The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

The party leaders were somewhat
disappointed at the non-appearance or
two of their speakers, Hon. Patrick A.
Collins of Boston and Hon. John w.
Coughlin of Fall River, Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor, both
of whom were prevented by business
engagements from coming to Worces-
ter. But the program was long enough
and the crowd was held until nearly
1890 O'Clock by the quintet on the pro-
gram.
The members of the state committee
and leading Worcester Democrats went
to- the Union Station at 7 O'Clock to
meet the Boston speakers and escorted
them to the Bay State House, headed
by the City Band. Plenty of red fire
was burned on the way through Front
and Main Streets and when the hall
was reached, the band did little turn
! before going into the ilall to attract
| u crowd. The speakers and their es-
corts left the Bay State House at
o'clock and when the building was
] reached, the big delegation of party
workers in the city and the surround
ing towns of Leicester, Millbury, Au-
burn, Oxford, Webster, Holden, Clin-
ton, Grafton, Uxbridge and Westboro
filed to the seats on the platform.
When they were seated the entertain
ers Of the evening marched to the front
row, headed by Chairman James f. Ry-
an Of the city committee and Hon. Jo-
siah Quincy. candidate for governor
Behind them came Mayor Philip j.
O'Connell, Judge Arthur A. Putnam,
ex-Congressman John F. Fitzgerald,
Secretary Charles H. Writer Of the city
committee, William s. McNary, chair
man of the state committee, Congress-
man John R. Thayer, Daniel F. Rourke
and Thomas H. Sullivan Of Millbury.
David 1. Walsh came in later
The rally was called to order at $40
o'clock by Chairman James F. Ryan Of
the Democratic City Committee, who
spoke encouragingly Of the outlook. He
said the sorrow caused by the death of
President Mckinley has quieted the en-
thusIasm of both political parties, but
the people are once more taking up the
concerns of life and are giving atten-
ton to politics, which should be the bust
ness of every citizen, because all are
equally protected in person and prop
erty by the strong arm Of govern
ment. Continuing, he said
There is political transition going
on in the ranks of the Democratic
party, and no state is doing more than
is Massachusetts to be the first to strike
out on the advanced lines of democ-
racy. We are going through process
of harmonizing and uniting the Demo-
cratic party, and this process is Of vital
interest and great significance to the
Democrats of the country.
"The Democratic party Of Massachu-
sets has passed through many trying
ordeals and witnessed unrest and dis
satisfaction in its ranks during the
past few years, but 1t has survived
them all, and today the Democratic
party of Massachusetts, is in hopeful
condition. The Democrats who left the
party because of a difference in opin-
ion on the currency question, are now
coming back. They are receiving ev-
cry fair assurance that the Democratic
party still stands for the best of good
governments. 1t is a revival and re-
juvenated form Of Democracy. 1t per-
mits all Democrats to reunite in ef-
fective cooperation upon a general ba-
sis. which endeavors to avoid both ex-
IRENE radicalism on the one hand and
timid conservatism upon the other"
Ex-Congressman John f. Fitzgerald
of Boston was the first speaker, and
his glowing tribute to the ability Of
Mayor Philip ]. O'Connell was the hit
Of his able speech. He congratulated
the Worcester Democracy on its en-
thusiastic rally and the presence of so
many of the county leaders. He said
he was glad to come to Worcester,
which has such an able chairman as
Mr. Ryan and whose affairs are pre-
sided over by one of the brightest
cleanest, ablest and most efficient
chief magistrates in the United States.
Loud and long applause interrupted
the speaker at this point, and it was
some time before he could continue.
When he did he said the city election
in Worcester last year attracted at
tention from one end Of the country
TO the other, and when Congressman