Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1899-09-23 | Page 2 | Declines the Nomination

DECLINES THE NOMINATION Action of the Massachusetts Democratic Demo-cratic Convention Is Scored Lynn Mass Sept 22Former Mayor Ramsdell of this city nominated for 1 state auditor by the Democratic convention con-vention has declined to be a cndi ate In a letter sent this afternoon to W S McNary secretary of the state committee com-mittee he says As the nomination places me In more t r less direct association with the authors au-thors of Thursdays wicked perversion of Democratic principles I am compelled com-pelled to regard i as a disgrace Evidence Evi-dence points to an Increasing i domination domina-tion of party affairs by private interests inter-ests rather than party welfare To the minds of many the purpose of building up a powerful organization for the par tys sake has been subordinated to the purpose of erecting a potent machine for George Fred Williams sake The point to be gained this year in the state committees views was the election of a delegation to the next national na-tional convention which could be depended de-pended upon to support George Fred Williams In any plans that gentleman might want to formulate to secure himself him-self national recognition I was no question as to the fidelity of the delegation dele-gation to Mr Bryan I was for W1I 1 liamsv and Williams alOne thata delegation dele-gation was desired and the state committees I com-mittees determined to have such a del lga i9r6 fair means or foul