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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
8
The Olney forces swept the Democratic convention yesterday and defeated the Hearst Williams combination by a vote of 614 to 270 for delegates-at-large. The unit rule was adopted, binding delegates to vote for Olney.
At Tremont Temple George Fred Williams fought hard against Josiah Quincy in a dramatic Democratic state convention. Williams’s polished, persuasive speech failed to win favor as Quincy sat unmoved, while Hearst advocates led by Coulthurst and Donahue drew loud reactions from a packed hall.
A heated Massachusetts Democratic convention debates the unit rule and the power to bind delegates to St Louis. Speakers from Worcester, Blackstone, Fall River, Webster and others urge or oppose Hearst as they clash with leaders over rules, loyalties, and authority.
Josiah Quincey moves to strike objectionable clause in the call for the State Democratic convention. He urges the unit rule to govern Massachusetts delegates to the national convention, arguing it would increase the state's weight and align with New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. The resolution, endorsing Richard Olney, was adopted amid cheers and hisses.
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