New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-04
JOSIAH QUINCY CHOSEN.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS NO,r
NATE HIM FOR GOVERNOR.

Boston Oct. S-Prepared to nominate Josiah
Quincy for four years Mayor of Boston, as the
head of their ticket. the Democrats of Massachu-
sets met for their State convention here TO-DAY
The usual formalities of opening a State conven
ton were finished quickly William s NrcNarv
was CHOSEN temporary chairman and Stephen NJ
walsh temporary secretary. After the appoint
ment of the usual committees permanent organ
1zation was effected by the choice of Thomas ]
Garsan, OF Boston, chairman. Mr. Gargan gave
SURFING address. With reference 10 industrial
conditions. Mr. Garsan said:
We have VEL passed from the of corporations to
stop the formation of trusts? 1 am frank to say
ana the time has arrived when must
Mr. Gargan said that there should be agitation
/ ior UNIFORM laws to prevent stock watering i'm
every State of the Union: that Congress shouls A.
the next session repeal or modify the duties on
steel and iron and give free coal and free iron
| ore; repeal modify the duties on sugar reneaI
or modify the duties glass. and repeal what the
speaker called the ubiquitous duty hides" and
! again place them on the free list
chairman Gargan said that President McKinlev.s
iast speech at Buffalo showed that he had grown
from the politician into the statesman" and had
placed his feet firmly their platform and advo-
Gated me good old Democratic doctrine of greater
freedom of trade and reciprocity
The committee resolutions next made it's re-
port.
Inc opening sentences of the platform were a
fioute 10 the iate President Mckinley On Fed
efal artalrs the platform said in part:
We are not only absolutely opposed to colonial
OF everything bud it's ' own pret abrb rsSS
por.s H. out to every manifestation of the same
nr M favor IRE trade by means Of eengne reel
I broad craftsmanship of President McKinIev'g
speech Buffalo. '
trial combinations. Federal regulation is urgentIv
needed We believe that accounts of corporations
be periodically audited and made public. Unfair
competition designed only to crush rival tenn
porary measures to establish monopoly. should be
All tarif duties upon articles produced by trusts
which stihe competition at home. which favor
hg foreign at the eSpsnse Of The american
freight rates should be based upon the carload lot
of any discount from such should be strictly
| We denounce the Shipping Subsidy bill proposed
by the Republican party in the LyIth Congress
a few shipbuiders and shipowners.
| The resolutions were adopted amid great an
plause.
The committee credentials reported 17so dele
gates present oltf of possible 2.lss.
/ Charles :. Hamlin nominated Josiah Quincy. Of
| Boston. for Governor. Walter s RamsdeI OF
| Lynn. seconded the nomination
| George E. Mcneil Of Boston. recognized N,
! began address. in which he reviewed the prog
ress of the party since the last national eonven-
| ton and accused Mr. Quincy of having sighted
| Mr.. Bryan in rot receiving him. as Mayor of Bos-
/ ton. when Mr. Bryan was in this city. Mr. Nc
Neil frequently interrupted in the OF his
! speech. He ended by nominating Gamaliel Brad
ford for Governor. Ex-Nayor George EIdridse. OF
/ Chicopee seconded the nomination
The ballot for Governor resulted follows. 10
siah Quincy 1856; Gamaliel Bradford. III: blank
Mr. Quincy was declared the nominee.
/ The balance OF the State ticket was nominated
follows For Lieutenant-Ciovernor John ". Cough
! lin of Fall River; Secretary of State, Wilmore P
Stone Springfield: Auditor, James F. Dean. Salem:
| Treasurer, Joseph ChaIefoux Lowell; Attorney
! General. a. \. Putnam. Cxbridge.
| When the nominate had been effected Mr.
! Quincy. the nominee for Governor, addressed the
l convention.