The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-10-07
MEET IN SAME PLACE
Massachusetts Democrats Nomi
nate Two State Tickets.
FORCE OF POLICE on HAND
Bartlett Mon Occupy the Stage and
Front of Hall and the Whitney Fol-
lowers Hold Their Convention in
the Rear Of the Room.

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. Da' - ]. Kiley
Of the followers of Bart~<.t for gov.
srnor presiding over one section and
ex-Congrsssman Conry, a supporter Of
Henry NJ. Whitney for governor, over
the other. The Bartlett men held the
stage. while the Whitney men We're
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 60 upon the
platform without the permission Of
the chairman.
After Chairman Feeney of the state
committee called the convention to
order Daniel J. Kiley was nominated
for temporary chairman. At the same
momsnt q motion was heard to sub
stitute the name Of Joseph A. Conry.
The Kiley motion was declared car.
ried.
While tho convention was in q tur-
motl ex.Congressman 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 tho box to 60 to
the rear OF the hall, toward which the
Whitney delegates were moving. On
The way he came In contact with Con-
8ressman O'Connsll, brother Of Daniel
O'Connsll, ono Of tho Bartlett man
ayers. There was q clash, but the
police prevented blows.
The Bartlett delegates appointed
committees and q motion that q CON-
mittes 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 hall,
where the Whitney mon were assem-.
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 4
recess to expedite committee work.
The Whitney gathering worked ex-
peditiously. They placed Henry NJ
Whitney In nomination for governor
by acolamation and the rest of their
ticket was named in the same way
The other nominees are: Lieutenant
governor. George 8. Schofleld, Ips.
wich; secretary Of state, O. G. E.
Charest. Holyoke: auditor, Joseph A.
Conry, Boston; treasurer, Arthur Ly-
man Waltham; attorney general,
Judge David F. O'Connell, Worcestar.
4 platform condemning tho 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 q plat
form and 1t was adopted by acclama-
tion 49,
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 tho
ticket.
With two conventions nominating
full state tickets the question which
one shall be placed upon the official
ballot ut tho November election will
rest With the state ballot law com.
nittee. It IL probable, however, that
"a appeal will be made to the courts
to determine the legality Of some Of
the proceedings.