Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-26
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. BRACKETT NOMINATED. Proceedings of the Conven-
 ton at Boston. EX-GOVERNOR R0BINS0N'S SPEECH A Ten Thousand Dollar
 Train Robbery. WRECK OF THE WAR SHIP LILLY. Warner Declines the Pen- sion COmmissiOnership.
EX-GOVERNOR ROBINSON'S SPEECH
WRECK OF THE WAR SHIP LILLY.
BRACKErT NOMINATED

BRACKETT NOMINATED
 In the Republican Convention at
 Bossen-He Receives More Than
 Enough Votes On the Flrst HaAot-
 Ex-Governor RObins0R's SPeech-s
 The Platform-William HI. Halle
 Nominated By Reclamation For
 Lieutenant Governor.
 BOSTON, Sept. 25.-The Republican State convention to nominate complete State ticket was called to order in Fremont Tenn ple at Il 115 a. m. by Chairman J. O. Bur dett of the State committee. The coaven- tien is the largest ever held in the State. MT. Burdett was chosen temporary chairman, and ex- Governor George D. Robinson perma- nent chairman. Mir. Robinson's appearance was the signal for long continued applause and cheers.
 Ex-Governor Robinson, on taking the chair, delivered long speech, about evenly divided between State and national subjects. Here are some of his points:
 Take the question of the revenue. State lines are not to be thought of when Congress comes to discuss and act upon 1t. It must be, rather, "We, the people of the United States, will proceed to enact such laws as shall best serve the interests of the whole." There is, and undoubtedly will be large surplus of revenue over and above the actual and reasonable needs of the government, and this, too, after meet- ing the ordinary expenses and providing fully for the payment of pensions. the con- struction and armament of the navy, the. protection of our seaboard, and for all other extraordinary outlay which may reasonably be expected. To revise the existing laws so as to effect proper decrease of the income of the treasury is an immediate duty. The demand is frequent that the war taxes be removed. No taxes are so distinotively Repeal the whole system and you stop the annual inflow of about $125, 100000. "What," says the Democratic party, that time and again failed to find words bitter enough to denounce the system, that yearned so tenderiy for the poor unfortunate who wanted quiet drink or smoke after his days labor and could not get it without contribut- ing to the support of the government, "What! take the tax off from whiskey and tobaccol That will never do." The progress of temperance reform will be stopped, for sooth! And yet the most radical temperance and prohibition advocates unite for the re- peal of the tax on liquors.
 Now all this happens not because the Denn- ocrats love temperance more, but because the Republican party stands committed to the doctrine of protection, and the Democrats must get into opposition, as they always have done \ x
 Critics of the present administration may profitably recall the recent past. It may sound well te denounce the President for wholesale removal of Democrats to make room for Re- publioans, but 1t leads the honest citizen to inquire how it can be possible that there are very many Democrats in office to be dis- placed, unless President Cleveland turned out Republicans and put them in. Nor have we 1 yet had under the present administration committees constituted to discover Offensive partisanship" in fourth-class postmasters There are very many other practices that we l do not desire to recommend for imitation, | but which it is salutary not to forget. | Henry Cabot Lodge read the report of the | committee on resolutions, which was enthu- siastically received, and each plank cordially approved by the convention. It was as fol- l lows:
 | THE PLATFORM.
 The platform begins by congratulating the country and the President, and endorses the oivil service reform, and continues:
 To our senators and representatives in Con- gress we would also say that the Republi- cans of Massachusetts look to them to defend | 6 sound currency and resist an increase of the present silver coinage; to use every exer- tion to bring about an immediate reduction of the surplus revenue; to urge and support 2 thorough and equitable revision of the tarih SO as to adapt the protection which 1t affords to changed business conditions, affecting New England industries in common with those of the rest of the country; to maintain the American system of protection to American industry and American labor with which the party marched to victory at the last
 election, and which Is identified with every
 period of our national prosperity; to &- yAAkt al election law which shall give protection to
 the national ballot and to the citizens in
 casting it; to continue the just and liberal policy of the government toward the soldiers
 and sailors who defended it in its hour of
 peril; to give aid to our steamship lines and
 begin the building up of our merchant ma
 rins; and to vote for and support ample ap-
 propriations for the American navy, 50 that
 we may secure at once powerful fleet to de- fend the American coast and the American
 flag, and to be to us @ guarantee of peace
 with all the world.
 We believe also that our fellow citizens of I all colors and races can dwell together in true
 Republican harmony and honor, if the same
 policy of equality, justice and universal edu-
 cation under which they have so dwelt to-
 gether in Massachusetts shall be extended to
 the entire country. We hope every reasona-
 ble and constitutional aid may be given to education by the powers of the nation and
 the states, and trust those powers may be ex.
 ercised to their fullest extent to secure all
 constitutional rights to every oitizen.
 In State affairs the question deservedly
 most interesting to the people of this com
 monwealth is that of temperance. The re
 cent action of the people upon the proposed
 prohibitory amendment to the constitution,
 which was submitted to them as promised by
 the Republican party, rsmits the question oi
 suppressing the sale of Intoxicating liquors
 to the legislature, which is fresh from tho
 people and familiar with their will. But WI rupting moral and political tyranny of the liquor saloon. We insist that every law
 against it shall be maintained and enforced
 that no backward step shall be taken, anG | that further legislation shall be had when , ever and wherever it can secure further sup
 pression of this terrible evil.
 One ballot for governor was taken.
 recess was then taken until p. n. Tht
 ballot resulted, J. Q. A. Bracket 743, W
 w. Crapo 674, scattering 10. Bracket
 was declared nominated.
 On motion of MT. Reed of Bristol, seconded
 in cordial manner by MT. Everett Burdet of Brsokline the nomination of MT. Bracket
 was made unanimous. Both these gentle
 men were C.apo men: a,Gon Gomm1.see nss consist
 Banks of Waltham, and Hon. John D. Lonl
 of Hingham, was on motion appointed b
 the chair to conduct MT. Brackett before th
 convention. It being announced that som
 time would probably elspse before M ! Bracket could be found, it was decided ol . motion to proceed with formal ballot fo ! lieutenant governor and the ballotting begal 8 at 3:46p p. m. .. While the balloting was in progress th - committee, appointed for the purpose, sp
 peared on the platform, bringing with thei the successful candidate, who was introduce
 to the convention amid storm ot applauf r long continued. He addressed the conver . ton briefly, accepting the nomination: Du ? ing the delivery of his speech tho ballotin s for lieutenant governor was suspended. ,, Brarkett closed at Alb p. m., the conventio } giving him three rousing cheers. The ba
 loting for lieutenant governor was then r r sumed.
 At 6:02 the formal ballot for Aeutenal ;, governor was announced as follows: Who c number of votes 1, ,886, necessary for choi . 694, William H. Halle of Springfield hs if 497, Myron F. Walker of Belchertown hi . 457, George w. Johnson of Brookfeld hi t BIT, Francis Jewett of Lowell had DO. P.
 Robinson had Il, F. Breed had and l
 choice. The convention voted to proceed
 another ballot for lieutenant governor.
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