Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-02
LIVELY POLITICS.
New York Democrats Nominate
Geo. B. Mcclellan.
Has Almost Two to One in Votes Over
Justice Gaynor
Grout Nominated for Comptroller Over
Fairchild.

tons were enacted, tonight, in and
| around Carnegie hall, where the Demo-
cratic convention for the naming of
city ticket was held. Both within the
building and outside, people were
damned together in a great unwieldy
mass, many We're crushed, and women
tainted on all sides. Extra police force
We're called out. but as the crowd con-
tinued to grow in density, it was found
just as impossible as before to keep the
people under control.
The first signs of enthusiasm in the
house We're when Leader Charles F.
Murphy of Tammany, marched down
the center aisle, and took a seat about
eight rows from the stage and near the
just behind him. The crowd cheered.
Lewis Nixon and Bird S. Coler sat in
boxes interested but almost unnoticed
spectators. T. c. L. Grain was elected
chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Grain III a lengthy speech charac-
teriZed the Citizens Union as "Coterie
' of Faddists," the greater New York
Democracy as "a small Office-seeking
clique and other opposing forces as
vest pocket organizations created to ad-
vertise public and private individuals"
This is a political campaign" he
said but the result will have a bearing
| upon the state and national campaign"
When the committee on resolutions
retired for elaboration, John l.. Shea of
Brooklyn, handed in a petition protest.
ing against the placing on the Demo-
cratic ticket the names of two men,
who are improperly called Democrats
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Tickets
On the return of the committee the
platform was read. 1t was received
with comparative Indifference; only
three or four times was there any pro-
nounced applause and references re-
fleeing on President Roosevelt passed
without cheers.
The platform sat forth that Demo-
Gratis and Republicans everywhere will
wait the results of the coming election
with an interest only second to that
taken in a national political contest.
Among other things the platform says:
I'VE believe in such municipal owner
ship of public utilities as the financial
condition of the city shall permit it to
assume The committee on resolutions
ignored the protest of the delegate
from Brooklyn presented by Mr.. Shea.
John J. Delaney then was escorted to
the rostum and nominated George b.
Mcclellan for mayor.
There is no hope for the Democrats
carry the United States" said Mr.
Delaney, unless we carry the State Of
New York, and we cannot carry the
State of New York unless we carry the
city of New York. We must nominate
here a man of patriotic blood, a man
who has never boasted of his ancestors,
but mas stood upon the ground, a man
himself. l present to you for your con-
sidcration as your candidate for mayor
George s. Mcclellan"
The delegates from all the boroughs
with the exception of Brooklyn stood
up and cheered enthusiastically The
Brooklyn men remained in their seats
MI Delaney continued his praise of
the candidate to whom he attributed
all the virtues of his gallant father and
a number of others. The nomination
was seconded by Col Franklin Bartlett
and Congressman Joseph A. Goulden.
Martin w. Iittleton of Brooklyn,
then nominated VIM. Gaynor. The
Brooklyn delegates rose en- masse and
cheered and waved their hats. Senator
McCarrey seconded the nomination. On
the roll call by assembly districts, Man
haitian, the Bronx, Queens and Rich
mond were unanimous for George L.
Mcclellan. The only break in the solid
ity of the vote of Brooklyn for VIM.
Gaynor, was in the 18th District, the
leader announcing 80 votes for VIM. J.
Caynor, l vote for George p. McClel-
lam"
Gen. Mcclellan received the nominal
ton by 434 votes to 219 for Justice Gay
nor
l.. D. Stapleton placed in nomination
for the office of comptroller the name
of Edward M. Grout. There were pro-
longed Kisses interspersed with cries of
Cooler"
The name of Julian d. Fairchild was
placed in nomination for comptroller
by Robert Elder of Brooklyn. AS indi-
eating the position of the Kings coun-
ty Democracy, he said: 1--WE will not
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