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TnEIE POSITION on THE PRESIDENTIAL CUES
TIoN-EDMrNDs HAS \ sTEoNG lead
WORCESTER, Mass. April 1.-THE Ed
munds caucus. this morning. agreed upon
the following ticket for delegates at large
Hon c. +. IiOar of Worcester, Prof. J. III.
Seelye of Amherst. Hon. Charles r. Cod
man of Boston and Hon. John +. Sanford of
Taunton. For alternates, Hon. Eben F.
Stone Of Newburyport. Hon. James NJ.
Clark of Piltsiield, Hon. Charles Allen OF
Boston and Robert Il. Bishop of Newton.
The caucus unanimously voted to present
the following resolution Resolved, that il
is above all things important that repub-
lican president be chosen who shall represent
the highest order Of patriotism and true
craftsmanship and that the republicans OF
Massachusetts, present 20 the Chicago con-
vention and to the country as their first choice
for the presidency, the name of Hon. Geo.
f. Edmunds of Vermont.
\ resolution aimed against General Grant
was laid on the table by large majority.
The Blaine men are circulating split tick
cts with the name of Hon. W. c. Lowering oi
Taunton and the other names taken from The
Edmunds ticket except that of Hon. Chas.
X. Goldman.
Senator Dawes was chosen chairman OF
the convention. lie briefly spoke of the
work that has been done ly the republican
party and the changes that have been
wrought by the war, and then proceeded tC
a consideration of the duties involved by the
present condition of affairs.
WORCESTER Mass. April 15.-The follow
ing resolution was voted down in the Ed
mrnds caucus: Resolved, That in our opin
ion the only guarantee Of success for the
republican party is in making choice of sucl
a candidate as shall need no defence of hi:
past record" This resolution was discussed
by dozen delegates, the majority of whom
declared in substance that the resolution was
either meaningless generality or a slur
which would arouse the antagOnism of tho
men in the national convention by whose
votes alone Senator Edmunds could hope
for nomination.
At a conference OF Sherman and Edmund
men it was agreed that they should cooper
ate in giving the convention a turn adverse
to Grant and Blaine. According to the
agreement, Sherman will be directly men
toned as second choice and in return for thi:
concession the Sherman men will second the
nomination of the EdmunGs delegates.
THE EsoLrTIoSs-No INSTRUCTIONS RUT A
STRONG PREFERENCE FOR EDMUNDs.
WORCESTER. April 1j.-The convention
unanimously adopted resolutions reaifirmIn!
the principles and policy of the republican
partv praising Sherman's financial policy
declaring II the duty Of the federal govern
mcnt to protect the rights of all citizens de
handing free and honest elections express
ing gratitude for what has been done during
President Iayes's administration in the wa,
| of civil service reform, and invoking Con.
gress to complete the work by necessary leg
isative inactmcnts, that there may be an atle
quate permanent security against the misus
OF the public service as a machinery of party
organization and personal influence. Tn
sixth resolution says: I'VE deplore the ex
istence of sectional strife and luminosity o
parties bounded by territorial lines. W
earnestly desire that the resources of tn
south, as well as those of thenorth and west
may be developed under just and harmoni
Gus polices by the united energies of on
whole people. To this end there must
actual acquisition, equal rights, recognition
Of equalrights of all and by all, the privilege
of citizenship must everywhere be respected
the results and settlements of past issue
that have been reached at great cost ant
l once accepted must mol AGAIN uc Drought IN
to question, and we hold that those who seel
to reverse or ST.; them aside or to revive pas
controversies for political effect, are unwis
statesmen, dangerous political leaders, justl
responsible for disturbing the peace and oh
structing the welfare of the country.
The seventh resolution says: THE republi
cans of Massachusetts demand of their dele
gates to the national convention that the,
use all proper efforts for the nomination o
the candidate who, having requisite qualities
tions for the high Office of President, wi
also have the confidence and approval of a
who have hitherto acted with the republica
party who will invite the support Of Othe
patriotic citizens desiring good government
more than party success, whose nomination
will be the most expcdient because the mos
worthy, and the least Objectionable, an
whose triumphant election, TO which W
pledge our hearty and united efforts, wi
give assurance of continuance of the SCUM
and beneficient policies of the ADMINISTERS
ton and of uninterrupted and growing na
tional prosperity. While we do not instruc
our delegates, we commend to their consid
Grafton republican statesman who pos
sesses in an eminent degree such qualitie
and requisites for the nomination, Geo.
Edmunds OF Vermont.
THE DELEGATES AT LARGE
elected by the convention were the same s
those agreed upon by the Edmunds caucu:
The balloting resulted as follows Who
number of votes | 900; necessary for
choice, 53l. Hoar received 10, Codma
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