Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-19

tactlcS that nave left us without organ
nation. You are meeting, today, in AL
bany. stronghold of Democracy once
now a strong Republican county. be
cause you threw out some years ago ;
proper Democratic representation.
| IS Democrats like you here, today VIII,
laccomplishes the defeat OF the country
come from Democratic district ant
yet you let Mr.. Dowd have more to say
than me. Durfee of Syracuse doesn'r
knuckle down to the present power:
and so he must co.
Continuing Sen. Grady said:
Don't let it go out that this is
manipulated convention and that we
are forced to do the wishes of a mar
who carries the votes in his pocket"
Senator McCarren withdrew his mo-
ton and the delegates named by Mr.
Durfee went on the temporary roll.
The roll was approved as received
and the comittee then adjourned.
The Democratic state convention tc
elect delegates to the National conven-
ton and to nominate electors at large
and Presidential electors, was called to
order in Harmanus Bleecker hall by
Chairman Frank Campbell of the state
committee, this afternoon.
Among those who occupied boxes
was Mrs. Hall, daughter of Judge Alton
Il. Parker.
Great confusion resulted from orders
which had been given to keep the doors
closed until the last moment. The re-
suit was that when the doors We're
opened the crowd burst in with a yell
and a rush. In the galleries We're a
number of Hearst banners and a rum
ming fire of shouts and comments was
maintained by the gallery crowd.
The wide interest in the convention
was evidenced by the presence of an
unusually large number of wellknown
.,.;;:spaper men, from Washington
Boston and even Chicago.
While the delegates We're assembling
tor Hill and the Parker forces had par
TALLY decided that between the sessions
of the convention they would inform
the Tammany people that they would
concede the choice of Charles F. Muir
ply in the delegation at large to the
national convention.
The hall was in an uproar with a
|scrambling crowd. demanding seats at
the ratio of about three persons to one
seat. Hats were smashed, clothing
torn, faces scratched and feet trampled
IN the rush. Suddenly the band broke
out with the strains of Hail to the
Chief" Charles F. Murphy. the Tam
many leader. strobe down the aisle and
the crowd broke into renewed cheering
Chairman Campbell called the con-
vention to order as soon as order could
be restored, and presented former
State Senator George Raines as tenn
porary chairman, who was escorted to
the platform.
In opening Mr.. Raines said "a uni
fed Democracy answers to the call of
duty. undismayed by the boastful chal-
lenSe of the new era of Republicanism
who assume now to be the masters
of the people" He flayed the Repub
lican party for its concentration of
power at Albany and the action of Gov
Odell in accepting the craftsmanship
| of his own party committee. He COM
plimented Congressman Bourke Cock
ran for his distinct service to the
nation" favored the popular election
| of United States senators and appealed
for harmony with the rest of the De-
mocracy of the Union. saying: 1--WE
| have no peculiar ideas to put forth. nc
| isolated ideas to frame as a New Yor!,
| idea. and no single war cry for this
| campaign"
Mr.. Raines characterized the revenue
system as one for plumber and profit
| Mr.. RIines' speech was listened Ia
with close attention, and frequently in
terrupted with cheers
After the roll-Call the assembly rules
were adopted to govern the conyen-
tlon ana all resolutions were to be re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
| without debate
| The committees were Amounted and
n recess WAS then taken until p. NJ
When the doors of the convention open
ed at CAS-. tonight there was a rush that
paralyzed the attendants. BY O'Clock
the balcony. the gallery and the stage
were jammed and most of the delegates
seats had been taken. Then the police
cleared the floor and held in check the
crowd outside.
Early in the evening. 1t was announced
| that the committee on platform mad de-
cided by a majority vote to instruct for
Judge Parker. and when the news spread
labout there was some cheering.
| The feature of the day was the meeting
of the committee on resolutions. prcsid
ed over by Senator p II. McCarron II
developed into heated controversy over
the proposed adoption of the plank in
the platform fnStructing the delegates t.
vote for Judge Parker as the nominee fol
President. Senator Thomas F. Grady
Congressman w. Bourke Cochran and
ICharles A. Towne. all of Tammany. OPP
lposed that section.
| Senator McCarron read 4 set of resolu
lions outlining the platform of the con
lvepticn.
| w. Bourke Cochran offered an amend
ment to the resolutions regarding the in
lstruction of the delegates for Parker by
proposing that they be sent uninstructe.
and to take counsel at st. Louis with the
other delegates from the different state.
and then state their choice as Mr.. Par
ker If he was found to be the choice OF
the other states.
Mr.. Cochran's amendment was lost by
| vote of y to l..
A vote was then taken on the origina
resolution of Mr.. McCarren and RESULTED
as follows: Ayes, %; noes, III. and IL all
sentces.
At eight minutes of O'Clock the con
Iyention was called to order and Chairman
Schraub of the committee on credentials
| reported the results of the Afternoon
meeting. 80
| Sonotor McCarren then followed will