Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-02


toproceed to balloting.
"A halt-dozen members addressed the
char, but Mr.. Collins ruled everything
out OF order except the ballot for Cover
nor.
Mr.. Brady moved, as an amendment,
that the Convention nominate General
Benjamin +. Butler for Governor by ac.
clamatlon. Loud cheers and confusion
followed
The Chairman presented Gen. Butler
as one OF the best known gentlemen in
the country.
General Butler Said
rise to speak on the subject Of recon.
sideration, the other alternative being
the use OF my name by acclamation. A
lair and free ballot is the pledge of the
Democracy to the country. Then there
is another consideration. When | say
a thing l mean thing have declared
under no consideration would ! be a
subject for an elective office under the
incoming administration, for reasons
which l have deemed sufficient.
| This is My Position Before the County.
First-l have come out from the he
publican party. i have stated my rea
! sons for it. lfthese reasons would have
any weight with the public they should
have been the result OF careful thought
and not bid for Office.
Second-lf j did stand as a candidate
men would talk about my changing
ideas and the result would be injuries to
the united party. Let me fight one year
in the ranks,
Or Three. or Four, or Five Years. II N &C.
essary.
One other reason | will state TO YOU,
that for year or two have sought by
the aid OF the Democratic party to re-
form abuses in the State. A por.
ton of the Democrats, ior honest rea-
sons, have opposed this use OF the DEM
ocratic party. But ! trust they have
| done so with no considerable amount Of
bitterness. have heard that it is i'm.
possible TO accomplish the work in view
wtnu an united Democracy-until
the party,moved by principles Of Jeher-
son and Hancock, presentsa
Solid Front TO the Opposition.
There were some feelings in these
contests. They have passed away
from my mind, and | hope they
will pass away from others.
will never do anything
which can bring them back again; you
have many good men; select one to go
with the name OF Hancock; | shall not
be your candidate.
Business Resumed
The question then recurred on the
motion to reconsider the motion to bal.
lot for candidate for Governor.
Mr. Burk OF Boston claimed that there
should be full and free discussion, and
presented as a candidate Charles p.
Thompson. of Gloucester. After dis
cussion, which took place amid repeated
calls Tor the question, the convention
refused TO reconsider the motion TO 20
into halloting for candidate for Gov.
ernOr.
Another Demand for Butler.
Voting began, and pending the count.
ing of the ballots, Col. Isaac Hull
Wright, Of Boston, moved that Gen.
Butler be invited to address the conven-
ton, speech having been expected
from him, he having only thus lar
spoken upon questions OF business.
A point was raised that the motion was
not ia order, which was sustained by
the Chair, who, however, stated that II
was competent for the Convention to
suspend all the rules and Gxtend this
invitation if it chose.
There were cries of "Mr. Chairman"
all over the house, and Mr.. Collins was
forced to pound with his gavel and
Demand Order with Great Emphasis
By clever manner he asked that all
who were in favor OF suspending the
rules and hear Gen. Butler to so vote.
| The ayes were nearly unanimous and
the cheers prolonged.
Gen. Butler then made speech, pre-
senting the superior advantages to the
country OF the Democratic over the Re-
publican administration.
The ballot for a candidate for Cover
dor was announced. Whole number OF
votes ,026; necessary for choice 5l4.
O. A. Il. Shepard, OF Boston, 5; a. &.
Woodwork, OF Chicopee. /; VIM. r..
Chunket, OF Pittsfield, l; Josiah q. Alb
bott, |; Jonas French, of Gloucester, ! (;
VIM. CASTOR, of Boston, AS; Chas. p.
Thompson, OF Gloucester, 536.
Mr.. Thompson having received ma
jority OF the votes, his nomination was
made unanimous.
The State Ticket
was completed as follows: Lieutenant
Governor, Alpha Thompson, OF Wo-
burn; Secretary OF State, Michael L.
Donahue, of Somerville; Treasurer,
Francis J. Parker, OF Newton; Auditor,
Chas. II. Field, ofGreenfield; Attorney
General, p. A. Collins, OF Boston; Pres
idential electors at large, Josiah q. Alb.
bOtt, of Boston, and Jonas ). French, OF
! Glouster.
The report OF the Committee on Reso.
lutions was unanimously adopted. Only
the first relates to the National contest,
the balance to State affairs.
The First Resolution
is as follows:
First-We, the delegates OF the united
Democracy OF Massachusetts,, now met
in State Convention at Worcester,
| heartily endorse the declaration OF prin-
ciples and policy adopted by the Demo
cratic National Council, at Cincinnati in
June, as a correct statement of the Dem
ocratic faith and doctrine as applied to
the present condition OF our public al
fairs; and we also endorse with COM
plete satisfaction the distinguished can
didates then and there nominated for
the highest offices in the Republic. We
maintain that the Republican party, So
called,
IsSectonal and Not National
That its persistent tanning OF the embers
OF sectional strife weakensthe sentiment
OF the Union and retaris the prosperity
of the country; that the people are long
ing for one country in reality
as well as in name, no longer
separated into North and South, and we
condemn the utter abandonment i'll the
present canvass on the part of the Re-
publican Presidential nominee and his
party of the sentiment and words OF
the iormer, namely: "The man who
attempts TO get up political excitement
in their country on the old sectional
issues, will find himself
Without Party and Without Support
We believe that the election OF the emf
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