The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18
In Massachusetts,.


The standard of open rebellion has been
raised in the old Bay State. 1t is borne
by such men as Henry L. Pierce and
Charles r. Goldman, Presidents Seelye of
Amherst and Eliot of Harvard colleges,
who have voted and acted with the repub-
lican party from its birth, and behind
them is legion of men, in every walk in
life, who have steadfastly followed the
republican banner into the thickest of the
political fights of the last quarter of a
century. In response to call signed by
several hundred republicans of this stamp,
in Boston and vicinity, public meeting
was held in that city Friday afternoon to
give effect to the opposition to the Chi
cago nominees. Henry L. Pierce called
the meeting to order, saying in his open.
ing remarks:
81 join with you most heartily in expressing
my most emphatic disapproval Of and opposi-
ton to the nominations which have recently
been made at Chicago. In my opinion they
are not up to the high standard Of the nomina-
tions Of the republican party since its first Or
ganization to its present time. regret as
much as any one the train of events which
have brought about the present condition of
things, but | believe 1t is incumbent upon
every good citizen, everyone who desires an
honest, pure, patriotic administration, one
free from jobbery, one free from jingoism,
and free from the various propositions which
have been made by the gentleman who has
been nominated, to use his utmost efforts to
prevent his election to the presidency"
Colonel Charles r. Goldman was made
chairman. Mr.. Goldman spoke with vigor
and freedom of the action of the Chicago
convention. The chief nominee was the
object of his severest criticism. Every
political party he said had hitherto acted
as if it believed that, like Caesars wife, its
candidate for the presidency should be
above suspicion. Of Mr.. Blaine's nomi-
nation the speaker said:
"The record which eight years ago the peo-
Pile of the United States watched, of those
transactions in which 1t was said that the
speaker of the house of representatives was
implicated, had been passing out of public re-
collection. Would that 1t might have fallen
into absolute oblivion; but the Chicago con-
vention has determined that it should not be.
Would that that page OF our history could be
left rolled up as scroll but the Chicago con-
vention, notwithstanding all circumstances,
and, in the face OF every warning, is deter
mined that 1t shall be re-examined and re-
inspected. 1t is no fault of ours, but this |
say, that that record which many of us re-
member, which some have forgotten, and which
some of the younger men, perhaps, have never
heard, will be laid before the country for the
dor hatxU
vember. 1t is not our fault, fellow-citizens
that those transactions are once more to be
considered by the American people"
Spirited speeches were made by other
representative republicans. The question
of third party was preached amid great
applause and the possibility of voting for
the democratic candidate, if the next
Chicago convention dominates an accepta-
BILE man, was considered. The conviction
of the meeting was that the country will
be better served by opposing the republi-
can nominations than by supporting
them. An executive committee of one
hundred was appointed to take measures
to carry the purpose of the meeting into
effect, and special committee of TIVE lty-
five to confer with the New York inds
pendents. The Blaine republicans il
Boston made dinner to the fourth dis
trict delegates who were for the successful
candidate first, last and all the time, the
occasion for the display of their enthusi
asm for the ticket. The delegates were
lionized, and speeches pledging the state
to Blaine and Logan were made. Hon
A. w. Beard, Collector Worthington and
Lieutenant. Governor Ames were among
the guests. Saturday afternoon the Nor
folk club, a political organization, had {
somewhat divided and troublesome meet
ing. The club was divided against itself
Strong speeches were made for ant
against the ticket, but the Blaine mer
got the majority on their side by thu
adoption of congratulatory despatch t.
the nominee. The otfice.holding class il
Massachusetts from Senator Hoar down
with an occasional exception, like TIN
sturdy Representative Lyman, are endeav
oring with varying shades OF reluctance
to catch step with the Blaine column
The old stronghold of national republican
ism has a disunited garrison.