The Portland daily press., 1884-05-01
proving the national educational bill passed
by the Senate.
The convection then adjourned.
MAssACHusETTs.

The Republican and Democratic Csnven-
tions-Th cir Nominations and Platforms
Boston, April 30.-The Republican State
convention In Boston was called to order at II
O'Clock by Chairman Lodge of the State COM
mittee. There was large attendance. Mr..
Lodge was made temporary chairman and on
taking the chair spoke briefly. The usual
committees were then appointed.
Mr.. Whitman of Haverhill offered rssolu.
ton which was referred to the committee on
resolutions declaring change in existing tariff
laws unwise and inexpedient at present and
that the reduction, il necessary, should not be
upon horizontal basis but each product and
its relations to commerce should be separately
passed upon.
The permanent organization was the an
nounced, Hon. John ID. Long being. introduce
ed as permanent president. His address occu-
pied an hour. At its conclusion ballot was
taken and recess ordered until O'Clock TO
allow the committee to sort and count the bal
lots. 1t was ascertained however they had
taken their departure from the hall with the
other delegates and when the convention was
called to order at o'clock no ballot was ready.
This was the subject of much comment. At
2.30 no attempt had been made to 60 on with
the business.
Delegates at large were elected on the LIST
ballot as follows:
Geooge F. Hoar Worcester. .,......I,048
w W. Grape, New Bedford. ........1 ,O34
Henry Cabot Lodge, Nahant,. 98l
John d. Long, bingham. oIo
The following alternates were then elected:
Benjamin s. Lowell, L. J. Powers, 81. Fl.
Grinnell, J. w. Higginson.
The resolutions declare adherence to the political
principles which have received the approval OF the
nation for six successive presidential elections, and
denounce all laws as in the case of certain South
States, formed to thwart the will OF the major
ity. Such laws are scandal to politics.
Tariff laws advocated, which shall favor labor
and industrial enterprise. reduction of the reve
nue., while essential, should be made with the least
possible injury to manufacturing interests The ar
bitrary percentage of reduction proposed would
cripple industries and increase the revenue sci
entihc investigation of the tariff is necessary.
The continued coinage of silver and issue of silver
certificates fraught with danger to financial af-
fairs, and suspension of the compulsory coinage
of the silver dollar is urged. restriction Of the
authority of Congress over legal tender money by
constitutional amendment, Is favored, civil service
improvements are rejoiced over, and the resolu-
tions insist that the reform shall be extended to
both States and cities.
candidate for President Is required whose record
will need no defence, and whose relations to the
party are such that all its members can unite in his
support.
The present apportionment in the National Con-
vention is said to be unjust and the coming Nation
al Convention is requested to provide that the rep
resentation shall hereafter be proportional to the
Republican votes cast for President in the last pre-
cedng presidential election.
dence in the result of the approaching election.
Democratic State Convention.
WORCESTER, April 3O.-The Democratic
State Convention met this morning at Me-
chanic Hall. About 500 delegates were pres
ent. Hon. N. A. Plympton called the conven-
ton to order and at once delivered an adj
dress. At its conclusion Hon. Edward Avery
was pr resented as the presiding officer. He
made no address. A motion was made and
accepted to ballot for four delegates-at-large
and committee was appointed to receive the
ballots
motion declaring it the sense of the con-
vention that Butler should be nominated for
the Presidency was carried.
Ex-Mayor Palmer was called for and spoke
briefly.
The committee on resolutions reported platform
which deprecates all tendencies TO class distinc-
Gates frequent elections and limited tenures of of
fee, reafirms the resolutions of the last National
Democratic Convention. opposes the extravaganza
OF Republican expenditures and denounces the ac-
cumulation of a surplus revenue from taxation of
the people, demands recognition OF the rights OF the
working people by governments both State and
Federal denOunces Republican neglect of the fish
cries interests and commercial navigation, de-
nounces official abuses of patronage and the rotten
condition of the public service, and demands re-
form, reduction In the tariff that the burden of
taxation should be removed from the necessities of
life and not from whiskey and tobacco, tenders
thanks to General Butler for his able and fearless
administration and cOmmends his fearlessness and
energy in public life.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
w. A. Simmons of Boston, then addressed
the convention. He said the views of the
Democrats on the tariff question were in full
accord with those expressed at the reform
meeting in Boston last night.
Thomas j Gargan spoke in favor OF econo-
mical reform. We are not ready for free
trade but the movement for the reduction of
the tariff was in the right direction. At its
conclusion recess was taken, after which the
result of the balIoting was reno rted as follows: