The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-18
THROWN DOWN HARD.
Seventh District Re-
publicans Leave
Clemans Out.
THE WEBSTER MAN FORSAKEN.
The Nomination He Ex-
pected Goes to Heron
Of Southbridge.
THE WEBSTER MAN FORSAKEN.

| Webster, Oct 17-Elmoine D. Glenn
ans, whom all were confident would be
nominated as republican candidate for
representative from the seventh Wor-
| cester county district, which is a dou-
bic one, comprising the towns of Webs
ter Oxford, Charlton, Southbridge and
Webster, and to whom a majority of
the Webster delegates had pledged
| themselves to support, was completely
thrown down at the convention held in
! Firemen's hall at o'clock this after
noon. William F. Heron of Southbridge
and H. Frederick Putnam of Charlton
were nominated instead
i, This action, many politicians say, will
increase the vote Of Joseph P. Love, the
democratic nominee fully 300 votes in
the town of Webster alone, without
speaking of Dudley oxford and Charl-
ton, where Clemans would have polled a
heavy democratic vote.
1t was decided for the best interests
of the party in order to defeat Love-
!
Southbri1ge and just before the con-
Ventior those in the deal gave out the
scheme
| Clemans has been for a score of years
the hardest working man in the repub
lican party. He feels the ingratitude of
those he has helped on to victory and
office, keenly. A big majority of the Wis
iting delegates were seen by The Spy
man previous to the convention and they
| said fhaU ~
| ne deserved the nomination, if his name
was brought up, and it was practically
| understood that Webster would place
| his name in nomination.
| The delegates present were: H. NJ.
| Knowlton, John W. Dobbie, H. H
Stimoerg, Maxwell Darlington, c. E.
Powers F. W. Johnson, Frank Med
vile, F, A. Brown, A. H Davis, Capt
7. K. Bates, W. l. Marble, Joseph L.
Brissette (Webster), w. E. quinn, R.
A. Dunning, Francis Mccoy, Joseph
Massicotte, Clemence Marsh, Dudley;
| Homer S. Joslin, G.. A. Mann, w. NJ
| Wellington, H. F. Lamb c. L. Pettes,
| Oxford; M Daniel Woodbury., B. E.
Davis, F. o. Mansfield, H. C. Putnam,
| Charlton; George L. Clemence, Herman
| Cheney, Charles Phipps, George Hart
well, Jake e. Edwards, C. V. Shumway,
| Reuben Heron, Fred Hill, r. A. Beck
with, F. R. Bishop and ]. NJ. Corcoran
| of Southbridge. c. D. Harrington of
! Southbridge was the only absent dele
| gate. Thirty-eight We're present out of
the 80 delegates elected.
| DR.. Brown of Webster and H. S. JOS
| lin of Oxford were elected permanent
chairman and secretary, respectively
Messrs. Corcoran, Southbridge;
| Woodbury., Charlton; Mann, Oxford;
| Marble, Webster, and Dunning of Dud-
| ley were appointed a committee on
credentials. M. D. Woodbury. placed
| the name of Mr. Putnam and John
| Corcoran that of w. F. Heron in nom
| nation, and both nominations were
made by reclamation.
A, H. Davis, in behalf of the Webster
| delegation, said that for the best in
| terests of the party, in order to defeat
| the democratic nominees, it would be
| better for the nomination to go to
! Southbridge.
Mr. Corcoran said that Southbridge
came to the delegation to support the
| Webster candidate, and not to present
| one themselves, but if it was the sense
| OF the meeting they would withdraw
and decide on a man, which they ac-
cordingly did in the person of Mr..
Heron. The chair suggested they do
| the same, and Davis made the motion.
Upon returning Herman Cheney pre-
| scented Herron's name.
1t was voted that the chairman of
the various town committees be chosen
| a district committee for 1900, and that
| H. S. Joslin be instructed to call that
convention. The chairman and secre-
| tary were empowered to fill any va
cancy that might occur through the
resignation of either nominee.
A very quiet home wedding occurred
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, when Fred
erick w. Aldrich, son of Mrs. Fannie
Aldrich, and Miss Carrie Bigelow,
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bige-
| low, were united in matrimony at the
home of the brides parents on Barnes
street by Rev. Thomas T. Filmer, pas
| tor of the Baptist church. There We're
no best man or bridesmaid. The newly
| married couple left on an afternoon
| train for a wedding tour to Providence,
and upon their return will reside at the
home of the groom on Wakefield street.
| The groom is manager of George s.
Corbin's contracting business and paint
shop, and both are well known in town
end vicinity.
William r. Dixon, proprietor of the
| Main street restaurant, had quite
| painful experience last night. He was
taken with a fit early this morning
| the pain of which caused him to yell so
| loud he was heard by Officers Stephen
S. Hawkins and William Hyland Dixon
! was unable to leave his quarters, but
he had all the strength needed to make
himself heard. The officers had to
climb in through the window to relieve
his sufferings. DR.. j. j. Thomson was
sent for and reached the sick man
about 2.30 ocock this morning. He is
resting comfortably today.
A serious if not fatal accident hap
pened to Peter Scanlon, aged As years,
a bass carder in the East Webster mills,
late this evening. A horse attached
to one of the heavy truck wagons of
the establishment ran away and Scan
Ion, in attempting to stop it, was
thrown to the ground and the horse
stepped on him and the wheels passed
over him. The accident happened in the
mill yard He was taken to his home
near the East Webster railroad cross
ing, and DR. Thompson was called. An
examination showed that two ribs were
broken and his face and foot cut and
severely bruised. He is thought to be
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