The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-06

trust imposed upon them and that they
were above political jobbery
From the very day that lockwood
Hoar. consented to the use of his name
until the decision OF the convention
was announced he has been the strong
er candidate and it has been the uni
versal opinion, not only among the
members of the bar, but among all who
follow the course of political events.
that he was destined to win. In fact,
no man could help winning who at the
outset received the handsome endorse
ment accorded Mr.. Hoar by the lead
ers of the Worcester bar
The petition presented to him asking
him to stand as a candidate was no
forced expression of approval, but was
rather an expressed desire among the
men who have made the Worcester bar
what it is today, that in their opinion
there could not be selected a man who
combined those qualities which espe-
cially fit a man for the office of dis
trict attorney. An appeal from such
leaders of intelligence must of neces-
sity carried with it much weight, and
it was undoubtedly upon the judgment
of these men that the voters relied at
the caucuses last Tuesday night
Without the least depreciating the
abilities of any of the other candidates
for the office it is fair to say, and the
same might have been said during the
campaign that Mr. Hoar possessed all
of those peculiar qualities which are
requisite and necessary to one who is
to fulfill the duties which devolve upon
an active, earnest, persistent district
attorney.
The result of the conventions deci-
sion shows that The Spy was accurate
in it's predictions that he would be
the successful candidate and that he
was entitled to Ill delegates in the
convention. When it was taken into
consideration that II delegates were
absent front the convention, and when
1t was known that these delegates
were pledged to the several candidates,
the accuracy of The Spys prediction
will plainly appear
Although The principal interest in the
convention yesterday was in the selec-
ton of a candidate for district attor-
ney, it was. called for the purpose of
also placing in nomination candidates
for several other county offices. The
call for the convention vas for meet
ing at II O. clock, but long before that
time the, delegates began to arrive,
and half an hour before the opening
fully two thirds of them had made
their appearance. 1t was shortly af-
ter the appointed hour when Col.
Fred W. Wellington took the platform
and raped the meeting to order and
called for the reading Of the call by
the secretary. A. s. Pinkerton.
The delegations from the various
wards and towns were seated together
in various parts of the hall, and the
galleries were thronged with an inter
esting audience of spectators. The del
egation from ward FIVE, pledged to vote
for Mr.. E. B. Glasgow, was seated on
the extreme left If the hall near the
platform. and Hon. Frank P. Gould
ing and Col. w. S. B. Hopkins occupied
seats in the front row.
The routine business of the conven-
tion was facilitated by the selection
Of tbe temporary officers to act per-
manently. This was done at the sug-
position of T. b. Dunn of Gardner and
Cant. Emerson Stone Of Spencer On
a motion made by Charles A. Merrill
a committee Of five was appointed by
the chairman, consisting of G. A. Mer-
riu. w. p Hall of Fitchburs, A. Ed
win Enberg. David Manning and Chas,
IT Pinkham, on credentials. That
there might be no comment on the fact
that four Of the committee had been
selected from the city, the chairman
explained that Il had been done at the
surgestion of the candidates for the
various offices to be filed The com
mittee Withdrew to the ante-room ano
later. through its chairman, reported
that 30 properly attested delegates
were present out of the 221 delegates
to which the convention was entitled.
Nominations for candidate for reg
ister If pI obate having been declared
inaorder. Charles G.. Bancroft of Gin
ton placed before the convention tbs
name Of George H. Harlow for the OF.
Ace and in few well-chosen words
said:
The oface,of register Of probate needle
peculiar qualifications. 1t is an ofnc'
that should be filed by one Wltn+ e1'
perience, A register Of probate who Il