The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-09-19
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
MAKES THE PLATFORM.
SKATERS ALL PRECEDENT
Colonel William A. CASTOR Of Boston
Secures the Gubernatoriai Plum.
George Fred williams Attempts to
Get an Endorsement Of the Kansas
City Platform, but Meets With .
Crushing Defeat

Crushing Defeat.
Boston, Sept. 18.-Acrimony was
not wanting for time in the Demo
cratic state convention in fremont
Temple during the day, but In the end
harmony was restored and the state
ticket was enthusiastically greeted.
The ticket follows:
For governor, William A. CASTOR.
Boston; lieutenant governor. John c.
Crosby, Pittsheld: secretary Of state.
Willmore B. Stone, Springfield: treas
urer, Thomas c. Thatcher, Yarmouth; ;
auditor, J. L. Chalifoux. Lowell; at
torney general, John J. Flaherty. Glou-
cester.
It might be said that In naming
Colonel CASTOR to head the ticket
precedent was shattered, inasmuch as
he was nominated and TN given .
platform of his own dictation. Not
unlike the famous conventions Of 1896
and 1900, the fight was over the na-
tional issues on the platform. The
test Of strength was between Colonel
CASTOR on the one hand and George
Fred Williams, once the stalwart
leader OF the Silver Democrats, ON
the other In this battle Mr.. Williams
was utterly routed, with the predicted
result that he Is shorn of all power of
The platform adopted Is
q reputation of the Kansas City plat
form, for Mr.. CASTOR refused to be the
nominee if in any way the declaration
of principles could be construed to
endorse those things most prominent
ly advocated by the party in the last
two national campaigns.
Mr.. Williams was chairman Of the
on resolutions and at first
the endorsement of the Kan
sas City platform. In Difference to
the protests of Josiah Quincy, a mem
ber Of the committee, speaking for
Colonel CASTOR, he consented to waive
the endorsement and proposed planks
in which the national questions, Of
trusts, monopolies and corporations
were
Dealt With in Strong Language.
Mr.. Quincy wrote q platform which
was acceptable to Mr.: CASTOR, whose
strength was estimated.
as it proved, ut four to one.
over Charles s. Hamlin. the other can
didate for the nomination. In COM
mittee Mr.. Quincy's draft was accept.
ed by a majority vote Of IA to Z, which
was repealed before the convention
opened. Mr.. Williams prepared a
report.
The convention opened with trouble
brewing. It came soon after Mr..
Gaston's nomination when the matter
of platform was brought up. The
battle from the floor was o,ic o" bitter
words, during "bi,h deie!-',.es. o.
jecting to M. Williams a:"ast;c ref
erences to the las: five p!aEHs in the
platform. which he said were placed
there ct Mr.. Gsstcn'c sc':citation,
hissed and cried Kim down. Thrc:a~l:.
out. the tumu:t thu speaker exc;tart'y
surveyed the to-cng and When order
wss restored, ccrolc0ed his speech to
be Kissed again as he sat down. The
minority report was utterly defeated.
Another incident before closing was
she rejection Of the report of the COM
mtttee on the balance of the state
ticket and the acceptance of sub
list brought in by a minority of the
The reason given was
that the majority gave too many Of
fees to men in the eastern part OF
the state. Immediately thereafter Mr..
taking the platform. asked
that Mr.. Gaston's nomination be made
unanimous, which was done amid
cheers and the convention adjourned