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October 27, 1851
Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Boston hunker newspapers published a call for a Massachusetts convention at Faneuil Hall on November 25 to nominate Daniel Webster for president, signed by 230, including Worcester county residents.
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The Webster Convention.
The hunker newspapers in Boston, published, on Saturday, the call for a convention of the old hunkers of Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall, on the 25th of November, for the purpose of nominating Hon. Daniel Webster to the Presidency. The call is signed by two hundred and thirty names: fifty of whom, are from twenty different towns in this county. Six of the fifty names are inhabitants of Brookfield; eight of Barre, and five of Holden; while the City of Worcester furnishes but a single subscriber in aid of the enterprise, viz.: Colonel Geo. W. Richardson. The Holden list is headed by Chenery Abbott.
The hunker newspapers in Boston, published, on Saturday, the call for a convention of the old hunkers of Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall, on the 25th of November, for the purpose of nominating Hon. Daniel Webster to the Presidency. The call is signed by two hundred and thirty names: fifty of whom, are from twenty different towns in this county. Six of the fifty names are inhabitants of Brookfield; eight of Barre, and five of Holden; while the City of Worcester furnishes but a single subscriber in aid of the enterprise, viz.: Colonel Geo. W. Richardson. The Holden list is headed by Chenery Abbott.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Webster Convention
Hunkers
Massachusetts Politics
Presidency Nomination
Faneuil Hall
What entities or persons were involved?
Daniel Webster
Geo. W. Richardson
Chenery Abbott
Where did it happen?
Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Event Date
25th Of November
Key Persons
Daniel Webster
Geo. W. Richardson
Chenery Abbott
Event Details
Call for a convention of the old hunkers of Massachusetts at Faneuil Hall on the 25th of November to nominate Hon. Daniel Webster to the Presidency, signed by two hundred and thirty names, including fifty from twenty different towns in Worcester county, with six from Brookfield, eight from Barre, five from Holden, and one from Worcester city.