The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-06
G%REENHALGE CHOSEN
GOVERNOR or MASSACHUSETTS RE-
NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS.


BOSTON. Oct. 5.-The Republicans Of
Massachusetts,. in State convention. to-day
nominated the following ticket. all the cam
didates, except State Treasurer, being the
present oficeholders:
For Governor-FREDERICK T. GREEN
HALGE.
Lieutenant Governor-ROGER woLcoTT.
Secretary of state-wILLIAM VI. oLIN.
of Boston.
AUDITOR. w. KIMBALL, of ~Fftchburg.
Attorney-general-H. VI. KNOWLTON. OF
New Bedford.
Curtis Guild. jr., was chairman of the
convention. Just before the balloting began
the leaders OF the opposition to Governor
Greenhalge passed up and down the aisles
distributing ballots marked: For Cover
nor. Elijah A. Morse. of Canton" and il
became evident that the plan of last night
was 20 be carried out, at least. in part.
About half an hour was consumed in taking
the ballot, and while the count was being
made IL was agreed to depart from the
usual method of procedure and go on with
the other nominations. Accordingly VOL
colt was nominated for Lieutenant Cover
nor by reclamation. The ballot for Cover
nor resulted as follows: Total, lS72; Green
halge, 1853; Morse, 3s1; scattering. s. Mr..
Morse moved that Greenhalge's nomination
be made unanimous, and his motion was
carried. After the nominations had all
been made Governor G~reenhalge was called
to the platform and made a brief speech.
The reading of the platform was received
quietly until the clause was reached which
referred TO sectarianism, and then there
was an outburst of applause which lasted
over a minute. Tn platform condemns the
Democratic tariff policy. and says that the
Republican party is not pledged to any
schedule, but offers TO each American in
dustry such protection as shall equalize diff
ferences in price OF labor, and that the
farmer and the miner are as much entitled
as the manufacturer" Ii says that IF
Republicans were liberal in appropriations
they furnished revenue TO meet them, and
steadily reduced the public debt. The last
adequate. and by the issue Of bonds shifted
on 10 the succeeding administrations the
burden of their outlay"
On the currency question the platform
says that the government should maintain
each dollar which IL issues on a par with
fits standard gold dollar, and should not
permit the free coinage OF silver at any
ment. Tt also says that the Democratic ma
jority in Congress has forced the national
treasury to a Illuminating Dependence h on
should be legislation to protect the metallic
reserve from concerted attacks OF specu-
lators.
The platform declares: That this hem
isphere Is no longer a subject for European
colonization or aggressive and oppressive
occupations: that the Monroe doctrine is a
true guide for American craftsmanship.
and should be maintained toward small ma
lions without clustering. toward great ma
lions without crlnging. but always deliber-
ately. temperately. resolutely.'
Ciyil-service reform is indorsed. the en-
actrnent of a restrictive immigration law is
advocated, a plank declares that religious
and race partisanship has for many years
been manifest in the Democratic party in
Massachusetts. weakening that sentiment
troll all public action. and resulting in coun-
ter irritation and antagonism." The plat
form then SAYS: The church and state
should be separate and independent, in fact
as well as in theory TIL remainder of
the platform treats of State issues and
closes with a plea for additional laws for
road Improvement and against prize fight
ing.