, 1884-06-14
Distinguished Hubites Protest
Against the Nominees
And Await Anxiously the Dem
Ocratic Convention.
No Programme of Action Yet
Laid Out.
A Hit at the Hip, Hurrah Boys.

BosToN, June l3.-The Independents
of Massachusetts, opposed to the presi.
dental ticket, met to-day. Henry L.
Pierce called the meeting to order. He
said the nominations made at Chicago
were not uD to the high standard of the
Republican party. Charles w. Goldman
was chosen president. The vice presi-
dents included President Eliot of Har-
ward, Julius II. Seely and Samuel Hoar.
Colonel Goldman upon taking the chair
criticised the platform of the Republicans
because it declares that this is a nation
and not a league of states. The Demo-
cratic party has its opportunity now,
Colonel Higginson in a speech alluded to
Governor Cleveland of New York, and
the reference was loudly applauded. james
Freeman Clarke also spoke. The follow
ing preamble and resolutions we're adopted:
WHEREAS, we are met in conference as
opposition to the nomination of James G..
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
sentiment Of the nation and represent the
political methods and principles to which
we are unalterably opposed.
Resolced, That it is our own conviction
the couL:ry will be better served by op.
posing these nominations than by sup.
porting them;
Resolyed, That we look with solicitude
to the coming nominations of the Demo-
cratic party, they have proper men; we
hope they will put them before the people
for election.
Resoired, That an Executive Commit
tee of one hundred be appointed with full
powers.
Resolrcd.' That whatever action be
taken by the Democratic party in Chica-
go, We Republicans and Independents
direct our committee to call the conven-
ton in such a manner as they may deem
expedient, after the Democratic candi-
dates have been nominated, and not later
than August l, and to take such action as
may to them seem necessary to carry out
the sense Of this meeting with practical
effect.
Mr.. Hallowell offered a resolution de-
claring that any man who accepts the
Presidential nomination from the Demo
cratic party thereby forfeits all
claim to any Republican support.
This was received with Kisses and finally
defeated. Mr.. Hallowell said he could
not vote with the Democrats.
President Eliot, of Harvard, in a speech
%scconding the fourth resolution, said II
must confess it will be only by a dispen-
sation Of Providence that the Democratic
party will give us the candidate we want.
If we put on our platform their candi-
date, it will be better for them and per-
tectly satisfactory to us, but political pro-
gress is TO be only by conflict Of national
parties and as a rule two national
parties. Therefore 1 hope that
out of this meeting will
grow a new party as one was grown years
ago. We want to found a new party in
our country a party of national princi-
pies and one which looks forward to n
national triumph. A committee of one
hundred was appointed, also a committee
of twenty-five to go to New York to con-
fer with the Independent Republicans in
New York. june II. The committee is