The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-07
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS
Meet In State Conventional Virlle
Pronouncemcnt IN Endorsing the
National Administrations.

Meet In State Conventional Virlle
Pronouncemcn On Endorsing thN
National Administrations.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 6.-The Repub-
llcan state convention for the nomlna'
ton Of candidates for state ohices was
held in music hail to-day. Uhususi In
terest developed in the convention
some time ago owisg to a contest be-
tween Gen. Curtis Guild. jr., and Hon.
John L. Bates, speaker OF the house OF
representatives, for the nomination for
lieutenant governor but the caucuses,
which resulted in favor OF Mr. Bates
were followed by Gen. Guilds with
drawal. The convention was called 10
order by Col. A. n. GoettlnR. the retir-
ing chairman OF the state central COM
mittee, who addressed the convention
The committee on credentials report
ed l,754 delegates present. Col. Mel
vile, OF Adams, was elected permanent
chairman OF the convention and In tax
ing the chair delivered an address an
the course OF which he commended the
Republican national and state admin
istrntions, The committee on rcsolu-
tions reported the platform, which was
received with applause and adopted.
The platform. after referring to state
matters endorses the national admlnia-
tratIon In the following terms:
I'VE express our confidence In the pa
trIotic ideals OF President. William Nc
Klnley and the high qualities Of states.
manshIp with which he has impressed
them on his administration. He mas
enforced an efficient conduct OF analrs
in every department Of the govern.
ment: he has so conducted the dlplo.
matte service as to win for the United
States the respect and admiration OF
foreign nations. -
'aThe recent war with Spain which
was necessitated by humanity. has
been overwhelmingly vinuicated by the
results so speedily and splendidly at
tained, We commend the tact, pa
tIence, the skill and the stRtesm9nlike
spirit with which the President has ap-
preached the perplexlng problems aris-
Ing from the war. Under the treaty
with Spain, the law Of nations put upon
the United States the responsibility Tor
the peace and security Of lite ana pros
perty. the we'll beln" and the future
government Of the Philippine Islands;
accepting this responsibility, II Is our
profound trust that the present hostii-
tiles can be brought to an early ter
minntion, and that Congress, guided by
a wise and patriotic administration,
will establish and maintain In those
islands. hitherto the home Of tyrants,
government us free. as liberal and as
progressive us our own.
The administration Of the navy de-
partment by Secretary John D. Long
is particularly commended. The cause
OF civil service reform Is endorsed, and
stringent naturalization laws and fur
ther restriction OF immigration are
urged.
Regardng Iynchings in the south, the
platform says. 1--WE condemn the de-
priving OF any person OF his life or pro-
perty without due process OF law and
we especially condemn the unwarrant'
ed lynchlng of colored citizens In other
states, We affirm anew our support OF
appropriate legislation to secure equal
protection by law for life and property
OF every citizen OF the United States
without regard to race or color"
Lieut., Governor w. Murray Crane
was nominated for governor BY accla-
lliatiUn. Gen. Curtis Guild pfe9enpeds
the name OF John L. Batea for lleuten-
ant governor in spirited speech. Gen.
Guild had been Mr.. Bates rival before
the caucuses. The nomination was
made by acclamatlon Hosea H. knowl-
ton was renominated for attorney gen
eral, also by acclamation.
on the second ballot for state treas
urer, ex-senator Edward S. Bradford
OF Springfield, was nominated.