The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-11
THE RECEPTION.
Most Cordial Political Event Ever Held
In Worcester.

Most Cordial Political Event Ever Held
In Worcester.
| The reception rendered to the mem
bers-elect OF the republican state ticket
In Washburn hall was In many respects
the most cordial political event ever
held in the city and the number of
prominent republicans who attended
and expressed their kind wishes to the
candidates showed in marked degree
the esteem in which republican off,
Gals in high political life are held by
their fellow citizens. Long before the
time announced for the arrival Of the
candidates the entrances leading to
Washburn hall were thronged with re-
! preventative republicans Of the city.
i county and state. Many were person.
ally acquainted with the candidates and
were received with kindly word. 9th
ers who had never had the pleasure Of
an intimate acquaintance with the chief
executive and his subordinates in Office
were personally introduced by members
of the local city committee, the mem
| bers of the state central committee and
prominent republican leaders known
| throughout the state. The reception was
admirably arranged and the reception
served to firmly reunite many discord-
ant factions of the party If such ever
really existed
| Promptly at o'clock the members Of
the reception committee, in charge Of
| Leon Rice Partridge. chairman Of the
republican city committee, assembled In
two lines at the south entrance to
Washburn hall and greeted the guests
of the evening on their arrival This
committee was made up Of Mayor Ru-
fus B. Dodge, Jr., Col. W. s. B. Hop
kins, Gen. lockwood Hoar, Henry A.
Marsh, e. B. Stoddard Senator T. al.
Harrington, Gen, R. H. Chamberlain,
Gen. A. b. r. Sprague, Fred w White,
A. S. Pinkerton, M. ". B. Jefferson,
Stephen Salisbury, C. Henry Hutchins.
@. w. B. Sisson. A. s. Roe Capt. Chas.
III. Pinkham, George f. Brooks, Col. F.
w. Wellington, Senator Charles @.
Washburn, Col. T. 8. johnson. &. 3.
Crane, Frank l.. Dean, Alderman
Henry Brannon, Frank P. GouRding.
Representatives ]. Lewis Ellsworth,
John p. Munroe, John @. Hagberg. jas.
Hunt Charles r. Johnson, Charles T.
Tatman, Henry e. Whitcomb, AlduS C.
Higgins, Arthur c. Scott, Walter r.
Gleason, O1of q. Hedlund, Albert II.
Dean, Daniel e. Aver, Charles B.
Witherby. Charles E. Slocomb, in. Rob-
ert ]. Dow, Charles ]. Nystrom, wall
lam J. Bragg, George r. ruaon, Ci,as.
Z. Bennett Joseph Leach, David L.
Doniey, Willie G. Young, ]. Wesley
Gray, H. Elmer Blake, Alexander H.
Bullock and Herbert A. Booth.
Among the first Of the guests Of the
evening to arrive was the next iieuten-
ant governor. John L. Bates Of Boston.
who came to the city early In the after
Ellery B. Crane. chairman Of the Bates
campaign during the recent contest AS
he entered the hall, he was greeted with
applause, and those present pressed for
ward to clasp the hand Of the gallant
republican He was introduced indi-
vidually to those present by Mr.. Crane,
and after few moments hand-shak-
ing, passed to the position reserved for
him at the front Of the platform. where
he was soon afterward Joined by Gov.
Wolcott, Hon. w. Murray Crane. Sec
Rotary of State William M. Olin, Attor-
ney General Hosea M. Knowlton, Au-
ditor John w. Kimball, Treasurer Ed
ward S. Bradford. Gen. Curtis Guild,
Senator William p. Fry of Maine, Sem
ator George Frisbie Hoar, Hon. Theo-
dcre c. Bates and Elijah B. Stoddard.
For a full hour after the opening of
the reception, these guests were kent
busy greeting the republicans Of the
city and state. Prominent among those
who came from afar to greet and con-
8Idtuldl6 Tue HuCCtSSlul nominees were
H. A. Goetting Of Springfield, chairman
of the republican state committee.
through whose efforts the ratification
meeting was held in this city in prefer
ence to Boston. In speaking Of the
change, last evening, Col Goetting re-
marked that it was but fitting that this
annual conformation ceremony should
be held in the very heart Of the COM
nlonwealth, In the very stronghold of
true republication. The convention at
which the candidates are elected is held
in Boston. and it Is a pleasing diversion
from the time-koEored custom to hold
the ratification meeting at Worcester.
which has done so much for the welfare
of the party in the state. He was
pleased to see the success with which
such an innovation was greeted. Other
republicans. prominent in local and ma
tional politics. who came TO greet the
nominees and their friends. were Frank
F. Prescott Of Quincy, George r. Lord,
Jr.. of Lynn. Thorndike Spalding OF
Cambridge, Alfred E. Cox Of Maiden,
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