Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-17
DEMOCRATS.
Butier's Attempts 90 BuiIdose Them
"A Msb Takes Possessions OF the
Hsil-rhe Convention Declared
Adjourned. bus she halter Men

Buffers Attempt 60 Bulidoso Them
"A Msb Takes Possession OF she
Hail-The Convent ten Declared
Adjourned, bus she halter Men
Refuse 10 Nee 10.
WORCESTER. Sept. 1.-THE gathering
Of delegates to the Democratic State
Convention to-day is large. The Butler
faction Is meeting with strong opposi-
ton. and is broken. Charles Theodore
Russell will be nominated. The State
Central Committee is deciding cases
where there are contesting delegations
against the Butler men. aud these pro.
cesdings are denounced by the Generals
friends. At about s O'Clock the Butler
men. having possession OF the hall.
placed d. Z. Powers Of Springfield in
the chair and proceeded to business.
After q long wrangle Mayor Plat took
the platform and said that the persons
then In the hall might remain, but that
no others should be admitted. A reso.
luton thanking the Mayor for his de-
cided ground was then unanimously
passed amid great applause. David
Powers OF Springfield then took the
floor and requested the delegates to
nominate a chairman. McDsyitt, But.
ler's secretary. made a motion that q
committee be nominated TO see that only
delegates bearing credentials be admitted
TO the hall. Carried. The committee
was appointed and retired, and before
they returned q rush was made for the
hall from the outside. The door was
forced and was followed by q mob. The
doors were then closed by the police.
At this juncture Manor McAfferty en-
tered the hall and was received with
cheers.
Hon. Edward Avery stepped upon the
platform and said: "By request OF the
Democratic State Central Committee I
an here to announcs-'(Cat calls and
misses followed each other In rapid sue
csssion.) Avery maintaining his posi-.
ton upon the platform. n delegate
moved that Avery be requested to
leave the platform. The chairman
decided that Avery must leave the
platform, which he refused to do.
Major McAfferty jumped to his feet and
said that avery was ambitious for tho
honors OF q martyr. He wanted to 60
out to tho blue bloods aud inform them
that he had served them" lilo had
done their bidding. He wanted to 80
out and inform the men who called the
members OF the Convention communists.
81 am authorized" said Avery. again.
commencing to speak. (~lIisses again
interrupted the speaker, who was obliged
to cease spsaking.)
An excited delegate requested Avery
to look In the glass and see II he knew
himself. daughter
McAffsrty again tried to speak. urging
the Convention to listen TO what Avery
had to say. The excitement at this
point beggars description, the delegates
brandishing canes, etc. Finally Avery
got tho platform and declared the Con.
vention adjourned until Wednesday. the
9th OF September. Intense excitement
followed. amid which Avery retired from
the hall. Boyle 0'Reilly begged the
Convention to hear Avery, no matter
what he had to say.
Avery had left the stsge and gone out
OF the hall, when q delegate moved that
a committee Of two be appointed to go
outside and inform the crowd at the
doors that the Committee on Credentials
wauld examine the credentials Of dele.
gates aud admit those who had proper
authority 10 enter. The chair appointed
Major McAfferty and Mr.. Tower.