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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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The Buchanan Democracy of Worcester held a caucus meeting on Saturday evening, selecting delegates and substitutes for the State Convention on September 16th, passing resolutions supporting past platforms and Beach for Governor, and adjourning to September 19th.
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The Buchanan Democracy of Worcester had a meeting at their headquarters on Saturday evening last, C. E. Pratt, Esq., in the chair, and E. B. Briggs secretary, and selected the following delegates and substitutes to their State Convention of September 16th ;-
Delegates—Isaac Davis, James Estabrook, G. W. Bentley, Nathan Washburn, Edward W. Lincoln, Henry Murrey, James S. Woodworth, M. O'Driscoll, Calvin B. Pratt, N. P. Moore, James M. Studley, Garden Childs, George W. Gill.
Substitutes—S. Dennis, F. C. Bigelow, Henry W. Conklin, Charles S. Childs, Charles Paine, E. N. Childs, Thomas Lawler, Lindall Freeman, Walter Henry, Charles Curby, Courtland H. Newton, John B. Pratt, P. O'Rourke.
A committee, consisting of one from each Ward, was chosen to report at an adjourned meeting on the Saturday after the State Convention, a City Committee for the ensuing year.
Several distinguished lights of the party were called upon to enlighten the audience by their eloquence, but they declined.
A series of resolutions, offered by the Chair, committing the Democracy of Worcester to the national platform of 1848, '52, and '56, against the nominees of every and all other parties, and in favor of Beach for Governor, was passed unanimously, and the meeting then adjourned to Sept. 19.
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Worcester
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Saturday Evening Last
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selected delegates and substitutes for state convention; passed resolutions unanimously supporting national platforms of 1848, '52, '56, opposing other parties' nominees, and favoring beach for governor; adjourned to sept. 19; committee chosen for city committee report.
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The Buchanan Democracy of Worcester met at headquarters with C. E. Pratt, Esq. in the chair and E. B. Briggs as secretary. They selected delegates and substitutes for the State Convention of September 16th. A ward committee was chosen to report a City Committee at the adjourned meeting on the Saturday after the convention. Speakers declined to address. Resolutions committing to past platforms, against other nominees, and for Beach for Governor were passed unanimously.