New-York tribune., 1879-09-18
the night before. Mr. Lathrop. of Springfield
offered the following resolution;


not bounded by the limits Of National party
divisions, for a clange o. administration
State Government reasonably 10 be hoped for from
Tie powers now 10 control through whose neglect or
Of poSs Is wae S S by aa % e
that an citizens who in this opinion con-
sis'eniy and wOrthily adjourn TO another election,
as 0 and principles of National and
c0mdne In the pending election 10 secure In state
ends. invite all Who entertain like sentiments TO make
common canse with rs on this home issue ard we adopt
and indOrse the candidacy of Bennmin Il. Butler Of
Lowell, Tor Governor, in the confidence and on the
assurance OF his public pledge that If elected he Will -
fr he shall have official strength labor 10 br ng back
the Government OF the Commonwealth TO the efficiency
economy and justice TO the people " all classes winch
characie erized the earlier days of the Republic.
The resolution was adopted with very moderate
applause, and with only one NO." which came in
prolonged wall from the back of the hall. and pro-
voked hearty laugh. 1t some time before the
convention got over its merrimen at this mourniul
expression of dissent from the solitary otjcctor.
When silence restored, motion for the ap-
pOintment of n committee To recommend names to
fiji up The ticket promptly offered by one of the
managers, and adopted after some feeble opposl-
tion, in which the impressbe Riley conspicu-
ous The purpose of thus shutting the convention
out from chance to ballot for candi-
dates was TO ticket which the
Butler Independents (sore-head Republicans who
committee was constituted as follows;
j B. Phinney. Of Barustable; ". W Bart; Of Wey
mouth J. W. Fox Of BostOn Edwin T. Leighton, "f
Rosfon; George ". DYKE, Of lOncham; Joseph Greg
ory, OF MarDleheal; Michael Rum. Of Lawrence Dan
lrl 4. Buckley OF Cambridge John q. OGOrnan, OI
Morccseri james Delaney. Of lIoyoke; j. X Clark of
Pttsheld.
rather boistcrous controversy followed over tho
question of pTOonging the life Of the old State COM
nittce or making new one. in the end a compro-
mise reached by continuing the old organiza-
lion aud ordering the appointment Of committee
10 add fifteen new to it. This finished the fore
noon session,
GUsH or oEAToEY AND NOISE.
In the afternoon there WAS nothing more 10 be
done than 10 adopt Platform and hear the reports
of the committees but the delegates bad got
warmed mp by their dinners or something else aud
were determined to have some fun. The occasion
arose when a resolution for a committee Of forty to
recommend delegates-at-large to the National
Democratic Convention Of 1850 was adopted.
Whie Chairman TarboX on gagged finding forty
men, one from caca Senatorial District to 20 upon
this clumsy committee, he had t. leave the chair in
possession of one Of the yice-pre-idcnts and permit
tie convention to entertain itself with speeches.
A haggard yonng man. named Wilmington, Of
Newhuryport, who looked ii he might be
leader of Fall River rioters, bounded upon the plat
form and read a resolution dcnounciug the money
power. and dccliTeng that money should not be al
lowed by law t. make money. This. lie pro-
ceediDg to explain, condemned all interest, when
Boston delegate with ferocous moustache, cried
out. "You're of a filler for this music.
What's your name :" The Boston rutisn
and the young Communist had q trial
to see which cOuld shout the l0udcst for
few minutes and 200 or 300 delegates joined in tho
vocal fray with yclls and jcers. After a few min
utes the ant-interest man got chance to wind mp
his speech but the Boston had the best wind,
shouting out. as the Communist left the stand:
would not give d for your speech"
row of orators followed, most of whom got
tolerably respectful hearing Among them was
fresh convert to Butlerlsm named Edward Hamil-
ton who was retrenched ont OF an Office connected
with the Hoosac Tunnel by Governor Talbot. This
patriot read a tedious manuscript charging the Re-
publican party with all manner of corruption and
extravaganza.
Finally Chairman TaIbox settled The row bv dis
posing If the orator, who submitted to he led OFF the
platform.
CONCLUDING INCIDENTS.
II is hardly worth while following in detail the
turbulent proceedings of the afternoon. 1n spite of
all the clamor aud alterations and the stupidity OF
committees sent out to do work which thcy were
TOO ignorant to perform. tho scheme prepared by
Buffers friends was finally carried cut.
platform declining all expression of opinion on
National questions. and coniiniug Itself CLOSELY to
the points Butler wants to make in his canvass this
year. was adopted without debate. Ii was reported
Lv Colonel Haggett, Of Lowell. The new features
in il are the plank against corvict labor and that
assaiiing the "cvil damages" law passed by the
last Legislature, which makes OWNERS OF buildings
roni. for the sale Of liquor liable to prosecution
for damages resulting from such SALE
The Committee on the Ticket reported the follow
ing names, which were adopted by the conven-
ton:
For Liewtcnant- Gorsrnor-A. C Woodwork. of Chic
Tor scc,eary Of StfenM. T. Dou9hue. Of someryille.
FOR IreoSufer-D y. Skilings. of Winchester.
Tor Audsfor-Davs J. King. Of Boston.
Woodwork Is n Republican who Joined Butler
last year. lie will no doubt be indorsed by the In
dorendents tomorrow. The others are Democrats.
The delegates selected 10 20 10 the National Con-
vontion in 1850 were J. X. Tarbox, OF Lawrence,
David Powers Of Springfield. VI. j. McCaffcrtv of
Worcester, aud Jonas III. French, of Gloucester.
Care was taken that there should be no vacancy in
tle Butler delegation 10 that convention bv ap-
pointiu9 the following alt liematcs: John Boyle
OEeiliV Of Boston, Nathan Clark, OF Lynn,
Charles II. strauss, Of bingham. and John NJ way,
The committee appointed 10 present list of ff-
teen mem berS-st-large 70 serve on the state Cen
tral COmmil tee, reported tlr following names:
Inhp K Tarbox. Lawrence; Jonas u. French, Glou-
cester: John Z. McDsvitt Hostcn; James d. wcr,
K.rdoiI "A: Wm X. Phillips Holyofe; J. j. Ma.uirc,
Boston; Geo. X. Spur. Worces.er Mmcelns II.
Fletcher, Westfofd; A. G. Buttcrworth. Brook1eld
Ohm A. Conwcn. Fall Rvcr; VIM. kortnend, Salem
Jsines ChrisiOl, Boston; J. Ely, Ncsiheld; Mcnaei
Hurley, Lynn; Thomas Riley. Boston
The LIST was accepted. Al 4:10 p. ln the conven-
tiOn dissolved.
TIE PLATFORM.
STATE ISSUES oNLY-rnE BUTLER MIN THE
JQEITY OF THE PARTY-FREE wHisKEY.
tione rapnrtgd N he Iutler ar