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DEMOCRATS MEET.
The Massachusetts State Convention
for the Election Of Delegates 10
Chicago.
CHAIRMAN AVERY ADpEssrs rrr
MEETING.
The History of the pariy.-Thc Silver
Question. Effect Of the Nc.
kiulcy Blll.-Piaiform
General Eutbusinsp tor gGrover
tInAnlnnh.


General EutbusiAsp Tor ttrover
Cleveland.
Bos1ON, April S-rhc Democratic
SLATE convention Tor the choice Of
iour delegates 10 the National cOnven.
li9u at Chicago met at fremont Hotel
lhis afternoon, The convention was
called Ia order by Secretary Bullsley 81
Tue Democratic state committee.
standing committees wore then ap.
pointed. The committee on cfcden.
tials reported that three hundred and
twcnty.ihrge towns and twenty.cight
cities were represented by onc thousand
nine hundred aud thirty:one delegates.
Hon. Edward Avery Of Braintroe va.
unauimously chosen Us permanent
chairman.
Mr.. Avery upon taking,the chair
AppEessEp TltE CONTENTION
ut Considerable length. He reviewed
Tue history 81 tho party, told how II
had fought undismayet by defeat, UNI
Gwed 10y force, unscduced by promise.
OF places and power Of honor; undis.
tutheu by rueefs and scolia, uutvoted,
but uuver dish,attoBod or corrupted,
until today Massachusetts, IL placed
among the doubtful States and In his
opinion II could soon be moved iuto
tho column Of States certainly Demo-
cratic.
Taking up the silver question, the
1noaAef SAID; "NO Massachusetts
Democrat In Boston or In Washing.
ton In private OF In Congress, hesi.
htee To express himself on the silver
question. We are thankful that the
daugcr VI the paHsage Of free coinage
acts seems for the present to be avert
Ell. For one, | accept the result with
gratitude, and f0rego all crlticlsm OF
motive. We are equally opposed 10
the eNis,ing law and the proposed law.
Thu existing law is n Republican
measure and we hold the Republican
party responsible for It and for all iis
attendant evils"
He declared that tho National Demo-
cratic party is for
HONEST MONEY,
currency Of gold and silver, every
dollar Of which shall he Of equal In.
trinsic value all over the world. Until
this policy II modified by another ma
tional convention, no man or set Of
men, In Congress or out OF Congress,
can COMMIT, the party to any other po.
Hey.
Tho speaker then took up the-ques
ton Of the tariff and reviewed nt some
length the effect OF the Mckinley hill
upon New England Institutions, and
In conclusion said, "5uccess 70 duty.
How to secure II viii be one OF the pro-
blems submitted TO tho convention to
which you today elect representatives
from your State. The frat great step
Is the adoption Of sound principles nd
the declaration OF q policy TO guide The
legislator and executive. Tho next
duty will be the sele elton OF n candidate.
| believe our candidate should be u
man Of tried honesty, broad and CONF
pIghenslve patriotism Rnd undoubted
courage, cool In action, deliberate ia
Judgment, aud ready and willing,
under NIL circumstances and ut all
hazards, to do what he believes to be-
right. To such man the destiny OF
great nation can DO entrusted. To such
man, doubt not, tho delegates from
Massachusetts will give their united
votes, and such man, believe, the
united Democracy Will elect M tho
next President Of the United States"
THE rLiTroRM.
The committee on resolutions and
platform presented their report, which
was adopted with a few dissenting
voices. The platform reailirms the
principles OF tho Democratic conven-
lions Of 1890 and 1891, and says that
from the power 10 tax arises tho whole
force Of government, out taxation
must be limited, and no NOR, money
be collected than IN necsssary fortne
H.. al a. l..a. 10. -
eminent. The FREQ wool bill now In
Congress Ia approved, as are the bills
10 place cOnl and IRON on the free list.
tariffs imposed by the bills Of 1853 aud
1900. Referring 10 money, II says.
ave believe IN honest money, the
gold aud silver coiuage OF our Constl.
tuition, and o! n currency convertible
into such coinage without loss. We
believe that all dollars coined by the
United States should he Of equal In
trlnsic value, aud that all paper cur.
rency Issued by the government should
be redeemable In either gold or silver
coin at the discretion OF the secretary OF
the treasury. While we believe In the
full monciilAtion Of the latter metal
by international agreement, We are
equally opposed 10 the free
and unlimited coinage Of all
yer by our government inde-
pendently Of action by other nations.
We dcnounco the Republican act OF
1890, which requires the monthly pur.
chase OF 100000 ounces OF ailver and
issues upon II upwards Of s5i,0OO,OOO
per annum OF 10 per cent paper.
In closing. the platform declares that
the best Interests Of the Democratic
party demand
rIiE .EoMINATION or GROVER cLEvE.
LAND,
When Cleyeland'r name WAS men.
toned there was rapturous applause,
and the convention was plainly In
sympathy with the resolutions.
Thomas +. Keenan, OF Boston offered
n resolution favOring David is. HUI VI
New York, but as there were some
ol jections to 1t, Mr.. Keenan, withdrew
II.
Mr.. Avery's address was listened 10
with close attention. When Mr.AveTy
said that the next President must be
Democrat, there was applause anu loud
shouts Of "Cleyeland," Mr.. Avery
attenipted 10 proceed, but cheers were
demanded for Cleveland, and given
with will and u tiger. Then came
call for cheers for Hill.
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