The Portland daily press., 1879-09-18
POLITICAL.
The Butler Democrats in Convention at
Worcester, Mass.

WORCESTER, Sept. 1.-THE Butler Demo-
cratic convention at Worcester was called to
order at 30 this morning by Alonzo V.
Linde, chairman of the state central commit
tee. The body of the hall was well filled.
William Bishop, Frank j. Gargon and John
| Mcmahon were made temporary secretaries,
and John X. Tarbox of Lawrence was unan-
mously chosen permanent chairman, with the
usual list of Vice Presidents.
A committee was then appointed to present
nominees for the balance of the state ticket.
A motion to instruct the committee to report
the name of no candidate who was not recog-
niZed member of the Democratic party. was
| defeated. A long discussion was then had on
the state central committee. Finally a mo-
ton was adopted that the state central COM
mittee, with the addition of fifteen members,
continue in power till the first of January,
when they will be replaced by members elect
| ed by the senatorial convention.
Committees ON credentials resolutions and
| permanent organization were appointed. A
resolution advocating harmony, and endorsing
the nomination of Gen. Butler for Governor
| was adopted.
| After recess a resolut. On against "the money
power calling upon Democrats to rescue
men of skill and labor from the grasp of mere
men of money! was referred to the committee
on resolutions.
The committee on credentials reported that
the convention was the largest ever held by
| the Democracy of Massachusetts,, the number
of delegates present being 1713, representing
nineteen cities and three hundred and nine
| teen towns.
The following nominations were reported
| by the committee and accepted:
Lieut.. Governor-A. G. Woodwork of Chic
| opee.
Secretary of State-MicIael Donahue of
| Somerville.
| Treasurer-S. N. Skiilings of Winchester
| Auditor-D. j. King of Boston.
| Attorney General-William d. Northend of
| Salem.
| A committee of forty was appointed to select
names from the delega es, and four alternates,
| for the National Convention.
The resolutions reaffirm their devotion to the
| time-honored principles OF the Democratic
| party of the country; condemn any political
acts which threaten the cardinal tenets of the
| panty viz, the right of the majority to rule;
earnestly and cordially invite 'sdsaffected"
| Democrats to reunite with us to deprecate the
| discussion in this campaign of national issues;
| demand rigid reform in all municipal and state
expenditures; insist that the functions of state
officers shall not be delegated to commissioners
! or boards; operations benefited by the state
shall consider the public good above private
interest; demand equal and no double taxation
| and oppose the system current today; demand
| that the laws in regard to registration be made
! simple and uniform throughout the state, and
| the abolition of the poll tax; especially de-
nounce the "civil damage" law as mischev-
| Gus, I'm Just and dangerous
| The resolutions were unanimously adopted
| A squabble here took place over the names
| of the fifteen members of the state central
| committee, and the widest confusion pre-
| vailed, thirty men being on their feet at the
same time, all talking on different motions
| and different subjects.
-Four delegates and four alternates were
elected to the National Convention, and ff-
| teen additional members of the state central
| committee were appointed.
| After several speeches the convention at 4. 10
| dissolved.