The Portland daily press., 1879-10-08
POLITICAL.
The Massachusetts Democrats.
Not a. Very Lively Gathering -John O.
Adams Their Gubernatorial Candidate.

Boston, Oct. THE regular Democratic
State Convention assembled in Faneul Hall
at IL o'clock this forenoon and organized with
Leverett Satonstall as president and large
number Of vice. presidents and secretaries
The usual committees were appointed.
Mr. Satonstall delivered speech, after
which John Quincy Adams was unanimously
nominated for Governor
Speeches were then made by Edward F.
Avery and Mr.. Stearns of Worcester, urging
the Democrats to vote at the polls as they Vot-
ed in the convention.
A motion to nominate Gen. Donahue for
Secretary of State by reclamation was defeat
ed, and a committee was appointed to noml-
nate tine balance Of the State ticket.
A motion that the delegates from the sena-
torial districts elect their representatives in
the State Central Committee, was passed. This
was followed by speeches by Geo. w. Stearns,
Hon. Edward L. Avery, Hon. P. A. Collins
and Hon. Charles P. Thompson, all of whom
were warmly applauded.
The rest of the ticket is as follows:
Lieutenant Governor-W. P. Plunkett CT
Pittsield
Secretary of State-Gen. NJ. T. Donahue of
Somerville.
Treasurer and Receiver General-DaYld n.
Skillings of Winchester.
Auditor-Wiliam r. Field of Greenfield
Attorney General-Richard Olney of Boston
On the ballot for delegates-at-large for the
National Convention 646 votes were cast and
u u.
ter, P. A. Collins, Boston. and Reuben Noble,
Westfeld, were elected. Following are the
alternates-at-large: VIM. Castor, Boston; Thos.
j. Gargan, Boston; Geo. NJ. Stearns. Chicopee.
and Horace G. Bacon, Lawrence.
The First Congressional district delegates to
the National Convention are as follows: Mich
olas Hathaway, Fall River; Southland Potter,
ID New Bedford. Alternates, Joseph p.
Jones and w. Day of Sandwich.
A list of resolutions were presented by Chas
~ %A1 Tl,nyr until
reaffirm the principles of the Democratic party;
repeat the devotion Of the Massachusetts, De-
mocracy to hard money principles; condemns
the laws which take away the rights OF Amer
lean citizens to the jury box and free suffrage;
deprecate the Republican policy which has de-
stroyed ship building in this country and
placed our carrying trade under foreign flags
emphaticaly condemn the civil damage bill,
as being in violation OF the Constitution OF the
United States, and as increasing perjury and
Matchmaking in the State, and which inter-
feres with the Christian at the altar, the ply
sician with his prescriptions to patients and
makes landlords constables to watch their
tenants; commend Adams and the rest OF the
State ticket to the Democrats of Massachusetts,.
S. n. Dow, Jr., declined to serve longer on
the State Central Committee, but his wishes
were not complied with there was little
more routine business transacteds and then,
after vote of thanks to Mr.. Saltonstall for
his services to the convention had been passed
motion OF Col. Henry Walker, the conVen-
ton was adjourned.
Louisiana Democratic State Convention
BATON ROUGE Oct. THE Democratic
State Convention met here yesterday. Louis
Texando was chosen temporary chairman, and
Mr.. Arment secretary. The committee on
credentials consisting of nine delegates, four OF
whom were friends of Wilt and four friends
of Ogden, was then appointed after which the
convention took q recess until n. m.
The convention assembled at p. IN. After
appointing a committee on platform, l.. A.
Wilt was nominated for Governor on the
first ballot.