National Republican., 1880-09-16
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Massachusetts, and Missouri Republicans
in Council.
Governor Long Renominatod A Strong
Speech by Attorney. Com
eral Devons.
Massa chnsetts nornhIIcan oonrentlon.

hohIhSIEk, MASS., sept. lO.-lne rcnuDll.
can state convention was called to ordcrat lilo
a. m. Il. +. Stone. chairman of tho state central
committee, was made temporary chairman. III
the course of his remarks on taking the chair
Mr.. Stouo said: "In the south VIC nnd no such
differences in sentiment on the questions of
finance and governmental reform as exist In
the north. II Is because the south is bound to
make all questions subordinate to the perma.
nant question how TO again get control Of the
government OF the country. [Applause The
south is n unit upon all political questions aud
we know what this means and what must he
done to compel the south to recognize the
Legitimate authority Of the government. This
IA our first duty. We may differ upon other
questions but we must Insist that The power
and the authority of the government shall
stand"
The usual committees ON permanent organi.
zation, credentials and resolutions were ap.
pointed
The committee on permanent organization
reported through Congressman Bowman.
A committee was appointed to conduct the
president to the chair, and as Mr.. Chadbourne
appeared upon the platform he was greeted
with applause, which was renewed when
General Devens and General Hawley followed
and took seats. Mr.. Chadbourne then ad-
dressed the convention.
DR.. H. b. Blackwell of Boston offered the
following resolution, which was referred
without debate:
Reso'red That the republicans of Massachusetts,
having established school suffrage for women. de-
sire that the tight should be fully and freely exer
cised in the Interest of the public schools and for
the promotion OF that object we cordially invite
all women who are legal voters to attend the cau-
cuses for the nomination of a school committee
and to help select the wisest and most efficient can
didates, irrespective Of sex.
The committee on credentials reported that
24l cities and towns were represented by Sl1
delegates.
Mr.. w. II. Faxon of Quincy offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Rcsolrcd That the republicans Of Massachusetts,
welcome back into their ranks the prohibiionists
assuring them and all others who sympathiZc with
the cause of temperance and prohibition that in
The futuro the republican party VIII do all in It's
power to enact laws with vigorous enforcing
powers which shall sweep from the old bay state
the accused rnflic In Intoxicating liquors as n
beverage, and thus remove ono Of the greatest
evils In the land.
On motion of Mr.. George c. Crocker of Bos.
ton 1t was voted that all resolutions involving
questions of party principles bo referred with
out debate.
Hon. William Claflin of Newton moved tho
denomination of Governor John d. Long of
bingham By acclamation, which was carried
with cheers.
Hon. II. L. Dawes then addressed the con.
vention and nominated for lieutenant gov.
ernor Byron Weston of Dalton. Unanimously
adopted.
A. b. Sprague moved the denomination by
accamation of Henry B. Pierce of Abingdon
for secretary OF state, which was unanimously
adopted.
Charles J. Noyes presented the name of
Daniel A. Gleason of Medford for treasurer
and receiver-general and he was nom minuted
without dissent.
Charles Z. Ladd of Springfield was then
nominated for auditor by reclamation and
George Marston was renominat cd for attorney.
general After the nomination of Paul A.
Chadbourne and John NJ. Forbes as presidential
electors-at-large General Dovons came for.
ward. In response to n general call, and ad.
dressed the convention.
In the course of his remarks General Dcvens
said when u country Is so abundanty pros
porous as this, to change It's administration at
all would be considered in the highest degree
extraordinary if we followed IN our political
relations the same course which we do In our
business relations. If tho democratic party
comes into power the legislation of the war is
to he wiped out tho principles Of Lee and
Jackson arc to control, and not those of Abra-
ham Lincoln. To-day the legislative power
is in the hands of the southern democrats.
Let them elect tho president and they will
attempt to gain possession of tho supreme
court Within the last year the constant re-
sistance to the execution OF the laws at the
south was rebukcd by decision which held
that the United States government officers
could not be arrested by state processes fiom
performing their duties. Within my own ad-
ministraJnn some twenty-five or thirty revc-
nue. officers and deputy marshals have been
killed and thrice that number wounded
in the southern states in the execution of
United States laws. No attempt ut punish
mn N for nm of thnea pal hos haa
made by state authorities but let one of these
officers, tired of being made target of, In self
defense return the fire, aud he aud all with
him arc arrested for violation of the peace OF
tho state. This decision has enabled and will
enable the United States, as long as IL stands
as law TO protect its own officers in the dis
charge of tho duties imposed upon them
against tho hostile actions of the states. The
election laws too, have been held 10 be constitu-
tional by the supreme court Tho necessity
for passing these laws was overwhelming
the number of convictions in the southern
states, although not large was sufficient to cx-
cite grave alarm that they would finally sup
press the frauds they were intended TO sup
press. You know the struggle that took nlaco
between the president and congress in its de-
termination to repeal these laws. Thoy refused
the necessary appropriations for carrying on
the government. They claimed that they had
II right to do this until grievances were re-
dressed, and in their eyes the laws Of the
United States were 'grievancies,' They iuiled,
and the next effort was that tho laws should
be declared unconstitutional by tho supreme
court. In some four or five cases which were
brought as test cases they wero held by tho
court to be constitutional. by tho decisions
of the court, which held that iuries woro
illegally constituted from which colored men
were excluded, freedmen have in certain states
been invested with the right Of serving upon
iuries. This decision has caused the court to
be assaied in congress with great violence.
As congress possesses the. right TO determine
the number of judges, ii is by this mode
that tho court Is to be reached. The
democratic party may gain its point by
adding to tho number Of judges, and there
will be no lack of excuses for this. The bill |
now lies upon the table to increase the judges |
from nine to twenty.one. With this made
law the southern states will seek TO strengthen |
themselves politically, particularly in the |
senate, aud once in power will entreuch them.
selves thoroughly The conditions under
which Texas was admitted to the union |
afforded Il means of making now states and |
ngthening tho power of the democrats In |
the senate. 1t requires nothing but an act of
tho legislature and the consent of Texas to |
constitute four new states of her boundaries |
New Mexico aud Utah arc divided to afford |
material out of which democratic states eau |
be made. The debt of the United |
States would hardly be considered |
safe with tho control of the gov.
ernnent IN the hands of mon to |
subdue whom ii was made. We have stood |
upon the ground that IN subduing the rebel |
ion ,pc ,verc Enthusiastically ri1hf-and that |