ing OF the censure of the Democrat,
party of Massachusetts,. The cnnven-
ton was further organized by the elec
ton of DIR. A. X. Rice and Matthew
Foley as vice presidents and Mehan s.
secretary.
John L. Rice, of Springfield, said hC
| proposed to nominate a man who be-
lIeved in the good old Democratic
principles and would right the old
commonwealth, he therefore nominated
for Governor Gen. Benjamin F. Butler
| Lcheers and great excitement, delegates
all rising and cheeringl. Mr.. Cook. OF
Boston, seconded the nomination. The
chairman stated the motion, when John
c. Calvin, of Stoughton, took the
floor and protested against the name OF
Benjamin F. Butler, and asked, "how
in the name of God a Democrat could
consistently nominate Gen. Butler as
the Democratic nominee for Governor.
For fifteen years Butler has opposed
every Democratic principle. BY his
own declaration he is not q Democrat
and you cannot consistently nominate
him." The speech was received with
Kisses and cries to put the speaker out.
At the conclusion Of the speech three
groans for the speaker and three
cheers for Butler were given.
The committee on resolutions was
appointed to report the candidates for
the remaining offices on the State
ticket. A recess was then taken.
VICKsBURG, September II. - The
weather Is warm and clear; thermome-
ter, "a .. Deaths, %, new cases,
about 60. Among the deaths were C..
M. Haste, clerk in the p1stoffice. The
cold weather of last week caused every
one to feel more hopeful, but the warm
weather of the past three days has
again reduced them to gloomy state,
and smiling face Is seldom seen. We
hope for rain to bring change in the
temperature and probably a killing
frost. Bishop Elder is reported con
valescent but very weak.
MEMPHIS, September H. There
we've 46 deaths up tn noon, making 1O1
since yesterday. DR.. John E.skine,
health officaI, died this morning.
j. w. Heath is dying. w. B Shepard
as also in q critical condition. Ii 8
wife is dead. Mrs. ]. M. Clarke, vol
unteer nurse from Omaha, is dead.
This morning the weather is warm.
JACKSON, Miss, S .ptemher 1.-THE
last installment of 1000 rations
issued by the Secretary of War arrived
in this city to day. They were con-
signed to X. l.. Saunders, president of
the Howard Association, for the benfit
of yellow fever sufferers. and will be
held strictly in trust by him, to be dis
trlbuted only as named. Parties of
idle negroes, who hang about town in
stead of seeking the cotton fields which
now invite them, are not considered by
the Towards as yellow fever sufferers.
HOLLY SPRINGS, September H.
Deaths to-day 8; new cases 10, among
them are Drs. Manning and Fennell.
When the State Central Commit
fully realized that the Butler facti n
had control of Mechanics Hall, they
appointed Messrs. George o. Gill, Geo.
T. Avery and Everett TaltOnstall a
committee to see what could be done
towards procuring hall. They wait
ed on Mayor Pratt about 10 o'clock
this morning and informed him of the
state of affairs. After tie Mayor went
to the hall he wrote the following:
Worcester, September 17.-George
w. Gill and others: Gentlemen Me
chanics' Hall was taken possession OF
this morning between 4 and O'Clock
by some disorderly persons, who troke
10:45 are now in possession of said
hall. l demanded that said persons
leave said hall at the request of the
State central committee, which they
refused to do, and l am of the opinion
that said hall cannot be cleared WITH
out violence, and perhaps bloodshed.
Respectfully, yours,
HCHAs. b. PRATT. Mavoro
On receipt of the above the State
central committee unanimously voted
to adjourn the convention until next
week Wednesday to Fanueil Hall, in
Boston. This action was rendered nee
essary from the fact that Buffers
friends have secured all available
halls IN Worcester. The leaders
also take the ground that after the
mob proceedings which have taken
place here to-day they can go before
the people and lead q movement that
will crush Butler. Leading men, such
as Judge Abbott, Chas. P. Thompson.
F. w. Bird, Gen. Whitney and VIM.
Hall, have shown great moderation IN
their action to-day, and their advice to
their friends was to use every effort to
prevent any breach of the peace. 1t Is
due to these leaders that no serious
trouble has occurred, as there were
a large number of men who were 80 in
dignant that they volunteered to take
possession of Mechanics Hall and clear
the Butler men out. At the Bay State
House Hon. F. W. Bird, of Walpole,
has Just addressed a crowd, and an
nounced that inasmuch as a mob had
taken possession of Mechanics Hall
and Worcester's mayor had no authority
to remove them, saying that a forcible
attempt might result in a riot and
bloodshed, the speaker gave the de-
cision of the State committee that the
Democratic State Convention be held
In Fanueil Hall, Boston, on Wednes-
day the twenty-fifth instant, where
ample police force would be on hand
to protect the conventions rights. He
said the crowd in Mechanics Hall
would rue the day they took forcible
possession Of the place. The an
was received with deafen-
ing cheers, and cries made for p. A.
Collins, John G. Fitzgerald and Judge
Abbott, neither of whom responded.
The crowd dispersed at about IL 40.
The accredited delegates were admit
ted to Mechanics Hall. "a
The facts are as follows, relatave to
the seizure of Mechanics Hall by the
Butterflies: About A. N. some $50
Butler delegates, headed by Mr.. Nc
Sheehy, of Boston, Mr.. Power, OF