Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-14
BOLTING BLAINE.
a,s nws rAnr,sANs pEsoUsUE HIN.
a Mopsttr independent meeting In Boston
strong speeones aud Resolutions Against
the Man from maine

tho business men of Boston during
Tuesday, "Wednesday aud Thursday and
over fifteen hundred who voted for Gar
field IN 1850 signed a call which set forth
that the nominations just made at
Chicago ought not to be supported in any
contingency that now seems likely to
arise" The signers included such men as
Henry L.. Pierce. who was almost nOmi
mated by the Republicans for governor last
year; Charles II. Goldman, and one of the
most prominent Republican leaders in
the state; President Eliot, Of Harvard
college; Rev. DIR. James Freeman Clarke,
the well known anti.Butler clergyman (;
Rev. DR.. Rufus Ellis, leader Of the
Unitarian denomination; Samuel Uoar, OF
the Hoar family Thomas Baily Aldrich,
| the poet Edward Atkinson, to whom
many Republicans wanted to give George
+. Hoar's place in the Senate last year !;
such financial giants as William I. Endi-
oott, jr., Henry Lee, Henry l.. Higginson,
Nathaniel J. Bradloe, Francis q. Peabody
and Charles {. Perkins, aud such promi.
neut private citizens rs Mooreded Story,
John G. Dodge, Phiueas Pierce, William
Everett, Ezra Farnsworth, Martin Brim-
mor aud Avery Pummer.
| The large dining-r room at Young's hotel
was named for the place Of meeting Fri
day afternoon, but half an hour before
the time assigned the room was full aud
the crowd adjourned to Meonaou hall
| The latter hall seats five hundred people.
| About six hundred crowded in and cheerod
ex-Mayor Pierce when he called to order
at $3.50.
| " 1t seoms proper, gentlemen" said he,
| that, as the first sgner Of the call for this
meeting, should ask you to come to
order. We havo met to perform a great
duty and one Of the gravest duties wo can
perform. join most heartily with you in
expressing my dissatisfaction with the
nominations made at Chicago. They are
not up to the standard set by the Repub
licau party for the first time since it was
organized. regret as much as any one
tho train of circumstances that brought
this about. | believe it il the duty of
those who desire a government free from
jobbery, free from 'jingoism,' to protest
against the candidates presented to US"
Mr.. Pierce waited for the applause to
subside and concluded by proposing the
following named gentlemen for officers of
the meeting. and the list was unanimously Y
adopted President, Colonel Charles X.
Goldman vice presidents, julius IL.
Seelye, Amherst college Chas. w. Eliot
Cambridge J. Huntingdon Walcott,
Milton Harry Martin Dexter. New Bed
ford I; Henry l.. Pierce, Boston Martin
Brimmer, Boston Stephen NJ. Weld,
Dedham /; Joseph II. Walker, Worcester
William II. Forbes, Milton Estes Howes,
Cambridge Samuel Hoar, Concord
David B. Flint. Watertown John S
Farlow,, Newton Richard z. HallowelI,
Medford /; William III. Fox, Taunton
William Martin. Chelsea William W.
Adams, Fall River Moses Williams,
Brookline Franklin Carter, Williams
town ; secretaries, Hamilton A. Hill
George Clarendon Hodges, II. w. Chap
lin.
| There was a great demonstration over
Col. Goldman when no came to the plat
form. Many of the crowd had it IN mind
his bitter personal quarrel with Butler
last fall, and this was the first opportunity
his friends had had to give him public in
dorsement. In the course Of brief speech
Colonel Goldman said
| " have never received a greater honor
! than that which you confer upon mo 70.
day and one which is much beyond my
deserts. We propose not to support the
candidate of the Republican party for
president of the United States. believe
| shall speak the sentiment of nearly all,
IL not all, this meeting in which l shall
have 10 say. The platform declares that
this is nation and not league of states.
| | thought that question might have been
| considered settled. They tell us that they
| believe in popular education. Is there
| anybody is this assembly who does not
believe in that? They tell US that they
believe in civil service reform. Where is
the party which does not believe in it ?"
| Colonel Goldman then proceeded to criti-
else the tariff plank, which he considered d
protection to monopoly. " But it is not
the platform which is the important thing
| to-day" he said. There may be some
here who can swallow that. There may
DO some who could possibly support the
candidate upon that platform if he were not
Mr.. Blaine, of Maine. For the first time
in the history Of the Republican party a
| man is nominated who Is beloved when in
office to have used his office for personal
| emolumeut. Until now every political
party has acted as If it believed that the
presidential candidate, like CBsar's wife,
| should be above suspicion. [Great ap-
peuse. When great party which holds
office becomes unfaithful what arc We to
do? First, We are to see whether the
great opposition party is fit to take it's
place. Now l will frankly say have no
fear OF the future OF the country, no mat
ter what political party gets into power.
suppose we may say We have no fayors to
ask and no bargains to make. But we
say there arc statesmen in tho ranks of
the Democratic party for whom Iudepend
ent Republicans may vote and not blush
when they do it. II the Democratic party
want our votes they know how they are
obtained. If they do not We know how to
withhold them. 1t may be our duty to
stand up and be counted az an Indepeud-
ent party. [Great applause. / know
chat third parties are apt TO be short-liyed,
but sometimes, before they die, they do
great things"
Rev. DIR. Clarke encouraged his "friends
and fellow, boilers " by saying that per.
sonally he had nothing against Mr.. Blaine,
but somehow he is surrounded by all the
rascality and riff raft of the Republican
party. That reason and because there ia
some resemblance between Mr.. Blaine and
Gen. Butler was DR.. Clarke's reason for
opposing the Republican ticket.
Col. T. w. Higginson made speech, in |
which he mentioned tho names of Gov. |
Cleveland and Senator Bayard. The |
former statesman especially was received |
with great demonstrations of approval.
Colonel HiRginson submitted these 1850
lutions
WHEREAS, We are met in conference as |
Republicans and Independents of Massa
chusetts to take action in opposition TO the |
nomination of Hon. James q. Blaine for |
president and John A. Logan for Woe
NJ ~