McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-10-04


board Of commissioners whose duty
shall be to enforce such legislation as may
be enacted for the prevention Of extOrtion
and unjust discrimination on the part of rail-
road and telegraph companies.
4. We favor the enactment OF legislation
by congress FORGETTING every acre Of public
land granted to corporation and not earned
by a strict compliance with the law, and the
restoring of the same to the public domain.
And we endorse the recent decision of the
administration to the effect that public lands
are not to be monopoliZed as cattle ranges,
but are open to actual settlers.
5. We favorlegslatiOn by congress requir-
ing corporations to which lands have been
granted from the public domain to take their
patents as soon as such grants have been
earned, so that they may be subject to taxa
| ton, or to forfeit their grants.
I 6. We heartily endorse the wise and patri-
otto policy that has been pursued by Presi-
dent Chester A. Arthur, AMI the work OF
the late republican congress in equaliZing
the tariff and reducing the revenues without
failing to meet the interest and to reduce
the principal of the national debt, and in
providing for the improvement OF the nav1-
CATION of the great rivers of the west and
south.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, September 90
AT a quarter past T. . clock j. II. French.
chairman of the state committee, called the
democratic convention to order. While the
call was being read j. W. Gambler rose and
addressed the presiding officer, but was not
recognized. He remained standing until
Col. Coyeny finished. AS he ceased read
ing, n. A. PlylnptOn, of Worcester, rose
and addressed the chair. Gambler insisted
| on his right to be heard, but French decided
that Plympton had the floor. This was
greeted with Kisses In several parts of the
hall, and for q second there was quite a
commotion. Plympton then moved that
officers Of the state committee be a tempo
rary organization Of the convention. The
motion was declared carried, but it was
doubted, and an uproar ensued, which was
promptly checked by French, who called
on Rev. Mr.. Simms to offer prayer. At the
conclusion of the prayer French addressed
the convention. He spoke at some length
on national affairs. He reviewed the recent
address Of the republican state convention.
BE referred to the administration OF Gov.
Butler in the highest terms, detailing i'm
portant events that have occurred the past
year, and predicted great victory for the
democratic party throughout the country.
On conclusion of French's speech there
was generous applause.
The various committees were announced.
Thayer, Of Worcester, moved the ap-
pointment of committee TO nominate tif-
teen members of the state central commit
tee.
Thos. j. Gargan, of Boston, claimed ne
had the floor before Thayer, but French de-
cided Thayer had the floor. ICries of
:.shame.
After the motion was put the chair recOg
nized Gargan, who said: "There exists in
this convention desire that the state COM
mittee perpetuate itself. The action of the
presiding officers thus far has not been In
accordance with the usage Of democratic
conventions. Let US have a committee made
by the convention, not by the committee
itself. / move that delegates from each
county select one name, and thew shall be
the committee to nominate the state commit
tee.v
John j. Coffey, of Boston, seconded the
motion, and said: 81 am opposed to this
cut and dried work, and opposed to the list
with which the convention had no more to
do than the republican state convention, but
let it not be said anybody but the convention
itself runs this convention
II. Mellen attempted to speak. Several
delegates shook their fists at him. He
rushed to the platform and demanded to be
heard, but was seized by several and forced
to take his seat.
Thayer's motion was then carried.
The committee on organization reported
the name of Edward Avery for permanent
chairman, and j. w. Coveny for secretary.
Avery then addressed the convention.
Thayer, of Worcester, said he expected
this outbreak, but those who favored it were
minority and would be overruled.
Power, of Springfield, was recognized by
the chair.
Coffey insisted on being heard on point
of order.
The chair would not listen to Coffey, and
scene of confusion followed. Quiet having
been restored to some extent, Power was
allowed to speak, and moved the previous
question.
Gargan again got the floor and the noise
became SO deafening that he could no longer
be heard.
Benz. +. Butler was nominated for COVER
nor by reclamation.
The committee appointed to nominate the
remainder of the state ticket 1eported as fol-
lows: Lieutenant governor, Frederick @.
Prince; secretary of state, Charles Marke;
treasurer and receiver general, Cavity II.
ingalls,; attorney general, John W. Cum
mings; auditor, John Hopkins.