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

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| state nominating convention. than
characterized the Democratic state
Saturday last-an assembly which that
| leading Boston organ of Democracy.
| the Boston Post truthfulv charactrrizes
az zone mad riot" Ii Was generally
con, cdcd by those who have wat.hc!
the progress of the contest for the
Democratic nomination in the old bay
state. that Il larg" majority IF de L.
gates elected ana duly accredited
thereto were favorable To the cause
delegates do not always transact the
business of Democratic conventions.
They did not in this instance. Henry
NJ. Whitney had substantial major
ity Of the legally elected Delegates: but
the supporters If Cen. Charles w.
bartlett Of Newton had Il majority of
the members Of the Democratic state
committee. With this advantage they
proceeded to demonstrate To MIR. Whit
ncy that pussrssl"n with the followers
of Democracy is considerably more
than "ninr points Of the law that it
is in fact. pretty much the whole
thing Having perfected The ""rgani-
Zation" of the convention. the Bartlett
forces next drcrrrd that delegates
should b., admitted To the hall not uron
THEN credentials. but upon certain
pink slip" tickets which We're 10 be
exchanged for credentials. When th'
Whitney delegates arrived on tn" scene
they found themselves barred out. The
Eartlrtl forces had packed the hall
While they We're frantira!ly cndraNor
ing To- swap their credentials for the
pink slips Mr.. Daniel j. kiley having
been "tlcctcd' chairman of the con-
vcntiun by the Bartlett forces. the nay
vote not having been called for or
registered. WAS rushing through the at
fairs III the convention withou; regard
la the rights of anyone. and in Il perfect
brdlam of noise. 1t WAS truly 4
typical Democratic gathering in the
supcrlatirr degree. embracing rs the
EoStrn Herald declares. 'StrnrS un
parlllelrd i'll the political history Of the
state" Many ut the leading Democrats
If MaSSu, huS.ttS We're very early on
the scene ana bore 4 conspicuous part
in the fr.tras. That eminent Democratic
authority. the Boston American, i'll its
report Of the "cunvcntiuu' notes some
Of chem as follows:
In tie front ut the hall. scattered
among the early arrivals WAS Il band OF
professional puGiliStS. Young Wall
cutl MAS there. and kid Freeman.
and kid Robbins Of Cambridge, and
others IT the same stamp. In on" 81
the Irosctnium boxes were counted
four rN-rugilists. The R"anokrS of
Ward y E"stuu. We're represented by
five rcush-und- tumhl. men.
II WAS truly gathering after the
prmn,rary's own heart.
Under such circumstances the iron
jiNrd chairman. easily become the
''whul, show" - far rs the business
nf IN convention was concerned. The
the situation As follows:
Ey trirkrrv the great mass Of Whit
my men We're kept ont III the thea
ter until the convention had been called
t. order. Then. for Il time, III. doors
We're practically locked against them.
81 that 200 of them never got into the
convention hall AZ all.
The "vouventiuu' WAS nothing more
or less than a riot. from start 10 Tin
l>h
To say that either If the two tickets
WAS an EXPRESSION ii the desire Of the
Democrats IT Massachusetts WOULD be,
obviously t. state an untiuth. Not -
men III the thtatrr knew what was be
ing transacted on the stage.
When ban kil,'y declared a motion
carried" the delegates cut III II mt
didn't nave the slightest conception ut
What ii Mas AL about.
because If thu. "huSkivs brought in
IL The ,hratvr under the special patron
age II kilry. l.IuvhHu and t'tvuuvll
and the noise that these hu>kirs mad,
and the fights that were Staytc l. moth
ing that Was going on on thr stage
could u heard 10 feet away. Tho
"huSklyS" tillrd most II the chairs il
the first 10 rows For tho MOST par
they looked IL Frank J. l.jueh1n tor
their guidance. and l.iu,hln STANDING
Ill the ,tntrr aisle. With his hands rest
uE uu the lraSS rail back ri the or
| rhvStrA rit-tiprrd them with the right
SIGNALS They didn't know VIVA: they
Wvv.' doing. ar what il VAS Ill about.
.NthruSh the iIrtlttt men tpilar-
vrtly nominated John Alden ThaNtr OF
Worcester tnr the Llyutrndut-, irvrr-
| unrShip. not ~ men i'll the thvuter knew
Who had been nominated uUtU they
read about il on the streets III the ,.N-
| trl editions II the Springfield ntwSpl-
pvrS ana the same is TRUE III Inc rcSt
~ the Ii, ktt
Every motion that WAS declared
carried" WAS rushed through III 4 Yer
| itutlv riot. .tri without The krnvlrdse
| II tEr drIscaIr<.
| .Aui AL this WAS i'll Democratic,
|