The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-17
n1AssAonVsErrs NEPUBLIoANs

ed Speech'
BosTox, Sept. 1e.-wheu Chairman
Burdette, OF the State Committee, call
cd the Republican State Convention to
order, in fremont Temple, at 1l:lO to-
day, he spoke to one of the largest
gatherings that has ever attended the
deliberations Of the party delegates.
Temporary organization was effected
by The choice OF Joseph Q. Burdetto us
chairman, and the usual committees
were appointed. n.. A.
ganizution then reported, naming hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge, as permanent chair-
man. Mr.. Lodge was escorted 10 the
chair, and made nm address which was
enthusiastically applauded by the COLI
vention.
HISTORY AND TRADITIONS.
The speaker revied at great length
the history and traditions Of the Re-
publican party, its principles and its
record in Congress. "The Republican
party" he said, Stands as buiwarN
against free silver without previous M
tional arrangement. Freq Coinage IL
to-day principle of the Democratic
party. You find it set forth III their
Ohio platform, and they believe on tVst
platform they can win. It is ueeless to
say that the Democrats of New England
are as sound on the money question us
the Republicans, but the Democrats Of
New England will be governed by their
party while thcy stay in it. The amla-
bic Young men whom they elected to
Congress last fall talk as if they
could control their party on this
matter. They make the mistake
Of the fly on the wheel. They
do not make the wheel gu
round; the wheel goes round and carries
them with it through dust and mud
alike. They will all vote sooner or later
for free silver Speaker, and they can
give no more powerful aid to the free
silver cause than by so doing, for it is
the Speaker who makes committees,
who leads the party and who shapes
legislation. They will do well Il they
can keep their immediate following
straight on this question. Every man
who believes in honest money and who
is opposed TO inflated currency must
vote with the Republican party. II he
does not he is giving direct support,
whether he casts his vote in Massachu-
sets or ARKANSAS, for the principles
which he abhors and for the business
perils which he breads. The Republi-
can party has kept its pledges about
the tariff. Itpropised TO revise, read
Just and equaTize duties, and stop the
frauds upon the revenue, and these
things have been DONE"
RECIPROCITY AND PROTECTION.
The speaker then referred to reciproc-
ity and protection, coupled with the
subsidies to American steamships,
and said that in this the party has kept
its promise 10 develop commerce.
Touching upon the expenditures OF the
last Congress, he said: "If the Demo-
cratic purity is opposed to an increase
in the expenditure for extension OF
postal service, the great Government
service which touches the convenience,
the happiness, the business and the
homes OF all the people OF the United
States, let them say So" He then re-
viewed at length the uses to which the
different appropriations were put. Re-
viewing the administration OF President
Harrison, he drew favorable COMPARE
son between its work and that OF the
one preceding, going into details as TO
various executive acts.
Continuing, he spoke OF the work Of
tho State Department, under Mr..
Blaine, in glowing terms, and con-
timed:
"Nye welcome honest, immigrants,
but the time has come to exclude the
vicious and ignorant. To that work,
now rising to first place among public
questions, the Republican party Is
ready to address itself. We stand on
the great issues with which We are now
dealing as VIC have always stood. We
will meet those in the future in the
same spirit. As a National party we
present to the voters our work OF the
last two years as u pledge for the work
we will do in the coming time, and on
this ground we ask support"
The speaker went into State matters
at great length, criticizing the Demo.
cratic party. "a vote for Governor
RUSSELL" said he, "is vote for FREQ sill
yer, for Democratic victory in Massa'
chusetts this year will be taken to mean
that Massachusetts, prefers the Demo-
cratic party, with free silver, to the
Republican party without it. A vote fol-
Governor Russell means frcetrade, not
amendment to the tariff Of 1880, not
free raw materials for the benefit OF
New England, but naked free trade"
DOWN TO business.
At the conclusion OF tho speech the
credentials committee reported and
Ex-Governor John d. Long placed Hon.
W. w. Crapo's name in nomination fol
governor.
General Cogswell placed that Of
Charles H. Allen in nomination for the
same place. The convention then pro
ceeded to ballot.
At 2:25, the balloting having been
completed, recess until Sp. m. was
taken to allow time for the counting Of
tho ballots.
The resell of the ballot on reassem.
bling was: Total number Of votes cast,
1881; necessary to choice, GIG. Grape
5l4; Charles II. Allen, rs; Hale, Il
Henry Cabot Lodge, l; Greenhalge, /,
The nomination was made unanimous
Hon. William H. Hale, Of Spring
field, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by reclamation. William NJ
0lin, of Boston, Secretary Of State by
reclamation. George A. Martin waS
nominated by reclamation for Treas
urer-R Receiver General. Albert E. Pills
bury was renominated by reclamation
for Attorney General,