The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-24
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A Sound Platform anda Good Ticket.
Nsbraska Sound on the Finances.
A PREDICTION FULFILLED.

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A PREDICTION FULFILLED.
Boston, Sept. 22.-The Democrats and
Liberal Republicans of Massachusetts, held
their convention at Worcester today, and
fulfilled the predictions In these dispatches
last night by renominating Gaston for gov
ernor, and putting w. F.Bartlett, OF Pitts
field, ON the ticket for the second place.
The action Of the convention, both In the
matter Of ticket and platform, puts the
party before the people in a better light
than ever before, and renders the chance
Of success more than even. 1t was evil
dent from the opening that the convention
meant business, and was going in to win,
and its selection of men for the ticket was
evidently with the single object of success
in view.
Ef-l32r GOV. CASTOR, 30 fl3 +
as the first Democratic governor since Mar
Gus Morton was elected by one.yote in 1912,
has made a capital record, and many Re-
publicans are sure to vote for him from
preference, besides the hosts that are sure
to be disguised, whoever the Republican
convention may nominate. -Al
GEN. BARTLETT,
Boston boy and a graduate Of Harvard,
went into Che army in 1861, as captain in
the Goth Massachusetts, volunteers, and
though he lost leg before Yorktown, he
raised the 49th regiment in 1869, and serv-
ed with it as colonel, getting an arm shat,
tered at Port Hudson. Again as colonel
nkk ho EOnI ha cd in a hnaA
at the Wilderness, and was promoted to.
brigadier and brevet major general. Since
the war he has resided at Pitts6eld, where
he married daughter Of Robert Pomeroy.
millionaire manufacturer. His speech
at the Lexington centennial, the keynote
OF the era OF good feeling, has given him
q national fame. He is about IS years oil
age.
MR. GEO.H. MONROE.
the candidate for secretary of state, is a
prominent Liberal Republican and the
candidate of that party three years ago for
the same position. He is editor af the
Saturday Eocning Gazette of this CITY, land
On ex-state senator.
THE OTTER CANDIDATES.
are men of less general fame, but are all
locally strong and sound men. =
stgs TIE OPENING SPEECHES. s I'D
The convention at its opening listened
to speech of general nature from
William Aspinwall, chairman Of the state
committee, and choosing Hon. Edward
Avery president, that gentleman deliv
cred very able and much enjoyed speech
in which he scari6ed the Radicals on thei
extravaganza and corruption and on thei
annual Ku-Klux scares at the south jus
before the fall election. Then he took vi
the financial question, reiterated the oil
Democratic hard-money doctrine, ant
turned the guns Of the Republicans agains
themselves very handsomely, saying: g
beg leave to ask who established )ape
money; who nursed, fostered, and pam
pered it long after the establishment Q
peace; Who so arranged tho supreme ccur
as to procure reversal of its decision i
favor of gold end silver; who, having tb
power in congress, refused to adopt an
measure toward practical resumption; VII
assured us in 1878 that the success i th
Liberal Republican and Democratic tickt
would result in an immediate resumptio
of specie payment and consequent banl
ruptcy of the people2 The answer sprinl
to the lips of every one--the Republica
leaders. Under this question they are
be tried, not by promises and platform
but deeds. The Democratic party, on Il
the other hand, by its action in the pas
in its ancient faith and adherence to tt
constitution; by its only authoritative nj
tional creed, stands pledged to "a spee5
return to specie payment"
A PERENNIAL OLD HUMBUG.
The permanent organization being c
fected, the usual fun of the day came up
the person of the venerable John Ande
son, Of Oakham, who, as he Las done pc
haps score of years, got the floor, ar
amidst frequent Interruptions, urged Il
adoption Of communication entitled "A
Improvement on the Treaty of Villa
Penn" He proposed, first, that the pres
dent create a supreme judge of Indian a
fairs, the Indians to appoint two sic
judges, and all cases to be tried befo
that court; also, plan for Information
arbitration. He being squelched, routir
business held the attention of the delegate
till the adjournment for dinner.
THE TICKET NOMINATED.
After dinner, the principal business
the day was attacked promptly, Gov. ia
ton being renominated by acclammatiol
and Gen. Bartlett, after q rousing speeC
by Congressman Tarbox, +. r. Hoar
successor. A committee was then al
pointed to fill out the ticket, and 10 dU
time they reported the following name
which were adopted: For secretary
state, George III. Munroe, of Boston
treasurer aud receiver, Gen. Weston How
land, OF Fairhaven; atty gen'l, Geo. +. A
cry, OF Worcester; auditor, j Il. Fitzgeral,
NATIONAL DELEGATES,
Previous Of this, howeyer.a warm deba
and close contest had taken place on Il
selection of four delegates at large to Il
national convention. Finally, Hon, j.
Abbott, p A. Collins, G. w. Gill, az
Edward Avery were chosen. no doubt tn
strongest and ablest Of the names sugges
ONE IMITATION HOWL.
Then the comDitte on resolutions, of whic
Chas. Levi Woodbury. was chairman, an
Frank Bird, the Liberal Republican lead,
and Hon. j, K Tarbox were members. n
ported. The reading Of the platform ha
no sooner been completed than Natha
CLARK, one ofihe few apostles Of rag-mone
in the convention, sprang to his feet az
said he hoped the third clause would
stricken out. He thought it advocated
dishonest method Of reducing the volu.n
of the currency, and wound up by violel
harangue against the financial measur,
Of the Republican administration aud Il
usual gag relativ, to volume O. curl enc