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PROCEEDINGS. 



THE Convention assembled in the Green Room, and at 10 o'clock was 

 called to order by Hon. MARSHALL P. WILDER, President of the Norfolk 

 Society. 



On motion of Mr. PAGE of Bristol, JOHN W. PROCTOR, Esq., of Danvers, 

 was chosen President pro tern., and Hon. EDWARD L. KEYES, Secretary 

 pro tern. 



On motion of Hon. Mr. GARDNER of the Bristol Society, that gentleman, 

 Professor FOWLER xf Amherst, Col. NEWELL of Essex, Hon. GEORGE 

 DENNY of Westbonr, and Rev. Mr. SANGER of Dover, were appointed a 

 Committee to report a plan of organization and list of officers. 



A Committee consisting of WILLIAM S. LINCOLN from Worcester, Gen. 

 NEWELL from Essex, Mr. SJMON BROWN from Middlesex, Mr. LAWTON 

 from Berkshire, Mr. SPRAGUE from Plymouth, SAMUEL A. DEAN from Bris- 

 tol, ELISHA EDWARDS from Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin, R. S. 

 MERRICK from Hampden, Mr. KEYES from the Norfolk Society, GILBERT 

 MONSON from Housatonic, SIMEON CLARK from East Hampshire, Mr. 

 DENNY from Westboro', Mr. HUBBARD from Franklin, ZENAS D. BASSETT 

 from Barnstable, and Mr. GRAY, from the State Society, were appointed 

 a Committee to obtain a list of the delegates in attendance. 



The Committee on Organization returned and reported as follows : 



President. 

 Hon. MARSHALL P. WILDER, of the Norfolk Society. 



Vice Presidents. 



Hon. JOHN C. GRAY, . . . of the State Society. 



Hon. LEVI LINCOLN, ... " Worcester County Society. 



JOHN W. PROCTOR, Esq., . . " Essex County Society. 



Hon. E. R. HOAR, .... " Middlesex County Society. 



MORGAN LEWIS, Esq., ... " Berkshire County Society. 



Hon. SETH SPRAGUE, ... " Plymouth County Society. 



J. H. W. PAGE, Esq., ... " Bristol County Society. 



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Hon. WILLIAM CLARK, . . ' Franklin Society. 



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