New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Massachusetts,
Party Endorses
Harding Views
Full Approval of National
Nominees and Platform
Is Voted by Convention;
Conaanends Lodge Course
Coolid ge Crisiicizes Cox
Senior Senator Says Maine
Democrats Voted Protest
Against Wilson League

BOSTON, Sept. 18.-Massachusett
Republicans in state convention to-day
Endorsed the national candidates and
platform by unanimous vote on the re-
port of its committee on resolutions.
The convention declared that the party
in this state was with Senator Harding
in his stand on the League of Nations.
The speakers included Governor
Coolidge, Senator Lodge and Lieuten-
ant-Governor Claiming Cox, the party
candidate for Governor.
The convention was The first in
which women had taken an active part,
and was the first also under che new
rule by which state officers are elected
for terms of two years.
The league plank of the platform,
said to be acceptable alike to Senator
Lodge, Governor Coolidge and repre-
sentatives of other views on United
States participation in world league,
was almost the only one on which diff
Yerences had developed in committee
1t added: "We stand with our candi-
dates, Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge, for such agreement with
other nations as will preserve the
peace of the world and prevent future
war; for such agreement as will meas
ure up to the full duty Of America to
civilization and humanity and as shall
insure that tine heritage of American
nationality sha! be unimpaired and
unsurrender
Governor Coolidge's selection as the
party candidate for Vice President
was declared to be subject for re-
Jolcing. The party in the state, it was
added, stands squarely on the platform
adopted by the national convention.
"A friendly but firm policy toward
Mexico that will insure respect for the
Aalerican flag and protection Of the
rights of American citizens" was rec
ommended
On the tariff question reference was
made to declaration by the Demo-
cratic candidate for Vice President that
the tariff is dead issue. with the
further statement that while results
OF the war still protect American in
dustry, the certainty remains that
when the nations of the world turn
their attention again to manufacture.
their goods will flood the American
market, shut down our factories and
throw out of employment our wage
a protective tariff is in power"
The party in the state was pledged
to take the last vital step in equal
fty (of women) by removing every
legal obstacle which prevents their
holding any elective Office" Equal
representation OF men and women on
all political committees was favored.
For Economic Measures
Revision and extension of the laws
passed by the last Legislature to meet
housing shortage conditions, check
profteering and stay evictions so that
"the distressing conditions still pre-
vailing" may be met, were recon-
mended. The Legislature was urged
to correct and improve the primary
law so that nominations for office shall
reflect with greater accuracy the will
of the people"
Recognition by the national conven-
tion of the Importance of the farmer
was indorscd, and legislative and Ad-
ministrative action to provide better
transportation and market facilities,
to facilitate bank credits to farmers
and to make available q supply of farm
labor and aid in acquisition Of farms
was advocated.
The party was pledged to enact leg
islation for maternity benefits; school
derpaid, and the policemen's strike in
Boston a year ago was recalled with
rcaffirmatlon CT the position taken b!
Governor Coolidge.
Under suspension of the rules th'
convention passed two additional re-
lutions, one, introduced by Spcako
Warner Of the House of Represents
tves, expressing qualification over re
ports of Improvement in the conditi"'
of former Senator w. Murray Gran,
and hope for his early and complete re