Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-18
CASTOR CHOSEN.
Has 1904 Votes to 232 for
HamIin, at Boston.
Platform Regulates Kansas City Doc
triue--WIIiams Turned Down.
N, J. Bachelor Nominated for Gov
ernor at Concord. N. II.

Boston. Sept. 17.-Acrimony was not
wanting for time in the Democratic
state convention in fremont Temple.
today. but in the end harmony was re-
stored ana the state ticket finally
named was enthusiastically greeted.
The l.cket follows:
For Governor. VIM. A. Castor, Bos-
ton.
Lieutenant Governor, John Crosby,
Pittsfeld.
Sec. of state. Wilmore B. Stone,
Springfield.
Treasurer, Thomas C. Thatcher, Var
mouth.
Auditor, ]. L. Chalifoux, Lowell
Attorney general, John ]. Flaherty,
Gloucester.
1t might be said that in naming Col.
CASTOR to head the ticket precedent
was shown inasmuch as he was named
from a platform of his own dictation.
Unlike the famous conventions OF 1896
and 1900. the fight was over the ma
tional issues and in the platform, as
man for man, the test for strength was
between Col CASTOR on the one hand,
and Hon. George Fred Williams, once
the stalwart leader of the Silver Demo-
crats. on the other. In their battle Mr.
williams was utterly routed, with the
predicted result that he is shorn of all
power of leadership.
The platform adopted is a repudia-
ton Of the Kansas City platform, for
Mr.. Castor refused to be the nominee
if in any way the declaration of prin-
cipIes could be construed to endorse
those things most prominently adVo-
Gated by the party in the last two ma
tional campaigns.
Mr.. Williams was chairman of the
committee on resolution and at. first
proposed endorsement of the Kensas
CIty platform In Difference to the
protests of Josiah Quincy, a member
Of the committee, speaking for Col.
CASTOR. he consented to waive the en-
dorsement, and proposed planks in
which the national questions of trusts,
n7onopolies and corporations were
dealt with in strong language.
Mr.. Quincy wrote a platform which
was acceptable to Mr.. Castor, whose
convention strength was estimated,
rightfuliy as it proved, at four to one
over Charles s. Mamlin, the other cam
didate for nomination. In committee,
last night, Mr.. Quincy's draft was ac-
cepted by a majority vote of IA to T.
which was repeated before the conven-
ton opened. Mr.. Williams prepared
his minority report.
The convention opened with trouble
brewing 1t came soon after Mr.. Gas
toms nomination, when the matter of
platform was brought up. The battle
from the floor was one of bitter words,
oh al oh
Mr. Williams sarcastic references to
the last five planks in the platform,
which he said were placed there at Mr..
Gaston's solicitation, Kissed and cried
him down. Throughout the tumult,
the speaker exultantly surveyed the
throng and when order was restored
concluded his speech, to be Missed again
as he sat down. The minority report
was defeated.
Another incident before closing was
the rejection of the report of the COM
mittee on the balance of the state
ticket, and acceptance of the substi-
tute 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 thereafter Mr.. Hamlin.
taking the platform, asked that N.Y.
Cartou'e nomination he made unarl-
NOUS nl-E was dom" amid chrrrS,
aud IA" convention ttjouu"i.