Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
Named by Democrats
of Massachusetts
Fl. NJ. Whitney Nominated
as His Colleague
The Platform as Adopted Declares the
Paramount Issue in the State
Is Relief From Tariff
Restrictions
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, Oct. General Charles w.
Bartlett of Boston today was nomi-
mated by the Massachusetts Democracy
for governor. There were no contests
for any OF the places on the ticket.
Up to the time that James e. Cotter
of Hyde Park arose to place. before
the convention the name of General
Bartlett as the gubernatorial candi-
date, it was believed that there would
be contest. Former Mayor John H.
McNamee of Cambridge had announced
that he would make a struggle for the
honor of leading the party in the COM
ing campaign.
Just before adjournment General
Bartlett and Mr.. Whitney entered the
hall and were given a tremendous oVa-
tion. Both made brief addresses. Gen.
eral Bartlett closed by saying, in ref
erence to the November election:
when the votes have been counted
somebdy will learn that there has been
a fight"
Henry M. Whitney Of Brooklne was
nominated for lieutenant governor by
acclamation.
The other names on the ticket were
accepted as reported by the commit
tee on ballots. The candidates were:
Secretary Of state, Henry M. Little
of Newburyport; treasurer and re-
Westfleld; auditor, H. J. Ashe of North
Adams; attorney general John D.
Leahy of Boston.
The Platform
Chairman Howes of the committee
on resolutions reported the platform,
of which the following is an abstract:
The paramount issue al this time be-
fore the people of Massachusetts is re-
lief from tariff restrictions. The effect
of this policy, forced upon the domi-
nant Republican party by the greed Of
great and selfish interests, had been to
cut Massachusetts from its natural
markets Of sale or purchase and to
push the state toward the danger line
of industrial decline 1t is shown in
trade reports financial statements and
census returns that while the industries
of the country as a whole have mate
rally increased in the past decade,
those of this state have remained near
ly stationary. We believe that q SEN
sible relief from these evils could be
obtained without disturbance Of bust
ness by placing upon the free list a
number of the raw materials of our
industries, such as coal, iron, lum-
ber, hides wool. pulp and by the i'm
mediate enactment of a dual tariff law
which, while having the present tariff
as its maximum, would give liberal re-
uuCllOHS III uuly W lHOSt IdllOuS lIl'tl
will accord to us favorable trade op-
portunities.
We believe that general laws should
take the place of special laws in leg
islation relative to public service cor
porations; that all corporations should
be prohibited from contributing money
to be used for political purposes; that
as the tariff is the mother of trusts.
these offsprings should be deprived of
the excessive protection by means of
which they are depressing the people;
that United States senators should be
elected by the people and that pending
the passage of a constitutional amend
ment state legislation should be pro-
vided for their nomination by direct
popular vote; that in all attempts made
10 regulate the business of the country
through the medium of the national
government care should be taken to
respect the rights of the state gov
ernments and to prevent the creation
of bureaucratic authorities capable of
overriding the wishes and destroying
the liberty of the people. We believe
that legislation should be enacted Civ
ing to cities and towns broader powers
in the conduct and control of business
which derives it's profits from the ne
cessities of the community, and dem
onstrating that under favorable con-
ditions and proper management the
business or pubic utilities can be con-
Quoted by municipal corporations with
profit to the people, both in price and
service.
We believe that the revelations of
life insurance corruption brought out
by the investigation now going on IN
New York city make 1t evident that
there cannot be for these corporations
too much or too close official over
sight and we protest against subst-
tuting a system of national control Of
more than questionable constitution
ality for state supervision.
We heartily commend the 'iplomatic
courage and sagacity of president
Roosevelt in exerting the great inf1u-
ence of his office to bring to an end
the terrible and bloody war in the far
east.
The platform as reported was adopt
ed, although a substitute was offered
by Delegate Watson, who, in answer to
a query from the gallery, said it was
written by William j. Bryan of Ne
braska. The substitute reafirmed the
financial views of Mr.. Bryan and ad-
Vocated municipal ownership and fed
eral control of railroad rates and of
great industrial corporations and in
surance companies.