Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-11
STILL WRANeLINe,
The Massachusetts, State
Democratic Committee
VIII Have 10 Call On Courts
10 OnraveI lis TangIe.
Two Meetings., Two Conventions
and Too Much Friction.

| Boston. Jan. 10.-Another EFFORT was
| made today to organize the Demo.
cratic State Committee of Massachu.
sets, and, although very little was
accomplished. IA district members Of
of the committee who had charge Of
| the meeting formed temporary or
ganiZation and voted to ask the other
26 members to attend an adjourned
! meeting next Wednesday afternoon for
the purpose OF forming a permanent
organization. The situation. however,
is still complicated through the ac-
ton Of the officer Of @ meeting bella
by other members Of the COMMITTEES
yesterday In filling their proceedings
with the secretary OF state. II the
members Of yesterdays meeting as vol
as eigh. men who withdrew from the
state headquarters today before the
business begun still refuse to partici.
pate, II Is probable that the state
courts will be asked to adjus,icate the
matter as to which faction controls the
party machinery. 3
The feature Of today's meeting was
the strenuous opposition on the part
of IA members, all elected from dis.
trlctS, to the presence Of or participa-
ton in the meeting of members at
large. chosen at the so-called Bartlett
convention at Springfield last October.
There were IL of these men in the room
when the meeting began and although
several Of them made speeches Il was
stated after the meeting that they did
not vote on any question. It was also
stated after the meeting by it's officers.
Edward II. O'Brien Of Worcester, and
James E. Donoghue Of Lawrence. that
those members at large who were pres
ent at the meeting today would not be
allowed to attend the meeting next
week.
At the meeting at the state head
quarters today there We're present at 2.
O'Clock, the time set for proceedings Ia
begin on the call issued by John r.
Feeney. chairman of last years COM
mittee, % district members and IL
members at large. chosen at the Bart
lett convention. Before the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Feeney the
district members assembled in the hall
outside the committee room and an
nounced that they did not consider
the members at large as having any
In the proceedings Of The reg,i-
lar committee. because of q decision
against the election Of such members
at large. rendered last fall by Secre-
tary of state DIN.
Several of the party leaders, including
d. J. Kilry of Boston, George Fred
Williams. Col. A. c. Drinkwater Of
Braintree and others prominent in tho
support of General Bartlett's candidacy
last fall, and all committeement at
large, agreed not to interfere with the
of the district committee
men II they would come into the COM
mlttee room and organize. Fourteen
of the district committee then returned
to the room. while eight Withdrew to
the Quincy House for the purpose Of
OF the IA members who
returned to the room three were from
districts which are claimed by some
to be vacant. The 10 members at large.
however. were permitted to remain In
the room.
There was considerable discussion
after the meeting between the members
and George Fred Williams claimed that
the members at large, chosen at thu
Bartlett convention would be permitted
to be present at the meeting next week
although it was understood that they
would not participate In its proceed
Ings. This was in direct contradiction
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