The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26
BEN BUTLER,s COUP D'ETAT.
Ho captures A Nomination Tor Governor
- OF Massachusetts.
WoRcEsTER, MASS. Sept. III.

There is very large gathering of del
egates to the Democratic Convention.
Buffers friends are present 10 large num-
bers, but are meeting with O most de.
termined opposition, and show signs 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. E-9 p. m.
At s O'Clock the Butler men having
possession of the hall placed l.. Powers,
of Springfield, in the chair, and proceed
ed TO business. After a long wrangle
Mayor Platt took the platform and said
that persons in the hall might remain
but no Others would be admitted. A
resolution thanking the Mayor for his
decided stand was unanimously passed,
amid great applause. There was then a
recess of fifteen minutes.
At ten minutes past II o'clock, David
Powers took the floor aud requested the
delegates to nominate chairman. Mr..
sMcDavitt, Buffers secretary, moved that
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-
sstired and before they returned a rush was
made for the hall and an outsider forced
the door. He was closely followed BY a
! mob, but the doors were closed by the
!: police. At this juncture Major Nc
Cafferty entered the hall and was received
with cheers.
The Hon. Edward Avery then stepped
upon the platform and said: "By request
Of the Democratic State Committee am
here to announce" cat calls and Kisses
followed each other in rapid succession.
Avery maintaining mis- position, o dele
gate n owed that he be requested to leave
the platform. The chairman decided
that Avery must leave che platform,
which he refused to do. Major Nc
Cafferty said that Avery was ambitious
) for the honors of a martyr. he wanted
to 90 out to the "blue bloods" and in
form them that he had served them. He
wanted to 90 ont and inform men who
called the members of the Convention
: Communists that he had performed that
duty.
II am authorized, !" said MI. Avery,
again commencing TO SPEAK. Cat calls
and Kisses again intercepted the speaker,
who was obliged to stop speaking
McCaferty again tried to speak, urging
the Convention to hear what Avery had
to say. The excitement beggared de-
scription, the delegates brandishiug
canes, hats, &c. Finally Avery got the
platform and declared the Convention
adjourned until "Wednesday, September
25. He then left the hall.
Further proceedings resulted in the
election of Major McCaserty, Of Worces-
ter, as temporary chairman, followed by
s making Richard S. SpoHord, Of New
buryport, permanent president.
On taking The chair, Spoford made q
speech, referring to the wants of the
laboring classes and derouncing the
I bondholders. During the proceedings
previous to the election of q permanent
chairman, DR.. Kritz, of Boston, declared
the action: of the Democratic committee
an usurpation of extraordinary authority
aud deserving of the censure of the DEM
ocratic party of Massachusetts.
The Convention was further organized
by the choice of DR.. A. r. Rice, Matthew
Foley and P. Mehan as secretaries.
John L. Rice, of Springfield, said he
proposed to nominate man who be-
iieyed in the good old Democratic prin-
ciple and wouldright the old Common
wealth. He therefore nominated for
Governor Gen. Benz. F. Butler. [Cheers
and great excitement, the delegates all
rising and cheering.l Mr.. Cook, of Bos-
ton, seconded the nomi0ation. The
chairman stated the motion, when John
C. GalyaD, of Stoughton, took the floor
Z and protested against the name of Ben.
F. Butler, and asked how in the name of
& God 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 he is not Democrat, and you can
not consistently nominate him. The
speech was received with Kisses and cries
to nut the speaker out. At the couclu-
sion of the speech three groans for the
speaker and three cheers for Butler were
given. The committee on resolutions
mas then appointed.
On motion, committee was also ap-
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 that the Butler faction had
fnn. control of Mechanics Hall, they ap-
pointed Messrs. Geo. w. Gill, Geo. T.
Ayery 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 affairs.
After the mayor went to the hall he
wrote the following:
WORCESTER, September II.
To Geo. ~. Gill and Others, Committee:
GESTLEMEN-Mechanics' Hall was
taken possession of this morning, be-
tween 4 and 6 o'clock, by some disorder
ly persons, who broke down the entrances
thereto. and, at 1915 o'clock, are now in
possession of said hall. demanded that
said persons leave said hall at the re-
quest of the State central committee,
which they refused to do, and I am of
opinion that said hall cannot be cleared
without violence and, perhaps, blood
shed. Respectfully yours,
CHAs. B. PRATT, Mayor.
On receipt of the above the State CEN
tral committee unanimously voted to ad-
iourn the Convention, till Wednesday of
next week, to Faneuil Hall in Boston.
This action was rendered necessary from
the fact that Buffers friends have Sc
cured all the available halls in Worces.
ter. The leaders also take the ground
that after the mob proceedings which
have taken place here to-day, they can
90 before the people and lead a move
ment that will crush Butler. The lead
ing men, such as Judge Abbott, Cbas. P.
Thompson, F. w. Bird, Gen. Whitney
and VIM. ,Aspinwall, have shown great
moderation in their action to-day, and
their advice was to their friends to use
every effort to prevent any breach OF the
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