The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-27
The Minority Object to the Slate, and TT.
to Defeat 1t, but are Beaten and
Compelled to Submit.
Governor Butler Proceeds to Eulo-
gize His Administration.
Gathering of the Tribes of Tamnlany and
Other OffshOots of the New York De-
mocracy at Buffalo.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
Their State Convention a Scene Of Confu-
sion and Disorder.

sien and Disorder.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 26-At 1918 Jonas
II. French, chairman of the State committee,
called the Democratic convention to order, and
Colonel Coveny, secretary, read the call While
the call was being read, ]. W. Gambler rose and
addressed the presiding officer, but was not rec
ognized, and he remained standing until Colonel
Coveny finished. AS Colonel Coveny ceased
reading, N. A. Plympton, 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 Sec
Ond there was quite cOmmOtlon. Plympton
then moved that the officers of the State COM
mittee be the temporary organization of the
convention This motion declared carried,
but it was doubted and an uproar ensued,
which promptly checked by Mr.. French,
who called upon Rev. Mr.. Smms to offer prayer.
At the conclusion of the PRAYER Mr. French ad-
dressed the convention. He smoke at some
length on national affairs, reviewed the recent
address Of the Republican State convention, re.
ferred to the administration of Governor Butler
in the highest terms, detailing the important
events that have occurred in the past year. and
predicted great victory for the Democratic
party throughout the country.
On the conclusion of Mr.. French's speech there
generous applause The various commit
tees were announced, and Thayer, of Worcester
moved the appointment of a committee TO NOM
mate fifteen members of the State central COM
mittee.
Thos ]. Yaryan, of Boston, claimed that he
had the floor before Thayer, but Mr.. French de-
cided that Thayer had the floor. (Cries of
''shame.'O
After the motion being put the chair recognized
Mr. Yaryan who said: "There exists an idea in
this convention that the State committee desires
to perpetuate itself The action OF the presiding
officer thus far has not been in accordance with
the usages of Democratic conventions. Let us
have a committee made by the convention and
not by the committee itself. [ move that the
delegates from each county select one name,
and these shall be committee to nominate the
State committee"
tiOn, and said: 81 opposed to this cut-and-
dried work and opposed to the list, with which
the convention had no more to do than the Re-
publican State convention: This has been called
Buffers convention, but let it not be said any
body but the convention itself runs this cOnven-
ton"
Mr.. Thayer, of Worcester, said he expected this
outbreak bat those who favored it were IL the
minority and would be overruled.
Mr.. Power. OF Springfield, was recognized by
the chair, but Coffey insisted on being heard on
point of order. The chair would not listen to
Coffey, and there was a scene of great confusion
But having been restored TO some extent, Pow
er was allowed to speak. and moved the previ
GUS question.
Mr.. Yarygn again obtained the floor. but there
were loud and repeated cries of "Question!"
question:" and the noise became deafenng
that Yaryan could no longer be heard.
j. H. Mellen attempted to speak. Several del
egates shook their fists at him, and he ru5ned to
the platform and demanded to be heard but was
seized by several and forced to take seat. MIR.
Thayers motion was then carried
The committee on permanent organization re-
ported the name of Edward Okey for permanent
chairman and j. W. Coveny for secretary.
Mr. Avery then addressed the convention He
thanked the convention for Accord ng INN the
privilege of presiding over the deliberations of
to-day. He referred briefly TO national affairs,
devOtlng his remarks mostly to Massachusetts
and the administration of the present Governor
during the past year, highly eompmenting the
action of Butler in his zeal to weed out corrup-
ton and put the Commonwealth on an honest
| nNoaf a. rlaA Of nal r,hfa cd
vanced by the Republican party, he sad chow
can a party that requires greater
RSn6e Island p S0G Ma.s
to vote than it does to the black man in the
South, the one intelligent and capable OF acting
for himself, the other ignorant and thoughtless.
dare claim that it is in favor OF equal rights"
After reviewing different points of the Repub-
lican platform, he thus concludes his address,:
"When reduced to plain English, stripped of
needless verbiage, this platform (the Repub-
lican) might be condensed into this Our only
belief is III the cohesive powers of official patron
age.' Our mortal fear is Governor Butler; there
fore we would carry back the administration to
those happy days when The offices were filled by
good Republicans, and official lncompetency or
malfeasance was either condoned or concealed.
From this and other evils may God save the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
p. A. Collins nominated Butler, and VIM. A.
Simmons in the course of speech seconding the
nomination, said 1.-The blue-blood and cavalier
must go down. The gentleman who presided
over the Republican State convention is one of
the aesthetic representatives of Beacon Hill, and
his course there illustrates how easy it Is TO de-
scend from the position OF gentleman to that of
hlaekguard."
The committee appointed to nominate the re-
mainder of the State ticket reported as follows:
Iieutenant-governor, Frederick O. Prince; Sec
rotary of State, Chas. Marke; Treasurer and Re-
ceiver-general, Cavity III. Ingalls,; Attorney gen
era, John NJ. Cummings Auditor, John Hop
| Klns.
the committee resolutions reported as fol-
lows:
assembled,
with a calm assurance that the people of
the State will record more glorious victory
than that of last year. The national outlook for
1884 is a cause for congratulatiOn, and the signs
| of coming triumph are every where!apparent.
| With a majority in The lower house of Congress,
| with Democratic Governors in twenty i've
| States, all we need is harmony ard an unDroken
| front in every section TO again place in power
| that good old Democratic party under which for
more than half century the country showed a
| degree of progress such as has never been
| euualed by any nation In the world
''First-We reaffirm the platform of principles
| adopted by the last national Democratic conven-
ton at Cincinnati. and believe that its adoption
/ by the people will correct the manifold abuses
! now existing in the administration of public af-
| fairs and bring back the government to the
| purity and efficiency which characterized 1t I'M
| DER Democratic rule.
| "SecOnd-We reaffirm the principles of the State
| platform of 1882. which we're endorsed by the
| peOple of the Common wealth. We believe in
| the supremacy of the nation and the integrity of
! the State in equality and right, without imita-
| ton of race or sex; In the impartial freedom of
/ Un6 DallOI, Ill uOnt5J duu econolulC expenditure
in State and nation; in thorough reform OF the
| civil service, in which fitness, not favor, shall
| regulate appointments; in tariffs limited in
amount to the sum necessary and adequate for
revenue, and the abolition of excessive war
| taxes in these days of peace; In the
still further reduction of extravagant State ex-
penditures We oppose all sumptuary laws.
| which infringe on the sacred rights of personal
| liberty; favor the introduction of board of ar
bitration for the purpose of recOnciling the diff
| ferences between employers and employed, in
order that a better understanding may exist be-
tween capital and labor and more healthful
condition of the industrial interests be brought
about and commend to the careful cOnsdera-
ton of the legislature the necessity of law
which will secure to all employees compensation
from their employers for any personal injuries
they may receive when IN the discharge of their
duties.
"Thrd-The investigation of the affairs of