Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-12
DUMMY" NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
VIII Withdraw II Satisfactory
Candidate Is Found
DEMOCRATS IN WILD RIOTS

Vahey Brings Delegates to Their
Senses by Pointing Out That Non-
nation Is Lost to Himself and Foss-
Chairman Calls on Police to Stop
Fights Which Are Carried Right Up
to Rostrum-SeVenty- Two Hours Al
lowed by Law For Substitution of
Candidates
Boston, Oct. 7.-After wild and
disorserly scenes the Democratic state
convention adjourned at 1:45 o'clock
this morning. James II. Valley came
into the convention hall at 1870 a.
m, haggard and careworn, and
begged the delegates to support him
in his withdrawal and the compromise
ticket which he presented to the con-
ventiOn.
The ticket was made up after a con-
ference Of representatives of both
leading candidates. The ticket as
named is Frederick w. Mansfield, for
governor; A. z. E. Charest of HoI-
yoke, secretary Of state; John B. Rati-
gan of Worcester, attorney general;
Charles L. Paine Of Hyannis, state
auditor; A. C. Peach Of Lynn, state
treasurer
1t was generally agreed that Mans
field was only a dummy" candidate,
and that today an effort would be
made to substitute either William A.
CASTOR or Joseph c. Pelletier.
All nominations must be filed with
the office of the secretary of state be-
fore o'clock tonight. The law then
says that seventy-two hours may be
taken for substitution.
The situation had an element of the
pathetic in it when James H. Valley
came to the platform and begged the
delegates for Gods sake" to stand
by the ticket for which he had with
drawn.
For Gods sake, have some sense.
Neither myself nor Mr.. Foss can win
at this convention ," he said. "This
is perfectly evident and I withdraw.
This fierce struggle here cannot do
the party any good. L will sacrifice
everything in order that the cause may
succeed. We must now get together
at this time in the morning and forget
that we are not here to crafty either
personal Or political ambitions"
The convention at Faneuil hall be-
came so wild and disorderly at 1890
o'clock this morning that Chairman
Thayer was compelled to force an ad-
journment for thirty minutes to give
the police an opportunity to quell the
riot and stop the fighting that was
taking place in all parts of the hall.
The convention had taken two bal
lots. On the second the Foss sup
porters came within six votes Of
nominating their candidate. A third
ballot was ordered.
The excitement and contention
arising over the method of voting had
! brought CONGRESSMAN Keliher and
Martin NJ. LOmasney to the platform.
! The old ninth district feud brought
the supporters of both men about
! their respective leaders.
Keliher wanted two ballot boxes to
! facilitate voting. Lomasney wanted
! the voting to go on as it had been
going. Chairman Thayer favored the
Keliher plan; the convention sup
ported the Lomasney suggestion.
The supporters of the two men
glared and shouted and finally ex-
changed blows. Thayer ordered the
police to clear the platform.
The moment the police moved to
action Daniel J. Kiley of Boston at
tempted to take the chair from Chair
man Thayer. He was hurled to one
side.
The police hustled into the battling
and excited men and pushed them
from the platform. Both Keliher and
LOmasney were among those pushed
from the platform. Lomasney tried to
regain his platform position and again
went to the ground.
There was fighting and rioting all
over the hall. Nearly every other
delegate had his fist either in or up
to his neighbor's face.
Candidate Vahey, who had wit
messed the disorders from the rear OF
the hall, fastened to join his sup
porters. He mounted the platform
only to meet the police and go found
pring back to the floor.
Chairman Thayer kept his head. He
saved the convention from breaking
mp in the widest kind of riot and ad-
journing without naming it's ticket
by not only directing the action Of the
, police so that temporary cessation
i Of hostilities was secured but also by
} forcing a short adjournment to Sc
cure a conference. The convention
! had been in almost continuous session
from noon.
The Platform
e Following is a summary of the plat.
8 torm adopted by the convention:
i Tariff revision downward.
; Federal income tax, and a decrease
- Of federal pytraVapancn