The Somerset reporter., 1892-09-29
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Russell and Carroll Will Lead
BAY State Democrats.
Hamlin, GriDnell, Lilley and sa,le.
Named for Positions of Honor on the
Ticket Outline of the Platform.

BosroN. sept. !s-Willinm Eustis Rus.
sell Of Cambridge aud lanes Bernard
Carroll of Springfield will bear the Demo
cratic standard in the coming state politi.
raj battle. having been unanimously nomi-
mated Yesterday by the Democratic state
convention at fremont Temple as the
party's choice for governor and lieutenant
governor, respectively.
Governor Russell personally accepted
his fifth nomination by his party in a
speech TO the convention. and his associ
ate, james b. Carroll. bore Off his newly
won spurs IN the political field with a
speech.
The state ticket nominated. together
with the presidential electors. is as fol
| lows:
For Governor, William Enstis Russell
of Cambridge.
For lieutenant governor. James Bernard
| Carroll of Springfield
The Balance of the Ticket.
The committee on the rest of the ticket
reported this list. through Chairman
Sigourney Bntler
For secretary of the commonwealth
Charles :. Hamlin OF Brookline
For treasurer and receiver general
James : Grinnell of Greenfield
For attorney general, Charles 5. Liliey
of Lowell.
For auditor. Irving b. Sayles of Mill
bury.
Presidential Electors.
For presidential electors: p. \. Collins
OF Boston
John f. Russell of Leicester.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted, and the list was adopted rs the
rest of the ticket.
This list of presidential electors by dis.
tricts was reported, accepted and placed in
nomination: District /, J. NJ. Clark OF
Ilolyoke !, J. b. O'Donnell, Northamp
ton; g. Charles llaggery, Southbridge
4, c. j. Williams, Acton; 5, p. II. Dono
hue, Lowell; 4, j, f. Dean, Salem: I, s. X
| Hamilton, Wakefield: $, +. f. French.
Winchester, 9, f. ]. Flynn. Boston; 10,
Josiah Quincy, Quincy; II, Robert
Bleakie, Hyde Park. l2, J, l. Sweet, Attic
boro II, j. W. Coughlin, Fail River.
State Committee at Large.
The committee to nominate members OF
the state committee at large reported this
Quincy; j. W. Coveney, Cambridge: j. II.
Clnne, Springfield; Nathan Matthews ,Ir.
Boston; Walter Cutting, Pirtsfield; T.. NJ.
Morarity, Worcester =. \. Douuhne
Georgetown: J. f. O'Brien, Cambridge; j.
j. Donovan. LOWELL J. H. sullivan, Bos-
Ton: G.. :. iIamlin, Brookline, and Edward
Avery. Braintrce
The Platform
| I.
tion. 1t reviews with pride the admins
tratiun of Cleveland, and looks forward
with hope to his election The tariff plank
heartily endorses the Chicago resolution
ON that subject. and demands free Ihw
material The force bill is characterized
as infamous \ national bankruptcy law
Is advocated
The platform asserts that the stability
of The mercantile world and the well hrng
of the people rest upon a currency based
| upon such prihri pies rs will cause it to he
sound and elastic. Paper money will at
all times he mos, desirable for use, and
should be ISSUED by state banks under ma
tional control thereby preserving Il per
feet unitv 1t should he secured by gold
deposits. Gold and silver should he of
interchangeable value An internationa
| standard is recommended
Til" Mckinley Bill
IS said to be utterly at variance with the
solemn promises of the Republican party.
and is conclusive evidence of the intention
of IA Republican congress to deludc the
people.
The Republican administration of the
civil service law is denounced. Genuine
reciprocity with Mexico, Canada and Cen
tral and South America is demanded.
Local lf-govrrnment, without nterfer-
ence by the legislature is insisted upon.
An increas" in the number of state oil
Gals is frowned upon, and the abolition of
the executive council demanded. Attcn-
tion is called To he labor legislation of re.
cent years. credit for the passage of which
| is chiefly due 10 Democratic members OF