The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-08
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS MEET To
SELECT 4 LEADER
The pitii of the Platform and Proceeding
- Ex-senator Thurman Talks 10 To-
ie;in Fcopir -Jiinmany Com
siLering the situation.

WORCESTER Mass, Oct s. The DSmo.
cratic state : itventIpn was caiel to orler
ut ll:34 WoIre lay morning.. & IL Cove
ney seer .tary al Lha tate cGunmitiaa, read
the ra!l. II vi, voted tiat the chairinhn,
Secretary aad assistant secretary OF the
Central cunmiitcs .huuli ie DE tempo
r.fy officers of the Convention. Consre| man
r. a. Collins ace riinsiy took tae chair,
Will, Col. C5veaey aui Alderman T.. j.
Donovan, OF Bnstta, undertook the
dutie, o sacrctir,-. By VOC ut the con
vei,t.on the chairman appointed ccuniitee,
on ere ienta!S AMI nu permanent orgnnia l.
ton. the later committee reported the
Hon. John f. tAserai II, President. The
chair appointed +. C. Bailay and Charlie
Austin, of New Bedford, a committees to
escort Mr. Fitzgerald tn thc chair
The Pro- .iIent was Ie.',iva VITA hunult.
ou, appiAu g. lie thanked the convention
fer the homer conferred AN then in qi,ts n
lengthy speech reviewed. thu history ui tha
part, and the work accomplished Gy 1T in
the tate.
TIE platform, as reportsl by ths commit
Tee on resolutions, reafirms tho principles
embodied in tie Chicago plat
form Of 1854; warmly endorse the
administration OF Grover Cleveilni.
which i. expected TO secure tao vital re-
forms long demanded by the Democratic
party, to give ii civil service eata blsh mont
on broai ba is of justice, and secure to
the administration efficient AMI honest otti
clals, without ing official c!ass
above AMI beyeni tao people, AMI to ad'
minister the financial department OF the
government honestly AMI economically
imposing the Least burden of taxation On
the people.
Tie resolutions refer IS the death OF Gen.
Grant. They call for iaw- to prevent Goa.
vict lnhor, to secure arbitration between
employers ami employees where difference
exist; favor weekly payments, AMI giving
soldier, and sailors the preference
when employees are selected by the
state or the cities; they favor the liza bility
oct for the protection Of employees who are
injured in tine performance Of their Jtrtie,
denounee the organ cation, methods and
manag cnient of tho stata boarl OF
health, iunacy and charity, to thu enl
that several important departments now un'
der Its charge may q more efficiently, huh-
estiy aud fairly ,udnctei, and that the
soAnda,s which have mar ied it, career may
bo uprooteI. and condemn the action OF
Govern n Robin On in oc"ming a party t.
the scnnhaious AMI inefficient adninistra-
ton OF the departments
Pres dent F.tz ;sraii spoke just ono hour
an | his adlre : WAS received with enthus-
the revival br tle Republicans of the bloody
shirt il "a !.ai it, ,ninl,nIation of Prs
dent C4e ralanls course in tue lrotec-
toctioti oi American ctl1ens.
Mr. Join = Concaunnn OF Boston sail.
"As thi, is Democratic ,sem'ly aud
know that every man prr,ent wants to go
home to his constituents aud confirm tao
Democracy, | move tnat committee Of
fifteen from the hniy of this house
L., al, .l.r
ont to bring ia II list uf names for ths state
conlmtte. Tie paakrr then hegan Il
real the lit of no.uiiseS, but was soon
Interrupted an calls ~ order by the chair
man On M ion ut Mr.. Hall, of Spring
field. tie convention took ii recess until :
O'clock p. IN.
A the opening of the afternoon session
The names of James s. Grinncll. Of Plain.
field, Frcdrick O. Prince, of Boston and
Edward Avery, of Baintrcc, were pre-
sented to the convention as cand idatcs
for the governorship. On behalf of Grin>
neil it was claimed he would poll the full
and mugwump vote and the
"hayst cd vote besides On behalf of
Prince it was denied he would be OPP
posed by the Butler men. 1t was decid
ed to proceed to a vote, the ballots of the
The platform and "A committee of one
from each senatorial district was appoints
ed to supervise the counting of the vote
by the officers of the convention. A
of fifteen was appointed to
suggest the nominees for the remainder
Of the state ticket First ballot for
governor result as follows:
Edward Avery, 121.
James Grinnell. 493
Frederick O. Pincc, Gi3
Scattering 2.
On the second ballot Prince was nomi
mated amid enthusiasm. The. remainder
of the state ticket is us follows: Ii. Gil
more. of Cambridge. for lieutenant gov
crnor; jeremiah Crowley. OF Lowell, for
of state Henry r. Brolev, of
Fall River, for attorney general; Henry
NJ Cross, of Newbury Port for treas
nrer and receiver general; and James +
Delaney, of lIolyokc, for auditor.
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