The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-14

president objected to, the president got
another attorney general.
II we had a man in the White House
with more strength Of conscience,
Griggs would not be in the cabinet and
the canteen would not be in the army.
In accordance with the custom in
augurated at previous conventions, the
following rs delegates at-large were
elected to the new state committee.
They are: Herbert i. Chapman, Sand
witch; Thomas A. Frissell, Hinsdale;
John l.. Kflbon, Lee; John NJ. Fisher,
Attleboro; John W. Baer, Medford;
Charles A. Chace. Swansea; William S.
Swift, Tisbury; Willard o. Wylie, Bev-
erly; Wilbur D. Moon, Lynn; George D.
Crittenden: Hubbard Lawrence, Pal
mer; A. w. Richardson, Springfield;
Edward Kendall, Cambridge; Frank M.
Forbush, Natick; w. H. Partridge,
Newton; Rev. George c. Lorimer,
Brookline; Rev. Charles A. Crane, Bos-
ton; Rev. Rufus B. Tobey, Wollaston;
Rev. Arthur A Blair, Marlboro; Allen
Coffin, Nantucket; Edwin Sawtell,
Brockton; Seth Weston, Chelsea; H.
M. Small, Baldwinville; w. w. Nash,
Worcester; H. c. Smith, Haydenville.
Contributions were then asked for the
campaign fund, the chairman announc-
ing that $1,000 would be needed, and 20
minutes were occupied in receiving
contributions and taking a collection.
The secretary reported that $935.99 had
been promised or cashed in.
The committee on credentials report
ed as follows by towns: Beverly, 3;
Bolton, 4; Boston, s; Brookline, 3;
Cambridge, 6: Chelsea, a; Clinton, l.;
Danvers, 1; Easthampton. 2: Everett,
3; birmingham, 1; Gardner, /; Grafton,
3; Hamilton, /; Hinsdale, /; Hampden,
8; Hopedale /; Hyde Park, 4; Hull, /;
Lowell, l.; Lynn, 8; Maiden, Z; MARI
boro, 8; Midway, 2; Milford, 3; Natick,
/; New Bedford. q Newton, 2; North
ampton 1; Northbridge, !; Palmer, l.;
Sandwich. 2; Saugus, 2; Shelburne, L;
Springfield, 8; Somerville, 2: Southamp-
send 8; Westminster, /; Webster, L;
Westboro, 1; Weston, /; Weymouth q;
Willimantie, 1; Winthrop. l Winchen-
| don, /; Worcester, IL; making in all 126
delegates present.
Then came the real business of the
convention, the nomination of candi-
dates for offices in the commonwealth
| of Massachusetts.
S. B. Shapleigh of Boston nominated
John Willis Baer of Medford as candi-
| date for governor on the prohibition
ticket. The nomination was seconded
by Edward Kendall Of Cambridge, and
there being no further nominations, Mr..
Baer was chosen unanimously. w. w.
| Nash of Worcester nominated James H.
Roberts of Cambridge for lieutenant
governor, who was also chosen unani-
mouSly.
For secretary of state F. w. Clark of
Boston nominated John B. Lewis of
Reading; Herbert B. Griffin of Win
thrcp was nominated for treasurer;
Franklin A. Palmer of Stookbridge for
| auditor, and Sydney Berley of Salem
for attorney general. All these were
chosen unanimously by reclamation
Resolutions thanking the press for the
publicity given the meetings and prin-
ciples of the party, and to Mr.. Dickie
for the address made were passed. A
resolution providing for the publication
of the chairman's address for use as
campaign literature was also offered,
and the convention adjourned sine die
at about 4,90 o'clock.
Among the old-time prohibitionists
who attended the convention were:
George Buttrick of Everett William 5.
| Boyce of Winchendon, Delano Patrick
Of Hopedale, Edward Conant of New
| ton, Rev. William H. Cobb of Newton,
| Timothy Ide of Tredway, Henry c.
Smith of Haydenville, Deacon Edward
Kendall of Cambridge, N. B. johnson
| of Milford, DR.. C. D. Albro of Milford,
j. B. Bent of Somerville, D. F. Chess
man of Sandwich, Leonard Thompson
of bingham, Henry Shepard of North
ampton, A, r. Powers of Bolton, Jesse
Smith of Grafton, c. B. Knight, w. w.
Nash and DIR. William e. Cole of Wor-
| cester, H. NJ. Small of Baldwinville.
Henry Lawrence of Gardner, Rev. John
| Peterson of Saxonville, Rev. DR.. Alex
| ander Digit of Webster, Henry Penfield
of Springfield, r. A. Frissell Of Hins-
dale, Charles Miles of Brool1line,
Charles A. Chase of Swansea, Deacon
e. A. II. Grover of Tapleyville, Hub
bard Lawrence of Palmer.