On June 28 , 1906 , Moran won the Prohibition Party 's nomination for Governor of Massachusetts . On July 14 he announced that he would seek the Democratic Party 's nomination as well . He wanted to create a fusion ticket with anti-machine Republicans and requested the Democrats nominate Republican Eugene N. Foss for Lieutenant Governor . On September 22 he received the nomination of the Independence League , the state 's newest political organization . By September 26 , Moran had such a large lead in Democratic delegate count that leaders of conservative wing of the party decided that they would not present their candidate , Henry Melville Whitney , at the convention . On October 4 , Moran was nominated without opposition at the Democratic convention . The convention also nominated William Jennings Bryan for president , which led to speculation that Moran , who opposed both Bryan and the party 's other presidential frontrunner , William Randolph Hearst , would decline the party 's nomination . However , on October 12 , he announced that he accepted the Democratic nomination in a statement in which he also denounced " Bryanism and Hearstism " . On October 18 , Moran announced that if he was elected and reelected in 1907 , he would challenged both Bryan and Hearst at the 1908 Democratic National Convention
1908 Democratic National Convention
1908 Democratic National Convention
John B. Moran