Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-27
TUMULTUOUS.
Mass. Democratic Convention
Marked Bv Disorder Scenes.
Warm Fight Between Forces OF Hearst
and 0Iney.
ceeroe Fred Williams Meets Defeat IN
Own BaiIiwick.

Position. April 25.-George Fred VIII
line NJ Dedham was defeated as a
uoarat delegate for the Democratic
national convention in his own district
this afternoon, when the twelfth dis
tri,t democratic convention after
,noat ,umuItuous and disorderty session
elected two Olney delegates to go to
CT Iouis. The vote was close. James
r Cotter of Hyde Park and James II.
Vahey Of WATERFOWL were elected, re-
ceiying a vote of 81 and Sc respectively,
while Williams and his fellow candi-
date MILAN II. Mague of Newton each
received q. At times the convention
developed into a noisy exchange of
personalities between chairman ana
delegates and many demands were
made for police Interference. John f.
Meany Of Blackstone, and William ID.
Leahy. of Milford were elected alter
nate delegates.
The Hearst delegates contested the
nrocecdincs at almost every point from
the start.
majority report was submitted dis
allowing the protest OF the Hearst fac
tion nm the delegates front Wrentham
and HopedaIe. while a minority report
The majority report was accepted,
though among loud exclamation of APP
proyal and shouts of fraud" A motion
was declared carried, that the conv"n-
ton proceed to elect delegates, in spite
Of the cries Of the Hearst delegates
that the proceedings were fraudulent
and Illegal.
In the meantime James H. Valley,
Ill
entered the hall and addressed the con-
vention claiming that the Hearst fac
ton had substituted for James NJ.
Folam Of Norwood as one of their can
didates the name of William H. Mague,
and that this had been done In order
that the convention might be deceived.
He declared that Mague was an Olney
man, and that he would be brought
into the convention under false colors.
Delegate Clark of Dedham then offer
cd resolutions instructing the delegates
to be elected to vote for William X.
Hearst and to ignore in every way the
action taken at the Democratic state
convention by which the district dele
gates would be forced to vote for Rich
ard Olney. When Clark had concluded
the chairman Of the committee on bal
lots was recognized and the vote taken
for delegates which was announced. In
the general excitement that followed
the announcement the Hearst delegates
failed to insist upon Il vote on the
resolutions and after the alternate
delegates had been elected the cOnvcn-
ton adjourned.
Delegates and altcrnatcS. all pledged
to the candidacy of RichardOlney, were
cleo ted ut the convention in the 18th
Congressional District. tonight.
The delegates were: Charles =. Ham,
lin. and John H. Lee of Boston.
The alternates were Representatives
James McInerncy and John T. Kenne-
dy.
Democratic conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to the national con-
vention. at st. Louis We're held i'll the II
congressional districts of the state,
today. and in all but three of the dis
tricts delegations either pledged or fa-
vorable to the nomination of Richard
Olney. for the Presidency. Were chosen.
OF the delegates chosen, today. p are
claimed for Olney, and six are Conced-
cd to William Randolph Hearst of New
York. also a candidate for the Presiden-
tial nomination. while one delegate is
unpledged and nOn-COmmittal. TO the
OIney delegates must he added the four
large elected and pledged
to him at the state convention.
Delegates pledged to Mr.. Hearst were
elected in the 3D.. 9Th and 9TH districts.
The hardest fight of the day was
made in the Sth district which had been
claimed by both the Olney and the
Hearts factions. The Olncy supporters
finally won out after Il contest that
lasted until after midnight.
With the four dclegates-at-largc and
the Il elected, today. the Olncy faction
have majority and it is understood
will enter the unite rule at the conven-
ton at ST. Louis.
Against this rule the Hearst delegates
will make a strong protest t" the court
of last resort, the Democratic national
committee.
The greatest surprise of the day was
ocCaSioned by the result of the ballot
in the 18th district convention. where
George Fred Williams. leader of the
Hearst faction in Massachusetts, u can
didatc for delegate on the Hearst tick
ct. was defeated after turbulent pro-
Ccedings and delegates pledged to
Richard Olney were elected.
George Fred Williams. tonight. drew
up n protest against the district con-
vention where he was defeated. and
will endeavor to have the Olney pledged
delegation unseated.
He charges that Chairman Briggs
was not authorized to preside, that the
convention did not grant the right of
a roll-call and that fraudulent methods
were used in electing delegates. also
that proper recognition was not given
the duly accredited representatives Of
the democracy in the convention.
The contest will come before the
national committee but in the conven-
ton Williams will have no voice. not
being Il delegate.
Boston. April Con account OF the
opposing claims as to the probable re-
suit there was great interest through
out the state. Tuesday. in the outcome
of the Democratic conventions to be
held in the IA congressional districts of
the commonwealth each to elect two