Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-06
DEMOCRATS IN
CLASH NAME
TWO TICKETS
WILD CONFUSION MARKS
BAY STATE CONVENTION
Rival Factions Almost Come to
blows in struggle for ControIi
Courts Must UnrayeI the
Mixup,

Springfield. Mass, oct. 1.-Two
! turbulent conventions IN session
here today at the same time in the
same hall. each nominating set OF
candidates for state Officers present
ed situation hitherto unknown in
democratic politics in this state. The
trouble was over the question of Gre
dentlas the Whitney men claiming
that the state committee had refused
TO recognize delegates duly elected at
the primaries.
The storm broke when the chair
man Of the state committee, who call
ed the convention to order declared a
Bartlett man the choice for temporary
chairman. Amid the greatest eonfu-
sion each crowd nominated full
state ticket and adopted platform,
After the convention Mr.. Thayer am
nnunced that he would not accept the
nomination for the lieutenant COVER
norship on the Bartlett ticket.
Chairman Fetney, OF the state com
mittee. called the convention ia or
der Daniel j. Kiley WAS nominated
temporary chairman. At the same
moment a motion was heard to sub
stitutc the name of Joseph a. conry,
a Whitney supporter. The kilcy mo-
ton was declared carried.
During the ensuing turmoil ex-Con-
gresham Conry who occupied box
beside the stage, attempted to act az
presiding officer. The confusion was
so great. however, that Mr. Cory left
the box to go to the rear of the hall,
toward which the Whitney delegates
were moving. on the way he came
in contact with Congressman o'Con-
nell a brother OF Daniel O'Connell,
one of the Bartlett managers, There
was a clash, but the police prevented
blows The Bartlett delegates ap-
pointed committees aud "A motion that
a committee to draw un a state ticket
be named was carried by acelamation,
At this point Temporary Chairman
Kiley shouted to the police officers
to keep order in the rear Of the hall
where the Whitney men we're assem-
bid. This was greeted with cheers for
Whitney from the rear. which were
answered by three cheers for Bartlett
from the front The Bartlett conven-
tion declared a recess to expedite
the committee work The whitney
gathering placed Henry NJ. Whitney
in nomination for governor by ac-
clamatiou and the rest Of their ticket
was named In the same way.
A platform condemning the Dingley
tariff and advocating unrestricted trade
with Canada. and reciprocity, was
adopted When the Bartlett conven-
ton came together again kiley ap-
pealed to the police to silence the
Whitney men, and finally demanded
that they be placed under arrest. but
this was not done.
George Fred Williams read the
platform. which was adopted by ac-
clamation The platform expressed
opposition 10 private monopoly. the
of unlawful rebates
and discrimination" by railroads, and
Of the attempts OF the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad of Con-
necticut to obtain a sole and absolute
sway over transportation In New
and declared that the tax
laws should mo longer be perverted
To private uses, but restored to the
single purpose Of raising revenue for
the public needs.
General Charles w Bartlett was
nominated for governor.
and John A. Thayer for lieutenant
governor.
The state committee was authorized |
10 complete the ticket
A committee Of the Bartlett dele |
gates to bring their candidate before |
the convention returned with General |
Bartlett. His appearance caused the
uproar to increase When ther" was
a momentary lulL Chairman kiley at /
tempted To Introduce him. His words |
we're drowned In an outburst by the |
Whitney delegates. After a long wait |
General Bartlett tried 20 address the
but hardly word was
audible He abandoned his efforts
after this time. The state committee
reported the nomination for the re-
naming offices. which were ratified.
-,ater the whitney delegates reasseui-
pIed and voted that an credentials be
ormalIy demanded Of the state COM
nittee The whitney delegates then
withdrew and the Bartlett convention
vas formally adjourned. The ques-
ion of which ticket shall he placed
lpou tho official ballot viii probably 1
20 10 the courts.