The Portland daily press., 1892-09-15
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
Halle Nominated for Governor with
Great Enthusiasm.

Boston, Mass, September 14,-One of
the most enthusiastic Republican con-
ventions in recent years was opened in
fremont Temple at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. AS the delegates entered the hall
the first things that caught their eyes
were the portraits of Harrison and Reid
hung on the organ pipes over the stage.
They were draped with the tri-color.
The audience was one of the finest look
ing ever seen in fremont Temple, and
was conspicuous for the great majority
of the young men it contained.
Eben S. Draper, ESQ.,, chairman of the
state committee, called the convention to
order and was made temporary chair
man. Hon. Charles H. Allen was the
permanent chairman, and was received
with great applause. In the reading of
the permanent organization the name of
Congressman Lodge was greeted with
tremendous applause, as was that of ex-
Congressman Greenhalge of Lowell.
The report of the committee on reso-
buttons was presented by Hon. E.. B.
Hayes Of Lynn, and adopted. The plat
form declares: "We indorse the national
platform adopted at Minneapolis. We
indorse the candidates nominated there.
We congratulate our citizens that under
the wise and patriotic administration of
Benjamin Harrison we have reached a
national prosperity never equalled in the
history of the United States.
1--WE believe that a continuance of that
administration would insure continue
ance of that prosperity. We believe
that that part of the national govern
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the Fifty-second Congress, which has
been overwhelmingly Democratic, has
been unfaithful to specific promises made
the most expensive and impotent' house
since the formation of the government.
s'We oppose the imitation of the cur
rency, either by the use of inconvertible
paper money or the free coinage of sill
yer. We take the vote of three to one by
the Democrats in the last Congress in IA
vor of free coinage, to be an indication
of their party policy, andwe believe that
policy to be menace to stability and
honesty in national finance. We demand
national currency and a national bank
ruptcy law. We believe paper dollar
should be as good, an honest debt as col
lectible, a loan as safe in Alabama as in
Massachusetts and throughout the I'm
ion. We believe the Democratic policy,
as announced in the national party plat
form, of restoring state bank currency,
from which we suffered before the war,
and which caused the contents of a
mans pocketbook to change in value
every time he crossed state line, to be
absurd and dangerous. We believe in
the extension and maintenance of the
civil service law, and commend the work
of the commission appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison in enforcing that law
without fear or favor.
''We believe in protective tariff, in
levying customs duties not only for reve-
nue. but for the encouragement of Amer
American wages. We believe the pres
emit prosperity of the nation is largely
due to the joint operation of the
system of protection and reciprocity.
To further complete the system, to bet
ter protect the wage-earners and preserve
the equality of American citizenship, we
demand that legal barriers be raised
against indiscriminate immigration. We
believe in the sanctity of individual
franchise; that the hand that holds the
legal ballot, whether that hand be black
or white, is entitled to all the protection
which the law of the nation or the state
can afford
Willard Rowland of Chelsea moved
the nomination by reclamation of Will
liam FL. Halle of Springfield for COVER
nor. The nomination was seconded by
Robinson, and was carried
unanimously amid wild applause.
Henry Cabot Lodge took the platform
and placed in nomination for presiden-
tial electors at large, General Nathaniel
P. Banks of Waltham and Ex-Governor
John D. Long of bingham. They were
unanimously nominated by reclamation.
The convention then proceeded to the
of candidate for lieutenant
governor. Several gentlemen's names
were presented, and the first ballot re-
suited;
Whole number of votes ....1O97
Roger Wolcott of Boston. ........444
John G. B. Adams of Lynn. All
Frank w. Breed of Lynn. .:..151
Samuel G. Darling OF Somerville. 80
Thomas N. Hart of Boston,.
Messrs. Darling and Breed withdrew.
A second ballot was then taken, resulting
in the nomination of Mr.. Wolcott as fol
lows