The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
Breach in the Ranks of Nassachu-
setts Democracy Now Widcned BE.
yOnd Hope of Healing.
BOLT OF GOLD ADVOCATES
PRINCE NAMED FOR GOVERNOR ny
sOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS.
One of the LOcked-In Delegates
Killed by GraspinE al Live" Wire
Scenes and Incidents.

BOSTON, Sept. 26.-Unique and pictur-
esque as have been scores of notable polit-
ical contests in this city, none approach
that which last night and to-day wrought
up the entire community to its widest
pitch of excitement, and never has there
been such an anomalous result was
shown at the close of the day, when three
conventions. beld in different sections of
the city, named the same man for the head
of the ticket, and that man George Fred
Williams, for Governor.
The factional fight in the ranks OF the
hitherto united Massachusetts Democracy
can be traced back to The Chicago c,nven-
ton last July. when. in the struggle between
gold and silver, George Fred Williams
and few others boldly left the majority
of the Massachusetts delegation and vc,ed
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Since that time the rift in the Lutte" has
gradually become wider and bitte.or, and
charges of traitors AMI ''wouli-be dc
tators" were banded aoout freely.
The climax was reached last evening,
when, in the big Bryan rally in Music hall,
Mr.. Williams accused the leaders with
wanting to control the SSrare convention.
and requested all those who werc in favor
of his nomination to stay all night IN their
seats, so that no move might be made
programme which had been marked out
by the silver leaders. Thus, six hundred
of his followers obeyed % the letter. and
throughout the long night the vigil was
kept. Every kind of ingenuity was tried
to make the men vacate the bali. The po-
lice were called on to clear the hall. tut
the young lawyers in he silver element
made that move unsuccessful, and as re-
suit the doors were locked and kept SO
until $3.50 this afternoon.
Bright and early to-day thousands of
men, scores of whom were delegates from
out of town, assembled around Music Hall,
expecting the doors to be opened at any
moment that compromise might ensue.
Overtures were made by the members of
the State central committee and they we're
rejected by the men in possession of the
hall, who were fearful of treachery.
The men on the outside then organized in
Hamilton place, in response to the sugges-
ton of Hon. Timothy w. Coakley, the
locked-in leader of the silver men, and
whatever business was transacted in the
hall was indorsed by the outside meeting.
The State committee then went to Fam
eul Hall, where a convention was held and
the national candidates and the Chicago
platform indorsed and the Hon.
George Fred Williams was nominated for
gubernatorial honors The action was pro-
tested by number of gold-standard DEM
ocrats who withdrew in body and placed
a ticket favorable to Palmer and Buckner
in the field on nomination papers.
In Wesleyan Hall the State convention
of the Populist party was held, ard inn
mediately they heard that Williams had
been nominated as the free-silver candidate
for Governor, they followed suit and placed
him al the head OF their ticket