The record-union., 1899-09-22

ent of Police was called to the plat
form by Chairman McNary to remove
Congressman Fitzgerald, who, when
Chairman McNary declared the orig
inal motion carried, defied McNary and
the latter's friends. The delegates
sprang to their feet and crowded
around the platform, and although no
blows were struck pandemonium
reigned.
The nomination of candidates for
State officers was then proceeded with
Robert Treat Paine, Jr., of Boston
was nominated for Governor by ac-
clamation
John H. Mack of North Adams was
nominated for Lieutenant Co nor.
George Fred Williams then presented
the report of the Committee on Plat
form:
The platform declares that the Chi
cago platform of 1896, like the Dec
laration of Independence, stands part
of the fundamental code of the Dem
ocratic Government"
The financial plank of the instru-
ment is particularly illustrated and the
financial ills of the five years prior to
1897 are ascribed to "a contracted cur
rency, for which Republican financial
legislation had provided no form OF
relief"
''The farmers of the South and
West" the platform says, being COM
PEELED to sell their products in the
worlds markets in competition with
cruising countries, are condemned
to low prices for what they sell, while
the rising scale of prices at home, due
partly to the increased volume of mon
ey and more to the intervention of the
trusts, results in the exaction from
them of higher prices for all they have
to buy
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 incompe-
tently and corruptly prosecuted.
The platform alleges that lin the re-
iterated demands for more troops to
subdue the Tagalos may be detected
the purpose to have ultimately more
soldiers to employ at home making
it possible for monopolistic corporations
ito secure the aid of armed forces, both
State and Federal. to overawe their
workingmen in time of labor dissen-
sions"
The platform then denounces the con.
duct of the military authorities in the
Couer d'Alene mining district of Idaho
The proposal to lease the Boston and
Albany Railroad to the New York Gen.
tral is condemned, and the Legislature
is asked to refuse its consent.
The platform favors direct legisla-
tion, the initiative and referendum;
the election of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people, and the
enforcement of an eight-hour work day;
the abolition of the law granting a life
tenure to members of the judiciary, and
the public ownership and operation OF
street railways, water works and other
municipal business enterprises.
The platform concludes with pledging
the loyalty of the Massachusetts De-
mocracy to William j. Bryan.
The platform was adopted without
a u4ssenling vote.
John Fl. Morrison of Lowell was
nominated for Attorney General, w. L.
Ramsdell Of Lynn for State Auditor,
Harry Lloyd of Boston for Secretary OF
State and Joseph J. Flynn of Lau-
renee for State Treasurer.
The committee appointed to select the
delegates to the national convention
then made its report. The delegates
at large are George Fred Williams, Ira
d. Drinkwater. F. c. McNary and
Christopher T. Callahan.
There We're several attempts at dis
turbance when the motion to accept the
report of this opmmittee was put, but
they were suppressed. and the Chair
man declared the report adopted and
the list of delegates stand as an
nounced.
The convention then adjourned.