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THREE CONVENTIONS TO-DAY
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
ROBINSON FOR GOVERNOR.
CAREER OE CAREv'S SLAYER.
FIGHT OF MEXICANS AND APACHES.
A RAID ON THE WILLARD STOCKS.
THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
,AY STATE REPUBLICANS
ROBINSON FOR GOVERNOR
CAREER OE CAREv'S SLAYER,
FIGHT OF MEZICANS AND RACHES.
A RAID ON THE WILLARD STOCKS.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANs.
The Convention i'm Boston Today.
Opening Scenes.

Opening Scenes.
BOSTON, Sept l0.-The republican state conven-
t1on met In Music Hall to-day. The hall was de-
cOrated on the platform with picture OF John A.
Andrew, nanked by festoons OF the national colors,
coat Of arms, and on the upper gallery with flags
and StreamerS.
A few minutes after 10 O'Clock, when the doors
were opened, the galleries were flled with ladies
and gentlemen as spectators. and the body of the
hall was soon occupied by the delegates An In
novation was the very ample aTrangement for the
the state central committee, came upon the plat
form at precisely II O'clock, brought down his
gavel vigorously, and called on Secretary Flagg to
Ex-Collector Beard made and put the usual
motion that Mr. Lodge be Temporary chairman, and
convention, which was agreed to.
Rev. O. P; Clifford offered prayer, and Mr.. Lodge
addressed the convention.
PERMANENT OFFICERS
the convention: President, Charles r s codmaD, a..
Unf Fss e Of uPT
ries E. D. Wadsworth, OF Milton; E. w. Burdett,
Of Of, Boston; H. J. Moulton, Of Lowell. MessIs.
platform.
COL coDMAN's ADDRESS
He was warmly received, and addressed the con-
his remarks he outlined the work to be done dur
Ing this campaign. He said: "No national Ques-
tlons are now pressing for settlement, and under
Who admiu,sers his eoo with ssSaciay
and prudence, there s:greater tranquility In the
He acknowledged that party lines, as they now
exist, might before long become obliterated and
political organizations might need to be recast
vice reform and permanency OF employment for
government officials He discussed the spoils
system at some length, and declared that
II was the most pernciOuS and damaging OF all
tendencies in party management. Passing to
peculiarly state matters he paid high tribute to
Massachusetts and to her loyal sons; to her fnan-
business la
tinued: sit has been reserved for the man who
now occupies her executive chair to suggest a
which, through his objections. her leg
the commonwealth might borrow those funds
which she holds In sacred trust" He admitted
that abuses had from time to time been found,
imperfect, but he asserted that the loud assevera-
tions that 1.-THE people OF the state had been
and had Seen false they Were s
1873 He added: zone man has led this crusade
against the fair fame OF Massachusetts; a man
conspicuous always OF great audacity, OF ready
wit, OF voluble and copious speech, and OF rest
less personal ambition; a man OF national noto-
who has often solicited and sometimes obtained
the votes OF the people, but who has never been
able to retain them long; a legislator identined
politician who has proposed to the people Of the
United States to repudiate their honest debts and
SO to make their great and solvent country a by.
word and kissing among the nations OF the earth:
a major general whose most valuable services
were as provost marshal, and never as leader
and not OF strategiSt. large experience In deal
Ing with the perpetrators OF crime and the possess
sion OF unquestioned skill in the examin alton
and croSS-eXam1natiOn OF witnesses, would seem
to have well fitted him for the place or public
prosecutor: His accusations have been SO bold
and sweeping that he would be compelled, II pos
sble. TO make them good And SO enough repub-
licans were found who under ordinary cir
eumsta1ces would have refused him their
and place him in the position which he pub,
iicly announced would give him all
stances his election was for him great personal
triumph. 1t seemed to cOndOne the past and to
express the popular confidence in the future The
| ised indictment was presented You ali know
He me cbbpang stsis charges @ that were made
dered her pauper infants and had made their dead
bodies source OF Illicit and diSgraceful gain At
Immediate thorough eompete searchns nye
was raised which formally heard Whatever
tribunal was the people Of s Massachusetts, I TITS,
who, from day to day, were called upon to give
their attention and to learn Of what Kind of COM
munity they We're members. He then outlined
the evidence and the proceedings IN the Tews-
bury trial. the interest taken in its developments
Continuing, he said: SIN regard to the testimony
ELECTED, it Will be found that there is moth.
| Ing In 1t for which Massachusetts,, as a
community has need to apologize. II there is
anything In it offensive and disgusting; il there
| are some passages which decent men cannot read
aloud In the hearing OF honest women; all such
passages are not the record OF mISmanagement or
neglect, but they are the scandalous, false and
foul asperSons OF the accuser. The legislative
committee have made their report, and 1t ex-
presses the opinion of all fair-mtnded people who
have given any attention to the hearing. MaSsa-
chusetts stands acquitted OF cruelty, injustice and
extravagance She comes out or her fiery trial SUBJ
Stantlally unscathed, and 1t is not with her SER
wants, but with her chief calumniator. that she
has now to reckon.
Robinson Nominated for Governor.
Robinson was nominated for governor on the