The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
POLITICAL.
Massachusetts State Convention of the
Peoples Party.

WORCESTER, Sept. 24.-The State convention of
the Peoples party called to order at Hip by
Colonel A. g. DrinkWater, who welcomed the dele
gates, saying the Peoples party had come to stay
and was one which would yet be successful. j. W.
o'Neill of Boston, was chosen temporary chairman
and made vigorous Butler speech which was re-
ceived will tumutuous applause.
AS it was announced that General Butler would
arrive at noon, Mr.. Flanagan of Boston, moved
that the convention adjourn and proceed to the de-
pot in body and escort General Butler to the hall
Mr.. Whitmore of Boston, suggested that there was
yet half hour in which to do business and the
motion was changed 80 that the convention should
adjourn in season to meet Mr.. Butler. The motion
was then adopted with great cheering.
John NJ. Calvin of Boston, was elected temporary
secretary. The various committees were appointed
Col. Clarke called attention to the premature pub
cation of the platform and moved that the resolu-
ton committee be appointed from the floor. The
motion was lost
The committee on credentials reported 81 cities
and 294 towns represented by 1883 delegates. The
report was accepted.
At noon, the convention adjourned until O'Clock
and 1900 delegates marched to the depot and es-
corted General Butler to the Bay State house amidst
great enthusiasm.
At precisely 2 O'Clock the convention was called
to order and the chair announced that as soon as
the business was completed General Butler would
make his appearance. A recess of ten minutes was
taken to allow meeting of delegates from the va
r1ous senatorial districts TO nominate members of
the State committee.
On reassembling the committee of credentials re-
ported 1928 delegates present this afternoon. The
committee on permanent organization reported
Noah ii. Plympton for permanent chairman.
Colonel Plympton, in his address, announced as
the great fundamental principals of the Peoples
party, equal rights, equal burdens, equal powers,
equal privileges for all men under the law. The
Republican nomination at Chicago gave to the op-
presented in the political history of the country.
The old Bourbon leaders of the Democracy how
ever, who more than score of years ago, secured
patent for political laundering, maintained their
exclusive right to that franchise by passing over
the great statesmen in their ranks and nominating
the one candidate who was most Objectionable.
From every county comes the demand for new
departure against the Republican proposition of
indiscriminate and excessive protection aud the
raising of revenue far in excess of the needs of
the government and that of Democrats to ignore
entirely the labor and enterprise of the country in
levying taxation. We are equally opposed to both,
and in place of both we demand that taxation be
limited to actual needs of government and so ad-
justed and levied as to best promote the labor and
enterprise of the people.
The abuse of corporate and monopolist power is q
still greater evil than that of excessive and
tortionate taxation by tariff 1t lays its heavy hand
alike on the farmer and the producer of the West
and upon the labor and enterprise of the East.
Both old parties are controlled by these monopoles
and from neither of them can the people hope for
the righting of their wrongs. The demand OF labor
for legislation which will to it just reward,
is UNDECIDED either side. The living issue of the
hour, in which the masses are most interested,
either ignored or used in game of shuttlecoek be-
tween the two parties. Against the shutting and
evasiVe platforms adopted by the Republican and
Democratic parties, We present the platform of the
Peoples party as laid down by Gen. Butler at Chi
cago and against the nominees we place our candi-
date whose public record is stainless and whose
private life paralyzes the tongue of political slender.
The platform of the Peoples party declares it
the duty of the national and State governments to
encourage LABOR favors the granting of public lands
to actual settlers and declares for arbitration be-
tween labor and capital. 1t opposes contract con-
vict labor, and favors high tariff luxuries and
a md an dffNir1-
istraton of the government 1t favors the building
up of navy and the armament of coast defences.
The evils Of monopoly dwelt on, honest civil
SERVICE protection to the ballot and reform in the
State government demanded. The platform ends
with an appeal for Butler and West
After resolutions were adopted, John 1. Baker, Of
Beverly, was introduced and was received with
cheers. In brief speech lie proposed Judge Nc
Catferty for Governor which was seconded by Chas.
III. Litchman. McCatferty was nominated unanim-
ously. The balance of the ticket was nominated as
follows: Lleut-Governor, John r. Marsh of Spring.
field; Secretary of State, Col John p. Sweeney of
Lawrence; Treasurer, Nathaniel j. Gushing of Mid
dleboro; Auditor, Israel W. Andrews, of DanVers ;
Attorney General, Col. Thomas w. Clark of Boston.
John 1. Baker of Beverly and Col. A. O. Drinkwat-
er of Braintree were chosen electors at large. The
report of the Provisional committee providing for
state Committee and a new consti tuition was pre-
ssuted and adopted. Tho state committee was
agreed upon and the convention having finished its
business a committee was appointed to receive Gen.
Butter, Messrs Grady, of New York, and Mcdonald,
OF New Jersey, whose presence had been announced.
Gen. Butler then addressed the delegates.
Congregational Nominations.
Twelfth Pennsylvania Dstrict-D. W. Connolly,
DEM, has been renominated.
Sixteenth New York-Dr. John Swinburn, indie
pendent Citizens.
Fifteenth Pennsylvania-T. O. Bunnen, Republi-
can.
SOUTH BIRMINGHAM, Mass, Sept. 24.-The 10th
District Democratic Convention today nomi mated
Hon. Henry E. Fales for Congress. James e. Cot
Ter OF Hyde PARK, was chosen presidential elector.