The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
Spencer Delegates to Sixth Dis
triCt Democratic Representa-
tiveConvention Ignored LeiCeS-
ter'S Turn to Name Candidate
{. D. MARCHESSAULT
WAS THE CHOICE
Richard 0lney Was Named First
and Leicester Delegates Were
Surprised When Mr.. Richards
Suggested Another Man
French Vote Sought

] 81 eclal TO The spy.
/ Leicester, Oct 10.-The Democrats of
( the Sixth Representative district held
IA hot convention in Town Hall tonight.
/ These delegates were present: Joseph
P Lannigan, N. c. King, W. Fl. Parks,
Joseph Richards, Alfred Arsneault, and
Z Peter Bedard of Spencer; Bernard
/ O'Rourke, NJ. J. Lee, J. F. Gagen, and
H. A Quinn of Leicester, and ]. F.
! Daniels Of Paxton.
James Quinn, chairman of the dis
trict committee, was elected chairman
of the meeting. Mr.. Quinn requested
that the convention elect secretary
and Joseph Bedard was chosen. Mr.
Quinn then asked for nominations and
the fun of the evening commenced.
4 Mr. Quinn left the chair and made a
motion that Richard Olney be nomin-
ated as the candidate for representa-
tive in this district. Bernard O'Rourke
/ took the floor and advocated the cause
( of Mr.. Olney, saying that Mr.. Olney
was a strong candidate, and gave
numerous reasons why Mr.. Olney
/ should be chosen to represent this dis
Itrict.
When Mr. Quinn called for other
nominations the Leicester delegates
were surprised to see Mr.. Richards Of
/ Spencer take the floor. Mr. Richards
nominated Eugene D. Marchessault Of
( Spencer
Mr. Quinn at this point addressed the
, convention. Mr.. Quinn said:
Gentlemen we realized before the
/ convention that you would spring the
name just mentioned but you also
/ realize that it is Leicester's turn to
nominate the man from this district
/ We are aware that you are able to
carry the convention by vote of six
to five, but if you do that and feel that
you are justified in doing so 1 say that
you should be ashamed Of yourselves
I However, in spite of the Leicester
delegation Eugene D. Marchessault
was nominated.
The Leicester people are angry to-
night over the matter. They feel that
I the Spencer delegates did not do right
The Spy reporter made inquiries to-
day about the convention A Demo-
crat. who refused to have his name
mentioned, said everything was cooked
in advance. 1t has been said that the
, delegates of the Spencer caucus were
in conference one night last week with
Mr.. Marchessault and that at this
meeting they pledged themselves tC
support the Spencer man, regardless
of the wishes of their Leicester friends
The Leicester people say that Mr.
Marchessault came to Leicester las
night and talked with Mr. Olney abou
the nomination.
Mr. Olney went to Spencer TO-DAY
and talked with the Spencer delegates
On all sides he found that Mr.. Mar
chessault would be supported. and TIL
( Spencer delegates seemed to think tina
he was the only man who could carr.
the French vote in Spencer.
The night of the Democratic caucu
in Spencer, more than a month age
the Spencer delegates said that the,
would support Mr.. Olney Of Leiceste
if he would run. They thought tina
| they had a strong man in Spencer, bu
as it was the turn of Leicester L
nominate, they would support who
ever the Leicester people chose.
The Democrats of Spencer in repl,
to the accusations of the Leiceste
people, say that it was their inten
ton to support whoever the Leiceste
party nominated, but Mr.. Richard
said that he had talked with a Leices
ter delegate in Spencer a few days ag
and that he was told that Mr.. Dine
would not enter the race for represen
! tative. When the Spencer delegate
heard that, they at once decided t
I support Mr.. Marchessault of Spencer
] When the tellers announced the re
I suit of the vote, Bernard O'ROurk
made a motion that the nomination @
Mr.. MaTchessault be made unanimous
the motion being seconded by NJ. {
King Of Spencer.
NJ. c. King and Peter Bedard wer
elected to the district committee.