Republicans of Massachusetts Renominate Officers
Delegates meet at the American House to renominate state officers except Attorney General Knowlton. Harris and Parker compete for the post with rival delegations and lobby activity reported. The convention plans a brief platform and adjournment after ballots and a Hoar McKinley tribute.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Knowlton
Robert O. Harris
Norfolk
Plymouth
Herbert L. Parker
Lancaster
Worcester County
Melvin C. Adams
Boston
Parker
M. J. Murray
Harris
Plymouth County
Blaine
McKinley
George H. Garfield
Post
American House
Essex
Middlesex
State House
Third House
Fall River
New Bedford
Greene
Howland
Chelsea
Crane
Bates
Olin
Turner
Bradford
Knowstom
Moody
Lawrence
Gillett
Tirrell
Luce
Hoar
Massachusetts Democratic Convention nominates Quincy for Governor
The convention backs Josiah Quincy for Governor, with John W. Coughlin of Fall River named for Lieutenant Governor. George Fred Williams praises unity, while Williams signals continued loyalty to Chicago and Kansas City platforms amid calls for harmony.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Dldredge
Chicopee
Bradford
George Fred Williams
Joseph J. Corbett
Josiah Quincy
Williams
Massachusetts
Quincy
Coughlin
John W. Coughlin
Fall River
Commonwealth
America
Bay State
Brockon
BE. Lovell
Whitman
Emery M. Lowe
Brockton
Norfolk County
Emery
Bibs
Brookline
Ward EF. Jameson
Joseph W. Wattles, Jr
Canton
Albion
Bemis
Foxboro
Bradford Hawes
Weymouth
Suffolk County
Richard D. Whitney
Boston
Frank E. Granger
DeButts
Revere
Harvard
Suffolk
Congress
Elijah A. Morse
Cleveland
Brazil
Quincey
Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons
Delegates Convene with Old Political Ties and Attire
Delegates gather at the convention with figures like Rev Prescott Evarts of Cambridge and ex Senator William M Evarts s son among the clergy. Harris supporters and rivals mingle in corridors as nominees, lawmakers and lawyers parade in badges and chatter about future terms, rivalries and alliances.
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Prescott Evarts
Christ’s Church, Cambridge
Evarts
William M. Evarts
New York
Rufus Soule
Senate
James J. Myers
President McKinley
Harris
Marshall Thompson
Thompson
Prince Albert
Arthur Kneil
Westfield
Kneil
William Tolman
Pittsfield
State House
Tolman
Representative Carey
Sam Winslow
Worcester
Parker
Hugh Bancroft
William A. Bancroft
Republican Platform Endorses McKinley Aims in State Convention
A Massachusetts Republican platform endorses McKinley and Roosevelt, vows vigorous anti anarchist measures, urges protections for executives, supports Crane, backs negro rights enforcement, condemns southern lynchings, and calls for freer trade, harbor improvements, and sound money. Committees list regional ballot members across counties from Campbell to Adams, Holt to Willcomb.
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McKinley
Crane
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
South
Canada
Boston
Congress
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Bradford and Quincy Vote Totals Questioned
The article notes the total votes required for a decision and compares figures for Gamaliel Bradford and Josiah Quincy, highlighting uncertainty over who had the necessary majority.
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Gamaliel Bradford
Josiah Quincy
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W. B. Plunkett
J. Q. A. Brackett
John H. Abbott
W. McCall
Edw
F. Blodgett
William Shepard
Hon
F. C. Gillet
W. 8. Greene
George B. Pierce
H. C. Attwill
Hon, JJ. Whipple
Albert S. Aptey
Lon
W. M. Moody
W. W. Draper
M. A. Morse
Chickering
Governorane
Elihu B. Hayes
Paton
C. J. Noyes
George P. Lawrence
William B. Plunkett
Adams
William McKinley
Senator Codman
John K. Berry
William W. Campbell
Walter O. Luscombe
William A. Nye
Ballet Law Commissioners
John Bletler
Ward 22
John
Michael J. Murray
Merrick A. Marge
Belchertown
William Salter
Lynn
John F. Marsh
Springfield
Hall
Paul
Campbell
B. W. Roberts
J. J. Myers
B. Chamberlain
Samuel L. Powers
Hos. W. S. Knox
Hos
B. Williams
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
John L. Bates
William M. Olin
Edward S. Bradford
Henry E. Turner
Malden
East Bridgewater
Committees On Ballot
Cchairman
Edgar R. Champlin
Cambridge
Frederick Willcomb
Ipswich
Charles F. Sargent
Lawence
Francis T. Berry
Salem
Middlesex County
Seward W. Jones
Newton
Walter 8. Keene
Stoneham
Larkin T. Trull
Lowell
Robert Luce
Somerville
John H. Bealieu
Arthur M. Stone
Wendell Williams
Milford
George C. Hunt
Fohers Batchellor
North Brookfield
N. Hunt
Edward B. Arms
Deerfield
Fred A. Dexter
Orange
Herbert E. Root
Whately
Hugo Mann
Rockilan
Willmore B. Stone
Hast Lougpentor
James F. Dean
Joseph L. Chalifoux
L. Chalifoux
St. Henri de Mascouche
P. Q
Lowell Beard of Trade
A. A. Putnam
Uxbridge
Arthur A. Putnam
Danvers
Alfred E. Cox
A. H. Goetting
Pinkertom
Melvin O. Adama