The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-08
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
Great Expectations from Cleveland's Action
Frederick D. Prince for Governor.

WoRcEsTER, Mass, Oct THE Democratic
State convention was called to order at 1l:30 this
morning by Hon. P. A. Collins. The usual com
mittees were appointed. The committee on
permanent organization reported the name Of
John E. Fitzgerald for president Mr.. Fitzger
aid, upon taking the chair, addressed the con-
vention at some length. He congratulated the
convention upon the election of Demo
cratic President. and said: Whether our lease
| of power shall continue longer than four years
| depends upon how we'll we have profted by the
lessons of the past, and how zealously and hon
esty we strive to carry out the promises made the
| people IL our State and national platforms" He
strongly Endorsed the administration of President
Cleveland, and commended him for bis apparent
determination to carry out the reforms prom
| lsed IN the Chicago platform. The speaker con-
| graduated the country upon the unmisJakabe
! signs of the death of sectionalism, and said:
"Fossilism ceases to interest be it Democratic
| or Republican, and masquerading before the
| people in the ensanguined clothing of dead and
buried issues, as Senators Hoar and Sherman
are doing, is as ridiculous sight, were it not
patriotic and wicked as could be the appearance
on our streets of eccentric individual who
adopted in day, his style of dress, that of
the Elzabethan period, or Of the pirates of
Penzance."
Hon. VIM. Aspinwall sent to the committee
on resolutions resolution declaring against
biennial State elections.
Mr.. Avery, from the committee on resolutions,
presented the following platform:
We, the Democrats of Massachusetts, in convention
assembled renew adherence to the principles of
Democracy declared by the last National convention
| at Chicago.
We congratulate the people of the whole country on
the election and inauguration Of Democratic Presi
and confidence in the Presidents in his
wise caution his far-seeng sagacty, his courage
and frmness, his determination to administer the
government in the interests of the whole people, and
his devotion to the fundamental principles of national
Democracy. We expect that under his administra-
ton every reform required to make the government
pure and honest will be made; that the liberty and
rights of every citizen in every section of
country and the soil of every foreign country, will
sectional prejudice and jealousy will disappear, and
that that pervadng spirit of nationality will be
vived which makes every citizen glory in the pros.
perity and honor of common country that the civil
service will be established broad basis of justice
and equality, securing to the administration official
sympathy with it's policy. not creating an official
class which shall be above and beyond the people but
| giving to each and every citizen who is
capable capable an and hon honest the right to be
| seieCCeu lOr puouc emplOyment that 1t Will
recognize the principle that every officer of the repub
lie is public servant strictly responsible the peo
pe and holding his Office subject to the will of the
peoples that the public lands will be rescued from the
hands OF squatters, spectators and landed monop
olies and preserved for the use of the people, to
whom they justly belong; that the principal depart
ments of the government wil be economically aud
honestly administered to impose the least possible
burden of taxation the people and that confidence
in the people, in their love of liberty their fidelity
the Constitution and their devotion to the Union will
be restored. We therefore pledge to Grover Cleve
land President OF the United States, unfaltering
support:
mated for either branch of the Legislature who is
pledged to the support of the following measures
We are opposed to the payment of poll tax as a
condition on which the right to vote must depend;
w5 believe in a free honest unobstructed ballot
that the right vote should attach to the citizen and
not to the dollar; opposed to the competition
of convicts with the labor of honest men, and demand
such legislation will prevent it: believe that the
frequent payment of wages enables the employed to
live more economically and to them greater
earned to enlarge the capital swell the profits of the
employer we, therefore, in favor of the passage
of law requiring corporations to make weekly pay
ments to their employees
We in favor of the immediate enactment Of such
laws will provide for the settlement of all difficulties
| between the employed and employer by a system of
arbitration.
We believe that the commercial intercourse between
the several States is materially impeded and circum-
scriGed by the existing laws relating to debtor and
the entire country and therefore demand the nnme.
date enactment of a national bankrupt law
We believe that the Importance of the American
fisheries nursery for naval power and the pro-
lection of coasts ami seaports in tire of war.
ought to receive the serious consideration of the ad
ministration at Washington.
The Democrats of Massachusetts. with profound
sorrow lament the death Of the great soldier of the
Union, Ulysses S. Grant, whose dying message of
peace and goodwill to this people should be cause for
his name to be revered through the coming ages.
The resolutions were adopted by unanimous
vote.
At o'clock the convention took recess
The convention reassembled at 2:l5 p NJ.
The names of James S. Grinnell, of Plainfield,
Frederick y. Prince, of Boston, and Edward
Avery, of Brantree, were presented to the con-
vention as suitable persons to be chosen candi-
dates for the governorship. On behalf of Mr.
Grinnel it claimed that he would poll the
full Democratic and mugwump vote and the
Prince, it was denied that he would be opposed
by the Butler men.
1t was decided to proceed to a vote. the ballots
of the delegates to be taken as they filed over
senatorial district was appointed to supervise the
counting of the votes by the officers of the
vention A committee Of fl fteen was appointed
to suggest nominees for the remainder of the
State ticket.
The first ballot for Governor resulted as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes, ], l29; necessary
to CHOICE sos; Edward Avery, 121; Jas. S.
Grinnell, 493; Frederick 0. Prince, 5l3: scatter
ing. 2 On the second ballot Mr.. Prince was
dominated amid much enthusiasm. The re-
malnGer of the ticket is as follows: III. H. Gill
more. of Cambridge for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
jeremiah Crowley, of Lowell for Secretary of
State; Henry K. Braley. of Fall River. for At
torney -general; Henry NJ Cross, of Newbury-
port, for Treasurer and Receiver general, and
James E. Delaney, of Holyoke, for Auditor
Successful Confidence Game.
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