Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-05
GARDNER TO BOLT
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Representative Will Run on a
Platform of His Own in
Massachusetts.
TALKS PROGRESSIvISM
IN STATE CONVENTION
Says Duty to Candidates Conflicts
With Obligation to the 5000
Who Nominated Him.

BOSTON, October 4.-Representativs
August p Gardner, who had before re-
pudiated the state committee. declared al
the endsbf a sharp fight in the republican
state convention today that he would rur
on platform of his own. He would full
fill. he said, his promises to the 4O,OO(
people who chose him at the primaries
despite his obligation to the party as
represented by the majority of delegates
present.
This new turn in the political situation
followed the defeat of the candidate in
four successive attempts to amend the
resolutions so as to make the platform
square with his assertions on the stump
When the fight was ended, Mr.. Gardner
figuratively tore up his prepared speech
of acceptance and substituted a three
minute talk on Progressive Republican
ISM" He explained that as the four
cardinal points in his address had been
rejected his set speech was useless.
What He Advocated.
In his speech he said
'I am not unmndful of the duty which
I owe to the other candidates, or the
duty 1 owe to this convention, but there
are omitted from the platform four OF
the principal issues upon which / have
been waging my campaign Now / know
that my duty to the other Candidates
conhitcs with my duty to the 4o,OU OF
whatever the number was who nominated
me. / went throughout the length and
breadth of this commonwealth, and ad-
vocated the real restriction OF 1Inmlgra-
ton. I advocated a minimum wage for
women. / advocated the use of the
state credit to assist suburban
homeseekers and relieve the con-
the compulsory publicity of the facts in
important labor disputes, and to all these
things l am committed, gentlemen, and
cannot consent to go before the people
of this commonwealth and take one posi-
ton before am nominated, anu anotner
position after am nominated.
II was asked what would do ii this
committee on resolutions did not put
these planks In the platform. said l
would make my own platform and l
anything else, gentleman These 1900
people voted for me on the supppsitlon
that I meant what I said and am not
going to make any change.
Must Make Campaign.
II regret very much that 1 must make
campaign before the people of the
commonwealth. asking them to support
me In putting through certain measures"
Without a discordant note ON any topic.
the democratic state convention In
Faneuil Hall today unanimously adopted
the platform prepared by the resolutions
committee and indOrsed the state ticket,
headed by Lieut.. Gov. David I. Walsh.
which was nominated in the recent pri-
maries.
The resolutions contain the planks de-
signed to hold party candidates close to
be made for having the platform passed
on by the voters in the primaries, and
the other favors having candidates for
nomination file with the secretary of
state an affirmation of their substantial
agreement with the party platform A
resolution protesting against the appoint
ment Of men to federal positions without
consultation with state party leaders was
defeated before the platform committee.