The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-28
REED WITHDRAWS
SAUNDERS DOES NOT


nett the better fitted. l want to see
in the position of speaker a man who
is both stalwart republican and is
competent in every respect to dis
charge the duties appertaining to the
chair. l regard the problem as one
not necessarily of floor leadership, but
on the other hand of executive man
a gement and parliamentary govern
ment of the house. 1t does not neces-
sarily follow that because a man has
seen a number of years service in
the house, he is from the mere fact
of length of service and that alone
equipped from the parliamentary point
of view; his ability in that respect
must determine from actual expert
ence in the chair itself. I withdraw
in Mr.. Benefits favor, after consulta-
ton with many of my friends, and !
shall do all I can for Mr.. Bennett ]
believe he can be elected, and l expect
he will be the next speaker of the
Massachusetts, house of representatives
In my opinion / am confident that ]
am not over-stating when I say that
Bristol county, which has been the
foundation of my campaign, is practi-
cally unanimous with regard to the
of Mr.. Bennett"
THE BENNETT CONFERENCE.
Representative Davis of Amesbury
presided at the conference of Reed
Bennett men. The following 81 repre-
sentatiVes were at the tables:
Russell, Boston.
fitzpatrick, Boston.
Fairbanks, Bellingham.
Hunt, Attleboro
Edison, w. Brookfield.
Hubbard, Ashby.
Skinner, WATERFOWL.
Belden, Gloucester
Chase, Westboro.
Keene, Stoneham.
Heron, Southbridge.
Hull, Millbury.
Humphrey, Peabody.
Poor, Andover.
Burns, Lynn.
Spooner, Chelsea.
burlington, Franklin
Garfield, Brockton.
Dow, TopSfield.
Pettingill, Salisbury.
Hunt, Worcester.
Porter, Lynn.
Salter Lynn.
Bulfnch, Swampscott
Foster Boston.
Sprague, Quincy.
Farwell, Boston.
Haskell, Beverly.
George, Groveland.
Wetherell, Woburn.
Dowse, Maiden.
Emerson, Boston.
Allen, Spencer.
Francis, New Bedford.
Reed, Taunton.
Snow, Fairhayen.
Cole, Mattapoisett.
Davis, Amesbury.
Hopewell Fall River.
Weeks, Fall River.
Bullock, New Bedford.
Belcher, Easton.
Mills, Fall River.
Bennett, Saugus.
Leslie, Waltham.
Bliss, Boston.
Eddy, West Bridgewater.
Whitney, Winchendon.
Winsloe, Boston
Leland, Sherborn.
Briggs, Taunton.
Gibney, Fall River.
After Mr.. Reed spoke, Representa-
lives burlington of Franklin, Pettin-
gill of Salisbury, Hunt of Worcester.
Porter and Salter of Lynn, Sprague of
Quincy, Dowse of Maiden, Francis of
New Bedford and Weeks and Mills of
Fall River, all hopeful of winning. Mr..
Bennett spoke also. Mr.. Benefits
headquarters have been opened at
looms POI and 202 Hotel Bellevue.
THE MYERS PROCLAMATION.
Mr.. Myers stated last night that he
lad no apologies or explanations to
make for the manner in which he has
exercised his suffrage at the polls in
he past, and he is not disturbed, he
says, by charges of inconsistency be-
,ause he may have sometimes voted
Independently with respect to individ-
lal candidates. He is very sensitive,
when he is virtually accused
If misrepresenting facts, and that, he
kinks, is the logical inference to be
lrawn from the statement given out
rom the Saunders headquarters, and
published in last Sundays papers.
That statement said that Mr.. Myers
had declared he had recently read
,ver all the republican platforms.
and state, for the past 20
years, and found no plank upon which
lie could not for the time stand" The
statement goes on to point out that
% years includes the plank of the re-
publican state convention of 1884, which
Blaine and Logan, and in
luires, Did Mr.. Myers stand on that
flank when he bolted these candidates
Ind supported Cleveland and Hen
lricks?" The Saunders statement also
the inquiry as to whether
Mr.. Myers stood upon the plank in the
epublican state platform of 1891 con-
lemning the democratic administration
n Massachusetts, when ''he proceeded
to vote" for another such
administration.
Mr. Myers now declares that these
Inquiries and the differences sought to
,e drawn from them, are not based
lpon a correct report of his remarks
It the Middlesex Club dinner.
81 was surprised that such state
nent," he said last night should be
made. for / felt sure that Mr.. Saun-
lers knew, when | said l endorsed the
epubican platforms for the past 20
ears, that l meant that / endorsed the
doctrines of the party there laid down.
did not think that / said | had gone
ver the state platforms for the past
0 years without finding anything to
but that had gone over them
or several years past. But l had
at the meeting, Mr.. Ba-
on, an official court stenographer, who
ook down my words as uttered them.
his shows exactly what l said, and 1t
S quite different from what Mr.. Saun-
ers' statement quotes me as saying.
Mr.. Myers declared the following to
lave been his language in this con-
lection as taken down in shorthand:
/ wanted to be sure whether / could
ubscribe to all the doctrines that have
,een laid down. and so went over