The Portland daily press., 1900-10-05
Senator Lodge Eulogjzes
Senator Hoar.
Three Ballots Taken or the
Authorship.

! lieutenant governor, John u. bates oA
Boston: secretary OF state, William NJ.
DIN Of Boston; treasurer, Edward A..
Bradford of Springfield; attorney general,
Hosea NJ, Knowlton of New Bedford;
auditor, Henry E. Turner OF Maiden.
Hon. Roger WoIcott of Boston and Hon.
William Whiting Of Holyoks, were chosen
Presidential electors at large and an else
tor from each of the thirteen Congress
sionaIEzdlstricts was named. The only
contest of the convention was for the
Office of auditor for which there were
three candidates. 1t took three ballots to
decide the. question of who should be
nominee. The chief feature of the con-
Yention outside of the regular programme
was the presence of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, who made a speech in which he
eulogized Senator Hoar, urging his re-
election and declared that the doctrine
Of Bryan and his followers is that Of
hatred Of one American for another, the
outcome OF which is to array one sec
tion of the country against another. The
balloting for auditor prolonged the con.
vention until T. 40 p. IA. The platform
was as follows:
"We, Republicans of Massachusetts,, in
convention assembled, relying on the
past record of our party, again invite the
support of the citizens of this common
wealth.
''We commend the administration of
Gov. Crane as one marked by business
methods and wise economy. He has
maintained the high character and digni-
ty of the public service, promoted the
welfare and sustained the good name Of
the commonwealth.
'sWe affirm our allegiance to the entire
platform adopted by our party at its ma
tionaI convention at Philadelphia.
1--WE approve the administration of
President Mckinley. 1t has been wise,
consistent anu patriotic. 1t has solved
problems more difficult, more momentous
than have confronted any administration,
save one, from the beginning OF our gov
ernment. It's course has been that Of the
highest s5atemanship and has been justi-
fed by events,
"We oongra tulate the country on the
vast expansion of its export trade during
the last four years and we favor suitable
measures for the encouragement OF our
merchant marine to the end that Ameri-
can products may be carried in American
ships.
''The American nation is rightfuIly in
possession of the Philippines and charged
/ before the world with the maintenance of
law and order therein. The Republi-
Can party insists that this responsibility
shall not be eYaded, that the sovereignty
Of the United States in those islands
shall not bs surrendered at the call of the
rifle, but that the honor of the nation
and the interests of humanity require
that it be maintained so long as necessary
for the protection of their inhabitants
against anarchy within, or oppression
from without, having always In view
that enjoyment by them of the highest
measure of self-government, which their
capacity warrants.
We favor such further legislation, ma
tionaI and state, as the interests of the
public may require, for the prevention of
the evils arising from the formation of
those combinations, whether. called by the
name of trusts or otherwise, which tend
to destroy competition, control the price
of material and of the finished product.
which dedrive Individual energy and
small capital of their opportunity for bet
terment. We are opposed to the granting
OF special privileges to such combinations
by any branch of the government, whether
in nation, state or municipality, as has
been done under Democratic rule in the
city of New York, We direct attention to
the fact that while the power of Congress
to deal with this subject is limited, the
only effective national legislation against
such trusts or combinations was enacted
by Republican Congress, signed. by q
Republican President and has been sue
cessfulIy invoked by a Republican ad-
ministration In several instances for the
dissolution Of combinations organized To
control transportation charges and in re.
straint of trade. We further direct al
tention tos6he fact that the laws of Mass
aohusetts enacted by Republican Iegisla-
lures require such publicity in the man
agenent of corporations and Impose such
penalties for the capitalization OF fioti.
tious values, as to afford the best proUec-
tion TO the public against such combina-
tions.
The result of this campaign must be
the maintenance or the overthrow of the
prosperity now enjoyed by the American
people. This prosperity is in large meas.
ure due to the enactment, in accordance
with the pledges of the Republican party.
OF tariff legislation for the protection of
American Industries and of currency