The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-04
A KNOCK FOR BRYAN
GOVERNOR BY MASSACHUSETTS
DEMOCRATS
FORMER MAYOR OF BOSTON
While Holding That Office He Passed
Up the Silver-TOngned Advo-
cate of Free
Silver.


convention held here today placed the
following ticket in nomination.:
Governor-Josiah Quincy, Boston.
Lieutenant Governor-John w. Cough
lin, Fall River.
Secretary of state-wetmore B: Stone,
Springfield.
Treasurer-Joseph I. Chalifoux, Lowell.
Auditor-James F. Dean, Salem.
Attorney GenerA-F. F. Putnam, Tx
bridge.
Fort the first time in six years the De-
mocracy of the state. was united and,
with one exception nominated the entire
ticket by. acclamation, the exception be-
ing the head of the ticket
Charles S. Hanlin nominated Josiah
Quincy, of Boston, for governor. George
F. Mcneil, of Boston, reviewed the prog
ress of the party since the last national
convention and accused Mr.. Quincy of
having sighted Mr.. Bryan in not re-
ceiying him, when mayor of Boston,
when Mr.. Bryan was candidate for
president. Mr.. Mcneil, who was fre-
quently interrupted, concluded by nom
mating Gameliel Bradford for governor.
The vast majority of the delegates did
not treat the matter seriously, and when
the ballots We're counted, ex-Mayor Quin-
THE PLATFORM.
The platform in the outset 1aments the
assassination of President Mckinley,
whose distinguished public and private
virtues and the eminent place which he
had won among American statesmen, are
recognized. Under our democratic In
stitutions' the platform; adds, 1.-The hand
which is raised against the president, is
really directed against. popular Sover-
eighty itself. Freedoms of speech does
not include the right to advocate assas-
Sination.
The platform extends good wishes to
President Roosevelt, without prejudice
to the fight to acritieiSe his acts or oppose
his policy as future occasion may re-
quire. SO
1t declares that the agreat preponder
ance of the Republican party in this state
and in the nation is inconsistent with the
public interest and calls upon all be-
levers in Democratic principles and upon
all who desire to resist present Repub-
lican tendencies to join in making the
Democratic party strong and -harrnoni-
Gus, ready to perform effectively its part
in public affairs.
Ia declaring that in the present cam
paign attention should be concentrated
chiefly on our state government and
state legislation" the convention asserts
that lin place of colonial Imperialism
abroad, we offer to the people progress
siye. democracy at time
The platform further declares that
communism of capital must be met by
state CONTROL that every branch of state
government should. be a department:
the bead of every department should
represent it upon the floor OF the leg
islature; that all district candidates
should be nominated by direct vote, and
that United States senators should be
nominated and elected by direct vote
of the people. &
Ssssg NATIONALS ISSUES.
On federal affairs the platform says:
1--WE are not only absolutely opposed
to colonial. imperialism abroad. and to
the commercialism reckless of every
thing but its own profit, which supports
il, but to every manifestation of the
same reactionary and anti-democratic
spirit at home.
I'VE demand that the efforts of our
government shall be directed toward
preparing the people OF the Philippine
island for the speediest and largest
measure of self government and for ul-
tirate independence under the protec-
tion of this country. l-s
1--WE favor freer trade, by means OF
| genuine reciprocity or otherwise. We
heartily indorse the broad statesman
ship of President McKinley's speech, at
Buffalo. p
The people of Cuba. for whose welfare
we have made ourselves trustee, are
plainly entitled to- the most liberal
commercial relations with this coun-
HAll. tariff duties upon articles pro-
duced by trusts. whicn stifie competi-
tion at home or which favor the for
e1gner at the expense of the American
consumer, should be abolished
Minimum railway freight rates
should be based upon the carload lot,
and the granting to trusts or other large
shippers of any discounts from such
rates should be strictly prohibited"
The shipping subsidy bill is denounced
as raid on the public treasury in the
interest of a few shipbuilders and ship
owners.
ASA means. of rehabilitating American
shipping the admission into this coun-
try free of duty of all articles entering
into the construction and repairs of