The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-05
Massachusetts Democrats En-
 dOrse Bryan and Hearst
OLD LEADERS ARE UNHORSED
Platform Urges Public Ownership and Operation of Public Utilities In Nation, State and
 City.

Boston October IA new era for the Massachusetts dam,erucy was ,1augur- ated today hy the s'Ste conVeHtian nl that party when after Il turbulent strug- gle over endorsing William J. Bryan and William R. Hearst, john B. N MJr;In. dis tret attorney for Suffolk county. w was already the nominee of the prohibition party and the Independence league, was nominated for governor by acelam"tlon.
 Save in one possible particular Moran dominated the convention absolutely and completely and the SD .ralled ralifll wing or the party ut whics be Is the sponsor and active leader, was In cohtrol. The old-time factors Josiah Quincy Congress- man J. A Sullivan. Congressman William S. McNary and Henry M. Whitney. was utterly powerless, The Moran sentiment which these men had vainly sought to stem before the primaries swept every thing before 1t,
 The Ticket.
 The convention nominated the following ticket by acclamation
 Csovernor-John B. Moran.
 Lieutenant Governor-E. Gerry Brown.
 Attorney General-John w. Cummings, Fall River.
 Auditor-T. L. Hisgen Springfield.
 Secretary of state-charles c. Paine, Hyanns
 reasurer-George M. Harrington. Low ell
 Two of the candidates besides MT. Moran had been nominated by the 1nde- pendence league. Brown for lieutenant governor and Hisgen for auditor. The entire ticket was nominated by accla.ut,- tion
 The platform adopted was prolific IT demands for reform, and centered largely in those changes In the law which hav' been strongly favored by Moran during his service as district attorney an1 hi! declaration of principles when he an nounced his candidacy for governor
 The platform endorsed the leadership and democracy of both w. J. Bryan ana w. R. Hearst
 Platform Endorses Bryan.
 The platform adopted contained the fol- lowing paragraphs
 "The democracy of Massachusetts is proud to swell the note of praise for the distinguished Nebraskan democrat, Ameri- ca s great commoner. whose moral lead ership has been of worldwide influence and whose voice has been raised for the uplifting of humanity in every land, whose nomination by our party for the highest office in the nations gift was proof of our party's wisdom and whose defeats only endeared him the more to the demo- cracy which admired him for all that i, cost him to be right. While William Jen- nlngs Bryan lives we shall not want for an exemplar of all that is best and truost in democracy.
 Hearst Is Praised.
 "The democracy of the Empire State of New York nominated for governor man whose tremendous and effective efforts for the advancement of democratic principles have been the wonder of our modern polit- ical history. All that great wealth, great industry, ability, faith and courage could do in expoundng sound political princi- ples and exposing to the peoples gaze the enemies of the republic. William R. Hearst, the democratic candidate for gov ernor of New York. Is now doing. We congratulate the democracy of New York upon it's wise selection of a leader and sound Massachusetts heart wishes for MT. Hearsts election.
 The platform declares that In order to restore the honesty and morality of the republic and state there are necessary:
 "A governor free from alliance with tttta rolled hV politicians.
 "Direct popular control of the law mak- ing power in the granting of franchises and privileges.
 "The public ownership and operation of public utilities In nation state and city.
 Flight hours for labor; protection of women and children against overtime work; trial of facts by jury in equity cases involving labor inJunctions
 Equal taxation.
 Drastic law against private monopoly with Imprisonment penalties only.
 Reciprocity and tariff revision; free hides. free coal, free lumber. free iron and free wood plup.
 stringent laws as to the raising of the price of necessities by conspiracy or other unlawful methods with imprisonment pen alties only.
 Laws providing imprisonment penalties IT
 The nomination of all candidates for elective office by direct vote"
 Debate On Hearst Plank.
 MT. Clark of Williamstown spoke in opposition to the Hearst plank The gath ering was a Massachusetts convention, he said and as such had nothing to do with New York politics. He offered mo- ton that the paragraph referring to MT. Hearst be reconsidered. The tumult in- creased between applause for Clark and cheers for Hearst. An excited debate dur ing the uproar ensued in which Repre- sentative John A. Sullivan supported the motion to reconsider the plank. He said:
 If l understand the cardinal princi- pie of democracy. 1t is to support the partys nominee and l am here for the purpose of taking from his path the one obstacle which has been placed in the way of his election. That paragraph will never be adopted by the democracy of this state as a true expression of its opin- ion."
 E Gerry Brown of Brockton. candidate for the nomination for lieutenant gov ernor. opposed the motion to reconsider holding that the mention of Bryan and Hearst in the platform was not an en- dorsement. The motion to reconsider was lost and the platform as reported was adopted -.