The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-06
Two Democratic Conven-
 tions in Massachusetts.
MEET IN TIE SAME HAIL
Whitney Nansd by One; Bartlett
 by Other.
TurbuIent scenes Attend ths sessioas and the PoIic. are called te rrsyeas ope. PAyxicai
 Conflicts.

1pFluSHeiu, h1dscss oct. os--A WV soA bN- lent Democratic conventions la session here today ct the same time In the same hell. each nominating a set of candidates for State offieiais from Gov ernor down. presented q situation un- known in Democratic politics in this state.
 1t win require a decision of the Mas sachusetts Ballot Law Commission and. possibly of the courts. to deter- mine the question whether Gen chass w Bartlett of Newton. or Henry M. whitney Of Boston will head the Dem- ocratic ticket at the November eiec- ton.
 The trouble was over the question of credentials. the Whitney men claim ing that the State Committee had re- fused to recognize delegates duly elect ed at the primaries.
 After the convention Mr. Thayer an- nounced that he would not accept the nomination for Lieutenant Governor on the Bartlett ticket.
 Chairman Fenry of the State Coni- mittee called the convention to order. Daniel J. Ktley was nominated for tem- q motion was heard to substitute the name of Joseph A. Conroy. The Riley motion was declared carried.
 While the convention was in tur- mofl, ex- x-Congressman Couroy. who oc- cupied a box beside the stage. arose and attempfed to act as presiding offi- cer. The confusion was so great, however. that Mir. conroy left the box to go to the rear of the hall. toward which tis, Whitney delegates were. moving. On the way. he came in con-' brother of David o'conpeil, one of the Bartlett managers.
 Poltee prEvenf E1Iewe. There was ( clash b4f the police pre- vented blows The Bartlett aaleNafNs' nnp9lntea csrafitftees and motion fisaf q cum1stfsee to draw ups the state slskst bs named 9As eatfisA py aecia.s '7g At ts.ia p6sat tsEaperss eimssnsasl kiley sif0ufsd to xias police olzfcefs kh Keep 0rder m fbe rear Of the ball where the whitney mon were asssni- bled. This was greeted with cheers for whitney from the rear, which we're Immediately answered by three cheers for Bartlett from the front
 The Bartlett convention declared q recess to expedite conlmittes work. The Whitney gathering worked sxpe- ditiously. They placed Henry M Whit. r,ev in nomination for Governor by ac-l ciamation and the rest of their ticket was named in the same way. The other nominees are:
 Lieutenant Governor George A. Schofield, Secretary of State O. .. E. chastey: Auditor Joseph A. Conroy. Treasurer Arthur Lyman; Attorney General Judge David F. o'ConneH A platform condemning the Dingley tariff and advocating restricted trade with Canada and reciprocity was
 when the Bartlett convention came together again, Mir. Riley 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's Platform.
 George Fred Williams read q plat form and it was adopted by acclana- tion
 The platform expressed opposition to private monopoly, condemnation Of Unlawful rebates and discrimination" by railroads and of the attempts of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford Railroad of Connecticut to "ob- tain sole and absolute sway over trans portatIon of New England" and de- ciared that tax laws should mo longer be perverted to private uses. but restored to the single purposes of revenue for the public needs"
 General Charles W. Bartlett was un- nominated for Governor and John A. Thayer, of Worcester, for Lieutenant Governor The state com mittee was authorized to complete the ticket.
 A committee of the Bartlett dele gates to bring the candidate before the returned with General Bart lett The appearance of the nominee caused the uproar to increase, but when there was a momentary Hull Chairman Kiley attempted introduce General His words were drowned in an outburst by Whitney delegates. Af- ter a long wait General Bartlett tried to address the convention but hardly a word was audible to even those who sat nearest the platform. Once only in a slight cessation were the words. q accept the nomination. heard.
 Even when General Bartlett had abandoned his effort to speak the din continued but after a time the State committee reported the nominations for the remaining offices as follows. Secretary of State, C.. z. E. Chaste; Treasurer, General W. Connery; Audi. tor. Daniel l.. shaw; Attorney Gen. eral, Harvey P. Pratt. Later the Whit ney delegates reassembied and had the minutes of their session read and ap- proved and motion was carried that all credentials be formally demanded of the State commission. The whitney delegates then withdrew and the Bart telt convention was formally adjourned. With two conventions nominating full State tickets, the question which one shall be placed upon the official bal- lot at the November election win rest with the State ballot law committee. It is probable, however. that an appeal will be made to the courts to deter mine the legality of some of the pro- ceedings.