Democrats Refuse Irish Recognition at Convention
At Fitchburg meeting chaired by Marcus A. Coolidge delegates clashed over an Irish plank. Niland failed to move a substitute while Robert Bignew faced hostility with his League of Nations critique. Several first time female speakers led a rowdy session amid hisses from many delegates.
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Marcus A. Coolidge
Fitchburg
Niland
Robert Bignew
South Boston
League of Nations
United States
Michael A. O’leary
League’of Nations
John Jackson Walsh
Francis J. Finneran
Ireland
Wilson League of Nations
Wilson League
Mary P. Webster
Miss Webster
Catherine Haggerty
Worcester
League
Nilana
Coolidge
Massachusetts Democrats Endorse National Platform and League
The Springfield convention approves Cox Roosevelt platform and backs Wilson administration, urges League of Nations for world peace, supports Ireland's case, labor harmony in Ohio, maternity protection, and higher teacher pay. The platform also calls for education expansion, reducing living costs, and farm support.
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Resolutions Committee
Cox
Roosevelt
Wilson
Germany
Ohio
Farm Bureau
Democratic Platform
League of Nations
Ireland
Springfield
Democratic Party of
Massachusetts
San Francisco
James M. Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic National Administration
Democratic Congress
Republican Congress
Europe
Democratic Party
Walsh assails Republicans in Massachusetts campaign
Senator John Jackson Walsh Democratic nominee for Governor denounces the escalator plan of political ascent and attacks Republican leadership, tying it to corruption and lack of merit. He urges open doors for qualified diverse appointees and criticizes attempts at Americanization that ignore cosmopolitan citizenship.
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State House
Springfield
John Jackson Walsh
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
America
The
Commonwealth
Crook
Channing Cox
Warner
House
B. Loring Young
Murray
Boston
Democratic electors named for state at Springfield convention
The Democratic convention selected presidential electors for the state. At large: Marcus A. Coolidge of Fitchburg and Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbes of Milton. By district: Ellen Boland, Holyoke. Mary E. Wooley, South Hadley. Joseph Venne, Leominster. Arthur Gordon Webster, Worcester. Charles Francis Adams, Concord. Mrs. Lawrence P. Dodge, Newburyport. Mrs. Thomas A. Roland, Nahant. Charles W. Eliot, Cambridge. Thomas J. Boynton, Everett. Mrs. Charlie B. Sullivan, Boston. William A. Gaston, Boston. Mrs. John Miller Jackson, Boston. Dorothy Whipple Frye, Brookline. Eugenia Frothingham, Boston. Harold R. Sweet, Attleboro. Hannah Ashley, New Bedford.
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Springfield
Marcus A. Coolidge
Fitchburg
J. Malcolm Forbes
Milton
Bellen Boland
Holyoke
Mary E. Wooley
South Hadley
Joseph Venne
Leominster
Arthur Gordon Webster
Worcester
Charles Francis Adams
Concord
Lawrence P. Dodge
Newburyport
Thomas A. Roland
Nahant
Charles W. Eliot
Cambridge
Thomas J. Boynton
Everett
Charlies
Sullivan
Boston
William A. Gaston
John Miller Jackson
Dorothy Whipple Frye
Brookline
Eugenia Frothingham
Harold R. Sweet
Attleboro
Hannah Ashley
New Bedford
Principles for Prohibition-Era Economic Reform and Peace
The platform advocates farmer prosperity through rural highways and transport, expanded cooperative banks and farm bureau services, water resource development, and government housing support in emergencies. It supports non-contributory old age pensions, higher postal savings interest, anti fraud in securities, abolition of party enrolment, and League of Nations peace backed by self determination for Ireland.
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Co-Operative Bank
Farm Bureau Service
Commonwealth
Postal Savings Bank
League of Nations
Ireland
United States
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