The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04
MUNROE and TUFTS
NAMED FOR SENATORS
Royal Battle of Ballots Fought by
Delegates to the Second Wor-
Cester Senatorial Convention
in Horticultural Hall
WARD TWO MAN WON
ON TWENTY-FlRST POLL

Candidates for the Nomination
and Each Held His Strength
Until the Last Ballot When
Bates Lost One
John P. Munroe was nominated for
senator on the 21st ballot, in the sec
ond district Republican senatorial con-
vention yesterday morning.
For a time it looked as though the
convention would result in a deadlock.
Ballot followed ballot with slight va
Ration. With exception of the eighth
ballot Mr.. Munroe held the city dele
gates pledged to him throughout the
{ convention. He had q votes on Il bal
lots and % votes on three ballots.
The predictions of the Bates follow
ers that he would prove stronger than
| Parkhurst in the convention were ap-
parently without foundation. In fact
Mr.. Bates failed to hold the delegates
expected to support him. On the face
of it Mr.. Bates was pledged the sup
port of delegates from Sterling and
Ward three and in view of the fact that
Arthur c. Buttrick Of Lancaster ia
vored his nomination on the floor of
| the convention he should have had at
| least seven votes but the fifth and 18th
ballots were the only ones to develop
| that number in his support.
| Wellington E. Parkhurst of Clinton
was second in the voting. He started
in with 16 votes and finished with the
same number On several ballots Mr..
Parkhurst secured one or two addi-
| tional votes but a total of is was his
| highwater mark on any ballot
A peculiar feature of the ballOting
was that in spite of the fact that all
| delegates were represented one of the
number failed to vote on five ballots.
: This condition was in evidence on the
| final count when % votes proved a
majority of the total vote cast. 1t
would be difficult to state just how the
! several changes in figures We're brought
| about. 1t had been stated for several
| Gays that the Lancaster delegates
would vote for Mr.. Munroe. In the alb
senoe of further confederation it might
| be fair to assume such a condition.
| An amusing feature of the conven-
! ton took place in connection with the
18th ballot when the committee an
nounced that As ballots had been cast.
The agony lasted only a minute, how
ever, as Henry F. Harris explained
that he might have been the offender
as he changed his seat to speak to a
man and in the excitement he might
have voted twice. He asked by general
consent that the ballot be declared void
| When the final vote was announced
Amos M. Saunders for the Parkhurst
delegates made a motion that the NOM
ination be made unanimous. L. War
rem Rugg Of Sterling seconded the mo-
| ton on behalf of the Bates delegates.
The motion was carried.
Hon. Alfred S. Pinkerton was unan-
imously reelected to the Republican
State Committee.
At the close of the convention the
delegates were invited to dine with Mr..
Munroe at the Bay State House.
The convention was called to order
at lilo o'clock by Oscar F. Dodge, sec
rotary of the district committee. Tenn
porary organization was effected by
the election of Frederick w. White of
Ward one as chairman and Jordan A.
Brown of Clinton as secretary. Mr..
White was nominated by Councilman
| George N. White of Ward two, sec
onded by John P. Holmgren of Ward
| two. The name of Mr.. Brown was
placed in nomination by Amos NJ.
saunders or Clinton.
| On motion of Andrew w Ekstrom of
Ward two the chairman appointed a
committee on credentials made up of
]. C. Blake of Ward two, DR.. C. H.
Bowers of Clinton and Fred L. Hut
chins of Ward three.
The committee reported A delegates
present. On motion of Henry F. Har-
ris the report was accepted
| Brigham M. Scott moved that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent and the motion was carried.
The chairman announced that nomi-
nations were in order. Henry F. Harris
took the floor and nominated John P
Munroe of Ward two. In the course
of his nominating speech Mr.. Harris
said it gave him pleasure to put in
nomination the name of one we'll known
and we'll fitted for the position. The
one to whom he referred had been prac-
tically all his life in and among the
4 people of Worcester. Mr.. Munroe was
a newspaper man of long experience
which has served to keep him in close
touch with what is going on in the dis
trict. He also served in the lower
house two years doing his duty well
land accomplishing a great deal for his
ward and city
| During his service in the House Mr.
|
portant committees and had charge OF
matters pertaining to the interest OF
! Worcester, that came before his COM
mittee. The speaker said Mr.. Munroe
was a competent man and although
not an eloquent rafting speaker he
knows how to state matters clearly
and concisely and if nominated he will
know how to go to work to accomplish
| things He believed Mr.. Munroe would
| be faithful to the interests of the whole
district and that matters pertaining to
/ the welfare of the county and city
would be carefully and conscientiously
attended to. Further Mr.. Munroe is
an approachable man with whom his
constituents can feel at liberty TO con-
! fer whenever occasion requires.
Mr. Harris said he would say no more.
/ He nominated John P. Munroe for SEN
ator
Gen. A. B. R. Sprague said he had
known Mr. Munroe personally for many
years and If nominated he felt sure he
would represent the interests of the
whole district carefully and faithfully.
: He endorsed all that Mr.. Harris had
4 said and took great pleasure In sec
| onding the nomination.
Edward w. Burdett of Clinton pre-
scented the name of wellington z.
Parkhurst. He said: IT consider it
an honor to place in nomination the
name of Clinton man who has been
resident of the town for As years.
He was engaged in newspaper work
( for many years on The Worcester
| Spy, the Clinton Courier and later on
| the Clinton Daily Item. Mr.. Park
hurst has served the town in various
offices and holds the esteem of his
| fellow citizens He has been town
| treasurer. clerk, collector. a member
| Of the Board of Assessors. SCHOOL COM