The Portland daily press., 1883-09-20
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLI-
CANS.
Their State Concentration. Geo. ID.
Robinson Nominated for Governor ON
the First BalIot-The Platform.

AsODAnsSM tONhkHHte4 AUE %0termOf On
the First BaIIot--The Platform.
Boston, Sept 19.-The Republican State
convention met at Music Hall at II O'clock to-
day. The hall was elaboratelys and
the galleries were well filled with ladies and
gentlemen as spectators. There was large
attendance of delegates Henry Cabot Lodge
called the convention to order and was made
temporary chairman, with George A. Flagg
temporary chairman. Rev. o. P. Clifford of
fered prayer, and Mr.. Lodge then addressed
the convention. He declared that the Repub-
licans were ready for the struggle, and said:
So far as efficient organization and accurate
information go we are much farther advanced
at this time than has ever been the case in
past years. We are thus advanced because
never before has there been such need of pre-
paratiou; never before has the good name of
Massachusetts, been at stake in any political
contest. We shall seek to bring out our voters,
and in this work as we ask your hearty CO.
operation and that OF every man who proposes
to support our candidate for Governor we
would urge upon you also the importance of
strong nomination for subordinate officers.
Personal preference and local interests should
find no place this year. Tho only object
should be to obtain the strongest men. The
character of our administration and the honor
of our State are in danger now, and their
peril oaweighs everything else with all
patriotic men. Massachusetts has been wanton-
ly insulted and maligned. Shall the State of
Franklin and Adams, which Webster defend
ed and Sumner led-shall the Stats of John
A. Andrews be allowed now to sink in the
political mire, Kissing and reproach to all
the people? for one do not believe this will
come to pass.
The address was loudly applauded.
The usual committees w6r0 aDDOiQtad.
1t was voted that all resolutions be refe rred
to the committee without debate. Re solu-
tions favoring legislation to suppress dram
shops, favoring woman suffrage and in favor
of the commonwealth taking the lead in right
ing the wrongs Of labor were appropr lately
referred.
Senator Bruce reported as permanent officers
| of the convention:
President-Charles r. Goldman, Boston, and
a long list of vice presidents.
Secretary--George@A. Flagg, Millbury.
Assistant SecretarieS-E. d. Wadswort of
| Milton, E. W. Burdett of Boston, FL. j. NJ l.
| ton of Lowell.
| The committee on credentials reported 346
towns and cities, represented by 1921 dele
| gates.
On motion of Mr. Reed of Fall River the
| convention proceed to take an informal ballot
| for candidate for governor, and the chair ap-
| pointed a committee of seventeen to count the
| ballots The delegations voted by counties and
| as soon as the ballots were collected recess
| was taken until 2 o'clock.
AfteraoOn Session.
| At 2 o'clock the convention re-assembled,
| President Goldman stated that of 1909 dele
| gates elected all but u we're present and that
| every city and town in the commonwealth was
| represented.
| Senator Dawes submitted the platform re-
commended by the committee on resolutions
| as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
candidates for state officers the Republican party
does not deem 1t necessary this year to offer any
formal statement of political principles, as those
principles have been often declared in national af-
| fairs.
| We believe in equal rights and a fairly counted
vote; q thoroughly pure form Of civil service, be-
/ yond the reach of party conflicts; sound curren-
cy based on an honest specie dollar; liberal but in
| no wise extravagant or wasteful expenditure; a
largely reduced taxation and wise and well matuse
laws to protect and develop American industry and
| enterprises both at home and on the ocean.
| We endorse the administration of President Ar
thur wise conservative and patriotic AS regards
stateAfairs continue to believe in widely dffus-
ed education; ever higher standard of temperance
legislation; pure and extended sutfrage equal tax-
alton: an intelligent recoc milton of the RIGHTS of Ia
Dor as well as capital; and we would take no step
backward in regard to those philanthropes charit-
| able and educational institutions, in the con-
| slant development of which our beloved Common
| wealth ever has been foremost. All these things
we have many times asserted and we appeal to the
gradual aud steady progress unmistakably apparent
through the records of the last auarter OF century
both in state and nation, as proof that we have
| not asserted them in vain. We stand ready to as
| sert them and to maintain them also.
Meanwhile we do not believe in that political
charatanry Of sham reform Unfortunately greet
ing the great moral and humanitarian question,
public offices and public issues, counters in
| game, the sole end of which is one mans political
preferment; neither can we patiently see methods
of political corruption, unknown here be ore intro
dnced INTO our State and 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, there
fore, the work of reform for begins at home and
the issue is well understood. We propose to blo
out, jim so far as may the record of most dis
crediable year in the history of the State 1t is
| time not for many words but for decisive action.
| We present, therefore, our candidates mer
simply pledged If elected to carry the administra
| tion of affairs back to the better days when our
| public men were not first to ttraduce the State
but If the State traduced by others ready
to stand up as did Webster once, saying with hon
est pride, "Massachusetts, there she is. Behold
her and Judge for yourselves"