Show BAY STATE REPUBLICANS i State Convention Selects Delegates i and Indorses McKinley I Boston April GTile Rcpubllcars of Massachusetts today elected delegates I and alternates to the national Republican I Republi-can convention In Philadelphia Of the delegates entitled to seats there l were 1151 l present Congressman F H G1 I let permanent chairman of the convention conven-tion delivered a long address The platform presented by AttorneyGen oral Knowlton was adopted unanimously unani-mously WHAT RESOLUTIONS AFFIRM Thc resolutions uiHrm adherence to th j platform of the St Loui3v convention conven-tion of JSOG and congratulate the country coun-try upon the rejccuon of free silver coinage and the Indorsement of the gold standard They pledge the Republican party to support such amendments to ihi honking honk-ing laws as will provide a llexlblc and sufficient medium of exchange to the I end that capital may obtain fair returns re-turns that American commerce maybe may-be enlarged and that labor may be assured as-sured of oicuOy employment and of the largest possible share of the fruits of our expanding irado Relative to combinations of capital for Industrial ami coinpuMXlil purposes pur-poses the Republicans declare that whenever they Decorne destructive of the rights of citizens tluy should be suppressed by adequate statutes enacted en-acted by Legislatures of the States or by Congress If the resulting mMIs arc beyond the power and jurisdiction of the States PHILIPPINE QUESTION As to the Inhabitants oC the Islxadn acqued by the ticaty of Paris thc resolutions say No greater trust than the uplifting and the educating of these defenseleso r < opi has been Imposed Im-posed upon the United States The Republican Re-publican party bellovts It to be the high and solemn Juty o the Nation to accept and execute this trust with a1 thc responsibility involved by rclain Ing the Islands und hy providing for their adequate Government upon the principles of liberty and humanity I < The evolutions jtionrIy favor tho construction of an isthmian canal KIIC the laying of a Iacffie cable an1 declare de-clare that Congr < > s should otter I by iapproprlalc legislation ouch reasonable protection and snourasoinent to American Amer-ican shipping ds shall ipMi l I build up and strengthen our merchant marine expipijes beany and unquallita in dorsqnent to the administration of I President McKlnley and ingus the I nomination of SacretaVy John D Long I fon VieePiEldn I Delegatosntlarge were chosen by I acclamation as follows Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant Samuel W McCall of Winchester William B PlunkeU of Adams and Walter Clifford of New Bedford The alternates are Cot George R Jewett of Salem Alfred E Rose of Lowell Dr Samuel E Courtney of Boston and Henry P Field of North ampton Congressman Dolliver of Iowa made fbrief speech and the convention ad journed |