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MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.
High Old Time at the Convention.
General Butler Nominated.
BURSTING OF A DAM.
A New Jersey Town Submerged.
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS,
High Old Time at the Convention.
General Butler Nominated.
BURSTING OF A DAM.
| New Jersey Town Submerged.
FIRE IN BOSTON.


THE DEMOCRATS.
Lively Time at the Convention To.
WORCESTER, MASS, Sept. I7.-There is a
very large gathering of delegates to the demo-
eratle eIi state convention here today. Buffers
meeting with most determined opposition
and show signs of weakening before the con
vehtlon meets. III the Butler ranks are
broken, Charles Theodore Russell viii be nom
mated.
DECIDING AGAINST BUTLER DELEGATES.
Ihe state central committee are deciding
cases where there are conteSting delegates
against Butler men and these proceedings are
denounced 10y Gen. Buffers friends.
BUTLFR COUP D'ETAT.
AT about S O'Clock the Butler men having
possession OF the hall placed Mr. ID. Powers of
Springfield in the chair and proceeded to buSi-
ness. After long -vrangle Mayor Piatt took
the platform and said that the persons then
IN IN the ha.l might remain, but no others should
be admitted.
ARE YOU THERE, MoRIARITY?
A resolution thanking the mayor for his de.
cided stand was then offered by Mr.. Eugene
Morlaflty OF worcester, which was unan-
lmousy passed amid great applause. A re
cess was then taken for Is minutes.
Committee on Credentials.
Al precisely Halo o'clock David Powers of
Springfield took the floor and requested the
delegates to nominate the chairman. Mr.. Me
that a committee be nominated to see oI that
only delegates bearing credentials be ad-
mlt'ed nnd a. TO fne f nall The motion was carried
elected: j. ii. Farrell, Cambridge; DR.. A.
Rice Springfield; ID. r. sullivan, Fall River;
w. }. Roach, Boston; j. r. McMahOn Boston
r: j.: Hughes, Boston; James McGowan,
Pittsfeld. The committee then retired.
THE DOOR FORCED BY MOB.
BEFORE ii returned rush was made for the
hall, and an outsider forced the door. He was vas
Closely followed by the mob but the doors
Mere W. e closed ed by the police At this iuncture
received with cheers.
Obstinate Avery.
Hon. EDWARD Avery stepped upon the plat
form and said: by request of the democratic
state committee, am here to announce"
[Cat calls and Kisses followed each other i'm
rapid successiOn.l Mr.. Avery maintaining
his position on the platform, delegate moved
The Chairman decided that Avery must leave
the platform, which he refused to do The
| chairman then decided that no motion would
be IN order until the committee on credentials
reported.
Exciting Scenes.
Major McCafferty jumped to his feet and
SAID avery was ambitious for the hOnors of d
martyr: He wanted to go out to the ''blue
bloods' and inform them that he had served
them; that he had done their bidding He
wanted to go out and inform the men who
munists that he had performed that duty He
was anxious to relieve his bowels, should he
be allowed TO do SO. II am authorized" said
tCat calls and misses again interrupted the
speaker, who was obliged to cease speaking
An excited delegate requested Mr.. Avery to
look in the glass and see il he knew himself
[Laughter.f Major McCaferty again tried
to speak, urging the convention to hear what
Avery had to say: The excitement beggared
description, the delegates brandishing canes,
hats, &c. Finally Mr.. Avery got the platform
and
DECLARED THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED
excitement followed, amid which Mr.. Avery
retired from the hall. j. Boyle O'ReiIly
begged the convention to hear Mr.. Avery no
mater In;. a what he had to say. Mr.: Avery had
delegate moved that a committee of two be
appointed to go outside and inform the crowd
would examine credentials of delegates and
admit those who had proper authority to enter
Getting to Work.
wIheat.a Ihe chair appointed Major McCafferty, of
motion was next made that the galleries of
the hall be opened to the public. After some
opposition the motion was carried, and the
galleries were Immediately filled with an ex.
cited crowd. Charles nj. Strauss, of Hingham.
then spoke as follows:
"Gentemen: As member of the demo-
cratic state central committee, aud one who
has opposed their infamous action from the
beginning to the present time. loud cheers
l now come before you to do the little that
can In order TO secure that success which you
are certainly entitled to. Applause / will
proceed to read the regular cali issued by the
committee: in which L took part, and for
Mr.. Strauss then read the call of the con
vention.
Mr.. Riley. of Boston. moved to proceed to an
tary that they might proceed regularly 1 and Sad in
order. Carried.
on motion OF Mr.. Driscou, of Chicopee.
Major McCaferty, of Worcester, was unani
monsly elected temporary chairman by accla.
nation.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. McCafferty said:
Gentlemen: The time has been SO much
that shall not delay you by any speech
making. Therefore will invite you to nomi-
nate nate a gentleman to act as permanent secre-
Pat'k Meehan, of ward q, Boston, was unan.
imously elected secretary.
A committee on credentials was then ap-
DR.. Geo. Kritz, OF Boston, denounced the &C
tiCn OF the democratic committee in the fol
lowing Speech:-"I declare the action of the
traOrdinary power and authority; an usurpa-
tion without any legality whatsoever. Ii is
without just cause, and therefore deserves the
Massachusetts. 1t caunOt be considered as
binding on the democratic party"
A delegate.-I second that motion. Laugh
The chairman.-No levity
In reply 10 DR.. Geo. kritz's remarks, the
chair said:-"I suppose that really we have no
OlICldl huOWlS05C VI tlit dCllOu Oh The Late
central committee, and therefore 1 shall rule
that it is not matter before the convention.
To these remarks DIR. Geo. KritZ made an at
tempt to make another speech, but was ruled
out Of order by the chair.
A delegate in front of the chair moved that
a recess of one hour be taken for dinner.
Confusion and cries of mo, no. until aftera
permanent organization had been effected
The chair remarked that motion to adjourn
was always in order, and if the convention
did not want TO adjourn they could say so.
The motion TO adjourn was then put and
voted down by large majority.
The committee Oh credentials then reported
that they found three hundred cities and towns
represented in the convention by 973 dele
gates.
Hon. Richard s. Spofford. of Newburypert,
was then elected permanent president. On
taking the chair he made long address, re-
ferring to the wants of the labOring classe,
and denouncing the bOndhOlders.
Gen. Butler Nominated.
Ldter.-The democratic convention unanj.
mOusly nominated b. f. Butler for governor
Fire I'm Boston,
BOSTON, Sept ia fire was discovered this
morning in the Merchants Bank building. on
the corner OF State, Devonshire and Excnange
streets, in which is located the MERCHANTS,