The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-10-01
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
Have Lively Convention and Declare
for Free Silver.
G. FRED WILLIAMS FOR GOVERNOR.

Government by Injunction" Censured-
Greater New York Republicans Nom
mate Gen. Tracy for Mayor Of
the New Municipality.
Worcester Mass, Sept 29.-George
Fred Williams, of Dedham, was yester-
day nominated for governor or Massa-
chusetts by the Democratic state COM
vention, on platform that squareiy
indorses that adopted by the national
convention at Chicago last summer. The
other nominees are: Lieutenant COVER
nor, Christopher T. Callahan, or Hoi-
yoke; secretary of state. c. d. Nash, or
Whitman; attorney general, John A.
O'Keefe, CT Lynn; treasurer and re-
ceiver general, T.. A. Watson, OF Boston;
auditor, j. l.. Chalifoux, of Lowell. The
convention was so disorderly at times
as almost to require the Intervention OF
the police George Fred Williams was
the principal figure in the convention.
There was no opposition to his nominal
ton for governor, but his insistence on
the turning down of old party leaders
who were lukewarm in support or NM
self and Bryan last fall created tumult
at the outset before permanent organ
| ization had been effected.
Good Times Due to Want Elsewhere.
Representative Fitzgerald was or
| dered to his seat when he attempted I'd
| speak, and his adherents at one time
| threatened to sustain him by force.
| Finally order was partially restored and
| after a speech by Mr.. wilkins recess
was taken. The convention reassembled
| in the afternoon. Colonel John L. Rice
was elected permanent chairman. Be-
| sides indorsing the Chicago platform
| Of 1896 the platform says that Just
now shortage of theworld's food crops,
eliminating III widespread and CHASTITY
| Asiatic famine, has raised prices for our
products. These abnormal conditions
have largely eliminated the competition
of silver-using countries But recur,
renee of good crops will renew the fierce
competition of these countries, which
will again underbid the American farm
er and reduce the worlds prices Of agri-
cultural products"
| Would Have Lattimer Remembered.
| In a subsequent plank of the platform
condemnation is passed upon govern
ment by injunction" This plank says:
1.-THE country has seen with indigna-
ton the logical result Of this Judicial
tyranny, where, after an unequal strug'
| gle lasting nine weeks, conducted with
remarkable self-control and long suffer
ing by thousands of starving miners, ap-
| pealing in a free land for living wage
men unarmed and in peaceable process.
sion are shot down on the public high.
| way. Let the people remember thi!
massacre at Lattimer and resolve tha
| government by injunction shall not b'
tolerated and that American liberty shall
not perish"
For Mayor of Greater New York.
New York, Sept. 29.-General Benja
min F. Tracy, former secretary Of thu
navy, was last night nominated by thu
convention of the regular Republican
organization for mayor Of Greater New
York. Seth Low, the nominee of thu
Citizens Union, got less than fifty Of thu
34S vtes cast. His name was received
by the delegates and spectators will
jeers and Kisses, and Jacob Worth, tn,
leader Of the opposition to Senator Plat
was cried down when he essayed to pre-
sent Lows name. None Of the defeated
Low men, however, expressed an inten.
ton to bolt the regular ticket