St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-23
The Massachusetts, Convention.
EDMUNDs DELEGATES CHOSEN, BUT nc
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN.

The Massachusetts republican state
convention met at Worcester Tuesday.
There were LIS delegates present.
Senator Dawes presided. His address
was followed with close attention and
Interest, the portions which elected the
heartiest applause being the reference
TO President Hayes-especially the
phrase 1.-the Roman firmness of IA repub-
lican President"-and the declaration
that I'D the coming contest republicans
must fight with unqualified loyalty to
their leader, whoever he may be-" A
speech by Hon. George 5. Boutwell,, ad-
vOcating Gen. Grant as the best man to
avert impending revolution, was sharp
~ replied to 10y Rev. James Freeman
Clarke.
The delegates at large elected by the
convention were the same us those
agreed upon by the Edmnnds caucus,
and are as follows: Senator HOar, Col.
Charles r. Goldman of Boston, Julius
II. Seelye of Amherst and John E. San
ford of Taunton with Eben F. Stone
of NewbnrypOrt, James NJ. Barker of
Pittstield, Charles Allen of Boston and
K. K. Bishop of Newton as alternates
The Edmunds ticket received more than
double the votes that the other ticket
on which were such men is ex-Gov.
Rice.
Resolutions were adopted reaffirming
the principles and policy of the repub-
lican party; praising Sherman's finan-
clai policy declaring it the duty of the
federal government to protect the
rights of all citizens demanding free
and honest elections ; expressing graft
tude for what has been done during
President Hayes administration in the
way OF civil service reform, and invok-
ing Congress to complete the work by
necessary legislative enactments, that
there may he an adequate permanent
security against the misuse of the pub
lie service as machinery of party Or
ganization and personal influence. The
sixth resolution says 1--WE deplere the
existence of sectional strife and ami
mostly of parties bounded by territorial
lines. We earnestly desire that the re-
sources of the south, as well as those of
the north and west, may be developed
under just and harmonious policies by
the united energies of our whole peo-
pie. To this end there must be actual
acquisition, equal rights, recognition of
leges of citizenship must everywhere be
respected, the results and settlements
of past issues that have been reached at
great cost and once accepted must not
he brought again into question, aud we
hold that those who seek to reverse or
set them aside, or to revive past con-
troversies for political effect, are unwise
statesmen, dangerous political leaders,
justly responsible for disturbing the
peace and obstructing the welfare of
the country" The seventh resolution
says: The republicans of Massachn-
sets demand of their delegates to the
national convention that they use all
proper efforts for the nomination of the
candidate who, having requisite qualif-
cations for the high Office of president,
will also have the confidence and ap-
prevail of all who have hitherto acted
with the republican party, who will in
wife the support of other patriotic citi-
zens desiring good government more
than party success, whose nomination
will be the most expedient, because the
most worthy, and the least objectiona-
BILE, and whose triumphant election, to
which we pledge our hearty and united
efforts, will give assurance of con-
tinuance of the sound and benefcent
policies of the administration, and of
uninterrupted and growing national
prosperity. While we do not instruct
our delegates, we commend to their
consideration republican statesman,
who possesses in an eminent degree such
qualities and requisites for the nomina-
ton, George F. Edmunds of Vermont"