The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26

the place. The announcement was re.
ceiyed with deafeaing cheers, and cries
were made for p. A. Collins, John z.
Fitzgerald and Judge Abbott, neither OF
whom responded. The crowd then dis
persed, and at 11.40 q. IN. all the accSed-
tied delegates were admitted to Me-
chanics' Hall.
| The facts are as follows relative to the
seizure of Mechanics Hall by the But
lerites. At about o'clock this morning
| some one hundred and fifty Butler dele
gates, headed by DI. McSheehy of Bos-
ton, Dir. Power Of Springfield, Mr.. Power
of Randolph, and others, entered Me-
chanicc' Hall, and proceeded to elect P.
j. Hughes, Of Boston, chairman, and de-
claring their intention TO remain until
the Convention was fully organized. At
5.05 q. M, DR.. McSheehy sprang to the
platform and nominated Butler for Gov
ernor. Speeches followed, every dele
gate declaring he would stay there until
forcibiy thrown out BY o'clock the
regulars had all wakod up to the situa-
tiOn, and at $50 a. N. the Mayor of Wor-
cester arrived with a posse Of fifty off,
GERS. He appealed 70 the crowd to dis-
perse, and told them if they would 90
out he would protect them in all their
rights. q delegate asked what he meant
by protecting them in all their rights.
The Mayor ntimated that the police of
the city should not be used to clear the
hall when the Convention was regularly
assembled. J. J. McDavitt, Buffers
lieutenant, appeared OIL the scens and
asked the Mayor if it was true that he
had posted blue coated policemen in the
corridors and locked the doors to prevent
egress or ingress. The Mayor said, "No.
any one could 60 out who chose" "Can
they come in again ?" asked McDavitt.
mo, air." replied the Mayor, "Then,"
said McDavitt, 1--WE refuse to leave"
And this declaration was answered with
passionate peal of applause.
Dennis Kearney, the sand lot orator
has arrived in town, and it is understood
that he will speak on the Common to-
night. In anticipation of tho event. a.
/. .ge posse of police will be in atten-
dance.
AT the afternoon session asser the
choice Of delegates for members of the
State ceh raj committee had been an
nounced, Maj. McCafferty was called
upon. He said that the ward from
which he had been selected instructed
him to vote for Butler, and ne had obeyed
instructions, recognizing the right of the
people to instruct him 80 to act. The
men who instructed him recognized the
SiSis of the times. They mad seen the
star in the east, and had made up their
minds to be up and doing in the great
cause Of reform.
Inc committee to nominate the re-
mainder OF the State ticket reported as
follows: Lieutenant-Governor, John F.
Arnold, of North Adams; Secretary of
State, Charles ri. Strauss, of bingham {;
Attorney General, Caleb Cushing, of
Newburyport; Auditor, j. Boyle Orelly,
of Boston Treasurer, d. n. Skillings, Of
Winchester. The nominations were
unanimously endorsed by the Conven-
tion.
The platform reafirms adherence to
the Democratic principles enunciated
end acted upon by JeFssso1, Madison
and Jackson, condemns extravaganza in
State expenditures, expresses shame and
sorrow ut the sight off President elected
by the votes of o majority set aside and
the people deprived OF his services by
forgery and perjury, and declares that no
man should be permitted TO hold Office
sslia IL tainted NTH fraud .ni corruption.
Itr produces the platform for the State
Government as set forth by the Demo
cratic party in its Convention in 1876, a
more extended reference to which is
found in the address of the candidate for
governor to the citizens who asked him
to be candidate. 1t deprecates legisla-
tion tending to place inpediments in the
way of free suffrage by poor men, and
calls upon all to unite with the Demcc-
racy in securing the needed reforms.