The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-07
MEET IN SAME PLACE
Massachusetts Democrats Nomi.
nate Two State Tickets.
FORCE OF POLICE ON HAND
Bartlett Men Occupy the Stage and
Front of Hall and the Whitney Fol-
lowers Hold Their Convention in
the Rear of the Room.


Springfield, Mass, Oct. 7.-Imme-
diately after the call to order the
Democratic state convention resolved
Itself into two bodies, Daniel j, Kiley
Of the followers OF Bartlett for gov
ernor presiding over one section and
ex-Congressman ConrH supporter of
Henry NJ. Whitney for governor, over
the other. The Bartlett men held the
stage, while the Whitney men were
assembled at the rear of the hall A
special detail Of twenty policemen had
been stationed in front Of the plat
form with orders to permit no one
from the auditorium to go upon the
platform without the permission Of
the chairman.
After Chairman Feeney of the state
committee called the convention to
order Daniel ]. Kiley was nominated
for temporary chairman. At the same
moment q motion was heard to sub
stitute the name OF Joseph A. Conry
The kiley motion was declared car
ried
While the convention was In a tur-
moii ex-Congrassman Conry, who occu-
pied box beside the stage. arose and
attempted to act as presiding officer.
The confusion was SO great, however,
that Mr. 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 Con-
gressman O'Connsll. brother OF Daniel
O'Connell. one OF the Bartlett man
ayers. There was 4 clash, but the
police prevented blows.
The Bartlett delegates appointed
committees and motion that = com
mittee to draw UP the state ticket be
named was carried by acclamation.
At this point Temporary Chairman
Kiley shouted to the police officers to
keep order, In the rear Of the hail.
bled This was greeted with cheers
for Whitney from the rear, which were
Immediately answered by three cheers
for Bartlett from the front
Recess to Expedite Work.
The Bartlett convention declared a
recess to expedite committee wo.k
The Whitney gathering worlsd ex.
peditiously. They placed Henry NJ
Whitney In nomination for governor
by acclamation and the rest of their
ticket was named in the same way
The other nominees are: Lieutenant
governor. George s. Schofield, Ips-
wich; secretary of state, O. C. E.
Charest. Holyoke; auditor, Joseph A..
Conry, Boston; treasurer, Arthur Ly-
man. Waltham; attorney general,
Judge David f. O'Connell, Worcester.
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 a plat,
form and 1t was adopted BY acclama-
tion.
General Charles w. Bartlett was
unanimously nominated for governor
and John A. Thayer of Worcester for
lieutenant governor. The state COM
mittee was authorized to complete the
ticket.
With two conventions nominating
full state tickets the question which
one shall be placed upon the Official
ballot at the November election will
rest with the state ballot law com
mittee. 1t is probable, however, that
an appeal will be made to the courts
to determine the legality Of some of
the proceedings