The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-05

strenuous and steady
Il would not have such a nomination
made for political reasons alone, but
truths unrecited at this time. So long
it would seem unwise to have such
as political parties nominate state Off
GERS, so long must political considera-
tions play a subsidiary part in deter
mining the result. Long continued and
unbroken party service should at least
not be bar to worthy aspirations in
| a Republican state convention.
''TO have a record of ceaseless fealty
to the party of Lincoln, Grant and Nc
! Kinley means to all of us to have been
a good citizen. Such a one is entitled
! to our consideration and should receive
| the majority support of this conven-
| ton.
Mr.. Chairman, it is with profound
| satisfaction that 1 suggest the name
| and move the nomination for the office
| of attorney general of the common
! wealth of Massachusetts, of Robert o.
! Harris of East Bridgewater.
Melvin o. Adams presented the name
| of Herbert Parker with a speech of
| the utmost dignity, which, while it
! failed to excite, induced the delegates
| to strain their attention that they
| might catch it's every word.
Mr.. President and Fellow delegates:
| This is the seventh and last call to Sc
| lect a candidate Gaughter.) There
| has been an eager but manly contest.
! Splendid fruitage from the Republican
nomination tree has already been
| shaken limb by limb. and only two
are left standing expectant. laugh
| ter) Let this last choice drop wher-
| ever it will, there will be no bitter
| ness to sweeten, no wrongs to assuage,
! with him and his supporters, in be-
/ half of him for whom I have the honor
to speak. (Applause.) This is no place
| for debate and my cause requires
| no denfense.
| THE Republican party, if it is
| anything. is the party of breadth
and growth. 1t establishes no political
quarantine to determine the position of
a man in the party. Nothing like that
would be tolerated. It would only be
necessary if it was its intention to imi-
! tate the Democratic party, which yes
! terday declared that it cannot stand on
/ its own bottom, at about this hour and
| in this place. Under the constitution
/ Massachusetts is about to select and
/ elect her 10Th attorney general, and as
my distinguished friend has before
said, it is a list of great names Otis
and Choate Clifford and Allen and
Train and the present distinguished in
| cumbent of the office, which brings us
to this event (Applause.) All these
names have added lustre to that noble
profession which is as honorable as JUS
| tice, as ancient as the forms of law
Massachusetts demands for this office
| the highest attributes of character the
most signal ability. The litigation of
private rights against the state is his
sole charge. He is the great prose-
cutor when the life of a citizen has
been taken. He stands the legal con-
science Of the executive himself Citi-
zens whose rights are affected by the
commonwealth array against him the
leaders of the bar. In such a case
nothing but the best will do. We must
find man of pure and noble character,
of the highest attainment in his pro-
fession. In short, a man who in the
law, like our governor in administra-
ton, so manages the great trust as to
obtain the confidence of all the people.
Great applause.)
Eight years ago in our state conven-
ton the then leader of the Worcester
bar turned to southeastern Massachu-
sets, and Worcester never sulks in her
tent. She today puts in nomination a
man of her choice. She gladly puts in
nomination a man of her choice And
she has gladly ratified that choice ever
since In these eight years a new
leader has appeared Unsurpassed in
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| character, he attracts and leads wher-
| ever his lot may be cast And Worces-
ter waits for your choice, as she has
waited for 80 years, since she gave
Alexander Bullock to the service of
the state. And if I may cast the horo-
scope of this case the sign of the Zodiac
for Oct. is found in the heart. laugh
ter) Under such suspicious auguries
the heart of the Commonwealth will
confidently await the ratification of our
choice, and the nomination which / now
make of Herbert Parker of Lancaster"
(Long-continued applause)
! The convention then proceeded to bal
Hot according to the improved method
/ The delegates were requested to remain
{ in their places until the ballot boxes
| could be put in position at the entrance
/ to the theatre. The delegates then
| filed out, depositing their ballots as
/ they left the auditorium, to which they
were not allowed to return until after
the closing of the ballot. A recess to
l3O O'Clock was declared by the chair
man, that the result of the ballot might
+ be ascertained without keeping the del
egates in their seats to receive it.
The officials of the state committee
/ were greatly pleased with the opera
ton of the new plan of balloting,
which worked to a charm. The dele
gates began to file past the ballot boxes
about 12.55 o'clock, and at LIS the au-
ditorium and the balconies were empty
The ballOting committee assembled i'm
mediately in a room off the main lobby
and about 100 o'clock the result was
unotficially announced. 1t showed the
victory of Mr. Parker by a majority of
161.
THE total number of delegates was
increased to 172 through a report made
70 hea arHfaua= TO-, 1s.F~
George. and it is evident, therefore
that only u delegates failed to record
their votes.
/ when the nomination for attorney
general We're being made, it was no.
ticed that nearly all the Middlesex dele
gates arose in repOnse to a Parker war
cry and the hasty ANALYSIS of the poll
ticians reaches the conclusion that Mr.
Parker met his Waterloo in that coun-
ty. 1t is current in the Hobbies that
Mr.. Harris had that territory well in
hand until a week ago, when changes
began to take place in the unpledged
delegations which rolled up the Parker
list to the winning point.
/ The result of the ballot was an
2 O'Clock, when at least three
quarters of the delegates
had reassembled to hear it and Ia lis
ten TO the address Of Senator Hoar.
The announcement was received with
deafening applause, which had not
subsidized when Robert O. Harris. Mr..
( Parker's rival, appeared upon the plat
form and was recognized Even a
( louder demonstration was set up in
the auditorium when he began his
/ speech making the nomination unani-
nous. He said in part:
AS a Republican l supposed that 1
had the right to be a candidate. and