New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05

Nominated for Governor of Massachusetts by the
Democratic State Convention.
and the Independence League. was nominated
for Governor by acclamation. The full ticket
follows:
Governor-JOHN f. MORAN OF Boston.
Lieutenant Governor-E. GERRY BROWN. OF Brock
Secretary OF state-cHARLEs G PAINE. If Hyannis-
Attorney General-JOHN W. CUMMINGS Of Fall River.
Auditor-TIIoMAS L. HISGEN. of West Springfield.
Treasurer and Receiver Generai-GEoRGE VI. HARRI-
GAN. Of Lowell.
Two of the candidates besides Mr.. Moran had
been nominated by the Independence League.
Mr. Brown for Lieutenant Governor and Mr..
Hisgen for Auditor. The entire ticket was nomi-
mated by acclamation.
DEMANDS FOR REFORM PROLIFIC
The platform adopted prolific in demands
for reform, and centred largely in those changes
In the law which have been strongly favored by
Mr. Moran during his service District Attor-
ney and in his declaration of principles when
he announced his candidacy for Governor. The
resolutions held that it was Democracy's duty
TO "wrest the government from the grasp Of
powerful hypocrites who have posed as custo-
dams of the national honor and who have
drained mighty fortunes through the vile chan
nels of their monopoly, frauds. thefts. poison
ings and violence"
The Endorsement of Hearst's Democracy and
OF his leadership In New York the first rock
on which the convention was split. Neither
Bryan nor Hearst supported for the next
Presidential nomination in the platform, but both
were praised. Bryan hailed Americas
great commoner whose moral leadership has
been of world wide influence and whose voice
has been raised for the uplifting of humanity in
every land" Hearst was proclaimed as the man
who is doing "all that great wealth. great in
dustry ability and faith could do in expoundns
sound political principles and exposing to the
peoples gaze the enemies of the republic"
The Bryan paragraph was greeted with cheers
and handclapping and general demonstration
which lasted over a minute. but when ex-Mayor
Walter L. Ramsdell. of Lynn. who was reading
the platform. reached the first words of the
Hearst tribute he was stopped by storm of
misses and cries of NO, nor' and Bryan only!'
Then the Hearst supporters, recalling that the
Hearst Independence League had indorsed
Moran for Governor almost drowned out the
Bryan delegates
LOSES CONTROL OF CONVENTION.
The permanent chairman, John p. Feeney. in
vain raped for quiet He surrendered.
hausted. and the reading of the resolutions was
not resumed until the convention had spent
itself. At the end the demonstrations against
and for Hearst began all over again. The voice
vote on the question of adopting the platform
read wac a roar, rather than chorus OF
ayes and noes. The vote was doubted. and on
a rising vote being taken the chair declared the
resolutions adopted
At this moment Professor Clark of Williams
College, a delegate. stood in the rear balcony
and shouted for recognition. and, amid encOur-
aging cheers. mounted the platform to protest
against the Hearst plank. This is a MasSa-
chusetts convention he cried. 'and the politics
of the State of New York have place here
After many Interruptions he succeeded in NOV
inc hat resolutions
the first test of strength over the Hearst plank
there was a defeat for the Hearst supporters.
A motion to lay the motion TO reconsider upon
the table was defeated. though by close mar
gin on the question of reconsideration there
was a vigorous debate. IN winch congressman
Sullivan took a prominent part He hoped, he
said that the convention would strike from the
platform a plank which would never be ac-
cepted by the Democrats OF Massachusetts as
a true expression of their opinion. RecOnsidera-
ton was opposed by Mr. Brown the candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. by ex-Representative
John A Coulthurst OF Boston, and by Repre-
sentative James II. Mellen. OF Worcester, who
exclaimed that the disrupters of the party two
years ago trying to disrupt il now. on
second voice vote the chair declared the mo-
ton to reconsider lost and ignored many pro-
testing delegates who doubted the vote.
The convention was disrupted a second time
over the Endorsement of Mr.. Bryan for Presi-
dent. II came after all the nominations had
been made and when many of the delegates had
started for their homes. II was a move which
seemed TO split the Moran forces themselves.
and II was step that was supported readily by
quietly by Mr.. Williams, when most of the
delegates were expecting adjournment. and pre-
sumabIy when many of the Hearst delegates
we're absent Mr.. Williams movd that the con-
vention record itslf as favoring the nomination
Of Mr. BRYAN by the national Democratic party
In 1908
He characterized Bryan as the greatest Demo-
cratic leader within the memory OF man. He
held that the convention should not only give
him a pleasant greeting on his return from
abroad but should go further than this and
proclaim it's earnest support OF the Nebraskan
for the Presidency The resolution was bitterly
opposed by Granville S. Mcfarland, OF Cam
bridge the secretary Of the Moran campaign
committee. In unequivocal language ne
charged that the Bryan resolution had been
presented with "felonious intent" Josiah Quin-
CIV he contended, had not seconded the indorse-
ment out of any spirit of friendness TO Moran
and he declared vigorously that If Mr.. Moran was
present at the convention he would not sanction
any such move The resolution indorsing Bryan
for President was declared carried aiter voice
vote and the convention was Immediately au-
iourned.
The delegates were disappointed by the non
appearance OF Mr.. Moran at the hah nut ~ was
announced that he was Frustrated at his home
from overwork-