The evening times., 1899-09-28
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS.
A Statement ConcerniRg the Actfo
of the Recent CanYeutian

A Statement COncernfHG the Action
of the Recent Convention.
BOSTON. Sept 28.-The Democratic
State Committee has issued statement to
the Democrats of the commonwealth de-
Tending the recent State convention from
criticism
Attention is called to the fact that the
| State committee, several weeks before the
| convention, proposed to the city and town
committees the idea of electing National
Convention delegates at the State conven-
| ton this fall, and that the replies to the
suggestion were very generally favorable.
The State committee at full meeting
decided upon this course of action, and no
protest was made by any member of that
committee.
| The committee admits freely that 1t was
/, its desire to elect full delegation OF Bry
an men TO the National Convention. be-
cause it was we'll known that 80 per cent
of the Democrats of the State are for Bry-
an and the Chicago platform. The state
ment says:
''The State committee recommended the
usual course of referring to committee,
consisting as usual of representatives from
each Congressional district.
method in the convention was the selec-
ton of men who fairly represent the SEN
timent of their districts, and so far as the
influence of cur committee was used IL
was directed to the healing of all past
differences where actual hostility to the
national platform did not make it impossi-
Bile.
This committee considers that the
tion of the convention was satisfactory
verdict upon its policy, and this public
statement is warranted only by one fact
TO wit, that the opposition was present to
prevent fair debate and to make tumult in
| the convention, as was shown by the fact
that they came with megaphones distrib-
uted among their members for the single
| purpose of creating disturbance.
'One of their spokesman beckoned them
| to the platform for the purpose Of Great
ing a riot and personal violence would
have resulted except for the coolness of
the chairman and the Intervention of the
police"
The committee also denies the charge
that the convention was packed, saying:
Amy delegate will testify that during
the convention, when proceedings were sus-
pended by the chairman until all the dele
gates were seated, there were between 200
and 800 seats not occupied by delegates.
| and the reckless assertion that delegates
were in attendance in excess of the author
| lied number cannot be justified by any
responsible person.
This committee is not seeking TO ease
! the chagrin and disappointment of those
| who were hoping by political manipulation
| to overthrow the will OF the Democratic
| masses in Massachusetts,.
If this committee had any other motive
than the performance OF its official duty,
| it was that there should be a speedy end
| to the misleading statements that the at
| titude Of the Democratic masses in our
! commonwealth toward Mr.. Bryan and the
| Chicago platform was hostile, or even for
a moment doubtful.
The wisdom of the course pursued by
the convention is evident from the fact
| that its action is generally accepted
throughout the country as a definite solu
tion of all doubt as TO the policy and the
candidate in the next National Convention.
IF the State committee has aided TO
| bring about this result 1t is well aware
that il has merely assisted the vast ma
! jority of our voters TO full and final rec
ord of their decision in favor of the renom-
| ination of William ]. Bryan"