The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26
BEN BUTLEn,s COUP D,ETAT.
He Captures A Nomination for Govornoi
OF Massachusetts,.
WogcEsrER, MASS, Sept. II.

termined opposition, ana snow elSnS OF
weakening. If Buffers ranks are broken
Charles Theodore Russell will be nomi.
mated. The State central committee are
deciding cases against the Butler men.
WORCESTER, Sept. 17-9 p. m.
At 8 O'Clock the Butler men having
possession of the hall placed l.. Powers,
of Springfield, in tho chair, and proceed
ed to business. After long wrangle
Mayor Platt took the platform aud said
that persons in the hall might remain
but no others would be admitted. A
resolution thanking the Mayor for bis
decided stand was unanimously passed,
amid great applause. There was then o
recess of fifteen minutes.
At ten minutes past IL o'clock, David
Powers took Ii floor aud rcqueste,l the
delegates to nominate q chairman. Mr..
n committee be nominated to see that
only delegates bearing credentials be ad.
mitted to the hall. The motion was car
ried and committee elected They re-
tired and before they returned rush was
made for the hall and an outsider forced
the door. He was closely followed by
mob, but the doors were closed by the
police. At this junctute Major Nc
Caiferty entered the hall and was received
with cIetfs.
The Hon. Edward Avery then stepped
upon the platform and said: "By request
Of the Democratic State Committee 1 am
here to announce" [cat calls and hisses
followed each other in rapid succession.
Avery maintaining his position, q dele
gate moved that he be requested to leave
the platform. The chairman decided
that Avery must leave. the platform,
which he refused to do. Major Nc,
Cafferty said that Avery was ambitious
for the hono,s of o martyr. He wauted
to 20 out t, the "5lue bloods" and in
form then t nat he had served them. He
wanted 90 out and inform men who
called tn, members of the Convention
Communists. that he had performed that
duty.
II am authorized" said Mr.. Avery,
again commencing to speak. Cat calls
and Kisses again interrupted the speaker,
who was obliged to stop speaking.l
AicCaferty again tried to speak, urging
the Convention to hear what Avery had
to say. The excitement beggared de-
scription, the delegates braudishipg
canes, hats, &c. Finally Avery got tho
platform and declared the Convention
adjourned until Wednesday, September
25. He then left the hall.
Further proceedings resulted in the
election of Major McCagerty, Of Worces-
ter, as temporary chairman, followed by
making Richard s. Spotford, OF New
buryport, permanent president.
On taking the chair, Spofford made o
speech, referring to the wants of the
laboring classes and denouncing the
bondholders. During the proceedings
previous to the election of permanent
chairman, DR.. Kritz, of Boston, declared
the action OF. the Democratic committee
an usnrpation of extraordinary authority
and deserving of the censure Of the Dem
ocfatic party Of Massachusetts,. s
The Convention was further organized
by the choice of DIR. A. r. Rice. Matthew
Foley and P. Mehan as secretaries.
John L: Rice, of Springfield, said he
proposed &c nominate man who be-
lieved in the good old Democratic prin-
ciple and would right the old Common
wealth. He therefore nominated for
Governor Gen. Benz. F. Butler. Cheers
and great excitement, the delegates all
rising and cheering.] Mr.. Cook, of Bos-
ton, seconded the nomination. The
chairman stated the motion, when John
G. Galyan, of Stoughton, took the aoor
aud protested against the name of Ben.
I. Butler, aud asked how in the name of
God q Democrat could consistently NOM
mate Gen. Butler as Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor. For fifteen years, he
said, Butler has opposed every Demo-
cratic principle. BY his own declara-
tions ne is nota Democrat, and you can
not consistently nominate Him. The
speech was received with Kisses and cries
vi he boz A . h.
sion Of the speech three groans for the
speaker and three cheers for Butler were
given. The committee on resolutions
was then appointed.
On motion, committee was also ep-
pointed to report candidates for the re-
manning officials on the State ticket, and
a recess was then taken.
When the State central committee
fully realized thnt the Butler faction had
full control of Mechanics Hail, they az.
pointed Messrs. Geo. w. Gill, Geo. r.
Avery and Everett Saltonstall commit
tee to see what could be done towards
procuring hall. They waited on Mayor
Pratt at about 10 O'clock this morning
and informed him Of the state of afairs.
After the mayor went to the hall he
wrote the following:
IL.
To Geo. W. Gil and Others. Committee:
Observation-Disclosures Hall was
taken possession OF this morning. be-
tween and o'clock, by some disorder
y persons, who broke down the entrances
thereto, and, at 1045 o'clock IRE now in
possession of said hall. Idcmanded that
SAID persons leave said hall at the re-
i1ss: of the State central committee,
winch they refused &c DC a:::5 9!
oinaion that said hall cannot be cleared
wit1out violence and, perhaps, blood
Sned. Respectfully yours,
CHAs. b. PRATT, Mayor.
Qe receipt of the above the State CEN
tral committee unanimouslv yoted to nd.
lourn the Convention. till Wednesday of
next next week, to Faneuil Hall in Boston.
:, his actlon was rendered necessary from
inc fact that Buffers friends have se-
cured all the available halls in Worces.
.es. The leaders also take the ground
mat after the mob proceedings which
nave taken place hage tn-day. thas, IN
20 before the people and Iced move
Lnent that will crush Butler The lead
he hnle men, such as Judge Abbott. Chas. p.
thompson, f. w. Bird, Gen. whitney
ahc WIN. Aspinwail, have shown great
tLoasetaiion In their action to-day, and
anelr advice was to their friends to use
ssety effort to prevent any breach of the
peace. 1t IS due to these leaders that no
,so ye,.ous trouble has occurred, as there
;s5:. Sc number OF men who were so
shshs that they volunteered to take
Buffers forces out. : " ,,"e- Sse1'
10 AT NJ. me Bay State House the Hon. f.
~ y, BIRD, of Waipole. haE inst a6drassej