The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-28
REED THEIR CHOICE
Massachusetts, Republicans Shout for
the Maine Man and Gold
WOMEN JOIN IN THE HURRAH
Four Deiegates-at-Lar to st.
Louis Selected-The Platform
Declares for Many Things
Sympathy for Cuba.


more enthusiastic body of prominent
republicans has seldom met in a state
convention here than was gathered at
Music hall to-day to elect four dele
gates-at- large to attend the national
convention al st. Louis. OF about 2.OO2
delegates entitled to seats in the con-
vention 1851 were present. full OF en-
thusiasm for Hon. Thomas b. Reed as
candidate for president. Every dele
gate had in his hnttonhole a Reed but
ton. bearing a picture of the man with
a background of the national colors,
and every time the name of the Maine
statesman was uttered. cheers burst
from the throats of the vast crowd
that filled the convention hall Nor
were the delegates much more enthusi-
astic than scores of ladies who occu-
pied seats in the first gallery. While
the men applauded and cheered the wo-
men waved their scarfs and handker-
chiefs. The hall was almost complete
ly lined with bunting. punctured by
groups of flags.
Chairman Mccall addressed himself
first to the business situation and at
tributed the prevailing depression to
the democratic party. He said the first
act of President Cleveland was to put
the treasury department in the hands
of a gentleman with a financial inca
pacity never before known in this high
Office. He decalred the rale OF few
bonds at first would have averted the
danger to the gold reserve, so strongly
built up by republican statesmen. but
when the great strike for She preserva-
tion OF sound currency was once broken
tens of millions OF bonds were almost
uselessly thrown In the breach. Re-
viewing national finances since 1861. he
said the republican party had given
the country a prosperity which had
been Interrupted only as the principle
OF protection had been threatened. The
obvious remedy for the present finan-
cial conditions Is to call back In power
the party that showed a capacity to
manage the treasury, which always
provided the needed revenue in a way
TO strengthen. not weaken, the gold re
serve, but this is not enough. We owe
ii to the friends of silver as well as to
the country 10 frankly and unequivo-
cally define our views upon the silver
question. While we should exert our
influence with foreign nations for CO.
operation in securing any necessary
broadening of the financial basis, we
should not without that cooperation
add a single ounce of silver to the 5000
tons of that metal under the treasury
vaults now groaning.
He concluded; If fellow repubh-
cans, you want a leader who will make
not only a great candidate but n great
president, whose administration will
strengthen the party through the sig
nal benefits IL will confer upon the
country. then ask the republicans OF the
nation TO Join hands with you to put
at the head of their column in the bat
tie of 1896 that man Of dauntless cour-
age, unstained honor, that great par
Humanitarian who beat down the OBJ
struction that paralyzed the house OF
representatives; that broad minded,
enlightened statesman-Thomas Brack-
EFT Reed of Maine.
Senator Lodge as chairman, present.
ed the report of the committee on reso-
lutions which was frequently inter-
rupted by applause This was especially
marked when the Cuban and gold
standard planks ana the section re-
! ferring % separation OF church and
state were read. The enthusiasm rose
to a climax on the mention of Reeds
name for the presidency.
The following delegates to the ma
tional convention were chosen by ac-
clamation; Henry Cabot Lodge. w. T.
/ Murray Crane, Eben s. Draper and
Charles Gould, jr.
| While the tellers were counting the
ballots for delegates-at- large. Lodge
pursuant TO a request of Chairman Nc.
Call, addressed the convention, and
I
know that a free silver bill will never
pass congress. The day OF concessions
is past We have been very easy with
the silver men but the iast few months
they have taken the tariff bill by ths
| throaa, a bin which had no silver ques'
tion In N. and strangled Il. Hence. We
must take firm stand on the ques'
ton"
The proceedings OF the convention
were harmonious in a marked degree
and the programme mapped out by th'
state committee was adopted with
single exception. that OF the election o.
DR.. 8. r. Courtney OF Boston. a coloret
man, to be an alternate. He was nomi
mated from the floor by Morris C. Ailer
eoiored delegate from Boston Tn
speeches were listened to with marked
attention. and every point seemed 4
receive its nrvrftrd amUunt of applause
or laughter. This was particularly tn
case when Congressman Mccall an,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge were de
livering their addresses. Following
.he platform in part adopted by tn
convention:
Massa achusetts has always given al
unwavering support to the nationa
candidates Of the republican party. w
now pledge her electoral vote TO tn
candidates to be chosen by the con
ventIon at St. Louis. AS the represen
tatives OF the republican party OF Mas
sachusetts We desire 70 not only prom
ise the national convention our faith
ful support for The candidates the
shall nominate, but also set forth tn
opinions OF this great and steadfast re
! publican state as 10 the questions o
the day and the policies TO be pursued
Thirty years Of rule have shown ths
the republican party. both in war an
peace. is able TO govern and lagislats
FOR this reason. the national admins
tration should be taken away fron
thOse who have failed. and retuTne
20 those who have been successful an
| efficient.
we believe that the present tari.
with It's lowered rates and It's des-truc
tive and dishonest system of under
valuations should be replaced By on
framed ON protective principles and ar
, ranged 20 give ample protection {
! American wages aud American indus
try ana 10 restore the reciprocity pole