Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28
TOM REEDS DAY!
Massachusetts Republicans in
Ststa Convention.
The widest Enthusiasm for the Man
from Maine.
Platform IJ'ofN the Gold standard and
urrDScN SILVER.
SFTt,HTS AND RESOl MIiONs


"n,hu-ra-nI That rrk,yi tho great music
hail, 10" r"u,"nti"n frf thr cl,ctun II
d"lrga'"- g. thr rrpuhIchp national rrn.
,rntluu At IT, l.uu', va, hrll lrtr t..
diN
lhrd"lrgatr- cHuI" nrrb "ul, one ualur
"r their mini-. ~ thit rhurr Cuf the
presidential Nomination. It Wa that IT
Thomas j. Er,pi. 81 Maine" cuu,rlu,nil,
aui rrt"'rucr tu the man ~ 1T. -rutl.
m"ht- Ma -lgnal TT rlrrtS AMI AT.
llaus". and again aud again the hullding
ttrwll'd with the .h"ut, nnI hand clap.
ping, rhrrrs aud waving " hat. a. the
Delegations coutrulrd with each other IA
mHulfr~tlug thir appreciation IT their
tNuritr
VII L""rgr lNu,uu. chairman II u.
stat" c"mmllir', called ih, ruuN ,utIuu tu
order AT l".o a. u.. and adirr.~rd the
hrlrgAtr~
lhr convention will content Itself with
nominating drlrgatr- tu II luul-. lea,
lug ia" stat" tirkrl {" be- dealt with at ~
tuiurr gathering.
b" platform {" l- presented l., ~rna.
tur Lodge, chairman uf the committee.
Will, ~ placing Swakrf Reed formally a,
candidate h"tuf" the Irullr rulugIIr
hl- record. aud viii ~.t forth what h. de-
~lrr- thr 81 luul, convention tu a,iuut ~
ihr national republican platform II l~.I,
Il" drrgHirs Arr m accord uu the
question ~ DECLARING m plain terms 'ur
~und m"u', Ia" ohio monetary plank
h".ug characterized iN mann ~ al eva.
sion uu ia, lines ~ thy Mlun"Alnn, -ifnd.
die.
II follows ~ u matter Il course that
the delegation to hr rlrctrd will be- strong
Rrei adhsfrni-.
/ MhJor Mckinley has many friends, hut
sectional prii" il paramount aud II IL
IN" sentiment that the convention should
h" unanimous IN declaring Speaker R,sd
| the prUper candidate.
! Following Chairman Lymau- address.
committees on credentials aud on I~rrnH.
nrnt organization, rr~ulutlun- and hal.
lnts, wrrr appointed. committee On crr.
iential- rcpor,"d that the convention was
/ entitled /" Hsr1 irlrgatr- aud that lNai
d"irgatrs were present
! Congressman samuel ". MrCall uf
/ Winchester. wAs chosen permanent
| chairman, and made ringing speech on
! taking the gHNrl,
Following l. All abstract of the plat
/ form
| After plciging the electoral vote of Mas.
sachuS"tt. to the candidate tu hr chosen
b! Ia" II, Louis convention. II says
Two years II uncontrolled democratic
supremacy were enough Ia prov" that the
democratic party WA unHhl" To- conduct
the gr,rrnm.nt with"ut disaster. while
! thlrty years ~ rule have shawn the rr.
publican part, both ~ war aud In I~ace
~ able e. govern aud !rgi-alr.
7 II then adN urdtrN ample revenue, with
sufficient surplus t"r c"a-t defense. rn.
largIng the navy and reduction II the
public debt, faNor- u protective tariN aud
fr,lpIurItN. advocates discriminating
duties ~ favor ut American hpttnmS. 81
that our old time carving trade may hr
restored, regards the silver agitation a.
huftfIl tu business. aud destructive Ia
r"nid nee, uttpTl! OpIS'~r~ the free and
unlimited coinage uf silver, auh any
change III the existing gold standard, rS.
rrpt l., international agreement, oppo-rs
Ia unsounh mud dangerous y stem Of state
bank and ad,watr> the expansion oi the
national banking system tu meet the de-
maids IT business aud the population ~
the country The clNl Il SrrNlrr law should
h" Thoroughly rniufr,d, immigration
should bc restricted, ~ ~ to least al ex-
cluhr the totally ignorant AMI illit.rate.
The nlird States shrulI adhere rigid
~ to the American principle 0f entire
separation ~ church AMI state, no ApprO.
priatiun ~ public money Tor s"rtaTian
Schpls ur churchr- - any Kind should
b" permitted.
cur Interests m IA" NmrricAn cont.
nrui must hr carriuIN guarded, and for
the protection ~ thn-" interests W.
-huuli maintain uur lullnrucc In the lla
walIan island, and huiid and control the
lSlhmran cana
The Mnnrr i"ctrinr as declared 10
lNaa AMI enforced In lNIi, and 1876,
must alWI,, lr upheld
We ,,uIathl2" with the Cuhans Ia
their ,truggl" lnr Independence. and l.,.
Iiryr tnr nlt,Si states should uS,. lts IN.
hurur, iu bring Ia an end the u-sle.y- aud
Lha.N Wal now he~nla,ing cuba, and
gNr to the people ut that ISLAND pearr
aud -rlf gnNrrnm"nt.
Massachusetts, republicans have never
unlrrAk"n I" pledge their Irlrgat.S lu a
national ronNrnliuH, hut W. think II III
I'm, T., i,rlarr Our ircldrd preference Tor
rhr rpuhlcan nomination To the pre-
lLur, and that preference l- for Ihuula,
n Reed II Maine,
reuAtor Lodge, ~ chairman, presented