The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-21
FREMONT TEMPLE RANG
With the EIoquence Of the Massachu-
setts Republicans.
THE NOMINATIONS RATIFIED,
Weil-Known Speakers stirred Up Enthu-
siasm-why Henry Cabot Lodge Pro-
fers Harrison to oCieveland-Mr. Brack-
EFT Talks Upon the silver Question.

BOSTON, July 2i.-Last evening the Re-
publicans OF the city and state met in
fremont Temple to ratify the nomina-
tions OF Harrison and Reid.
From the wall space at the head Of the
auditorium, where the portraits of Har-
rison and Reid were fittingly environed
with the American flag, up to the farthest
part of the gallery was dense mass OF
eager attendants whom the discomforts
of July night could not not defer from
warm demonstrations.
Chairman Draper of the state commit
tee called the meeting to order. He re-
ferred to the object OF the meeting and
paid glowing tributes to the merits OF
the candidates. He congratulated the
Democrats, because at Chicago they had
the courage of their convictions and
nominated q candidate above personal
reproach.
In closing he introduced Mr.. Crapo as
chairman Of the meeting. Mr.. Crapo
made brief address.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge was received
with wild cheering. In the course Of his
speech he said: "I prefer our candidate
because he Is an abler man and has been
better President (applause); because he
has been true to Republican principles,
because his foreign policy has been strong
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the low point to which IL had fallen.
(Applause.) Iprefer him because l think
his record Is better. am glad-though I
understand that In certain quarters what
am about to say is not considered FASH
ionable or good form-I am glad that he
was Union soldier OF distinguished rec
ord. (Great applause.)
He contrasted the work of the present
and the recent Congress and attacked the
silver plank in the Democratic platform.
He referred to the failure of the Demo-
Gratis In Congress to keep their promises
as to free coal and iron and closed with
laudation OF the Rspu blican party.
Ex- Governor Brackett In opening said
that the convention was, in itself, a rat
ihcation meeting. A Repu blican Presi-
dent, he said, has never met defeat after
denomination. The nomination of Har-
rison is in favor of honest money.
Mr.. Brackstt devoted considerable
time to the silver question and the di-
vision of the Democrats thereon.
Hon. Frederick T. Greenhalge said that
every day of his admin nistration, Presi-
dent Harrison has strengthened and de-
veloped feeling of pride in every one OF
our &C, ,000, 900 people. For the last three
years he hag of our country has meant
something.
"we," said he, "stand for the rights of
men, sound money and industrial inde-
President James F. Burke of the Coll
lege League Of Republican Clubs, told Of
the organisation, objects and value of the
body he represents. Referring to the
candidates of the party, he said: The
election of our candidate means not alone
the triumph of Republican principles,
but the destruction and the downfall OF
doctrines which have wrecked the indus
tries OF the Old World and threaten to
ring the death knell to the rising repub-
lies of the New. 1t means the overthrow
of those leaders whose destructive poll
cies are aimed at American institutions
and whose poisonous arrows are directed
st the heart OF American labor. 1t means
the downfall OF those leaders who, from
their creation to the present hour, have
called every Republican Congress a thief
and branded every American dollar q liar.
II means the death blow to policies
which are an dangerous to a nations life
~ poison 10 to the life of man.
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