Worcester Daily Spy

"American" Caucus.

A caucus meeting of the adherents of Henry J. Gardner, was held at "American Hall," on Saturday evening last, to elect delegates to the County Convention to be holden in this city on Wednesday next. James H. Corrin was called to the chair, and H. O. Clark appointed Secretary. A committee was chosen, consisting of Thomas A. Clark, Henry Earl, Parley Hammond, Jona. Day, and James H. Wall, to select a list of delegates, who subsequently reported the following: Charles L. Putnam, Henry Earl, A. P. Benchley, Geo. W. Fitch, N. M. Muzzy, D. F. Parker, John B. Dexter, John Field, Perley Hammond, Jonathan Luther, Henry Goulding, John Gates, Leonard Poole, Chas. M. Gould, Jonas S. Cheney.

James H. Wall made some remarks in relation to the Republican meeting at the City Hall, on Friday evening last, stating that the speakers there failed to show any necessity for a fusion of parties in order to carry out anti-slavery principles. The American party, he said, was the most expedient instrumentality for that purpose; instancing the acts of the Legislature, as a specimen of its anti-slavery work.

Mr. Dexter F. Parker made a speech, among other things, relating the result of his observations and experiences in his late electioneering tour to Lowell, &c. He persuaded himself into a belief of the most encouraging accounts of the prospects of Gardner and Benchley in that section.

Mr. Henry A. Denny made some reports of the state of the canvass in a number of towns in the County, representing them as favorable to the "American" cause. He said the contest lay between Rockwell and Gardner, and he prophesied the election of the latter by twenty or thirty thousand plurality. When he had concluded, City Marshal Day was called for and addressed the meeting in some patriotic and eloquent remarks, in commendation of "American" principles, and urging all present to use their best exertions for the success of the cause.

After some remarks by other gentlemen, and an ineffectual attempt made by two members, to persuade the party to hold secret sessions hereafter, the meeting adjourned.