New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08
Sixth Avenue, 18th TO 20th Street
GREENHALGE FOR GOVERNOR
NAMED BY BAY STATE REPU BlIIANS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION MEETS IN MUSIC
HALL, BosToN-EYERY CANDIDATE BUT
ONE NAMED BY ACCLAMATIoN.
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BOSTON Oct THE Republican State Convention
IN Music Hall to-day was of the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in Massachusetts.
There was evidently widespread feeling OF GER
fainty in the of the ticket this fall and THIS
with the unanimity which prevailed as to the head
Of the ticket made everybody unusually good-na-
tured The ticket which nominated by accla-
nation with exception, that Of State Treasurer
is as follows:
,,o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS t GREENHALGE, Of Lowell
Lieutenant Il Iovernor-RoGER WOINOIT, of Boston
Secretary of State-WlLI4IAM VI. OLlN, OF Boston.
Treasure and Receiver-Gene al-HLNR1 NJ PHILLlrs'
OF Springfield.
AuditOr-JOHN w. KIMBALL of f1tchburg.
Attorney G e1ersl-HOSEA Nj. KNOWLTON, OF New
Bedford.
There were many distinguished party leaders
IN the hail. including ex-Governors Robinson
rrackett and Long. and ex-Lieutenant-G Governor
Halle. Senator Lodge, Congressman Gillett, Mccall
Randall Apsley and Morse. ex-Secretary OF state
Pierce Frank d. Allen, Colonel Glasgow Coionei
Goetting President Pinkerton, Of the state Senate
and Speaker Barrett
II was a foregone conclusion that Mr. Green
balge would be nominated by reclamation, FOR
Attorney General Pillsbury and ex-Mayor mart
had withdrawn in his favor 1t was also known
that Lieutenant-Governor Wolcott and Secretary OF
State DIN would be renOminated, but COMBAT
was expected over the Trcasurership and the At
,ornev-Generalship. The only ballot, however was
for State Treasurer. The candidates were henry
NJ Phillips Of Springfield, and Senator Edward r.
Shaw Of Newburyport The ballot gave the homl-
nation TO Mr. Phillips by a large majority. For
the office of Attomey-Gene there were TWO
cand,dates-Hosea NJ. Knowlton Of New-Bedford;
who ably conducted the prosecution In the Borden
trial and Francis A. Gaskill of Worcester Just
before a ballot to have been ordered frahh
p C;oulding Of Worcester, withdrew MT. 'ashhI ;
name and presented Mr.. Knowton's name. The
tl,apr MAJ b
The sneeches of acceptance by Messrs Greenhalge
and Wolcott were brief and to the point, arouslhg
tremendous enthusiasm. Senator Lodge VINO hdu
been loudly called for then made graceiui anu
Vigorous speech of minutes. In which ne pointed
out the responsibility of the Democratic party LOT
The nresen financial distress and ridiculed the in
action Of the Democratic Senate on the silver ques-
lion Colonel William a. Bancroft OF Cambridge
presided with dignity and conducted the business
of the convention in a mastery manner.
The platform demands the unconditional rePeai
of the purchasing clauses Of the Silver act; reas-
serts the partys loyalty to protectloh' cohaeii"S
tho murderous acts OF violence by moDs III any
part of the country; deprecates the "antoh par
,isanshp of the dominant party IN Iohsreso vi
the currency questons indorses the Nauohal DAMN
svstem; asserts the loyalty OF the party u inc
soldiers in the matter pensions; deprecates the
violations OF the Civil Service law ana inc pai
te,,pp Of public Offices for gold: denounces MUS
cr,rninate immigration; upholds free schoos ana
free public libraries favors ali pracucai
for the suppression Of intemperance; cans ioi pun
isbnent upon vioators of the election '""'' am,
approyes Of a wise law supervising ana co'"e
corporations
Frederic T. Greenhalge was born IN Laheae.e s,
England July 49, 1872. his father MOVING ~ -,
In 1854 He entered the public schools there' wiz,
he won special credit for his abilities as Spe"n
In 1859 he entered Harvard College MS euu'" -
course however, being cut short by the ue" -
his father During an interval oil 'e"'""e
studied law In 1863 he entered the ARMY,
was connected with the commissary oepa' ' IN :.
at New-Berne " c. In 1865 he was au''ii' :.
the Mddlesex bar. In 1863 and lSos ne SCI, ..a,
the Lowell Common Council. and IN io' "so
elected TO the School Board for two years: =" 30.
and 1881 he was elected Mayor ana IN 1000 COO h.
elected to Congress by Republicans. !" Low ~ro,r
failed OF reelection. Mr. Greenhaige Is p'o. n
inently connected with the Unitarian O M
several other organizations, and Is In de'ha"u ~. GO
public sneaker. an example OF when was .@ ca
lection by the city of Boston as eu'os'S' u wv
eral Butler. , o,, ~ Lien
Roger wo,cott Is the only surviving son Oh ,'e =,
tenant J. Huntington Wolcott, VINO wa" wa A., q
, Puritan stock. and a member u '"s