Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-27
BUTLER JUBILANT.
RenOmiEatsd by Massachusetts
Democrats.
He Addresses the Convention and Vaguely
Hints of Presidential LOngings-
TammanY Wants Nothing
But Harmony.

rmNuFlELD, MAS, September 26.-At
l2:l5 O'Clock Mr.. Jonas II. French, chair
man of the State Committee, called the
Convention to order, and Col. Coyeny, the
S. secretary, read the call While the call
was being read, J. ". Gambler rose and sd-
dressed the presiding officer, but not being
recognized, remained standing until Col.
Coveny finished. AS Col. Coveny ceased
residing, y. A. Plymptou, of Worcester,
rose and addressed the Chair. Gambler in
sisted on his right to be heard, but French
decided Plympton had the floor This was
Greeted with Kisses
in several parts of the hall, and for sec
OnG there was quite a commOtlon. Mr..
Plymptun then moved that the officers of
the State Committee be the temporary or
ganization of the Convention. The motion
was declared carried, but il was doubted
and an uproar ensued, which was promptly
checked by Mr.. French, who called upon
Rev. Mr. Simms TO offer prayer. At the
conclusion of the prayer Mr.. French ad-
dressed the Convention. He spoke at some
length Of national affairs, reviewed the re-
cent address Of the Republican State Con-
Yention, referred to the administration OF
Governor Butler in the highest terms, de-
CURED the past year, and predicting a
great victory for the Democratic party
throughout the country.
+. \. Collins nominated Butler and VIM.
A. Simmons, in the course OF speech Sec
onding the nomination said: The blue
blood and cavalier must 60 down. The
gentleman who presided over the Republi-
can State convention is one Of the aesthetic
representatives of Beacon Hill and his
IL. kgan-
is to descend from the position
of gentleman to that Of a blackguard.T
A committee appointed to nominate the
remainder of the State ticket reported as
follows Lieutenant Governor, Frederick
c. Prince; Secretary OF State, Charles
Marke: Treasurer and Receiver, Genera
Cavity II. Ingalls,; Attorney General, John
W. Cummings; Auditor, John Hopkins.
The committee on resolutions reported as
follows: The Democrats Of Massachusetts,
in convention assembled, enter upon the
campaign
with Calm Assurance
that the people OF the State will record
more glorious victory than that of 1882.
The national outlook for 1854 is cause for
cCugratulation, and signs of tue coming
triumph are everywhere apparent With
a lnsiOTity IN the lower house OF Congress,
with Democratic Governors in twenty five
States, all We need is harmony and an un'
broken front on every section to
again place in power that good
old Democratic party, under which
for n ore than half a century the country
showed a degree of progress such as has
neN er been equsled bv auy nation in the
world. First. we reaffirm the platform Of
principles adopted by the last National
De tmocratic Convention at Cincinnati and
believe that its adoption by the people will
correct manifold abuses now existing in
the administration of public affairs and
bring back the Government to purity aud
efficiency.
While these resolutions were being read
the presence of Governor Butler was an
nounced, and the Convention rose and
cheered him as he was escorted to the plat
form. After the applause subsided he ad-
dressed the Convention. he said that the
people OF the Commonwealth and all who
were in favor OF reform and good govern
meut had rat lied his nomination last year.
1t now remained for him to give
An Account OF His Stewardship.
He bad made recommendations, but not
one of those recommendations passed the
legislature, which sat longer than any be.
fore, and much longer than he had hoped
any legislature would sit again. One OF
his recommendations was to protect paSsen-
gers on railway trains from murderous OBJ
structiOns. As 1t was the accommodation
Of the executive it did pass. Another no
table case was the refusal to remove the
constitutional inhibition on free suffrage
poll tax.
Butler reviewed spprovingly all his acts as
Governor and continued: The Rspubli-
can papers say General Butler must go, but
be is satisfied to risk his chsnces OF going
to heaven on this issue, and is willing to
rest his case with the right feeling with
the men and women of this Common
wealth. II the people OF Massachusetts,
would show him a man who would hon
orably and with energy carry on the work
of reforming State institutions, di-
nlinishing taxes, standing up for the
poor who have no other friends and be-
ing always true to himself, to God aud to
the common wealth, he would step down
and yield him welcome with more
pleasure than had ever attended any act Of
his. life. Next year We will attend 10 mat.
tiers outside and if We are faithful over a
few things, the bible tells Us We shall be
plsced over many.