The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04
Milford Republicans Seek an
Opinion From the State Gen.
trail Committee Regarding
Wednesdays. Conventions
NOTICE OF MEETINGS
SENT OUT TOO LATE
Delegates of Milford, HopedaIe,
Upton and Westboro Feel They
Were Treated with Scant
Courtesy and Threaten to Keep
the Sore Open

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Milford, Oct. 3-Judge Lowell E.
Fales, chairman of the Milford Repub-
lican town committee and member
from this district on the Republican
State Central Committee, received this
afternoon an official request from the
Republican Town Committee of Hope
dale, to seek the opinion of the State
Central Committee, as to the legality
of the county councillor conventions
held yesterday in Worcester. The
management of the two conventions
today received criticism for alleged
negligence in the very best of politi-
cal circles in Milford and Hopedale.
the town committee from the home of
the Diapers being especially plain in
making the statement that the Incl
dent is not yet closed.
The attitude of the delegates, at the
Republican representative convention
in Milford yesterday, in resenting the
cavalier treatment at the hands of the
secretary of the county and councillor
committees, is universally Endorsed by
the best part of the Republican voting
population in Milford, Hopedale, Men
don and Upton, while Westboro claims
to have received notice too late to
send delegations to Worcester. 1t is a.
fact that the calls for both Worcester
conventions did not reach Milford I'M
til Monday evening. The Spy CORES
pendent also understands that theWor-
cester postmark on the letter received
by Judge L. e. Fales in Milford was
later than noon on Monday.
Gen. w. f. Draper, who brought the
matter out, as to the apparent negli-
PPnpp of NNnrCacta,
mitteeman was we'll backed UP by the
statements also coming from delegates
IN Mendon and Upton. The statement
IS generally believed here that the
committees of these towns received no
notification, whatever. Milford and
Hopedale political leaders are also free
IN their use of language in claiming
that Frank B. Hall, the secretary, did
not give seasOnable notice to the coun-
ty delegates in these towns. 1t is main
tanned by many that he did not, as he
IS quoted as saying adequate notice
was given in newspaper advertising,
In publications issued in this vicinity.
1t is known that no advertising was
done in the local newspapers, as has
been the custom in previous years.
A Republican Town Committeeman
of Milford, who is in a position to
know facts, said today for The Wor-
cester Spy, that not one of the dele
gates, present yesterday at the repre-
sentative convention, knew when the
conventions were to be held-from any
notice, official or unofficial from Mr..
Hall. Republicans from the three
towns, with whom The Spy correspon-
dent has talked today, object to Mr..
Halls quoted assertion that the Gre
dentials furnished by the Republican
State Central Committee, contained the
date of the county and councillor con-
ventions. This, they say, is wholly an
error. Milford and HoDedale politi-
clans say they know enough about pol
itical arrangements not to be "jollied"
by this ludicrous misstatement The
State Committee, Milford people I'M
derstand, has nothing to do with the
matter. No intelligent politician, they
claim, would accept a statement of the
kind, knowing that the matter is blam-
able wholly with the management of
the conventions themselves.
1t will take a great deal of argu-
ment and some proof, to convince the
Republican Town Committees of Mem
don, Hopedale and Upton-to say
nothing of Milford and Westboro-that
the management of the Worcester con-
held Wednesday, did not COM
pletely ignore these towns and thus in
suit their delegates. 1t is regarded as
a personal as well as political insult
and hit at the heart of what is one of
the greatest influences of Massachu-
sets politics-that of the Drapers of
Hopedale.