Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-27
STRATEGY WITH A CAPITAL s.
Some Very Remarkable Political
Maneuvering in Boston.
HOW TABLES WERE TURNED
Bolts Flew Thick and Fast-A Convention
Spit in Two by the Owners
of the Building.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 26.-One of the
most remarkable political incidents in
the history of Massachusetts was enacted
in Music hall last night and this morn
ing. Acting under the direct advice of
George Fred Williams, the free silver
leader of the state, his friends seized the
hall and took possession of it after the
adjournment of the rally at which Can
didate Bryan had spoken. Their pur-
pose, as openly announced, was to remain
in possession of the hall until the demo-
cratic state convention assembled this
forenoon, the determination being the re-
suit of the charge made by Mr.. Williams
that the state committee leaders in
tended to pack the hall in the interest of
the men opposed to the Chicago platform
and candidates. This programme was
carried out and 100 delegates remained in
the hall all night in defiance of every
effort to eject them. When this state of
facts was presented to the democratic
state committee they decided to follow
the easiest course and outwit the Will
llams men at their own game. They and
their followers marched to the conven-
ton hall, headed by a band about noon,
and finding that the hall was still in the
hands of the Williams people, the regu-
lars declared that the hall was in the
possession of outsiders and they declared
the convention adjourned to meet at Fan
uiel hall, thus making the Williams men
boilers. The Fanuiel hall convention
met at 1:30 p m. A resolution was pre-
scented by Mr. M. NJ. Lemansey endors-
ing the nomination of Bryan and Sewall
and the Chicago convection. The resolu-
ton was put to a vote and declared
adopted.
Thomas j. Gargan then took the plat
form and called for bolt of the sound
money" men of the convention. The res
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ilton, c. G. Spellman, N. Matthews, Jr,
Walter Cutting and several other mem
bers of the state committee were then
formally presented and were accepted
with a great shout
The committee on state nominations
presented the name of George Fred Will
liams for governor and the report was
adopted, but without enthusiasm. Chris
TOPPER 7. Callahan of Holyolxe was nomi-
| mated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A special
committee was appointed to complete the
ticket
E. c. Marshall of Boston and J. NJ.
Murphy of Lowell were nominated elect
ors-at-large.
The convention then adjourned
Meantime the Music hall convention be-
came split in two. The owners of the
hall had taken possession of the entrances
of the building, and stationed police at
them with instructions to permit anybody
to pass out, but nobody to pass in. A por-
ton of the delegates had left the hall in
search of food and drink, but were unable
to get in again. The outsiders held an
open air convention, and as the proceed
ings inside were reported they were rad-
fed outside.
The following is the ticket nominated
in this fashion:
For governor George Fred Williams;
acknowledgements, Christopher T. CAL
lahan; secretary, Augustus T. Potts of
Lynn; treasurer, John p. O'Donnell; at
torney general, Thomas T. Watson; aud
itor, Maurice p. CaVanaugh.
The peoples party met in Wesleyan
hall, with $50 delegates present and nom
mated this ticket:
For governor, George Fred Williams
lieutenant-governor, Archibald Dakin of
Brockton; secretary of sta tie, Asa Hall of
Hudson; treasurer and receiver general
w. N. Knox of Boston; auditor, w. p
Proctor of Marblehead; attorney-general
w. II. Morse of Chetsa.
The gold standard wing of the demo-
cratic party also met today and decided
to place in the field on nomination pa
pers ticket favorable to the nominees
and the platform of the convention in In
dianapolis early this morning.
The ticket, as filed by the "national'
democratic state committee of Massachu-
Sets is is follows:
dent, nominated to support Palmer and
Buckner; for governor, Frederick o.
Prince of Boston; acknowledgement
James E. Mcconnell of Fitchburg; secre-
tary Waldo Lincoln of Worcester; treas
urer Horace P. Toby of Wareham; audi
attorney general. Henry F. Hurlburt of
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