The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
GAsToN FOR GOVERNOR
No Endorsement of Kansas
 City Platform.
John c. Crosby Nominated xox Lieutenant Governor and will more B. stone,is Named for
 Secretary of State.

Boston. Sept. H.-Arcimony was not wanting for time in the Democrattc State Convention in Fremont Temple to- day, but in the end harmony was rs- stored and the State ticket was enthusl- astically greeted The ticket follows:
 Governor. William A. Gaston. Boston.
 Lieutenant Governor. John c. Crosby, Pittsfeid.
 Secretary of State. wilimore B. stons. Springfield.
 Treasurer. Thomas c. Thacker. yar- mouth.
 Auditor. J. L. Chalifoux, Lowell.
 Attorney General. J. J. Flaherty. GIou- cester.
 It might be said that in naming Colo nel Gaston to head the ticket precedent was shattered, inasmuch as he was nom- mated and then given a platform of his own dictation. Not unlike the famous conventions of 1896 and 1900. the fight was over the national issues of the platform. The test of strength was between Colo nel Gaston on the one hand and George Fred Williams. once the stalwart leader of the Silver Democrats. on the other. Tn
 
 routed. with the predicted result that he Is shorn of all power of leadership.
 Organism Repudiated.
 The platform adopted Is repudiation of the Kansas City platform. for MT. iaston refused to be the nominee If in way the declaration of principles could be construed to endorse those things most prominently advocated by the party in; tho last two national campaigns. Mr.. Williams was Chairman of the Commit tee on Resolutions and at first proposed the endorsement of the Kansas City plat form. In difference to the protests of Josiah Quincy. a member of the commit tee. speaking for Colonel Gaston, he con- scented to waive the endorsement and proposed blanks in which the national | ,iuestions ef triIsts, u1onopoliee and ers 1 porations were dealt with in strong Iall- | guage.
 Mir, Quincy wrote a platform which | was acceptable to Mir. Gaston. whose | convention strength was estimated rightfully as it proved, at four to one | over Charles s. Hamlin. the other can- didate for the nomination. In committee last night Mir. Quincy's draft was accepted by a vote of IA to 2 which was repeated before the Convsr- ton opened.
 Trouble Soon Came.
 MT. Williams prepared minority re- port.
 The Convention opened with trouble brewing. It came soon after Mir. Gas toms nomination when the matter of platform was brought up. The battle on the floor was one of bitter words, dur ing which delegates, objecting to Mir. Williamss sarcastic references to the last five blanks in the platform. which he said were placed there at Mir. Gaston's solicitation, hlssed and cried him down. Throughout the, tumult the speaker ex- ultantly surveyed the throng and when order was restored, concluded his speech to be missed again as he sat down. The minority report was utterly defeated
 Another incident before closing was the rejection of the report of the Commitfee on the balance of the State ticket and the acceptance of a substitute list brought in by a minority of the Committee. The reason given was that the majority gave too many offices to men in the Eastern part of the State. Immediately thereaf- ter Mir. Hamlin, taking the platform, asked that MT. Gastens nomination be made unanimous, which was done amid cheers. and the Convention adjourned