Show POT BOILS IN BOSTON supporters of geo fred williams capture the convention anu the valiant silver leader of massachusetts is nominated by tho democrats for governor also nominated by the balters and endorsed by the populists the gold nominates boston mass sept 26 one of the most remarkable political incidents in the history of massachusetts was enacted in music ball last night and this morning acting under the direct advice ot hon geo fred williams the silver leader of the slate his friends seized the hall and took possession pas session of it after the adjournment of the rally at which candidate bryan bad spoken their purpose openly announced was to remain in possession of the ball until the democratic state convention assembled this afternoon the determination being the result of the charge made by mr williams that the detate committee leaders intended to pack the hall in the interest of the men opposed to the chicago platform and candidates the democratic state central committee was in session at the quincy bouse making up the committees for the convention when the williams men seized the ball and when the news of the reached the committee it caused a sensation the charges made by mr williams reflected upon the integrity of the committee and were vigorously denounced and nis claim that he bad demanded ot the committee that credentials serve as admission tickets to the ball and this demand bad been refused was branded by ambers of the committee as false at the conclusion of the meeting in music ball last night secretary denison of the brynn sewall williams club stepped t the front of the platform and requested that the delegates present who were so participate in convention aa id remain in the hall and formulate a plan of procedure in the conventions he said the friends of mr williams were determined abut the machine should not capture tl convention in the morning james H mellen of worcester urged the delegate present to remain the ball and defied mayor aad the agent of the to eject tho delegates and their friends he a hold the hall peaceably buk it would use foroe H referred to a macut ing of similar character in worrester about twenty year ago in the interest of gen B F butler other speakers followed with expressions of adherence to the williams cause and COO persons remained ia the ball borne fifty policemen who had been on duty at it rally were lined against the amt wali of the auditorium timothy W coakley a strone man declared to the delegates thattie th atthe of ficera of the law had no power to evict them from the hall meanwhile alderman john M lee and john H sullivan ot the state committee had gone to police headquarters in an effort to have orders issued for the vacating of the ball mr denison of the bryan sewall williams club also called at headquarters and on animated discussion over the seizure of the convention hall was indulged in some very vigorous language waa used by the opposing gentlemen II 11 was finally abated by the officials that they had no authority to interfere with the persons who were in the hull the policemen therefore left the hall and the delegates and their guests cheered wildly several speeches were made in denunciation of what was termed an effort of the state committee to freeze out the williams men at 1238 a m mr agent of of the hall took the platform and announced that the the hall to the club under whose auspices the bryan rally had been held expired at 12 and be asked that the hall be vacated his remarks were greeted with yells of protest and the delegates did not vacate the hall it was shortly afterward announced by mr con kley that a supply cf sandwiches had been ordered and would be quickly at hand and more speech making followed agent meanwhile had decided on a plan of energetic action he secured the services ot two officers who with one of his assistants were stationed at the door of the hall they were instructed ted to permit any person inside who wished to do so to leave the hall but nobody was to be allowed to enter many of the delegates had come out into the street for a breath of fresh air but when they tried to reenter re enter the hall they were bluntly refused admittance protests were of no avail the locked out williams supporters had to remain outside this was also the fate of the man with his load of sandwiches and coffee mr would not allow him to go into the hall with his goods about the gallery lights and many coherd in the hall were turned off by the agent leaving the big auditorium in a slate af almost antiro obscurity ity mr coakley mr mellen and others tried to enliven the occasion with speeches but there was a general desire to rest their tired limbs and many 0 the delegates sought to get a nap on the hard settees set tees about 2 a committee was delegated to make a final di sperate attempt to get some food to the famished delegates by any means possible the committee returned in a short time with a large supply of eatables they again the officers at the door to permit them to carry the fd into the hall but all their entreaties were as heretofore in vain the policemen biad strict orders from mr in the matter and lad followed them to the letter many delegates were leaving the hall being unable to stand the strain longer at last about 4 those who had planned to work and smuggle in some food were successful big baskets of sandwiches were handed through a window in the ticket office on the hamilton place entrance just how the sap 1 ply got through the enemy line at this a mystery but alie hungry men i in the hall did not stop to consider this point and pounced upon the eatables with a vengeance A spirit of renewed aoi maton seized the people in the hall after they bad had something to eat and