The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06
DEMOCRATS IN
LIVELY RUMPUS
Two Tickets Nominated by the
State Convention Which AS
SembIed in Springfield.
WHITNEY-BARTLETT FIGHT
NOT A MURMUR FROM BOSS
RULED REPUBLICANS.

Springfield, Mass. Oct. 1.-TWO tur-
bulent conventions in session here to-
day at the same time, in the same hall,
each nominating a set of candidates
for the state offices, presented a stu
alton unknown in Democratic politics
in this state. The trouble was over the
question of credentials, the Whitney
men claiming that the state committee
had refused to recognize delegates duly
elected at the primaries. The storm
broke when the chairman of the state
committee, who called the convention
TO order, declared a Bartlett man the
choice for temporary chairman. Amid
the greatest confusion each crowd
nominated a full state ticket and
adopted platform
After the convention, Mr.. Thayer an
nounced that he would not accept The
nomination for the lieutenant govern
orship on the Bartlett ticket
Split Wide Open.
Immediately after being called to or
der today the Democratic state con-
vention resolved itself into two bodies,
supporters of Bartlett, for governor.
comprising one section, and adherents
of H. NJ. Whitney the other. The Bart
lett men held the stage, while the
Whitney men were assembled in the
rear of the hall. At session that last
ed until o'clock this morning, the
state committee named, by a close
vite, ]. D. Killer. Bartlett man, for
temporary chairman of the committee
on resolutions.
There were few Whitney delegates in
the court room when the chairman
called the convention to order. A spe-
cial detail of twenty policemen had
been stationed in front of the platform.
with orders to permit no one from the
auditorium TO go upon the platform
without the permission of the chair
man.
Convention Captured.
Chairman Feeney of the state COM
mittee called the convention to order.
Daniel j. Kiey was nominated for tenn
porary chairman. At the same mo-
ment a motion was heard TO substitute
the name of Joseph A. Conry, a Whit
ney supporter. The Kiley motion was
declared carried.
During the ensuing turmoil ex-Con-
gresham COnry, who occupied a box
beside the stage, arose and attempted
to act as presiding officer The con-
fusion was so great. however. that
Conry 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'Connell brother of Daniel O'Con-
nell, one of the Bartlett managers.
There was clash, but the police pre-
vented blows
The Bartlett delegates appointed
committees, and a motion that COM
mittee to draw up the state ticket be
named was carried by reclamation
At this point. Temporary Chairman
Kiley shouted to the police officers TO
keen order in the rear of the hall where
the Whitney men were assembled. This
was greeted with cheers for Whitney
from the rear, which were answered
by three cheers for Bartlett from the
front.
Two Tickets.
The Bartlett convention declared a
recess to expedite committee work. The
Whitney gathering placed Henry NJ.
Whitney in nomination for governor by
reclamation, 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 convention came
together again. Mr.. Kiley appealed 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 plat
form, and it was adopted by acclama-
ton.
The platform expressed opposition to
private monopoly, condemnation of un-
lawful rebates and discrimination by
railroads, and of the attempts of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad of Connecticut to obtain sole
fra a
ton of New England" and declared
that tax laws could mo longer be per-
Verted to private uses, but restored to
the single purpose of raising revenue
for the public needs"
General Charles w. Bartlett was
unanimously nominated for governor