The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-26
SilveriteS Hold Possession of
Music Hall.
Auti-Williams Delegates Decide TO
Meet in Old Faneuil.
Williams Is Rewarded by the Silvesito
Nomination for Governor.


least, IL ever in the history of the Demo-
cratic party in Massachusetts, has the day
OF the state convention dawned with SO
many preliminaries to the formal organiz-
alton OF the assembly of delegates unat-
tended to and so much uncertainty as to
the developments of the convention. As
a result OF the efforts OF the state COM
mittee which is controlled by the gold
standard men, to admit delegates to the
convention hall by credentials alone and
not by ticket, and the sensational speech
of Hon. George Fred Williams, the silver
leader and candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, daylight
found about five hundred silver delegates
intrenched In Music Hall, where the con-
vention was to meet at IL o'clock, de-
termined to remain until the meeting ad-
journed, in spite of all opposition.
When the silver men announced last
night that they intended to remain in
the hall until the convention was over,
large force Of police assembled on one
side OF the nall and in the streets near
by, and it was rumored at one time hat
officers. Bnt representatives of the silver
men conferred with General Man tin OF the
board of poltce,auu in spite OF the efforts
Of the gold men to.secure en- order.for the
election of the opposition delegates. the
blue coats were instructed to withdraw
and the waiting silver men proceeded to
kill time by speech making, caro- play
inc nd Hein ha o<,f
the building requested them to disperse,
and when they refused policemen were
stationed at the doors under orders to al
low any who wished TO go out, but not 20
permit any to return.
Caterers, bearing a lunch ordered by
the silver cohorts were refused admission
and then the thirsty and hungry politi-
clans began to fall back on their ingen-
uity.
Shortly before IL O'Clock the gold men
at the Quincy House sent a committee
of two members of the REPRESENTATIVE
iiarns Club to Music Hall to ascertain IL
the convention could be held and II
the gold delegates would be admitted
without delay when il appeared at tue
uCOTS. Ing ItDOricd tiiHt tNcy
could not get near the doors, and the
gold delegates then decided TO march to
the hall at noon aud demand admittance
II they were not notified before then that
they could get in.
After wrangling all the forenoon the
State Democratic committee decided to
hold the Democratic covsntion in Faneuil
III. H..
sion of Music Hall.
few moments before noon word came
from,the inside of the hall that the dele
gates there had organized convention
and chosen James III. Mellen Worcester
temporary chairman. Hon. George
Frea Williams then addressed the crowd
and said:
"The State committee refuses to open
these doors. We have a regular conven-
iion organized and in operation on the
inside OF this hall. We are about TO get
another hall where the other delegates
can gather snd will have full report on
tho convention on the inside. The second
convention will endorse the action Of
that now in session within.
At 1915 o'clock Chairman Moreland of
the outside meeting presented the fol-
loving resolution to be sent to the con-
vention in Music Hall: "rhe vast gath
ering of Democrats outside or Music Hall
heartily endorse your every action" The
resolution was agreed to with sho out.
Mr.. Moreland went into room in the
rear OF his Improvised rostrum and when
he returned said: "Fellow Democrats,
there is a rumor being freely circulated
among the crowds here that Chairman
Ccrcoran has announced that the state
convention will be held I'm Faneuil Hall
at 1 o'clock" just then a man VITO
claimed to be s..delegate from the inside
of Music Hall and said that no had boen
sent as a committee to those outside,
read message declaring that the closing
of.the doors of the hall was violation Of
she city ordinances and breach OF the
rules OF the fire commissioners.
The delegates within requested that the
delegates outside wait upon the fir an
missioners and demand, as th
of those IN the hal! were la dangs