Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-04
QUINCY NOMINATED.
N Massachusetts, Democrats In Convention. 1856
to174. Select Him Is Candidate.

cd Josiah Quincy for governor by
| vote OF 1856 to la. John w. cOughhfl
OF FAN River, was named FOR lieut.
governor. The balance Of the state
ticket was made as follows: Secretary
of state. Wilmore b. stone. Springfield;
auditor. James +. Dean. Salem: treas
urer, Joseph X. Chalifoux. Lowell At
torney general. A. A. Putnam, Tx
bridge. Hon. Josiah Quincy, the can
didate for governor. was introduced 10
| the convention and said:
The platform OF principles adopted
| by the convention commands my
hearty and unqualified support. 1t Is
Il platform OF the present and the fu-
| turc, not OF the past. Wisely affirming
] our confidence in the coundness of the
| essential principles of Dcmocrcy. as
| last authoritativcly cnunCiatcd in ma
| tionai conventions. ii makes no attempt
| to bind all Democrats to the specific
| blanks or even 10 the policies Of any
| past platform.
| The spirit ana essence or Democracy
| continue from one campaign to anoth-
| err: and any who are ct IN harmony
with IL cannot fairly be expected to CO.
| operate with our party. Its form and
| its specific demands necessarily change
| 10 meet existing conditions.
| Recognizing that questions Of state
| government should be- paramount in
| this campaign. the platform places the
party on sound advance grounds to
| deal with them effectively.
have long believed that the time
has come when constitutional con-
vention should b. held III this State II
| Is
demands and ! shall earnestly adyo-
cate this plank in our platform.
| The largest governmental question IN
| this state. today, Is that ~ securing
| the better administration OF the city
! governments under which two-thirdS
uf our people live No question Is
! greater ar more important than that
| Of establishing soundcr relation be
tween the state ana the municipal
bodies. We believe this can De best
accomplished by cnlarging the powers
OF self government and putting an end
10 constant legislative interference
! With ma tcis II local detail
With the declaration of the platform
in regard 10 federal questions. | IN
IN the fullest sympathy. IN 20 fnr AS
reciprocity Is honest and genuine. par
Gratis may we'll give 5, their support.
Opposition to the impcralistic spirit
in all its forms. not merely To its appli-
cation To the Philippine islands. must
be a cardinal principal OF Democracy.
Hon John ". CoughIin 81 Fan River
The nomnc" FOR lieutenant governor.
spoke when Mr.. quincy had finished
At this point the delegates called
Williams Williams" with cheers. np-
plars.. and the waving Of hats. For
several minutes the convention Was IN
an uproar.
George Fred Williams in his speech
said Il WELD nothing 70 the gentle
man who rose here To nominate MIR
bradford for governor. in my belief
in the platforms Of Chicago ana Kan
Sas city conventions. ana | stand as
firmly on the platform as | ever did"
Mr.. Williams added that ne realized
that Democracy had changed since
1895. ANA more rroEressiv. ideas had
c.me To stay. He paid n strong tribute
To Mr.. Quincy and said that during the
past few weeks he had renewed the
II icndshps Of the past. which had made
lis heart rejoice. He said that ne had
nothing 10 forgive and nothing Of the
past to forget, and then asked that for
business and other reasons hc be al
lowed TO refrain from all participation
in politics for the next TWO years or 50.
'rhe following is a summary OF the
! platform adopted ~ the convention:
w" deeply lament the tragedy
which has recently deprived the nation
OF its chosen ruler. almost at the he
ginning Of his second term Of Office.
We Join with all our countrymen in
! recognizing the distinguished public
ard private virtues Of the late Presi
dent Mckinley, ana the eminent place
which he had won among mcn and
| stat. smcn-
There is no place for Anarchy in
this country Under our democratic
institutions the hand which is raised
against the President is in reality di
! "ect"d against popular sovereignty it
| self. Freedom Of speech does not in
| Guide the right to advocate assassina-
| ton.
President Roosevelt is entitled t.
the good wishes Of all patriotic citizens.
! without prejudice to their right to crit
| icize his acts or oppose his policies as
| future occasion may require.
The main planks in the platform are
| in brief:
| Individual rights must he safeguard d
q by law against monopolistic power:
| communionism of capital must be met
| by state control
| responsible governor should he at
| the head of all administrations: the ex-
| ccutive council should be abolished
| Every branch Of state government
should be a department: the head of
every department should represent il
| upon the floor Of the Legislature
| Legislative sessions should be cur
| tailed.
| Legislative measures should he sub
lect TO referendum to the people when
| over duly petitioned for.
| single primary election for all par
ties should be established in place Of
| separate caucuSes
| All candidates voted for in distiiSts
should be nominated by direct vote:
| optional direct nomination of cand:-
| dates for state offices should be pro-
| vided for
| The United States Senate is bccom-