Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-08

fused to stand for an office winch hau
been rendered by a 'mobocracy." Mr..
Whitney in Il statement To the press
immediately following the ''conven-
tons" set forth his position as follows:
The action of the Bartlett forces in
the convention today was the most
high handed and bare-facrd fraud in
the history of Massachusetts.
They placed men ON the door and
kept regularly elected delegates out on
the sidewalk. packing the convention
with thugs who would do their bid
ding.
wv" have aiiidavits To the effect that
regular Delegates tickets. given ont by
John T. Fecney, We're sold on the side
walk for IS cents apiece before and
during the convention, ana ii was cur
rent gossip that they could be bought
for Il cents
They gave out that 700 delegates
We're in the convention hall and that
$50 tickets had been ISSUED; yet we
have the aiiidaVitS of go delegates
that they could not gain admission to
the hall
IF they had allowed our delegates
their rights of admission to the hail
We would have swept the convention.
The whole thing was Il blow at con-
Stitutional government and the State
of Massachusetts. 1t strikes ut the
fundamental right of a republican form
of government. and if this sort of
thing is allowed then Il republican
form of government has gone by the
board
Mr.. Whitney is doubtless conscrva-
tive in the foregoing statements. and
yet the scething crsspool of fraud he
50 vigorously condemned was coun-
tcnancrd and carried through by a
hest known Democratic leaders of
Massachusetts. 1t was only rendered
possible by the concerted action of Il
ma iority of the members of the Dr,n"
cratic State committee. Mr.. Whitney
asserts that he will yet be elected
governor of the old BAY State. but he
is mistaken The voters there are 100
disGustcd with the infamous knavcry
that marked the proceedings Of the
Democratic state convention and with
the convincing exhibition Of that partys
utter inability to appreciate the duties
government to make the cgregious
mistake of rltcting any member Of ii
to any office in the Gift Of the commons
wealth.
Viewed in the light ~ history. how
ever, the Democrats of Massachusetts,
rs 4 political organization. do not diff
fer essentially from those Of Maine.
To be sure the leaders there have
uSurped in Il most burr-farrd and i'll
famous manner the powers of Il large
ma jnrity of Whitncy's legally elected
and duly accredited delegates. but
there was Democratic precedent fol
such conduct
When the Democratic party WAS last
in power III Maine il tnucavored 10
perprtuatr its control Of the State
government by counting out the
duly elected and accredited representa-
tivrs Of the people. and III carrying
out this infamy. did not hesitate 10
resort to the crime "f forgery Their
methods We're If the same high handed
and criminal character as those Of the
Bartlett forces i'll the recent MASsa-
chusrtts Democratic state CONVENTION
Md Yet these men lil,, the leaders of
the Bartlett forces claimed Ia be the
friends Of the people. the advocates If
popular rights, ii is not alone. how
ever. III the notorious Maine State steal
that the history Of the Democratic
party furnishes Il precedent for the
usurpitinn Of the peoples rights that
Was prartictd by the Bartlett leaders
At the Democratic State convention in
Springfield. Massachusetts, At a
Springfield. Illinois, on June a. 1900 4
crowd Of Chicago thugs packed the
i'sti' 't'l' ~ ~ 'AtNti'll III IhtSt'E
sullivan II III" Democratic National
committees. History has a way II re-
ptltinE itself i'll ill.,. Democratic party.
So far as the Maine state steal
ana the Democratic STATE convention
II Springfield. Mass. are concrrny ii
the analogy will. doubtless. be, born,
out still further The Republicans nf
Maine carried their case tn III, courts
with the result that they were. SUSTAIN
cd III their rights MIR Whitney will
appeal his case II the STATE Ballot Law
Commission. ana there can b., little
doubt but hr will triumph over the
political thugs who defeated him by
such infamous methods at his reg
uiar" party convention. Special inter-
r>i viii attach IL this contest from
the fact that two ii the three members
II this commission arr Democrats.
james l.. nnherty ot Sprinstitld
Mass. Whn was nominated last Week
Tor attorney general BY The MaS<arhu-
sets Democrats and who l,-., d.