The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-28
EUGENE D. MARcHEssAuLr.

didate was supposed to be picked from
Leicester. After the caucus several
names were mentioned as possible can
didates. Among those mentioned were
Harry Sargent, Thomas Leonard, and
Richard Olney, I'd. Mr. Sargent, how
ever, declined to mix up in the fray,
and there was some opposition to Mr..
Leonard. The prevailing opinion then
was that Richard Olney I'd, was
the best candidate that Leicester could
produce. The Leicester people suppos-
ing that it was their turn to nominate
the candidate agreed that Mr.. Olney
would be the man.
Since then however, 1t has developed
that the nomination rightfully belong
ed to Spencer, as Leicester had it's
turn last year Last year the Leices
ter people had no candidate and the
right to nominate was resigned to
Spencer AS a matter of courtesy the
Spencer people should have given the
Leicester people the same right this year.
Spencer at first seemed determind to
return the courtesy, and on the night of
the Democratic caucus in Spencer, when
Informed by The Spy man of the choice
of the Leicester Democrats the Spen-
Ger voters, many of them at least, said
they would support the Leicester can
didate. Later, however, as was admit
ted by one of the Leicester delegates,
at the Democratic convention that dele
gate went to Spencer and informed the
Spencer delegates that Mr.. Olney had
declined to run.
The man who received this informa
ton was Mr.. Richards, one of the Spen-
Ger delegates. He at once informed his
his fellow delegates of the action of the
Leicester people and they at once de-
cided that Mr.. Olney was the only win
ming candidate in Leicester and suppos-
ing he was out of the fight, they at once
decided that Eugene MarchessauIt of
Spencer was the next strongest candi-
date in the district. He was at once
interviewed and asked to run. After
some persuasion Mr.. MarChessault de-
cided to run against his old rival, John
w. Boardman of Rochdale. The del
egates to the Democratic convention in
Leicester then pledged themselves to
Mr. Marchessault.
When the delegates arrived at the
Democratic convention in Leicester
they were surprised to find that Mr.
Olney had not withdrawn from the
race. 1t was at once seen that there
was n misunderstanding somewhere,
but where they did not know They
were pledged and the result was that
Mr.. Marchessault was nominated The
circumstances Of that convention the
with, as a full account Of the trouble
was printed the next morning.
The Leicester Democrats were UP in
arms against their Spencer brothers as
a result, and had the argument at that
convention been a little more forcible
the result would have been disastrous
to the Democratic party in the Sixth
District. Yesterday The Spy man
talked with Eugene D. Marchessault
the Democratic candidate for Repre-
sentative, and he commended The Spy
for the way that 1t has treated the DO
litical wrangle.
Eugene D. Marchessault, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Representative in
the Sixth Worcester County Represent
tative District. embracing the towns of
! Paxton, Leicester and Spencer, was
| born in Spencer, Sept. 20, 1865. Mr.
Marchessault was educated in the pub
lie schools of Spencer, from which he
l'graduated at an early age He then
attended a business college in Worees-
ter.
For the past few years he has been
! engaged in the restaurant business at
East Brookfield. He is also proprietor
of the restaurant at Lake Lashaway,
and manager Of the Park. In Spencer
Mr.. Marchessault is very wen known
and at times has been prominent in the
( Democratic affairs of the town. For
many years he has been prominently
connected with the Spencer Council.
Knights of Columbus and also record
ing secretary Of Court Spencer, No. So
Foresters of America.
In 1898 he was elected TO a seat in
the Legislature from the Sixth Dis
trict, as Democratic candidate over
John W. Boardman of RochdaIe. the
vote being 7S5 to 622. During his term
at the house he was a member of the
committee on towns.
Last year Mr.. Marchessault was the
Democratic candidate for Representa-
tive and was defeated by Mr.. Allen, the
Republican candidate from this dis
trict by q votes. Last year Mr.. Mar
chessault secured the majority in Spen-
Ger and Leicester but he was badly
beaten in Paxton.
Mr.. Marchessault was asked by The
Spy man about the condition of poll
teal matters in Leicester. He said he
expected to receive the support of the
Democratic voters in Leicester this year.
Things are looking much brighter than