New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22
RUSSELL THEIR CANDIDATE.
ACTION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
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PRAISES THE cLEvELAND-o1NEY
VENEZUELA POLICY
ston April 21-The Democratic stare Cohveh''ch
to elect deegates-at-large to the Chicaso Noi'."
ton was held N Music Hall to-day. IL lhdorseu inc
candidacy Of Ex-Governor William +. husseii ioi
the Presidency The Committee on Credentials re-
ported l.246 delegates present The Commiltee OH
permanent Organization reported John X mayer
Of Worcester permanent presiding olHce'.
John f. Russell OF Leicester; George Frederic
Williams of Dedham; j. W. Corcoran' OF Ci'"'on.
and James w. Donovan, Of Boston, were noiliha'eu
bv Congressman J. F. Fitzgerald as deegates-at-
largo 70 the Chicago Convention Timothy f. SuIil-
van of Lowell In a vigorous speech. objected TO
viva voce election of delegates and demanded 'na'
q ballot be taken Congressman fitzseraid eu'o
gzed in turn the four men nominated ms s"oruS
calling forth enthusiastic applause The -FOUR nomi-
nees were chosen with only single dissenting Voice.
Alternates were elected as follows: f. NJ. Ezekiel.
OF Springfield; William p. Butler of Hoiyoke; Henry
v. Cunningham of Boston, and Fisher Plerson OF
Lowell
The platform adopted was. In part. as follows:
Believing that the true Interests Of the people re-
labor be paid In money that Is lntrinscaly worth IN
all %arsss of the S %ora Of e
gold standard of value at all times redeemape anu
silver and any further purchases Of silver bullion
the coinage thereof on Government account.
form that the Government shall take the initial
steps for the withdrawal from circulation or the
legal-tender notes issued in time OF war under me
pledge of prompt retirement. We denounce the
action Of the Republican majority IN the present
House Of Representatives In attempting TO reanirm
the law of 1875 requiring the perpetual reissue Of
these notes and their failure to zeal properly ahe
honestly with this problem; we declare our pellet
that this inaction has added to the mparmentot our
credit caused by the silver legislation enacted during
two Republican Administrations
We demand that the necessity for an adequate
medium of exchange in ALL sections or the country
shall be by provision for an elastic banking cur,
rency subject to such Government control as shai
insure uniformity and redemption IN standard coin
on demand.
We recognize the benefit that has resulted to our
manufacturers and to the people OF the country by
the admission Of wool and certain other raw mate.
rails free Of duty. We believe the country would
enjoy a much larger measure OF prosperity II al
mitted free. The return Of the Republican party 70
power means the enactment OF a protective tarltf
and the return to silver legislation, which VIII I'M
settle all values and seriously disturb the finances
anS sdorss q the en 1 and dgned position of the
President the Venezuelan boundary question, anu
congratulate the country that IN TINS Crisis the
office OF Secretary Of State was filled by man
American diplomacy an epoch making statesman,
dsting Of Massachusetts. great Am-ri-
can-Richard Olney. -
g Following a long estab shed Democratic custom
the Democrats Of Massachusetts, in convention as
sembled will not any way instruct or pledge their
the Democratic party of the State to present and
they earnestly recommend to the considsratlon OF
the National Convention to be held at Chicago as
their candidate for the Office of President OF the
United States the name Of their victorious e9mra s
geous. hgh-princpled Ex-Governor, William Eustis
Russell