Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-05
BRYAN AND HEARST
ARE ENDORSED
BY Massachusetts, Democratic
Convention But Not Without
DiSsension.
OLD LEADERS PoWERLESS.
John d. Moran Dominated Everything
Entire Ticket Named by
AcclaInalion.

Boston, Oct. A new era for the
Massa chusetts Democracy was inaug-
urated today by the state convention OF
that party. when afer turbulent
Struggle over endorsing William Jen.
nings Bryan and William II. Hearst
John b. Moran, district attorney Tor
Suffolk county, who was already the
nominee of the Prohibition party and
the Independence league. was nominat-
ed for governor by reclamation Save
IN one possible particular Moran domi-
mated the convention completely. The
oldtlme leaders, Josiah Quincy, Con-
gresham John A. sullivan, Congress.
man William 5. McNary, and the ele.
ment represented by such Democrats as
former Gov William l.. Douglas and
Henry NJ. Whitney were utterly power
less.
George Fred Williams made a speech
nominating John Brown Moran for
governor. Mr.. Moran is the present
district attorney OF this (Suffolk)
county. The nomination was made -
reclamation.
The ticket was then completed as
follows, all the names by reclamation:
Lieutenant Governor T.. Gerry
Brown.
Attorney General-John W. Cum.
mings. Fail River.
Audtor-T. l., Hisgen Springfield.
Secretary OF State--Charles G. Paine
Hyannis.
Treasurer-George NJ Harrington
Lowell.
Two OF the candidates beside Mr..
Moran had been nominated by the In
dependence league, Brown for lieuten.
ant governor and Hlsgen for auditor.
the entire ticket was nominated by ac-
clamation.
The platform adopted was prolific in
demands for reform, and centered
largely I'm those changes in the law
which have been strongly favored nv
Moran during his service as district at
torney and In declaration of principles
when he announced his candidacy for
governor. The resolutions held that II
was Democracy's duty ITO wrest the
government from the grasp OF power
ful hypocrtes, who have posed as Gus
tCdians OF the national honor and who
have drained mighty fortunes through
the vile channels of their monopoly
fiNuds. thefts, poisonings and violence"
Finally, the platform endorsed the
leadership and Democracy OF both
Bryan and Hearst.
The endorsement of Hearst's Democ-
facy and Of his leadership in New York
was the first rock on which the conven-
ton was split.
Neither Bryan nor Hearst was sun
rorted for the next presidential noml.
nation In the platform, but both were
praised
The Bryan paragraph was greeted
with cheers and handclapping and a
general demonstration which lasted
more than a minute. but when the first
words of the Hearst tribute were
reached there were Kisses and cries of
mo. No" and Bryan only"
Then the Hearst supporters, given
new vigor by the memory that the
Hearst Independence league had en-
dorsed Moran for governor almost
drowned out the Bryan delegates.
The voice vote on the question OF
adopting the platform as read was
roar rather than chorus of ayes and
noes. The vote was doubted and upon
a rising vote being taken the chair de-
clared the resolutions adopted.
Prof. Clark of Williams college,
delegate, protested against the Hearst
plank, and after many Interruptions
tions he ra'cons,dasad ~ W" e' ea,
test ~ s,reneth nrar ~ H III We htS.
there vas q Sasaat g. H. rJa, pain
nnrters n,ot,on ~ 10 ,a n'e ~ i,eats , SUP
recon sider ,,non ~ toh ~ ,"e n 5osn "
tho,,gh hv "p'" c, . |o a MAS ' p ~
omessinp ~, raoons;dara,i, va ."e
vigorous debate. Congressman Suli-
van hoped that the convention would
strike from the platform a plank
u,bich ,a,,id ,,o,,ar ~ antitoa pia ,n