The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-11
MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Republican C0nven-
ton.
Gen. Butler Beaten !!
THE CLAIMANT CONCLUDES TO
RETIRE.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.

WORCESTER. Sept. 2S-The Republican State
Convention met in Mechanics Hall to-day
1t was called 10 order at 1855 by Hon. G. B.
Loring. chairman, who was also chosen tempo
rary chairman.
Prayer was. offered by Rev. c. M. Lamson Of
Worcester.
Ex-Gov Alexander H. Bullock of Worcester
was elected permanent chairman. Mr.. Bull
lock, in taking the chair, briefly addressed the
Convention, mildly crticisng the state of af
fairs, whose smoke of investigation gave foun-
dation for suspicion of some fire of corruption,
and calling for rising to the ext gencies of the
occasion with efforts for a general and uDqual-
lied reform.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bullock's address
the Conven ion adjourned for a recess till 2:45
o'clock, on motion of Gen. Butler.
Upon the reassembling at o'clock, a discus
sion arose as to the expedency of opening few
vacant seats in the galleries to the public Gen.
Butler opposed this motion, but it was adopted
by vote of 531 to 4S8. All the afternoon was
consumed in discussing preamble and resolu-
ton offered by Gen. Butler declaring that del
egate named Green be debarred from voting in
the Convention, as he had declared his inten-
ton not to vote for Butter, if nominated. The
question was debated with good deal of spirit
by Hon. George F. Hoar and Hon. w. w. Rice
in opposition, and Gen. Butler, Gen. John L.
Swift Gen. Briggs of Pittsfield and others in
favor.
Butler made great point of his fealty to the
feated.
An incident of the debate was a speech by
Rev. James Freeman Clarke an anti Butler
delegate of West Roxbury, in which lie took
strong ground in favor of the right of every
delegate to vote as he chose at the election, re-
gardess of the Convention. He opposed the
idea that the action of the Convention was
binding and declared that bolt was Railways
in order"
Hon. George f. Hoar having moved that the
1sl,,t,1
dentIals, the motion was adopted by vote of
584 to 53S. The total of this vote being more
than the total number of delegates, it was voted
by vote of $50 to 406 that all subsequent
votes be taken by counties. Pending a motion
by Gen. Butler to verify the former vote by
which the resolution was referred, the Conven-
ton took recess till 80 o'clock.
AT the opening of the evening session, Gen.
Butler took the floor and withdrew his motor
to verify the result of the last vote by counties.
He said he was satisfied that the majority of
the delegates were in favor of the re- nominal
ton of Gov. Washburn, ard that he did not
care to delay the business of the Convention by
resort to parliamentary tactics. He declared
anew his fealty to the party and said that he
did not want to do anything to cause a dissen-
sion in its ranks.
He consequently withdrew his name and said
he saw no cause 60 run indepen lently.
AT 1855 p. M, Gov. Washburn was re-nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The nomination of Gov. Washbnrn was re-
ceived very quietly. A feeble effort was made
to doubt the vote, but it was drowned in storm
of noes and the nomination was declared car
ried. The nomination was seconded by j. M.
| Usher of Boston, prominent member OF the
Butler faction.
The remainder of the State ticket was made
up as follows. without opposition: Lieutenant
Governor, Thomas Talbot OF Billerca Attor-
ney General, Charles r. Train of Boston; Sec.
| rotary Of State, Oliver Warner of Northamp.
ton: Auditor, Charles Epdicott Of Canton
Treasurer, Charles Adams, Jr., of North
Brookfield.
Hon. Charles Allen of Boston, chairman of
Committee ON Resolutions, then reported the
following, which were adopted without dissent.
While they were pending, Gen. Butler took
the floor. and i'll a speech OF some length &C
cepted the situation and cOunselled that they
be adopted.
| The platform is as follows
| ResolUed That the Republicans of Massachu-
| sets emphaticaly disapprove of and condemn
| the action of those members of the last Con-
gress, Republicans and Democrats, who
| availed themselves of the occasion of an in
crease of the salary of the President and of the
| Judges of the Supreme Court and of the men,
| bers OF the Cabinet, supposed to be just and
necessary for the future, to secure to them
| selves disproportionate and extravaganza COM
| pensation for past as well as future services.
ReSotUed, That while we recognize the full
his convictions upon all questions of public in
terest, no person holding public office has the
right to seek to influence the action of his SUBJ
ordinates by exciting their fear of loss of place
If their opinions or action shall differ from his
own; and We call upon the President further to
remove all public officers who have improperly
interfered with the independence of the Repub-
licans of Massachusetts in the management of
their local concerns, whenever the fact is proved
r., his satisfaction,
Resoypod '"hat the adoption of a policy which
shall so reduce the Ia -''ohts OF railroads that
the raw material, food and Goa. OF the west
and South shall be exchanged at the least pos
slble cost for the manufactures of New Eng
land, interesting the whole country, is vital to
the industries of Massachusetts that the power
vested by the Constitution in Congress to regu-
late commerce between the States, includes
jurisdiction over this great subject and that we
call upon Congress and oui State Legislature so
to exercise all their powers over railroads and
all such monopoles.
Resolved That every great achievement for
personal liberty, for the preservation of the
Union, for education. for the elevation of labor,
for the elevation of woman, for the extension
of the suffrage which has been accomplished in
this country, for generation, has been due to