The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-28

Aouls DIS Slitbil peSU Topf6S9ub MaSsaCu u
setts, that at this last convention Of the
nineteenth century, she and all New
England, may stand no cipher, but a
mighty unit, and with such resolutions
as shall receive the endorsements of all
Americans who own a country; and de-
manding such leader as truly American
| as the principles he is called upon to de-
fend. New England cannot be said to be
less worthy of leadership today than in
Colonies when she presents as her chosen
chieftain, the name of Thomas Brackett
Reed.
The name of Mr.. Reed, at the close of
Chairman Lyman's speech was received
with warm applause.
The committee on credentials, perma.
nen5 organization, resolutions, and tc
| count ballots, were appointed by the
chairman.
When Senator Lodge advanced to the
platform to move the appointment of the
committee on resolutions he was received
long continued, while the band in the
gallery played ''Hail Columbia" 1t was
one of the incidents of the convention
and assumed the proportions of genuine
ovation.
The committee on permanent organiza.
tion reported their choice for chairman,
Hon. Samuel W. M. Call of Winchester,
ing Hon. g. S. Boutwell,, Hon. William
Clafin, Hon. John p. Long, Hon. J. @.
A. Braokett, Hon. George B. Hoar, Hon.
II. G. Lodge, Hon. e. A, Morse, Hon.
W. e. Barrett, Hon. e. u. Curtis, Hon.
H. h. Atwood, Hon. W. A. Bancroft,
Hon. George Y. L. Meyer, Albert Clarke,
William Whitman, Hon. A. W. Beard,
Wallace, 7. j. Coolidge and Stephen
o 'Meara.
Chairman Ray reported for the COM
mitteo on credentials that the convention
is entitled to 2,002 delegates of whom 1851
were present
Hon. J. f. Murray, Fl. 3. Plympton
and William Rowland were appointed to
escort the permanent chairman to the
chair.
Hon. Samuel W. Mccall was made per.
manent chairman Of the convention. He
made q stirring speech and in conclusion
came to the subject of the Presidential
candidate. speaking as follows:
Fellow Republicans, the day of deliver
ance is at hand. The time draws near
when, under the constitution, the men
who have been in control of this govern
ment for the last three years must render
an account of their stewardship to the
people. Next November the voters of this
country will record their verdict upon an
administration which has been the means
of putting a. blight upon our national
prosperity, and Of shaking our almost in
destruotible public credit, which has been
the means of driving the rich to poverty
and the poor to despair. No party ever
had more glorious cause than ours. Tt
is the cause of private enterprise and
prosperity, and of public honor; it is the
cause of those millions who live by the
sweat of their brow, whether at the plow,
on the ship, in the mill or delving in the
earth's unsunned bosom; it is the cause
OF all those ideas, forces, interests and
hopes, which in its large sense go to
make up the full meaning OF our country.
| Such q cause, | say. is ours, and who
| shall be our leader? Our party is indeed
rich in statesmen who may we'll embody
it's principles, and whom we would follow
with pride, and it is in disparagement of
no one of them that the heart of New
| England goes out to her great son, who,
magnifcently strong in his own person
ality, is stronger yet in his devotion Jc
those great principles of government
which he has illustrated by twenty years
of splendid service as a representative OF
| the people. He Is first and foremost {
man who would oppose jobbery with oil
the rugged strength of his great nature
and who would not swerye from tn,
straight path of public duty for th,
Presidency itself. His position upon tn,
| financial question is free from all doubt
| The cause OF protection never had O. NOR
powerful champion in the halls of Con
| gresS. He is the man to nominate, if yol
look not merely to the coming election
but to the next one and to the more dis
tant future. Have you considered wha
nyIr tor
friends? Are we to have bill so ex
treme in many of its parts as to provok
| attack and invite its own destruction, O
| that JuSter and safer measure of proteC
tion which shall at once be moderate an
sufficient, which shall regard all rationa
| demands from whatever interests or sec
tions of the country they may come, an
which thus may accomplish that mos
benefcent result of taking the traiR ou
OF politicsP II we want ma
| who will make not only grea
candidate, but great President
whose administration will strengthen hi
party through the signal benefits 1t will
confer upon his country, then ask th
| Republicans of the nation to joip hand
with you and put at tho head Of thei
columns in the battle of '96 that man o
dauntless courage and sustained honor
that great parliamentarian who bea
down the obstruction that paralyzed tn
House of representatives, that broa
minded and enlightened statesman
Thomas B. Reed ST Maine.
Tho speech Of Chairman Mccall wa
listened to with close attention and fire
quently interrupted by applause. Espe
cially we'll received whore his insisteno
upon the policy of protection and ad
hesion to the financial standard of th
commercial nations of the world, hi
showing of the wonderful financial pros
perity of the country under Republican
rule, and the plea for the maintenance o
a gold standard of currency except by in
ternational agreement.
His allusion to the Bayard episode wa
received with especial enthusiasm
equalled only by the applause which me
his words upon the immigration question
Tremendous applause greeted his fna
words, betraying beyond a doubt the senti
ment of the convention regarding tn
Presidential candidates.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, in rising