The Washington herald., 1910-10-07
DEMOCRATS ELECT
TEMPORARY LEADER
Bay State Convention Proves
Lively Affair.

Boston. Oct. 6.-Afore than a thousand
Democratic delegates sweltered IN the
narrow confines Of Faneuil Hall through
out the day and did not begin 10 ballot
until 4:s5 o'clock.
As the Australian ballot system had
been adopted. II required two hours and
twenty minutes for the delegates TO file
past the single ballot box Il was 9 p. p.
when II became known that a deadlock
existed. Representative Eugene y. Foss
led on the first ballot with 3S3 out Of 800
tho number necessary for a choice being
496. James II. Valley hal 302. Charles 5.
Hamlin had 2s5, and taere were ten
blanks.
AS soon as the result had been read.
Senator J. II. Doyle announced the with
drawal Of Mr.. Hamlin and urged the
latteF's friends 10 support Vahey.
Representative John A. Keliher, who
was recently defeated for denomination.
proceeded 10 settle few scores with
the city machine.
Score High Living.
The Democrats in their platform assert
that the cost Of living oyershadows all
other questions The blame IS placed on
the Republican tariff. \ demand Is made
for the removal or taxes on foodstufs
and other necessaries Of life. tariff
low enough on all manufactured articles
10 prevent the control Of our markets
by the trusts. and 10 impose the check
Of competition upon inordinate profits Of
capital
It was asserted that y The prohibitive
tariff were made reasonable, II IL were
actually lowered. more goods would be
imported. prices would fail. and yet the
revenue Increase. The Federal govern
ment should have all just powers OF tax
alton. Therefore, We favor the adoption
OF the constitutional amendment permit
ting a Federal income tax"
The present scale OF public expenditure
in the nation and in most OF the States is
laid at the door Of Republican extraya-
gance. The nomination Of United States
Senator's by the people, and their direct
election as soon as IL can be secured by
constitutional amendment, IS demanded.
A demand is made s0T che parcels post,
reform Of judicial procedure 10 secure
speedy and cheaper trials. the use OF the
initiative and referendum as a check
upon machine domination, and the con
solidauon OF existing State commissions
wherever practicable
The Democrats were stnI IN session
after midnight withoV. having named a
candidate for governor, the two ballots
which had been taken up to that hour
not resulting in choice.
The outcome Of the second ballot was
somewhat Of e surprise. as il was ex-
pected that the Hamlin supporters would
go over 10 Valley in a body but this
did not prove the case, as IS OF them
voted for the nomination. Of Foss and 123
for Valley.
A third ballot was then ordered taken.
The second ballot: Whole number cast,
$50; necessary for choice. 40; Foss. 4SS;
Valley. AS: Hamlin. %.
Chairman Thayer called ,.pon the po-
lice TO quiet the disturbance. a dozen
fist fights were in progress. The chair
man declared a recess Of twenty minutes
ct 1890 o'clock. Pandemonium reigned.
Mansfield Named.
Frederick W Mansfield, a Boston law
yer was nominated as temporary candl-
date for governor at 100 O'clock this
morning. and adjournment was then
taken.
The selection OF Mr.. Mansfield followed
a conference between the representatives
OF three candidates. The statutes require
the filing of a certificate of nomination
before s o'clock Friday afternoon, and
Mansfield was named with the proviso
that he withdraw within the seventy two
hours allowed by law
A committee was named TO name the
the candidate for governor upon the
withdrawal Of Mansfield and lieutenant
governor and fill any other vacancies on
the ticket which may occur between now
and election day.
The remainder Of the ticket named
tonight was as follows:
Secretary of State. A. z. T. Charest.
OF Holyoke; for State treasurer, Gen.
Benjamin F. Peach. of Lynn; for auditor,
Charles P. Paine. of Hyannis; for at
torney general. John B. Radigan, OF
Worcester.