Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-30
GOV. RUSSELL AGAIN
THO Unanimous Choice of Bay
State Democrats.
A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION
The State Administration Unqualifedly
Endorsed in the Platform.

A Number of denominations Tho Plat
form Declares for Tariff Reduction and
Revision, Protests Against Free Coinage
of Silver, and Denounces the Disregard
of Civil Service Principles.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sep. 30.-The State
Democratic Convention effected a per-
fhanent organization yesterday by the
election of Gen. P. A. Collins as president,
with a long list of vice-p presidents, which
included Congressman O'Neil and An
drew, William CASTOR, William Endi-
colt, George NJ. Stearns, James S. Grin
NELL Leopold Morse, Hugh O'Brien,
Frederick o. Prince, Charles R. Goldman
and DR.. William Everett.
William J. Dale was elected secretary.
On making his appearance, Gen. Col
Inns was given a rousing welcome. There
were cheers, yells and hand clappings,
and the air was full of hats, which were
"hrown aloft by the delegates.
Mr. Collins acknowledged his hatter-
ing reception in a few pleasant words, in
which he announced that he had been
present at % Democratic State conVen-
tions and was celebrating his conven-
tional silver anniversary at the present
time He then proceeded to deliver his
address, which was much Interrupted by
applause.
John f. Russell, of Leicester, mounted
| the platform at 1920. AT the end of a
| brief speech he proposed the renomina-
ton by ACCLAIM alton of William E Rus
sell for Governor of the Commouw wealth.
The nomination was seconded by Hon.
Edward G.. Donovan, of Boston, and VIM.
| Eustus Russell, of Cambridge, was unani-
mously made the nominee by acclama-
| ton.
He was escorted to the hall by a COM
mittee and made ringing address, in
which ne counselled meeting the Repub
lican opposition "with vigilance, perse-
verance and unceasing effort and, calmly,
honestly discussing the real issues, trust
| to the common sense, the conscience and
| patriotism of our people to decide Alright
| between u.s.
| The ticket was completed with John
| W. COrcoran for Lieutenant Governor,
| Elbridge G.. Cushman for Secretary of
| State James S. Grinnell for State Treas
urer, w. D. Trefoy for Auditor, and
| George NJ. Stearns for Attorney General.
| The platform begins with an unstinte d
Endorsement of Gov. Russel's admins
| tration, and recommendations of State
reform, and continues:
1--WE believe in free schools, supplied with
| free text books.
| just proportion of the public eXpen ses, but we
| do not believe if he fails to do So by accident t,
the neglect of others or from his own lnabil-
ity, he should be punished by being deprived
of the most sacred right Of citizenship-thc
| II Lht 0 vote. We regret that the nomination
| of IL Republican candidate for Governor, who,
| as legislator. voted against tho amcndmo Mt
| renders it necessary that we should urge every
| frieMd of the amendment to vote Yes at the
| ensuing ciccttOn.
| 1--WE rcallirIn our sympathy with all wise
| and cOnSt tutiOnal measures in the interest OF
| manual labor, and we renew the declaration
| upon this subject in our platfOr IN of last year
| "Thc McKinley tariff bill against which the
| Democratic party of Massachusetts protested
at it's last convention. was rcpudiatcl at the
polls by one of the most empha TIC votes ever
cast by free pc pie. We renew our demand
for the rep al of ali its prov sionS which in
| crcasr rates of duty, and for the enactment of
| q genuine measure of tariff reform.
"1hc Republican party has destroyed the
| Census Bureau for the sake of furnishing pO-
| litical SPOTS by npglccting to bring proSccu
| lions fer the punishment OF violations of the
Civil Service law, by ignoring tho recon
mendatOnS of the Civil Service COmmisSio l
| for the dismissal of officials who have openly
| dCiipd the law,
1--WE believe i'll honest money, the gold ant
| silver coinage of the Constitution, and of
| currency convertible into such coinage with
out loss.
1--WE believe that all dollars c3inel by tho
United States should be of equal intrinsic
value, that all paper mo .cy Issue b. the gov
ernmcnt should be rc.lccmlblt il either gOlt
or silver coin at the option Of the holder, anG
not III the discrctiO of the Secretary of thu
TrVasury.'
The platform concludes with tn
declaration of opposition to Legislation
tending to debase currency.