The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-22

Boston, Sept 21-The riotous scenes
and the bitter fights between the two
I factions of the Democrats in this
state which characterized the all night
session in Music hall here in 1896, and
| that at Worcester the following year,
were renewed with even greater Bit.
terness at the annual convention Of
the state Democracy in Mechanics
1 hall today. There were hardly a mo-
ment after the speeches of the tenn
( porary and permanent presiding Off
I GERS We're concluded when there was
quiet and harmony in any degree.
| At times the entire delegations were
upon their feet, the members standing
on chairs or tables, shouting in the
heat of passion some denunciatory re-
marks at the chairman or the person
who was endeavoring to speak upon
the platform.
At these times it seemed as though
even the force of 100 policemen in the
hall would be of no avail, so impas-
stoned were those on the floor and the
climax came when, at the request of
the chairman, the captain of the police
appeared upon the platform. and
placed his hand upon Congressman
John F. Fitzgerald, in readiness to
forcibly remove him from the platform
Z
chairman to address and calm the ex-
cited assemblage.
Cause of the Tumult.
The cause of the tumult which ragged
for nearly three hours was the question
! before the body Of accepting the action
of the state committee in presenting o
list of delegates to the national cOnven~
ton. 1t was claimed by those who OPP
posed the idea that it was against al
precedent and robbed the various dis
tricts of their constitutional rights.
The personalities which were in
dulged in were directed as much
against Congressman Fitzgerald as
against Mr.. Williams, the party leader,
and hard names were called on both
sides. The final result of all the con-
fusion and discOrd was the overwhelm-
ing passage of every motion and report
made by the state committee and the
election of national convention dele
gates, headed by Robert t. Payne, jr.,
and John H. Mack. The state ticket
follows:
The State Ticket.
Governor-Robert Treat Payne. 1r.,
of Boston, by reclamation.
Lieutenant GovernOr-JOhn H Mack
of North Adams.
Attorney General-John H Morrison
of Lowell.
Auditor-W. L. RamsdeH of Lynn.
Secretary of State-Harry Lloyd OF
Boston.
Treasurer-Joseph ]. Flynn of Law
renee.
George Fred Williams presented the
reportSof the committee on platform.
The platform declares that the Chi
cagO platform of 1896, like the Declara-
ton of independence, stands a part OF
Tba dor al code Of ha
cratic government. The financial plank
of that instrument is particularly IL
luStrated. and the financial ills of the
five years prior to 1897 are ascribed to
"a. contracted currency, for which Re
publican financial legislation had pro-
vided no form of relief"
THE farmers of the south and west
the platform says. being compelled tc
sell their products in the worlds mar
kets in competition with silver using
countries are condemned to low prices
for what they sell. while the rising
scale of prices at home, due partly t.
the increased volume of money and
more to the Intervention of the trusts
results in the exaction from them OF
higher prices for all they have to buy
Accuses Republican Party.
The Republican party is accused OF
planning to surrender to the banks the
governmental function of issuing paper
money and controlling it's volume.
The war in the Philippines is charac-
terized as criminal aggression. wanton,
needless and wasteful, and incompet-
emily and cOrruptly prosecuted.
The platform alleges that in the re-
iterated demands for more and more
troops to subdue the Tagals may be
detected the purpose of having ulti-
mately more soldiers to employ at
I,f4v Ii.
liStic corporations to secure the aid OF
armed forces, both state and federal.
to overcome their workingmen in time
of labor discussions"
The plat-Jrm then denounces the
conduct of the military authorities in
the Couer d'Alene mining district Of
IDAHO
The platform favors direct legisla-
ton, the initiative and referendum. the
election of United States senator's by
direct vote of the people, and the en-
forcement of an eignt-hOur Workday.
the abolition of the law granting a life
tenure to members of the judiciary and
the public ownership and operation of
street railways, waterworks and other
municipal business enterprises.
The platform concludes with pledgine
the loyalty of the Massachusetts De-
mocracy to William J. Bryan.
More Trouble Threatened.
The committee appointed to select
delegates to the national convention
then made its report. The delegates at
large are George Fred Williams. Col
onel A. G. Drinkwater, William +. Nc
Nary and Christopher T. Callahan.
There were several attempts at dis
turbance when the motion to accept the
report of the committee was put. but
they were suppressed, and the chair
man declared the report adopted, and
the list of delegates as announced. The
convention then adjourned
REPUBLICANS OF NEBRASKA.