Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-27
NOVEL PROCEEDINGS.
MASSACHUSETTS HAS NEVER SEEN
THE LIKE BEFORE.
Two DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
Roth of Them Nominate George
Fred. Williams for Governor
GoId-Bugs Bolt and Nominate +.
q. Prince.

BOSTON, september zo-One OF ti@
most remarkable political incidents In the
history OF Massachusetts, was enacted IN
Music Hall last night and this morning.
Acting under the direct advice OF George
Fred. williams. the free-silver leader OF
the State, his friends seized the hall ard
took possession Of 1t after the adjourn
ment Of the rally at which Candidate
Bryan spoke. Their purpose. IS openly
stated. was to remain In possession OF
the hall until the Democratic state CON
yention assembled this forenoon, the de-
termination being the result OF a charge
made by Mr.. Williams that the state
Committee leaders intended to pack the
hall In the interest Of the men opposed
TO the Chicago platform and candidates
This programme was carried out, and
about 100 delegates remained in the hali
all night in defiance Of every eIort 10
eject them.
When this state OF facts was presented
to the Democratic state Committee, they
decided to follow tho easiest course, ana
outwt the Williams men at their own
game. They and their followers mar-hel
TO the convention hall, headed by a band'
about noon, and finding that the hall was
strl in the hands OF the Williams people,
declared that the hall was in the posses
sion OF the outsiders and declared the
convention adjourned to meet at Faneuil
Hall. thus making the Williams men bolt
ers.
The Faneun Hall convention met at 100
i. NJ A resolution was presented by MT.
NJ. NJ. Lomasnoy endorsing the nominal
ton Of Bryan and Sewall and the Chica-
20 convention. The resolution was put 70
a vote and declared adopted.
Thomas J. Gargan then took the plat
form and called for a bolt Of the single
gold-standard members of the convention.
The designations OF II. G. Thacher, 5. X.
Hamilton, c. c, Spellman, n. Matthews
Jr.. Walter Cutting. and several other
members of the State Committee were
then formally presented, and were ac-
cepted with great shout
The committee on state Nominations
presented the name Of George Fred. VIII
liams for Governor, and the report was
adopted, but without enthusiasm. Chris
topher T. Callahan, o. Hoiyoke, was nom
mated for Lieutenant-Governor. ~ spe-
ciai committee was appointed to complete
the ticket
d. c. Marshall, Of Boston. and J. NJ.
Murphy. Of Lowell. we're nominated for
electors -at-large. The convention then
adjourned.
THE WILLIAMS MEN.
In the mean time the Music Hall con-
vention became split in two. The owners
Of the hall had taken possession OF tho
entrances of the building, and stationed
police at them, with instructions 10 permit
any body to p. IS out, but nobody TO pass
in A portion OF the delegates had ieit
the hall in search OF food and drink. but
In l.
siders held an open-air convention, and
as the proceedings inside were reported,
they were ratified outside. Following -
the ticket nominated in this fashion; For
Governor, George Fred Williams; Lieu
tenant-GovernOr Christopher II. Gala
han; Secretary, Augustus II. Potts, OF
Lynn; Treasurer. John Z. ODonnell; At
torney- General, Thomas 7. Watson; Aud
itor Maurice p. Cavanaugh.
The Peoples party met in wesleyan
Hall. with 100 delegates present, and
nominated this ticket:
Governor, George Fred. Williams; Lieu
tenant Governor. Archibald Dakin, OF
Brockton; Secretary Of state, Asa Hail.
OF Hudson; Treasurer and Receiver-Gen-
eral. w. n. Knox, Of Boston; Auditor, w.
p. proctor. Of Marblehead; Attorney
General, w. H. Morse. OF Chelsea.
The gold-staSlard wing Of the Demo
cratic party also met to-day and decided
TO place I'm the field on nomination papers
a ticket favorable to the nominees and
the platform Of the convention held in
indianapolis. The ticket, as fled by the
boiling Democratic state Committee OF
Massachusetts,, is as follows: Electors OF
President and Vice-President to support
Palmer and Buckner; for Governor,
Frederick o. Prince OF Boston; Lieute-
nant-Governor, James T. Mcconnell, or
Fitchburg; Secretary, Waldo Lincoln OF
Worcester: Treasurer. Horace p. Toby;
Auditor. Charles O. Spellman, Of Spring
field; Attorney-General, Henry f. Hull
bert of Lynn.