Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-11
REVOLT FROM BLAINE.
Bay State Republicans Will Bolt the
"TattoOed."
NEW YORK INDEPENDENTS BOLT.
DisintegratiOn in the "Grand Old Party
Rapidly and Certainly Gowing On
Dismay of Republican Leaders
Over the Situation.

BosTOS. June lO.-The movement fol-
Independent political action against Mr.
Blaine took organized form at the meeting
of the Massachusetts, Reform Club this after
noon. The attendance was unusually large
Mr.. John 5. Fallon presided. Among those
present were: James Freeman Clarke
John C. Dodge, Joseph o. Burdette, Arthur
Lincoln. John Ritchie, Winslow Warren,
Franklin Copeland, MoOrGeld Storey, Jas,
P. Tallman, Leverett Saltonstall, j. Richard
Carter, J. Russell Read Jabez Fox, Arthur
Hobart, Bancroft c. Davis, Henry II. Edes,
Edward Atkinson, Charles F. Morse, 5.
Arthur Bent Gen. G. D. Ayers, John W.
Carter, 7. W. Higginson, Archibald NJ.
Howe. Richard Henry Dana, John 5. Far
low, George B. Hodges, William Everett. +.
F. Raymond and p. c. Knapp.
Letter from Charles Francis Adams.
After dinner the secretary of the club,
Mr.. j. W. Carter, read a number of letters.
Among them was the following from Charles
Francis Adams, Jr
My DEAR SIR: ] received your notice OF
the Reform Club dinner this afternoon, and
in view of the nominations of Yesterday,
which are to be the subject of your discus
sion to-day, regret extremely my inability
to be present | presume there Is no queS-
ton as TO the attitude of the members OF the
Reform Club toward the Republican nOml-
nations We will at once organize to defeat
them. On this point 1t seems to me, our
RESPONSE cannot be too explicit or our ac-
ton too quick. Steps should be taken with
the least possible delay to enable us to exert
whatsoever influence we can on the other and
coming convention. We have now less than
no standing b, fore thai Convention, for
Massachusetts goes to it pledged to the sup
port of her own political mOuntebauk, whose
nomination would actually drive many OF
uS. aS choice of evils, to vote for Blaine,
We >hould do what We can to prevent this,
and We can do much.
Could the Democratic party be galvan-
lied into that degree of momentary good
sense which would lead it for once to aston
ish the country and itself by putting for
ward such a ticket as Cleveland and Car
isle. the result in November would not be
in doubt for a moment. Experience tells
us that the task is desperate; but so is the
situation. Blaine is the other horn OF our
dilemma If we will we can do more than
we think to galvanize even the Democratic
party. But to do it we must act.
hope therefore, that immediate steps
will be taken, under the auspices Of the Re
form Club, toward calling a conference OF
those who think as we think. We must be
represented at Chicago in July. If we fail
there also then, as the Italian tOrestierl, or
jewellers in the woods, so far as now can
see we must meet together in the sylvan
shades and name our own men for whom
we will cast scll-reSpecting vote. | am,
&c. CHAS. F. ADAMS, Jr
4 Strong Resolution.
When the situation had been discussed at
length the club put its sentiments into deeds
by unanimously adopting the following de
claration Of principles
The Massachusetts Reform Club regard
the nomination of MeSSrS Blaine and Logan
by the Republican party as a distinct and
unqualified reputation of all its professions
of reform, and as an insult to the conscience
of the country. The members OF the club
will under no circumstances support them
1t was resolved that the Independent
voters throughout the country be requested
to ioin with the members of the club in aC-
tive and immediate efforts to secure the
nomination by the Democratic party of such
men as can command the support Of the In
NJ hat
ton of independent men, without distinction
of party, convention be called at the ear
lest practicable day to nominate candidates
in full sympathy with the reform sentiment
of the country.
a committee was appointed with full
power TO take such steps by correspondence
or otherwise as may be deemed best calcu-
lated TO carry into effect the foregoing votes
The comittee is authorized TO cooperate
with organizations Of independent Republi-
cans and others TO secure candidates PLEDGED
TO reform.
Gu motion tie following resolution was
passed
Resolved, That the foregoing committee
he instructed to call a meeting in Boston at
as early day as possible to express the
opinion of the independent voters in this
vicinity in regard to the Chicago nomina-
tons, and to prepare for future action.
kilograms were received from leading
New York independents requesting an early
consultation on decisive action toward re-
pudiating the Chicago nomination and
looking to such further steps as may be
deemed necessary.