New-York tribune., 1894-03-16
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS
\ STATE TICKET NAMED IN A HARMONI-
OTIS CONVENTION.
GOVERNOR BROWNS REMUNERATION UNANIMOUS
a ILATFORM ADOPTED ARRAIGNING
THE INEFFICIENT DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION.
Providence. March 15.-Thc Republican State Con-
ventlon called TO order IN Infantry Hall this
morning by Hunter G. White, chairman OF the State
Central Committee. who presented Charles Warren
Lipptt, Of this city. temporary chairman. Eu-
gene f. Warner Of Coventry. secretary of the state
Central Committee. was made temporary secretary.
The call Of the roll OF delegates showed the pres
ence of large body Of representative Republicans
of the State. When the roll made UP the tenn
porary organization made permanent, end
Chairman Lippitt made speech upon the prnci-
pies of the Republican party az compared with
those OF the Democratic
The convention then proceeded to the nomination
Of State officers. Professor AlonZ) Williams OF
Brown University. renominated -. Russell Brown
for Governor eulogz'ng him and the position he had
maintained in the Legislative controversy which
had existed during the last year. and denouncng
the Democrats for their action for that period He
was made the unanimous choice of the convention.
George =. Carpenter. of Hopklnton nominated for
Ileutenant-GovernorE Edwin X. Allen. of Hopknton.
Charles \. Wilson, OF Providence. nominated for
Secretary OF State Charles =. Bennett. OF Prori-
dencc. There was opposition. TO either nOmina-
tion. Governor Brown at this point appeared and
made a brief speech of acceptance. Ellery II. VIII
son. of East Providence. nominated Edward {.
Dubois. Of that town. for Attorney-General, ana
W. W. Blodgett. of Pawtucket, named Willard B.
Tanner. of that city. Both men were seconded and
resulted in the nomination of Mr.. Dubois by laFge
majority. the standing IL To 80 sam ie CLARK.
of Lincoln. then nominated by H. NJ lioSMorth
of Warren, without opposition. for General lreaS-
The platform adopted by the convention contains
these utterances upon National questions. A.,
I'VE denounce unwise and unpatrlotlc me
proposed tariff legislation Of the Democratic party.
and the contemplated repeal Of the Mckinney T1rif
law The danger of the passage Of the Wilson bill;
its cOwIrdly compromise between protection 10
favored Industries and the principles of a revenue
tariff enunciated in the last lenocrdtlc pat
form; its pronounced antagonlsm to the business
interests of the industrial North and rs sub
serviency to sectional demands nave dlrel'! pro-
duce1 the most disastrous results.
I'VE call attention 10 the attitude o. the lem Df"'o y
cratic majoriy in Congress on the questions OF
finance and sound currency. and to Their sei1coll-
feSSed inability to legSiate intelSenuE upon lh"i
Unable 10 comprehend the aims OF honest blfne'd'-
lsm the Democratic policy i seeking TO increase
the number of dollars regardless Of their value;
We believe that every dollar should be or equai
purchasing power and that the money or the great
rst commercial nation OF the word should not be
inferior TO that Of other commercial nations We
favor the system of National banks. and are un-
alterablv ouposcd TO ,he democratic policy Of the
re-establishnien: Of state banks
"Bclieving in fair elections AM an hones', coun'
political success. whether ny int.nid2,ion
at the South. election frauds IN New,Gork CIty.
Mechanism at Gravesend. murder at Troy, or Z!
wilful disregard Of the Constitution IN Rhode is'-
The platform denounces the hostile attitude Of
the present Administration toward IN" veterans
of thn Civl War: stiGmatiZ"s as inefficient ana d--
graceful, TIE cleveland Gresham foreign policy. and
favors the generous appropriation Of pubic run IS
The convention also adopted the following:
lnte. IN req resting the Hon. George Peabody Wet
more. II Newport. 70 hccome the clniiiate OF the
from Rhode is!ani True To- the interests OF the
Sta'e. a worthy successor TO Anthony ana 20 Hurn-
side We pledge 10 him our undivided anl earnest
The convention then adjourned