The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-20
General Joseph b. Carr Unanimously Nom
mated for Secretary of State-The
Democrats of Maryland.
MASSACHUSETTS.
An Unusually Large, Representative and
Harmonious Convention.

An Unusually Large, Representative and
Harmonious Convention.
BOSTON, Sept. 19.-The Republican State con-
ventiOn was called to order at IL O'Clock. Chair
man Lodge, of the State central committee, was
chosen temporary chairman, and after prayer
by Rev. Orvn P. Clifford, addressed the conven-
ton
At the conclusion of Mr.. Lodges address the
usual committees and permanent officers were
appointed. Charles r. Goldman was chosen
president, and on taking the chair, addressed
the convention at considerable length, his re-
marks being chiefly in reference to the present
Governor. He reviewed the Tewkspury affair,
and said:
"One man has led this crusade against the fair
fame of Massachusetts, man conspicuous
always, Of great audaclty, of ready wit, OF
voluble and copious speech, and of restless per-
sonal ambition: man of national notOriety,
surely, IL not OF national reputation;
who has often solicited and some
times obtained the votes OF the people, but
who has never been able to retain them long; a
legislator identified with congressional raids
upon the treasury; politician who has pro-
posed that the people of the United States repu-
date their honest debts, and so make their
great and solvent country a by-word and hiss-
ing among the nations of the earth major
general whose most valuable services were as
provost marshal and never as a leader of men,
and whose successes were those of sutler ana
not of a strategist."
His references to Buffers political and mill
tary record and national nOtorlety" was loudly
applauded by the delegates. Mr.. Goldman was
given three cheers when he concluded.
After the transaction of some rOntne business
the convention took recess until o'clock.
At o'clock the convention reasSembled.
President Goldman stated that of the 309 dele
gates elected, all but twelve are present to-day.
and every city and town in the Commonwealth
Is represented
THE PLATFORM.
ported by the committee on resolutions as fol-
lows;
ain presenting to the people of Massachusetts,
its candidates for State offices, the Republican
party do not deem it necessary, this year, TO
offer any formal statement of political prin-
cipies- It's principles have been often declared
In national affairs we believe in equal rights
and fairly counted vote; sound currency,
based on an honest specie dollar; a liberal, but
liz no ways extravagant or wasteful expenditure;
q largely reduced taxation, and wise and
well matured laws to protect and develop Amer
lean industry and enterprise, both at home and
the ocean.
1--WE Indorse the administration of President
Arthur AS wise, conservative and patriotic.
Gas respects state affairs, we continue to be-
Heve in widely ditfused education, even o higher
standard of temperance legislation and an ex-
tended suffrage, equal taxation, Intelligent rec
OgaitiOn of The rights of labor as well as of cap
ttal, and we would take no step backward In re-
gard to those philanthrOpic charitable and ed
vocational institutions in constant developme MT
In which our beloved Common wealth has
been ever foremost. All these things we
have many times asserted, and we appeal
to the gradual and steady progress unmis TAXA
bly, apparent through the records of the last
quarter of a century, moth in State and national
affairs, as proof that we have not asserted in
vain. We stand ready to assert them now, and
to maintain them also. Meanwhile, we do moi
believe in that political charatanPy which
makes a business of sham reform, indiscriin-
tnately treating greal moral and humanit Rrian
questions, public offices and public issues, as
counters in game the sole aim OF which is one
mans political preferment; neither can we pa
tiently see methods of political corruption I'M
known heretofore introduced into our State aud
municipal governments. Unless checked here
and now these methods will surely bring the
politics OF Massachusetts TO the level which
we have seen elsewhere, and have not been slow
to vigorously denOunce. This year. therefore,
she work Of reform, for us, begins at home. The
issue is well understood. We propose to blot out,
In so far as may, the record OF the most dis
oreditable year in the history of the State. 1t is
time not for many words, but for decisive
tion. We present, therefore, our candidates as
men simply pledged, il elected. to carry the ad-
mInistration OF affairs back to those better
days when our public uien were
not the first to traduce the State,
but, IL the State were traduced by others, were
ready 10 stand up, as did Webster once, saying
is Behold her! Judge for yourselves
The platform was unanimously adopted.
The committee on counting ballots reported
the whole number of ballots cast be l, 1853;
A. W. Beard, l; A. II. Hce, 1;Rufus S. Frost, l; B.
W. Harris, 2 Charles K Goldman, g. Henry G.
Lodge, 5; Thomas Talbot. 6; George A. Bruce,
3d. Charles r. Adams, jr., III; George ID. Robin
son, 996. The result was received with vocifer
GUS applause.
Oliver Ames was nominated for lieutenant
governor.