Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-30
HEMTs n AMERIGA.
The Massachusetts, Repub-
lienn CenveatIen-


Mas.aehusetsa Rspuhilenns.
Bas1uH, Sept. a9-The RsPuhilnan
Stats Convention was sailed % ordeE a
Il o'clock >. Henry Gouia. Ohairman
Of ne stkka gommitfee, made . speech
sgttiaa forth ne obieots of the oonvsn-
tian, euloaiziaR tAs Nafianal record n
The hsp9bliean party. and insisting up-
/ On the feaify a. the hapablioan party %
temDeranee and philanthropy, and its
iearieensas from dnath from q third
paFty.
A permanent osRanization waa effeos
"a by tke esieotion 0f HeaFy Cabot
Ledge as Prssideat, With \ long list Of
Nios PFesideni& AmonQ ahe latter
we're Senators Dawes and HoaF, and
CanQRsssmsn LoaR. hics. Ranney, Hay
den. Whiting and Davis. Lodge "a
dressed TIE convention e considerable
length.
Afisr Lodre's speech letter uas 70.
ssived from tue Woman's Christian
1empeFance Union asking for prohibi-
tion candidates and resolutions. which
ueEe appgopRiately referred. The raso-
lutlons reported by the committee we're
unanimously adopted. altar q shoFt de-
bate over the prohibition plank.
ROIloWing is the result Of the first bal
lot for Governor: Whole number of
votes, 99&s necessary 20 q ohoioe, ass.
/ Oliver Ameg. 945 u. ". Grape, IS I;
George d. Robinson, g Amas' nomi
nation vas made nnanimons, and the
oonVeafi0n took e recess until 3 o'olook.
TIE rest 0f the ticket vas n0min sasd
ag foilous: Lleuteuant GovernoF, !. q.
A. Bfaekett; 6eeEetaFy of Stats. Henry
B. Pierce; Treasures, A. w. Beard; An
ditor. Charles Ladd; and Attorney Gen-
er4i, Edgar d. eh8rmau.
Following aRe the essential featuresof
the platform;
Oa the subject Of temperance II says:
~RaooQniEinR fntemperance aa q de-
siEoyeF of manhe0d, q means Of err.
guption 10 politics and q most fruitful
source Of paupeFism and crime, we i'm
peratisely sfhrm that both patriotism
aud Philanthropy demands the most
strics enforOsnent Of laws enacted 20
suppress this enormous evil. We pledge
ourselves 20 support ag candidate for
oflloe no man Who ia afraid on an willing
10 do bis whole duty Ia enforcing the
laws, and 90 favor &c eli timea such fur
iher Legislation aa may be necessary 20
reader the existing laW more effective.
We favor the submission 20 the people
Of an amendment 70 our constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and aale
Of alooholie liquor to b used Is bev-
eEaQe.n
TIE Civil Service plank is as follows:
We give 10 the civil service acts passed
by the kepuhlloan Congress and tbs
Repubiican Legislature Of this OOm-
monWealth our hearty approval and
support. We will oppose all open or
covert attacks upon them, and eneo1F.
ace no eetion Wbish tends 20 impair
their efaoiency. Fitness, not political
inhaanos, should de eRmine appoinl-
ments 70 once. Removals should be
made for uanas alone and incumbenss
should be freed frsm enforced partisan
duty and assessments. We favor lhe
extension Of these pFinciples 20 ell busi-
ness Offices Of the State and Nation
The RepubiicAn party, true 20 lie IN
stiHets and principles, will deal With the
Interests Of labor and capital In the
spirit Of equal and exast justice.
Tie gratitude and esteem which the
Republican party feels for the soldiers
and sailors Of the late war has never
failed Of expression either 10 word or
10 deed. Il shall never fail while We
remain 9 party. No iust demand can
be made IN their behalf which We will
not support. The pledges made 70 them
shall be kept.
We demand Of the National Adminis-
tration prompt, persistent and deter
mined action Ia the settlement Of the
dispates between this eountry and
Great Britain, 10 the end that oar hsh-
ermen may no longsr be uniuatly hAr-
raised and despoiltd Of their property
and deprived OF their occupation.
We condemn the reoent pfeoipitate
and perempt0Fy treatmeat Of our sister
republio Of Mexico By eur National
State Department. which caused ahs es-
tranQement Of this neighboFing poser,
with whom the considerations both Of
friendship and Of self interest should
have impellsd n 70 cultivate more inti-
mate relations.
A sound currency based on specie IN
oonformisy 10 the monetary standard Of
the world is Of the most vital import
ance 20 ell interests Of the country.
The con inued coinage Of silver dollars
al the present rate IL a constant menace
10 the stability Of car finances. We
again demand the repeal OF the Law
which requires the further coinage Of
this debassd money.