New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-11
NEw-YoRK, MONDAY, JUNE IL, 1888
PREDICTING REPUBLICAN, VICIORf.
MASSACHUSETTS, DELEGATES HOPEFUL
SPEECHES AT THE NORFOLK CLUB-ALANsoN W.

SPEECHES AT THE NORFOLK CLUB-ALANsoN W.
BKAnD EXPECTING A TIDAL WAVE.
Boston, June 10 tSpcciaD. The Norfolk Cluo
entertained Saturday the delcgates-at-large 10
the Chicago Convention. The mention of Blame
was received with hearty applause. State Treas
urer Beard, Of the delegates, said in regard 10
candidates for the nomination:
There are six names which are prominent
None of them represent factions. Three of them
Gresham Harrison and Alger are soldiers. The
other three, Sherman Depew and Allison, are
civilians. All Of them well known in the
country, and their experience qualities them lor
any post within the gift of the people. We have
no difficulty as to who our candidate shall be. 1
have no doubt it will be one of these six. Any
one of them is worthy to represent the party ana
carry it on TO victory. 1t makes not the LEAST
difference which is selected: the party Will poii
the same vote in any case We can go to Chlcago
feeling that what we want is the best There IS
no blot on the record OF any of these men. we
should be proud that have to offer no
explanations TO the political record or personal
character of any Of candidates. Perhaps
you may think that / am sanguine, but L have
been in the habit for forty years of carefully
looking over the political situation beforehand
] believe this year that you are going to see u
tlQal wave, WHICH mas diredty DtSuH NhOi' i"-'.
the Oregon and that il is going to sweep out OF
the Administration of this country the party that
now disgraccs IT, We are sure Of Oregon and we
are sure OF Indiana. We carried Indiana last
year, and only lost it through legislative fraud
We stand on the fundamental principles the
party stood on when il was OF
posed TO the encroachments OF the sEiVc
power ] 90 to Chicago with this feeling, TINS eX-
pectancy | might say, this certainty oi success
/ never saw n victory presagcd more plainly tha,l
this of the Republicans of the United States ~ in
the coming Presidential election. The votes VIII
be cast for political principle. | go to Cmcago
wishing to please the majority. do not propose
to drift with the crowd but do propose 10 get
all the information l can from the dlieren,
quarters of the Nation to the man who woniiu
best bring out the determination OF the hcpu'gg
lcans to win and then | shall vote for tnat nlhh:
Dr. Burden. chairman of the Republican S,ate
Committee and delegate, made an eAcelleht
speech, in which he said: -, on,-
do not want the Republicans TO have any
doubt nor to be deceived by the absurd precAt
of tariff reform This question is not protection
versus tariff reform, but protection versus lree %
trade, pure and simple. When you look at tle
platform adopted by the st. Louis convention you
can have no doubt of this. | do not believe tiiac
ANYBODY can read the Presidents message Wlthe?l,,
believing that, if his instructions were carrleu
ont. the last vestige Of protection Wonld pe s
carried away and our industries wouiu pe leIv
dcfencclcss against the encroachmcnts oil the III
dustries Of other countries