Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-21
BAY STATE FOR OLNEY
Massachusetts, Democrats in
State Convention Today.
HARMONIOUS SESSION
PRELIMINARY MEETING LAST
NIGHT FOR CANCELLATION.
HARMONIOUS SESSION
Hearst Forces Are Assured Fair Rep
resentation on Important Committees
Strong Resolutions for olney.

| BOSTON. April 21.-Before the democratic
state convention, to select delegates-at-larra
to the national body at st. Louis. assembled
today there were indications of more
harmonious session than the leaders pre-
viously had expected. The. contests be-
tween the factions of the party. due TO pref
erences for presidential nominees. were
| fought out to a considerable extent and
disposed of during the night.
The state committee was in session until
| an early hour today and spirit manifested
| In the state committee and the supporters
| of Mr. Olney in the proceedings to give the
Hearst forces what they termed a fair
recognition on the various convention COM
mittees contributed largely to this end.
But of far greater importance, in the view
of Mr.. Williams and the Hearst delegates.
was the decision of the committee waving
| the adoption of the unit rule" for the
/ Massachusetts delegation, on the conten-
! ton of the Hearst faction that a clause
in the convention call by which the conven-
/ ton would have the right to control the
| action of delegates elected in the various
| congressional districts was Illegal This
| clause was ordered stricken out on the
ground that 1t had been irregularly Inserted
| In consequence of these developments IN
| the decision, the Hearst delegates appeared
| at the fremont temple before the .conven-
| ton In a moe conciliatory attitude than
| has been APPARENT in several weeks. On the
| other hand the O!ney men expressed satts-
| faction at the prospect of controlling the
convention. They claimed that at least six
| hundred of the nine hundred delegates were
supporters of Olney.
Mr. Williams, the Hearst leader. said that
I inasmuch as the state committee had de-
! cided that the insertion of the unit rule
| clause In the convention call was lllegais
| the passage in the convention OF any reso-
| luton intended to control the actions of the
| district convention delegates would be abso-
| utely futile. He added that if such action
| were taken the Hearst delegates chosen at
| the various district conventions would dis
regard it entirely and vote at the national
convention according to their inclinations-
The names of those whom the Olney FAC
tion expected to present as candidafes TOT
| delegates at Large are: Col. William A.
| CASTOR and Mayor Patrick A. Collins OF
| Bost on: William L. Douglas or Brockton
| and Representative John r. Thayer OF Wor.
| cester. The Hearst ucke. CONSISTED OF
! George Fred williams. George e. Mcneil OF
| Cambridge; Joseph A. Smith of Worcester.
and Charles A. Dean of Wakefield.
Hearst Men in Evidence.
Ahout 900 of the Hearst men came to Tre-
mont Temple in a body headed by Mr.
Williams. There was no demonstration or
any sort when they arrived.
The convention was called to order py
state Committee Chairman McNary. Tenn
norary organization was quickly erected
and several committees were appointed
without objection. but when motloh Fss
made that a commhtee on resolutions DE
named to which should be referred all reso-
i,,tions without reading or debate, there was
a stir among the Olney delegates. Ihe mo
t,on was carried by about five to one rms
was considered the first test OF the relative
strength of the opposing facuons.
Parliamentary Tactics.
This was the beginning of a series OF mo-
wi
chairman busy. Motions were put and ta-
h,.d Others were indefinitely postponed
ond then efforts were made to consider.
voice votes were doubted with the invaria-
,,a result that on q standing vote the chair
wns supported by about nve TO one. rihatly
a recess was taken pending a report py .ns
committee on credentials. Oh each Vi .ns
Committees reported Hearst delegates naQ
heen given from two to four places with
the retirement of the committee on resoiu.
tions it became understood that pfiei
platform would be presented
Flaherty for Chairman.
vrhen the session was resumed the per-
manent organization was effected and John
7 Flaherty of Gloucester was elected chair
man. The convention proceeded to the cleo
ton. of delegates-at-lacge to the nauonai
convention
II was announced that there would be
name could be deposited in ballot box
nIaced on the platform. The delegates Were
informed that their credentials would %
oiliciaIly punched as they passed the ballot
Two Sets of Tickets.
rbere were two sets of tickets known by
name of the respective factions. olney and
HEARST The former bore these names;
William A. CASTOR, Boston; Patrick A Coi-
uns BOSTON: William l.. Douglass Brock
ton and John r. Thayer, Worcester The
Hearst ballots had the following namesi
George Fred Williams. Dedham; George ~
McNeiu Cambridge, Charles a DediA.
Wakefield and Joseph A. Smith. Worcester
The balloting consumed more than an nouf'
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee:
..The democrats of Massachusetts, In con-
yantion assembled, herewith record their
conviction that to achieve success In the
coming national campaign our nominee for
President should be some citizen not only
acknowledged throughout the Union to b
of pre-eminent ability and unquestionabie
integrity and patriotism, put also one
whose proved attachment to the Constltu.
ton and laws of the United States lis sure
pledee that he will obey their injunctions.
submit to all their restrictions upon execu-
tive authority and execute them personally.
TO this enO we pTtScut " tAc oSIioSA
of the United States the name of Richaro
Olney as one conspicuously qualified for the
office of President We present him not
only as a citizen of Massachusetts alone.
but of the United States. thoroughly ao-
uuainted with the needs of our country.
Just and impartial toward all Its needei
one who has respect for the law in lettsS
and spirit, whose courage and vigor "
maintaining our rights, national and interr
national, at home and abroad, have besp
put to the test and demonstrated In hi8e
public office; one who vigorously enforce4
the traditional policies of our country ~
protecting q weak sister republic In South
America from the encroachmelts or
strong European power; one In whom tn4
spirit of Justice and of scrupulous regard
for the rights of the people. singly and COL.
lectively. is Unborn.
I'VE hereby instruct the delegates ane
alternates chosen TO attend the national
convention at St. Louis by this convention
and by the congressional district convene
lions. to place in nomination the name OF
Richard Olney a. the choice OF Massachu-
sstts for the democratic nomination fce