Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-06-20
THE GREAT REPUBLICAN
REVOLT AGAINST
BLAINE.
NO SLACK UP IN THE FIRE.
THE REBELLION TAKING Or
CANNED SHAPE.

THE ACTION OF THE BOSTON INDEPEND-
ENTs-REPoRT OF TIE NEW YORK IN
DEPENDENTS-.THE SPIRIT OF THE
REPUBLICAN PREss-oPINIONs OF
PROMINENT REPUBLICANs-WAIT
FOR WHAT THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT
&c CONVENTION HAS TO OFFER.
&C. &C., sc.
The Republican rebellion against Blaine.
unlike that against Garfield, seems to have
'come to stay" Great Republican papers
like the N. Y. Times, the Boston Herald
and the Chicago Tribune, are even more
bitter this, than last week, and the revolu-
tion seems to be spreading instead of con-
tracing. We give below some interesting
extracts about the situation:
FORMIDABLE REPUBLICAN BOLT IN
BOSTON.
A meeting of republicans and indepen-
dents of Boston was held Friday afternoon
to consider what action to take in opposl-
ton to the nomination of Blaine and
Logan. The call, which was signed by
800 Republicans and Independents, de-
clares shat only men of high character
should be elected to high Office, and that
the nominations just made at Chicago
ought not to be supported in any contn.
gency that now seems likely to arise. "
Among the signers were the following:
Henry T.. Pierce, formerly Congressman
from the leading Boston district, and sew
eral times mayor OF Boston; Col. Charles
R. Goldman, who presided at the republi-
can State convention which nominated
Gov. Robinson; VIM Endicott, Jr., Mar
tin Drummer, U. w. Eliot, Col. Henry
Lee, Jas. Freeman Clarke, Moorheld
Story, Col. T. w. Higginson, Edward At
kinson, Phineas Pierce, Henry l.. Hlggln-
son, Stanton Blake, Geo. VIM. Bond,
Estes Howe, Moses Williams, Darwin y.
Ware, Samuel Hoar, son of Judge e. Il.
Hoar. Hamilton z. Hill, Francis j.
Child, G. w. Peabody, VIM. IL. Forbes,
George S. Hale, VIM. Lloyd Garrison.
Among the letters received by the COM
mittee were the following, the first from
the Rev. Rufus Ellis, pastor of the First
Church, Congregational Unitarian, and
| the second from Judge Pltman, OF the
| Superior Court:
NM Dear Sir-Platform and candidates
are both utterly distasteful to me. 1t is
| time that we made a start, at least. upon
| rotten clear through. 1t was mistake to
| go into convention at all with such
probabilities, or even possibilities, as to
| the outcome. | am ready to throw away
my vote on independents, as [ used to do
| in free-soil days. Yours very truly,
RUFUS ELLIS,
ly Dear Sir-I send you my name as
| that of a republican voter who in no con-
| tingency Will support the nomination of
| James q. Blaine. [ have voted for every
republican President from Fremont down.
[ should not lightly break with the grand
| old national party, but the time has come
| for republicans when to defeat Blaine will
be far greater honor than success.
Yours truly, ROBERT q. PITMAN.
| Col. T. W. Higginson said the civil SER
vice plank in the Republican platform
meant nothing, because it found its rep
resentatives in Blame and Logan. lie
was not afraid that the Democratic party
had so far lost its head as to make fool
of itself in the coming nominations.
"Whatever the past of party, which
still retains in its list men like Cleveland,
ard Bayard, +" he said, 1--WE cannot afford
| to speak of it with contempt" The allu-
sion to Cleveland was loudly cheered. Col.
| Higginson then presented the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
"Whereas we are met in conference as
| Republicans and Independents of Massa-
chusetts to lake action in opposition to
| the nomination of Hon. James Il. Blaine
for President and John A. Logan for
Vice President of the United States, and
"Whereas these candidates were named
in absolute disregard of the reform senti-
ment of the nation, and represent pollti-
cal methods and principles to which we
are unallerably opposed
"Resolued, That it is our own convic-
tion that the country will be better served
by opposing these nominations than by
supporting them.
"Resolued, That we look with solicitude
to the coming nominations by the Demo-
cratic party. They have the proper men.
| We hope they will put them before the
people for election.
"Resolved That an executive com nit
tee of 100 be appointed, with full powers.
"Resolued, That whatever action
be taken by the Democratic party in Chi
cago, we, the Republicans and 1ndepen-
dents, direct our committee to call con-
vention in such manner as they may deem
expedient after the Democratic candl-
| dates have been nominated, and not later
than August 1st, to take such further &C.
ton as may to them seem necessary to
carry out the sense of this meeting with
practical effect"
THE REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT RE-
| PUBLICANS WHO WERE IN THE
| CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The committee appointed by the hide
| pendent Republicans of New York, of
which Gen. Francis G. Barlow is Presl-
dent, to attend the Chicago convention,
have made their report. 1t is signed by
Carl Schurz, Jos. A. Harper, (of Harper
Bros.) A. F. White, Gen. Barlow and 9TH
er distinguished Republicans. 1t sets
forth their efforts at Chicago to procure
the nomination of respectable ticket
The report closes as follows:
Regarding the gentlemen who have been
chosen as the Republican candidates., IL
was distinctly represented in advance TO
the delegates, that their records were open
| to so much criticism as to make their de-
feat, if nominated, we'll nigh Inevitable,
and that such nominations would not only
defeat the independent voters OF New
| York and other republican and doubtful
States, but for time, at least, drive out
of the party ranks great Dody OF staunch
and lifelong republicans.
In the first circular issued by the com
mittee, of date March 4th, 1884, it was
stated as one of its aims to establish such
connections between republicans through
ont the country and especially in the
doubtful States as would enable the COM
mlttee to lay before the convention, with
authority, representative of republican
sentiment, fitted to prevent an unwise
nomination, or should such be made, to
impose the responsibility for the defeat of
such candidates upon those who nomina-
ted them. This committee now leaves
the response bility for defeat to those who
nominated the ticket at Chicago.
Having reached the expiration OF the
term for which we were appointed we now
leave future action to fresh organizations