Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-09-25
A CONVENTION DAY.
The Two Great Parties Make
Nominations.
Massachusetts Democrats Select Col.
CASTOR for Governor 49, Republic
cans In New Hampshire and
Connecticut End Orse Press
idcnt Roosevelt

Boston, Sept. 1s.-Acrimony was
not wanting for time in the demo.
cratic state convention at fremont
Temple yesterday, but in the end har.
mony was restored and the state
ticket was enthusiastically greeted.
The ticket follows: For governor,
William \. CASTOR, of Boston: lieu
tenant governor, John {. Crosby, of
Pittstield: secretary of state, Will
more B. Stone, of Springfield: treas
urer, Thomas c. Thachcr, of Var
mouth.
1t might he said that in naming
Col. Castor to head the ticket precc-
dent was shattered, inasmuch as he.
was nominated and then given Il plat
form of his own dictatiOn. Not un-
like the famous conventions of 1896
and 1900, the fight was over the ma
tionaI issues on the platform. The
test Of strength was between Col.
Castor on one hand and George Fred
Williams, once the stalwart leader of
the silver democrats. on the other.
In this battle Mr.. Williams was ut
terly routed, with the predicted re-
suit that he is shorn of all power of
leadership. The platform adopted is
n reputation of the Kansas City
platform, for Mr.. Castor refused TO
be the nominee if in any way the
declaration of principles could be CON
strucd to endorse those things most
prominently advocated by the party
in the last two national campaigns.
The convention opened with trou-
Bile brewing. 1t came soon after Mr..
EaEtn,'g -, ,Shar, tho =
ter of platform was brought up. The
battle from the floor was one of bit
ter words, during which delegates, OBJ
iecting to Mr.. Williams sarcastic
references to the last five planks in
the platform, which he said were
placed there at Mr.. Gaston's solcita-
ton, hissed and cried him down.
Throughout the tumult the speaker
eXuItantly surveyed the throng and
when order was restored concluded
his speech. The minority report was
utterly defeated.
Concord, y. H., Sept. Following
the action of the party in Vermont,
the republicans of New Hampshire,
in state convention yesterday, warm
ly debated the question of making
changes in the prOhibitory law. Those
in favor of a change carried the day.
The contest for governor was won
by Nahum J. Batcheldor. of Andovcr,
who is prominently identified with
the Patrons of Husbandry. Gen.
Stephen II. Gale. of Exeter. withdrew
before the nominations were called
for, and Mr.. Batcheldor was chosen
by acclamation. No other candidates
are nominated by state conventions
in New Hampshire.
The platform adopted endorsed the
admins tration on all points and
favors the denomination of President
Roosevelt. Illegal combines are con-
demned and one plank opposes the
indiscriminatc destruction of forests.
Hartford, Conn. Sept. 1s.-Abram
Chamberlain, of Meriden, the present
state comptroller. was yesterday
nominated by the Connecticut rcpub-
liCan convention as n candidate for
governor to succeed Gov. George u.
Mclean who on account of i'll health
had declined to be candidate for an.
other term. Mr.. Chamberlain was
opposed for the nomination by Liv-
ingStOn w. Cleveland. of New Haven,
who, however, was defeated on the
first ballot, receiving only 15S votes,
while Mr.. Chamberlain had 343. Rcso-
lutionS endorsing the administration
of President Roosevelt and fayorinT
his nomination for the presidency in
1904 were adopted.