Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29
THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
Assembling of the Delegates to the Massa
chusstts Democratic Convention.


| the democratic state convention at tie Bay
State House ut Worcester, Mass, last night.
! The Lowell contingent, more than c hundred
| strong, came with brass band and their pro-
gress through the streets was marked by red
| fire and Roman candles. The Young Mems
| Democratic Club of Massachusetts, had a meet
| ing at o'clock and decided on q banquet at
| Springfield October 10. The state central COM
mittee held long meeting to take action on
| contesting delegations from Boston and Law out
! todays work. Hon. p. A. Collins OF Boston
was chosen to preside. The chief business of
| the convention, 1t was decided would be to re-
| nominate Gov. Russell. The nomination
| speech was selected to be made by ex Congress-
man John E. Russell of Leicester, and the gov
! ernor. IT was said would be present in
person to accept the nomination in a
| speech. John W. Corcoran would be nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor. His name
would be presented by Mayor Matthews of Bos-
ton Elbrldge Cushmnn of Iakeville would be
nominated for secretary of the commonwealth,
and W. d. I. Trefrey of Marblehead for audi
tor These were on last years ticket. New
men would be selected for attorney general and
Tor state treasurer. There was strong pressure
brought to bear on George NJ. Stearns Of Chico
pee to induce him TO accept the nomination for
attorney general The committee on resolu-
tlons was In session last evening. but declined
to give out anything about the platform. 1t
was understood, however, that the silver plank
would oppose free coinage. strong labor
plank was also expected. The Craftsmanship
OF me committees was assigned as follows: Gre
dentlals, James E. Estsbrooke, Worcester; per-
| manent organization, Nicholas Hathaway. Fall
| River; resolutions, Edward Avery, Braintree.
Gov. Campbell Addresses q Thronz at Nor
walk, Ohio.
At Norwalk, Ohio, the capital city Of county
which for years has bosted of its republican
majority and on a stand from which Maj. Nc
Kinley recently addressed an audience Of from
], 200 to 1900 people, Gov. James E. Camp
bell and Judge Stillwell Of Mlersburg last
| night spoke to a crowd which filed the inter-
section of four streets with fully 1000 people
each. 1t was one of the largest outpourings of
the people Huron county has seen since the
big Blaine meeting in August, 1884, and many
people thought it exceeded that. Gov. Camp
bell and Judge Stiliwell arrived from Yelling
ton at 4:3O yesterday. They were met at the
train by reception committee from the
James E. Campbell Club of Norwauk, Maj. s.
L Crawford, the Concordia Band and
the members of company of the
htth regiment, under Lieut.. Col. c. l..
KEENAN,. who turned out to honor the COM
mander-in-chief OF the Ohio National Guard,
coming to a present arms the governor and
his party passed i'll review. The company then
marched past and escorted the governor to the
Maple City House. The governor was well en-
teriained during his stay. Owing to the delay
In the arrival OF the special train from Fremont,
Clyde, Bellevilie ard II onroeyille, it was almost
O'Clock when Gov Campbell reached the
speakers stand in front OF the court house. The
crowd had waited patiently for the governor
and when the well-known tune, The Camp
bell s are coming was played, the crowd set
up shout that echoed and re-echoed among
the bauner-trimmed business blocks. great
electric light shone overhead and flags and
bunting hoated In the air over the heads OF
thousands of upturned faces.
Representative Mills Speaks to 8 900 Person.
at GAINESVILLE.
Hon. Roger Q. Mills of Texas addressed an
audience atZanesville Ohio, last night that filled
the building from pit to dome. The doors were
opened at o'clock and ten minutes later there
was not a seat left. In the corridors and aisles,
in the orchestra, in the space between the wings
of the stage. every inch of standing space was
utilized and not until the last words of the
speaker had been uttered did u single person
leave the building. The distinguished Texan
was introduced by Hon. JOHN O'1Seill. the chair
man OF the meeting, as 1.-THE man who had done
more for the cause of the laborer than any
other statesman that America had pro-
duced." He was greeted with an ovation
and it was fully five minutes before
the cheers of the audience subsidized suf1i-
ciently to allow him to proceed. In his
remarks he confined himself to the tariff. He
salu that II tnl5 were q mere personal contest
between Gov. Campbell and Maj. Mckinley he
would not be here tonight, but it is because
that contest Is on an issue of transcendent i'm
portance to the whole country-an issue that
affects the welfare OF every one in Ohio. I'm
the present contest" he said, Mai. Mckinley
stands for the policy of taxation, not for
public purposes, but taxation to strangle
competition in business. to throw the laborer
out of employment, to reduce the wages of
workmen, to paralyze natural industries, to
build no more tremendous fortunes in the
hands of few until it shakes the whole fabric
OF popular government from turret to founda-
ton stone.
There were fully 5000 persons in the au-
dience and more than that number turned
away, unable to gain admittance.
Fassett Speaks ut Flowers Home
WATERFOWL. the city where Hon. Roswell P
Flower lives, was ablsze with fireworks and the
scene of the greatest demonstration of the cam
paign on the occasion of the visit of Hon. j.
Sloat Fassett and Hon J. W. vrooman last
night Two immense meetings were held, one
within the opera house and another without.
Mr.. Fassett eulogized Mr.. Flower, saying there
is noroom IN the campaign for personal ISLANDERS
and then said: Il am wearing this flower IN
my buttonhole tonight tApplause.] 1t is a
beautiful flower and L wear it to emphasize
what it symbolizes, the excellencies of the in
diyidual character OF Roswell p. Flower, your
distinguished citizen. know not, care not
what party managers may say, it sis my
right and reserve the privilege to say pleasant
things about Mr. Flower, about Mr.. Sheehan
and about every on either ticket whom 1
know. 1t is my right if please to say that
Gov. David B. Hill is a delightful conversation
alist and pleasant gentleman to meet
1t was also his right and duty he said. to
condemn thar which he believed vicious in the
measures and in the principles of these same
men.
Yesterday morning from 10 until - o'clock
Mr.. Fassett and Mr.. Vrooman held reception
in the parlors of the Butterfield House at Utica.
They were introduced to about 500 people by
Chairman Calder Of the county committee A
number OF prominent democrats, including
Mayor Goodwin, were present Ex-Cougress-
man Sherman and Senator Coggeshall were
among the notables who greeted Mr. Fassett
The reception closed at noon, and after lunch
the party went by train to WATERFOWL, Mr. Fas-
sett speaking at Boonville Lowville and Car
thage on the way.
Political Notes.
Col. c. R. Scott Of Omaha was in Denver
yesterday. He will attend the republican state
convention at Glenwood Springs today and ask
the convention to recommend Omaha an the
place for holding the national republican con-
ven.ion in 1892. He bears letters from Senators
Waicott, Teller, Hon. Jno. NJ. Thurston and
others asking the convention to adopt q reso-
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