The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-14
OPPOSITION TO BLAINE.
TIE INDEPENDENTS MOVING.
mass-Meeting in Boston Prominent Men
Present-Anti-Blaine speeches and Rese-
iutions- Locking Forward to the Demo.
cratic Nominations.
fBy telegraph TO The Dispstch.l


BosToN, June 13.-In accordance witt
the call issued by the Independents Of Mas
sachusetts for mass-meeling OF all voter
opposed to the nomination OF Bl.ine ant
Logan meeting took place to-day. TIN
gathering was composed mostly OF Inde
pendents, although many Republicans an,
Democrats were among those present. 4
few gentlemen were in attendance headet
by President Eliot, Of Harvard, wht
looked forward TO the formation from tbi
small beginning o. a new party. The ad
dresses were lavishly applauded. Henr,
l.. Pierce called the meeting 10 order. III
said the nominations made at Chicago wer,
not up TO the high standard Of tb,
Republican party. He regretted as mucl
az any one the train Of events that hat
brought about this result, but it was in.
cumbent on those who desired govern.
ment free from iobberv. free from lingo
ism, to protest against the candidates pre-
sented. He concluded by presenting Iis
OF permanent officers OF the meeting as
follows: President: Charles X. Goldman
Vice-Presidents. Julius III. Seely, Charlie:
A. Elliott, J. Huntington WolcOtt, III. NJ
Dexter, Hy. l.. Pierce, Martin Brimmer
Stephen NJ. Weed, Joseph III. Walker, VIII.
liam ii. Forbes, Estes Howe, Samuel
Hoar. David b. Flint, John s. FarIow
William III. Fox, William Martin, William
VI. Adams, and Moses Williams; Secrota
ries, Hamilton A. Hull. George c. Hodges
and ii. w. Chaplin.
Colonel Goldman, upon taking the chair
criticised the platform Of the Republicans
because 1t declares that this is nation and
not league OF States. They tell us, the
speaker said, they favor popular education
What party does not? We propose here.
after to Judge parties by their acts as well
rs their words. Referring TO the candidates
nominated at Chicago, Colonel Goldman
said political parties hitherto have held that
their candidate, like Caesars wife. should
be above suspicion but his record, which
eight years ago the people watched, and
those transactions in which it is said the
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-.
tives had been implicated, have been
passing out OF public recollection.
The Chicago Convention has pulled
them forth again, and they will be laid be-
fore the country for its consideration.
When a great party which holds Office be-
comes unfaithfrl, what are we to do d!
| First. we are to see whether the great OPP
| position party Is fit to take Its place.
| nave lO ltdl lOl INC tubIiE vi tulS Country ,
no matter what political party gets into
power. The Democratic party has its o.
portunity now. suppose we may say we
have no favors TO ask and no bargains to
make; but there are statesmen in the
Democratic party for whom Independent
Republicans may vote without blush.
II the Democratic party want our votes,
| they know how they are to be obtained.
Al 4. Ill =.
them. 1t may be our duty to stand up and
be counted as an independent party.
know that third parties are apt to be short
hved, but sometimes before they die they
do great things.
James Freeman Clarke said that while
personally he had nothing TO say against
Blaine, somehow the latter seemed to be
surrounded by all the rascality Of the Re-
publican party. He considered him an I'M
safe man to put IN the Executive chair.
Colonel II. w. Higginson said the civil
service plank in the Republican platform
meant nothing, because it found its repre-
sentatives in Blaine and Logan. He was
not afraid that the Democratic party had
so far lost its head as to make fool OF
itself in the coming nominations. What
ever is past OF the party which retains in
its lists men like Cleveland and Bayard we
cannot afford to speak OF 1t with contempt.
The alIusion TO Cleveland was loudly
cheered.
Mr.. Higginson then presented the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas we are met in conference as
Republicans and Independents Of Massa-
chusetts to take action in opposition to the
nomination Of James G. Blaine for Presi-
dent and John A. Logan for Vice President
OF the United STATES; and whereas these
candidates were named in absolute dsre-
gard OF the reform sentiment OF the nation,
and represent political methods and prin-
ciples to which we are unutterably OPP
posed:
Resolred. That it is our own conviction
that the country will he better served by
opposing these nominations than by sup
porting them.
Resolved, That we look with solicitude
to coming nominations by the Democratic
party. They have proper men; we hope
they will put them before the people for
election.
Resolved, That an executive committee
OF 100 be appointed, with full powers.
Resolved, That whatever action be taken
by the Democratic party in Chicago we,
Republicans and Independents, direct
our committee TO call convention in such
manner as they may deem eXpedient
after the Democratic candidates have been
nominated, and not later than August lst,
to take such further action as may to them
seem necessary TO carry out the sense OF
this meeting with practical effect.
President Elliot, OF Harvard, in his
speech seconding the fourth resolution,
said: Il must confess 1t will be only by
the dispensatiOn OF Providence that the
Democratic party will give US candidate
we want. If we put on our platform their
candidate it will be better for them and
perfectly satisfactory TO us; but political
progress is to be only by conflict OF na-
tional parties, and as rule two national
parties. Therefore, hope that out OF this
meeting will grow new party, as one was
grown wears ago. We want to found a
new party in our country; party OF ma
tional principle, and one which looks for
ward to national triumph"
In conformity TO the above resolutions, a
committee OF one hundred was appointed,
headed by Charles X. Goldman (chairman),
Charles w. Elliott, James Freeman Clarke.
Martin Brimmer. Julius III. Seeyle, L. w.
Higginson, William Endicott, Jr., Henry
Lee, Henry l. Pierce, John Felt Osgood,
Edward Atkinson, William Perkins. Ezra
Farnsworth, Phineas Pierce, Alexander
Cochrane, Charles Francis Adams, Jr.,
Richard III. Dana, and James Quincy.
A committee of twenty-five was APP
pointed to proceed to New York to confer
with the Independent Republicans OF New
York on June 18th. The committee Is
headed by Colonel Goldman.
Letters from Congressman Lyman and
other sympathHers with the movement
were read.
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