The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-19
Progress Of the Campaign
in Old Bay State.
Faneuil Hall Ticket Is Pro-
nOunced to Be Legal.
A Lively Row at Meeting Of Demo-
cratic State Committee.

ee'N a tSNiSlOH uEulnbl II. Will
iams and his followers. and declared the
state convention held In Faneuil hall. by
tne regular state organization OF the
Democratic party. as the legal one. The
nominees OF the Faneuil hall convention
VIII accordingly be placed on the official
ballot Although Mr.. Williams was
against the state committee, the conven-
lion held by the latter. placed him on
the head OF the ticket, and the decision
VIII not affect his name on the ballot.
nnbsss he withdraws.
In fact, the nominees OF both the con-
ventions held by Williams followers. at
Music hall. and the one at Faneuil hall.
named the same ticket, with one or two
exceptions. so that the contest before the
commission was solely for the control OF
the state organization. The seizure OF
Music hall, the evening before the conven-
tion, was the cause of the regulars going
10 Faaeuil hall Both factions. OF course.
claimed that their convention was the
legal one. The ballot law commission did
not make public its full decision, so that
as yet, Williams men have not decided
what they Will do Williams is cam
paigning for Bryan In the west and has
not yet been heard from.
IL is possible that the Williams men
NAi apply 10 lnt All lnJunc-
tion TO restrain the secretary OF the COM
monwealth from putting the Fsneuil hall
ticket on the official ballot.
The most turbulent meeting of the
DEMOCRATIC state central committee In
the history of the state was held at head
quarters Saturday afternoon. and so
fierce was the clash between the two
factions that the meeting broke up in an
uproar, without doing any business
whatever. Pandemonium marked the
proceedings from the opening to the
hasty adjournment. and free fight was
only prevented by several old cam
paigners In both factions. The anti
regulars assalled ex-Judge John w.
Corcoran, the chairman. and Secretary
Nat Robinson IN violent terms, and the
latter threatened TO have several men,
bers OF the committee elected.
The breach between the regular state
organization and the followers OF George
+. Williams. the gubernatorial candi-
date, has been gradually. but surely.
widening since the Chicago convention,
end last month open war was declared.
and the Music hall AFFAIR coupled with
Saturdays decision by the ballot COM
mission declaring the Music hall con-
Nention illegal, did not help matters.
The state committee was TO have named
the successor TO the gold members. who
resigned some time ago. because Of the
silver plank adopted at Chicago.
Judge Corcoran did not call the meet.
ing 10 order at the appointed time. and
the Williams men, exasperated at the
delay. appointed Harry Jaquith and
Representative keenan, to request the
judge to begin business at once.
After the roll had been called, Delegate
y. w. Coakley OF Boston requested that
John O'Gara O. Spencer. q candidate for
congress, be seated In place OF c. H.
Pellet one OF those who resigned. Sena-
tor Corbett objected to this, on the
ground that none OF the resignations
could be looked upon as valid until the
ballot law commission decided on the
legality Of the convention at which they
were offered.
A motion was made to adjourn during
the excitement attending this discussion.
The motion was seconded. and the roll
call began. Loudly did the "antis"
talk and try TO delay the rollcall. Secre-
tary Robinson failed to call the name of
Sanderson of Greenfield, and a cry OF
fraud" arose.
Delegate Dennison demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. and proceeded to assai the
secretary. A vote was taken after the
excitement had somewhat subsided. and
resulted In a vote Of 20 to 10 against ad-
journment. The vote was doubted. and
a rollcall showed the same vote reversed
The Williams men protested. ana an
other vote was taken, which stood Il In
favor and IS against
wild scene followed. A dozen mon
were on their feet at once. shouting at
the chairman for recognition. Judge
Corcoran left his chair. having evidently
declared the meeting adjourned. Dele
gates T. w. Coakley, ID. Coakley. Denni-
son, Scollerd and others, all williams
men, hurled maledictions at the chair
man. They denounced Secretary Rob-
inson, and the latter replied In a heated
fashion. The secretary and Tim Coax
ley rushed for each other, and for mo-
ment II looked like a free fight, but the
cooler ones stopped hostilities. and the
delegates dispersed.
Additional interest was added 10 the
outbreak by a manifesto, which was is
sued Saturday night by the Bryan Sew
sll-Williams club. The document is
lengthy one. and bristles with charges
against the state committee. The mani
festo begins as follows;
I'VE. the undersigned, on behalf Of a
majority OF the Democratic state COM
pittee. issue this formal protest against
The fraudulent methods by which the
chairman and secretary OF that commit
tee nullified at today's meeting the will
of that majority. At this meeting. by
reason OF the resignation of 16 gold bolt
ers, the attendance showed an undoubted
majority for Bryan Williams and the
Chicago platform. And this, too, in spite
OF the fact that the secretary sent ou
notices Of tfie meeting 20 the anti Bryan
machine members OF Boston three DAYS
ago, while the out-of-town members
whose loyalty to Democracy Is beyond
reach of the corrupting influences OF the
Quincy machine. were not notified until
last night"
The manifesto then goes on 10 relate
OF the delay In calling the meeting To
order. and Of the appointment Of COM
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