Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-25
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--latest T6leglanS 10 The Star.
MASSACHUSETTS REPURLrcANs.

A Convention % Elect National CouvOn.
ttOn Delegates Held To-day.
BOSTON. April 25-The republican state conven-
ton to elect delegates to the national convention
assembled at fremont Temple at IL O'Clock this
forenoon: The convention was very well attended.
called " TO order, and temporary organization
was enectd with Robert j. Southworth and j.
Gus Gus Wardwsil as secretaries Dr. Burden deliv.
OF the republican party in the state and nation
never never looked more encouraging than they do to
campaign, entirely from a republican standpoint.
"But. said he, 1--WE VIII welcome the honest indie.
pendent, who, believing that the course pursued
retard the reform OF the civil service. went out
ana lei down at the feet Of that great priest
NIT his mistake. But 70 that so.csi,ed indepen-
dent, who seized upon the question OF civil-servce
reform as pretext while the real reas N was that
0fier."
zHKKR CHEERS FOR BLAINE
DR.. Burdens remarks were frequently in
terrupted BY applause The mention Of the
enthusiasm, and a call by a delegate for
three cheers for Blaine was heartily responded
ia asS
plause. When DIR. Burden had concluded the usual
committees we're appointed.
The committee on credentials reports 327 towns
and % cities represented BY 1893 delegates The
COMMITTEES on permanent organization reported
for president OF the convention Gen. VIM. Cogswell
OF Saiem, with fifty vtce-presdentS at-large. Gen.
Cogswell upon taking the chair congratulated the
delegates on the perfect harmony existing in the
party He reviewed the record Of the cevs,
characterized by ignorance and incapacity, its
DISTINGUISHING feature being "total lack Of
full power to reduce the surplus by the pay
ment TO that extent OF the public debt,
ne mad not done so. No attempt had been made
partment OF the Government had been crippled by
inadequate appropriations, although there was
plenty OF innns on hand ana the business OF the
THE PLATFORM.
The platform declares That the welfare Of the
country demands that the control OF the
cratic party and restored to the republican party;
declares the democratic party the Toe OF honest
elections as proved by the occupation Of
Illinois, by the unwarranted exercise OF the
clemency OF the President In Ohio; by q
popular but unsuccessful revolt against demo-
cratic rascality In Maryland, and by a most
universal crime against the ballot In
the South, which has been freshly illus
view OF tine Of tS sntb
II to be the duty Of the republican
party to surrender no section without a
become solidly democratic through corruption,
Intimidation and perjury, there should be In this
campaign thorough canvass by republicans OF
sh Ill be SO collected as to AFFORD protection
to United States industries and labor;
favOrs proper revision Of the tarir; claims that
the propositions made BY the democratic party
through the message or the President and tn Mills
bill warrant the opposition of every citizen who
prefers the welfare OF his country to that OF another
condemns "the fippant and ungenerOus" treat
ment by the President of the subject OF pensions
and asserts that "a democratic President, by the
confession OF his strongest partisan, Is guilty Of
'selfstultifcatiOn and surrender In regard to the
principle OF cfvil-service REFORM"
After the platform had been adopted, motion
to elect four delegates at-large to the Chicago
convention one one ticket was adopted.
Hon. George +. HOar, Hon. F. L. Burden, Henry
s. Hyde and AlansOn W. Beard, were elecled