Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-01
A BIG BOOM In POLITICS.
10 STATE CONVENTIONS IN FULL
SWAY AT ONE TIME.

Ben Butler Endorsed by the Massa-
chusetts Democrats-Edmund the
Choice of the Republicans of the Same
State-The Greenbackers, as a Rule,
Leaning to the Willy FidOw-Vermont,
of Course, Declares for Her Favored
Son MahOne's Locks RuthIessly
Twisted by the Virginia Straight outs
All the Factions Pacing it OF to
Chicago in GO-as- You-PIease Gaits.
WORCESTER, MASS, April 30.-The
Massachusetts Democratic State Conven-
tion for the choice of four delegates-at-
large to the National Convention, met in
Mechanics Hall to-day. Hon. Noah A.
PlymptOn, Chairman of the State Central
Committee, called the convention to or
der at 11:15 o'clock, at which hour there
were not more than five hundred delegates
present. The delegates several times af-
ter II O'Clock manifested their impatience
at the delay, and when Mr.. PlymptOn
raped the convention to order, he imme-
diately delivered long speech, reviewing
the action of the Democracy of Massa-
chusetts for four years, and alluding in
highly complimentary terms to the SER
vice of Governor Butler i'm accomplishing
needed reforms. He styled the present
NfuDCI ullOIldl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ike LIldL OF
President Hayes, as weak and cOlOrless.
The living issues of the hour involve
the right Of labor to its Just re-
ward; the abuse Of monopolied pow
er; eXtOrtiOnate taxation; rescue of
the public lands from dishonest
railroad corporations; the restoration Of
our commerce.; the enUnciation of for
eign policy which shall compel recogni-
tiOn of the just rights of our citizens
a Lotto fl,a e,F
peace and goodwill between the two
great sections of our country. Mr..
Plympton's address occupied 80 minutes.
AT its conclusion he presented Hon. Ed
ward Avery as the presiding officer, who
simply announced that the convention
was ready to proceed to business. A
committee to receive ballots for the four
delegateS-at-large was appointed. A mo-
ton offered by William W. Simmons,
'that it is the sense of this convention
that Gen. Butler should be nominated for
President of the United States at the Ma
tional Democratic Convention at Chi
cago," was adopted unanimously with
great enthusiasm.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
a platform.
1t deprecates the creation of monopolies;
advocates frequent elections and limited ten
ures oil once; reatlrms the resolutions of the
last National Democratic Convention: op-
poses the extravaganza of Republican expen-
dItures, and denOunces the accumulation of
surplus revenue from taxation of the people:
demands recognition of the rights of the work
ing people by the governments, both State and
Federal; denOunces Republican neglect of the
fisheries industry and commercial navigation:
denOunces the official abuses of patronage and
the rotten condition OF the public service, as
demonstrated by the star route frauds, and
demands reform; demands a reduction in the
tarit. that the burden OF taxation should be
removed from the necessities of life and not
from whisky and tobacco; tenders thanks to
GOV. Butler for his able and fearless admins
tration, and c0mmends his energy and fear
lessness in public life.
The following were elected delegates
at-large: BENJAMIN +. Butler. isaiah q.
Abbott, NJ. j. McCaferty and James De
laney. A motion to instruct the dele
gates to vote for Butler for President at
Chicago was tabled. The convention then
adjourned.