St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13
ANIES AHEAD.
The Present Governor of Massa.
chusetts Will Again Lead the
Republican Hosts.

Republican Hosts.
Special to the Globe.
BosTON, Sept. 12.-The Republican
state convention opened this morning
at fremont temple. Chairman Burden
presided. and by IL o'clock the hall was
filled with delegates and spectators.
Chairman Burden made brief remarks,
after which committees were appointed.
1t was voted that all resolutions be re-
ferred to the committee on reso-
lutions without debate. The COM
mittee on credentials reported
thirty-two cities and 327 towns
represented by 1,2l5 delegates.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows: President,
John ID. Long, of bingham; vice preSi-
dents, Hon. n. P. Banks, of Waltham,
and seventy others; secretaries. j. Otis
Wardwell and eight others. Mr.. Long
was escorted to the platform and made
brilliant and telling speech, which at
times was almost poetical. He reviewed
at length the record of the Republican
party, enumerated with glowing eulOgy
the names of the great Republican
leaders who had died on the battlefield,
in office, or in private life after perform
ing great public service. He recalled
the achievements of the Republican
party, dWelt upon the war of the rebel
lion and passed on to aTraign the Demo-
cratic party under the leadership of
Grover Cleveland, which, he said,
HAD BROKEN PLEDGES
and made civil service reform farce.
Mr.. Long declared that the free ballot
had been suppressed in the South, and
accused the Democrats of refusing to
ask for appropriations to maintain the
fhaf Dnntrhlina115 Of
fee might be dismissed. He also criti-
cised the president for giving his check
for $4,000 for partisan purposes. Mr..
Long then took up the tariff question,
which he discussed at great length, and
analysed the ''free whisky" issue. He
condemned the methods of the Demo-
cratic party, the Canadian policy and
the retaliation message of President
Cleveland. He criticised the admins
tration for the present mail system, to-
gether with its foreign service.
The speaker claimed that the
Southern wing of the Democracy
dominated the party and seeks to
change the national policy. In cOnclu-
sion Mr.. Long said the Republican can
didates ''stand for equality of Ameri-
can citizenship, the protection of Amer
lean homes, for the advance of Ameri-
call 6HltIpIlSc. lOI IHc putty VI IIlc
American ballot, for the jealous defense
of American rights and for the honor of
the American flag"
The committee on resolutions then
submitted the platform, of which the
following is a synopsis: The platform
begins by declaring this to be the most
important election year of any for
twenty years, deprecates the free trade
question raised by Democrats, believes
that the Republican party has been mis-.
represented and misunderstood, but
that it must and
WILL LEAD IN MORALITY
and craftsmanship. 1t eXtols the past
record of the party and expresses con fl
dence in its future. 1t advocates the
imposition of tariff on foreign goods,
an American market for Americans;
demands the investigation of customs
frauds in differentiation by foreign
agents, denounceS the liquor traffic. and
advocates the non-licensing of it. 1t
calls attention to the foreign policy of
the Republican party and decries the
foreign policy of the present admins
tration. After the platform was unani-
mously adopted Hon. f. T. Green
halge, of Lowell, nominated Hon.
William F. Draper, of Hopedale,
for governor. Gen. n. p. Banks spoke
in favor of the denomination of Gov.
.Ames. A formal ballot was then taken.
Pending the taking of the ballot a re-
cess until p. m. was taken. The con-
ventiOn reassembled at $40 p. M. when
the formal ballot was announced as fol-
lows: Whole number of votes cast,
1,150; necessary for choice, 576; ]. K.
C. Sleeper, of Cambridge, l; William
F. Draper, of HOpedale. 800; Oliver
Ames, $50. On motion of Hon. I. L.
Greenhalge
THE NOMINATION OF AMEs
was made unanimous. A motion was
made to proceed to choose electors at
large to the electoral college. and the
names of George ID. Robinson and Will
lam f. Draper were presented. They
were nominated by acclamation. Frank
ID. Allen, of Lynn, then presented the
name of Hon. j. Q. A. Brackett as can
didate for lieutenant governor. The
nomination was carried by acclamation.
Fred Hall presented the name of Henry
Il. Fierce as candidate for secretary of
state, and it was carried by acclama-
ton. Charles r. Ladd was nomi-
mated for auditor by acclamati0n.