they danced played cards and made merry generally janses hushes delegate who had cone out of the ball was found dead ia an alley way adjoining the hall aej A deep bruise in the palm off the right hand showed that a fatal current from the electric light wire had killed him was undoubtedly trying to re the halt by way of the fire escape when he was killed at 11 mr pratt called the convention to order and those in the hall gave vent to their feelings in the wil dests demonstrations of joy mr read abo call while this was ou in the hall ceorge fred william was waiting for admission at the door down stairs mr mellen of worcester was anani couely made temporary chairman meantime mr williams who bad been informed of what had been done sent back word for the convention to cou that with the locked out delegates b would go to another hall where similar action would be taken and the can committees appointed the chair then appointed a credential committee while the police were considering the matter of opening the door of the hall a meeting was neld in the open air at hamilton place those in attendance voted unanimously that geo fred williams with them it was announced amid great cheering that williams had received the music ball nomination for governor and this action was endorsed timothy W coakley announced that the police commission was in session considering whether or not they would withdraw the police and open the music hall A motion to adjourn was voted d own was read as having been been made inside for governor geo fred williams for lieutenant governor christopher T callahan for secretary jos P lynn for treasurer john PO Donnell for attorney general thomas T eon for auditor maurice P cava at it ans announced that in 20 minute delegates would he admitted to the hall on order ot the police while the meeting at mucio hall was in session everything that was done therein whether ot nominations or otherwise was briefly reported to the crowd gathered in hamilton place and promptly ratified by that assemblage while these proceedings were in pi ogress to ati hamilton ha milten place gather 15 had becore cultural ball near by nd chero wl all choso who had held the eo many hours left the ball and joining the throne a 11 ton place and vicinity all 11 an escort to the horticultural hear mr williams accept the tion for governor of A meeting of the democratic committee to determine upon th to be pursued with reference to ht the convection conver tion in music hall and the committee decided to folio course and outwit chevi men at their own a a 4 followers marched to the 1 ball headed by a band about noo finding that the hall was still 1 bands of the williams people the 1 lars declared that the hall was fl possession of outsiders and the convention adjourned to al faneuil hall thus making the ifa men balters bol the democratic state faneuil hall was convened at for the nomination for a a date jor governor by music ball c A resolution was presented by v loransey Lo mansey endorsing the bryan and sewall and the chicado bention yen tion the resolution was vote and declared adopted thomas J gargan then took the A form and for a boll of money men from the convention alie resignations 0 IL C K hamilton matthewa wr jr waller cult o 0 several other members of theia the ii was then formally were accepted with a great shw n usual coina were then philip J parley of lowell was assy chairman the on slate nominations present L name of geo fred williams for arnor and the report was adopt di without enthusiasm christopher callahan was nominated for lieota governor A special committal o 0 I 1 pointed to complete the ticket ic marshall of boston and J M ma i of lowel were nominated for elec tomi large the convention then adjourned t the platform adopted at the hall convention was in part as the democracy of pledges ita loyalty and support J bryan and arthur sewall aal borses the platform adopted at as representing the very esert ef democracy in its unfettered fre cac of the rights of the whole and ii their defense against 0 1 who through special privilege ie monopolistic combines would prey ap them the democratic party ha o 0 bacomo aba party of abo people ill in the days of jefferson and jackob Jac kou we demand ane restoration of biln to its full money function and ite ire coinage at the present ratio ot 16 to without waiting for the of 13 other nation the democracy 0 M recognizes no the right of men before the law adit the rich and poor alike are antu to ita protection our country once remarkable for equal distribution of wealth aad 6 prosperity of all its citizens is note by an oligarchy ot many 0 whom possess wealth by unjust privileges and huby bitted ayour laws they fial thir natural home in the whoa cardinal principle is towa one mans business by nil others which haa become the y those alio pay for public ditore fi Tore the modes of despoiling are mainly through unjust taa monopolies and the appreciated our national taxes based on alun lall with undue weight ontra least able to bear them thecae tax passed by the democratic attempted to remedy this t endorse the minority opinion of jas Harlan of the supreme coart abah recent income tax decision ing the settled ution as applied in jw practice may not improperly carded as a judicial revolution the republican party ia the ia of monopoly their presidential candidate are donah the magnate of an ore trust and tbt L of labor unions and the noa for the second place ie the attorney coal combine that this year 0 people of massachusetts of two niu of dollars by kaisim the price of loei government by ua be tolerated in this lac d when h of equity assume unusual they become liable to all the abue tyranny of the most infamous 0 chambers of england |