The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-06
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IN PHILIPPINES.
Republican Resolution VIII
so Declare Today,
Especial Dispatch to the spyy


was IN the possession OF the leaders of
the Massachusetts republicans tonighs
when the details for the state conven-
ton at Music Hall, tomorrow. were
completed The convention from
present indications will be marked with
great unanimity, not stir Of any kind
being looked for at this time, unless it
will be the usual enthusiasm that il
a characteristic of republican conven-
tons in this state.
The ante-convention proceedings to-
night were far from exciting, but the
hundreds Of delegates from all parts
of the state were in very happy
frame of mind and all are looking for
q bigger vote for Governor Wotcott
than he ever got before. He, OF course,
is to be the nominee of the convention
tomorrow for the head OF the ticket
and Lieut. Governor w. Murray Crane
of Dalton will occupy the second place
on the ticket once mora. The present
state officers will all be renominated
as follows: For secretary of state Will
liam M. DIN of Boston; for state treas
urer, Edward P. Shaw OF Newburyport;
for state auditor. John W. Kimball Of
Fitchburg; for attorney general. Hosea
M. Knowlton of New Bedford
During the early part of the evening
the corridors of the American House
were filled with the enthusiastic dele
gates but. unlike the representatives of
the democracy at Worcester Monday
night, they did their business in
businesslike manner and soon after 10
o'clock there was little left to show
that there was such a representative
body Of men in the hotel except the
decorations in the corridors that led
to the room, where GovernorA Wolcott
held his reception.
The feature Of the evening was this
reception of the governor in the large
banquet hall, on the first floor of the
hotel The room was deliberately deco
rated fer the occasion with the national
colors. The entrance was thanked on
each side by large American flag and
inside everything was a blaze of red
white and blue. Streamers of the ma
tional colors were hung in graceful fes-
toons from the chandeliers and the up
per half Of the walls was concealed be-
meath a drapery of flags and streamers
caught up and held in place by shields
bearing the state coat of arms.
The immense palms at the end of the
room farthest from the entrance
formed with their great leaves a
canopy beneath which the receiving
party stood, the background being a
large American flag which threw it's
folds about shield of Massachusetts.
The receiving party consisted of Gov
Roger Wolcott, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Lieut. Gov. w. Murray Crane.
Congressman Moody Of Haverhill and
Congressman Lawrence of North
Adams.
The Delegates were met and intro
duced to the receiving party by the
following reception committees Gen.
Edgar r. Champiafn, Cambridge; AL
bert s. Apsey, Cambridge; Col William
Barrett, Concord; Col. r. F. Barrett,
Concord; Col. George B. Billings, Bos-
ton; III. II. Bosworth. Springfield; John
Connolly, Wayland; d. T. Dickinson.
Cambridge; Charles o. Engstrom, Bos-
ton; W. G. Godfrey, Springfield Will
liam H. Cove, Salem; Robert Handy
side, Springfield; "A. %. Hemuhtu. Hob
yoke; Charles HI. Innes. Boston; ]. @.
Kennedy Newton; Robert A Knight.
Springfield; Frederick Lawton. Lowell:
b. c. Mansfield. Boston: II. A. MoFar%-
land. Wales; Col Frank s. Richardson,
North Adams; Thorndike Spalding.
Cambridge; Charles r. Saunders. Bos-
ton: Fred D Stanley. New Bedford,
Henry i, Strout, Boston: E. r. Spicer.
Springfeldt Joseph r. Talbot. Billerioat
John L. Odlon. Roland H. Boutwell,.
Belmont.
Frank l. Dean of Worcester had been
appointed member of the committee.
but, ON account Of his illness, he could
not be present,
The formal reception lasted from 4
until 8, and during the hour several
hundred delegates vera received by the
governor and bis party. After tho
FORMAL reception, the receiving party
remained about the room. chatting
pleasantly with friends, for a few min
utes- Collins First Regiment Band in
the meantime enlivening the occasion
with its music.
Worcester county was not very well
represented at the reception, nearly all
the delegates remaining at home until
tomorrow morning, when they will
come down ON the 5 o'clock train. Those
present tonight were Col. Edward r.
Glasgow, Daniel Kent and Corwin M.
Thayer of Worcester, ex-Councilor
George w. Johnson Of Brookfeld and
ex-Representative Romeo Allen Of
Shrewsbury.
During the reception, the COMMITTEES
on resolutions was in session getting
the platform ready for the convention
tomorrow. The greatest difficulty was
met with in deciding on a plank in
relation to the Philippines, but this
was finally decided upon, and in it
the committee takes moderately strong
ground on the subject of our conquer
ed territory The plank was written
by Senator George r. Hoar Of Worces-
ter, and declares in favor of liberty in
the interests of humanity for the peo-
pie of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines and it says that while not
wishing to make war for the purpose
of conquest and acquiring territory, yet
no territory where the United States
flag has once floated should be return
ed to a conquered nation The plat
form also approves the investigation
of the war department demanded by
President Mckinley.
The financial plank calls attention
to the fruitlessness of the work Of the
commission sent abroad in the interests
of International bimetallism, and de-
clares that in the bonds where coin Ii
mentioned gold should be considered
the medium payable. The resolutions
call attention to the Improvement in the i
condition of the country since the in
auguration of a republican administra-
tion, dwell upon the good results of
the passage of the Dingley tariff bill.
which is partly responsible for this i'm
provement, and take credit for the