The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-17
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
NoMTyA TONS OF THEIR CONTENTION
YESTERDAY.

Charles II. Allen Heads the TieLet-Mr.
Lodge on the Binion.dolinr Congress-
congratulations for Mr.. Harrison.
Boston. Sent. 16.-When Chairman Burdette
OF the State Committee called the Ropu blican
state Convention to order in fremont Temple
AZ ll:l0 A. NJ. ho spoke to one OF tho largest
gatherings that have ever attended the delib.
CREATIONS Of tho party delegates The Com
mittee on Permanent Organization reported
Henry Cabot Lodge as permanent President,
with forty-flve vice-rrasidents at large. and
seventy-eiRht Vlce.Presidents by districts.
Mr.. Lodge spoke for an hour. He said:
Every Democratic newspaper and every
Democratic orator has been declaiming against
the billion dollar Congress. One would mag
inc from the cry now raised that when the
Democrats had control OF Congress they paid
all expenses OF Government out OF their own
rockets. But, in reality. It is only a question
of increase. and the issue is one which l well
come.
believe not only that the increased expen-
dituros were wise. ut that the Democratic
party ought 10 he held responsible for it's fail
ure In many cases to make these increases be-
fore
I'm round numbers the Fiftieth Congress,
where the Democrats had control OF the House,
appropriated $s1s.OO0.0OO, while tho Republi-
can Congress. the Fifty.frst appropriated
$oss. 100000. q net increase Of expenditure by
the Fiityhr over the Fiftieth of$l7O. 900. 600"
Ex Gov. John D. Long Of bingham present
ed the name OF w. ". Crapo OF New Bedford a.
candidate for Governor. Gen. Cogswell of
Salem followed Mr.. Long. 1t was seen rs soon
a. he took the platform that he was to place in
nomination Charles II. Alien OF Lowell. and he
was received with an outburst Of applause
that WAS repeated with ten.iold vigor and
with shouting and cheering when he men,
toned Mr.. Aliens name.
The Hon. ]. T. Grsenhalee Of Lowell. Chair.
man of the Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported the pla form. which was adopted. Tho
parts OF me platform referring to national
u. THO Republicans Of MASSACHUSETTS,. in
Conception assem- hled. m os, cordially cnngrat-
nlRte Piesiden Harrison on the viRor, wisdom.
and purity OF his Administration. which has
won the esteem and confidence of our .wn neo-
nations OF the world. The great qualities OF
Sou Il e m frmns,s and Jqdgm,ent which have
The os
psndinG perils OF crude ami reckless projects
=. Ne congratulate the Republican party
aud the country also upon the firm mainte-
nance hy the present national Administratiu
ths, extension Of its application to navy yards
and Other branches .i Of the public service =,
can par that ni and aeuua teG pro.eSton
snd Territory Il The Union in the enioyment
right Of ba lot and the purity Of ssetions should
~. 1t Is Of psramoan, imp"rtsnce to the
whole people to maintain the only true aud
"a sac . STANDARD OF value IN money: every dollar
issued by the Government whether paper Or
coin. should be as good as every other dollar:
and as we knuw that nations. are inter-
proves that it is ABSOLUTELY necessary to social
Country 10 have and 10 Keep The Standard me a.
ure. BY which all It's products are measured
an. and exchange !. essentially the same as that o!
tie % coinage 81 silver ~ 0 this eoun
and conditions both ~ oihe Government and
wor the
ty for it, endorsement of free silver In the party
.ns .sn.s S Ss Iaw nd nssDs
a Of psr to tn. as Ts
q the hey party they Do nes oonsro
'hsF 70 or Da n
=: We agar affirm our unwayerine fidelity
TO the American system OF protection and our
belief In lis inesttmable value TO the int rests
Of this country We favor that system as one
dulles upon thoss articles Which come s' into d.
rect connection With home products: instead
party. which would levy Its duties upon those
articles which the country is compelled t. i'm.
sxrerience q less than tWslvsemonth has all
ready proved that instead OF being fraught
with the assste #. tsr rs.sa ey
ssrsa.;.st proseerisy y,o to ,hs business in.
The removal Of the dulles 0o on sugar has
proved great boon to the country; Who're
9ss osore in sSeS Of
moval of duties may work per spsnt Injury
T.. xsJ5s Wholly s!|s o. s1ss
o. the Eeopls: The unexamplsd Success $50 81
ns Rsi' q III ;ss9iS This sap neev be as fs
Natural outcome and d"vslopmsnt Of hs
IIEIetee,iye principlesii securing: ~ VIE
Increasing. without ,eId neering, the pros, or.
tended apni ication Of tits principis as oppor-
tuniti and ronditions warrant. with due re-;
gard to our pWn indus ries will DO welcomed
g Tho char, Q Of eItrayagance in pensions
we dsny: the , Sha &c Of IN fulfilling our pledges
Similar pledges Of the Democratic party were
pot fulfilled. and In view OF their record. it
not strange II tne keeping ~ these pledges
by us should be regarded by them as serious
The result OF the decisive ballot for the nom
inee for Governor was as follows: Total num-
GlG: Grape. 5l4: Charles II. Allen. 713: W. II.
Hale. Il: Henry Cabot Lodge l; Frederick
GrserhalGe. I.
The rest OF the nominations were: For Lieu
tenant Govsrnor. william II. Halle Of SPRING
field for Secretary OF State, Col. william DIN
Tor Attornsy- Gsnernl. Albert y Pilsbury; for
Auditor, ohm W. Kimbull OF Fitchbnre.
served In the Forty-.ighth and Fiftieth Con-
crosses He T. fighter e., his friends say, and and
He has . rather weak Legislative record his
votes 81 the State House having been east
against nearly every progressive labor bill.
m osf OF which have since Leen adopted by his
OVID party.