Massachusetts Leaders Rally for Pro-Protection Stand in National Convention
At a late nineteenth century gathering, Massachusetts delegates urge bold leadership for New England. They applaud Thomas Brackett Reed as a beacon, while Congressman Samuel W McCall presides and notes the loss of George D Robinson and Frederic T Greenhalze. The speaker defends protection and a stable financial standard against free trade critics and outlines fiscal gains from taxation and debt reduction.
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Old Bay State
St. Louis
Massachusetts
New England
United Colonies
Thomas Brackett Reed
Samuel Walker McCall
Lyman
Messrs. M. J. Murray
Boston
Herbert F. Plympton
Wellesley
Willard Howland
Chelsea
McCall
Commonwealth
George D. Robinson
Frederic T. Greenhalze
Republican Party
Buchanan
Lincoln
Europe
Great Britain
Massachusetts Republicans Choose Delegates at Large
The Bay State GOP convention in Music Hall elected four delegates at large to St Louis and four alternates, praising Speaker Reed and spotlighting Henry Cabot Lodge. Lodge’s speech drew warm reactions while Reed received widespread support as the meeting opened at 10 15 with near full seating and Reed buttons prominent.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
St. Louis
Reed
Washington
Committee On Resolutions
Bay State
Music Hall
Thomas Brackett Reed
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Speaker Reed
Lyman
Talbot
Frank D. Allen
Messrs
Quyman
Lawrence
Committee On Credentials
They Wait for Bay State in Republican Convention
Temporary Chairman Lyman opens with the need for Massachusetts action to guide New England states. He urges Massachusetts to lead in the convention to shape party policy and uphold honest dollars and national honor while honoring New England’s legacy.
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Eben VS. Draper, Esq
Republican State Committee
Lyman
Massachusetts
New England
Ges
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Curtis Guild, JR
Young Men’s Republican Club
Te State
Republican Oratory on Finance and Foreign Policy at Mass Convention
A Massachusetts political speech laments Democratic tariff policy, defends the gold standard, and urges restoring Republican control to stabilize currency. It criticizes bilateral foreign policy and calls for a firm stance on immigration while praising wartime fiscal stewardship and state credit.
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Cial
Carlisle
Treasury
Custom House
Adam Smith
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Eben S. Draper
Hopedale
Roland H. Boutwell
Belmont
Richard F. Hawkins
Springfield
Louis C. Southard
S. E. Courtney
State
Union
Friends of Silver
Democratic Party
National Republican Committee
Wwine Crane
Thomas B. Reed
Nation
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