The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-04-25
The National Republican League Has
Closed Its Meeting for
This Year.
Much Enthusiasm Was Created by thq
Exhibition of Il Box of Amer
lean Tin Plate.
A Resolution i'll Regard to Restrict
ing Immigration Caused q Warm
Debate and Much Friction.
National Republican League.

lican league of the United States. Dele
gates arrived in great numbers on the
morning trains and the various head
quarters were busy with preliminary
as we'll as with exchange of
views with regard to the man who shall
be chosen for the presidency of the
league. The election, however, will not
take place to-day. Music Hall, where
the meeting took place, was beautifully
decorated with national flags and fes-
looming of national colors. President
Thurston escorted ex-Gov. Foraker,
Mayor Mosby escorted Hon. William
Mckinley and others followed. Seats
were rapidly filled ana in few minutes
the president called for order. Then
followed prayer by Rev. Howard Hen
derson, pastor of Trinity M. Il. church
of this city. Its an Illustration of the pro-
gress of peace and unifcation that this
minister called to pray at republican
league meeting was brigadier general in
the confederate service and is Il relative of
jeff Davis, the confederate president.
w. S. Squire, of Toledo, president of the
Ohio Republican League, spoke Mayor
Mosby, on behalf of the city of Cincin-
natl, made the opening address of well
come. He was followed by Ex- Governor
Foraker, who gave the welcome for I'll g
state of Ohio. Hon. H. 1T. Powers of
Vermont replied to the addresses of well
come and then President Thurston
made his address.
EVENING SESSION.
CINCINNATI, April 21.-Music Hall
was packed from door to vault, including
the stage, early this evening on occasion
of the public mass meeting of the ma
tional republican league. Before
o'clock every seat was filled and after
that hour when admission tickets were
no longer required, all standing room
was speedily occupied. 1t was twenty
minutes past eight when President
Ihurston and other speakers entered the
main aisle. Gov. Thurston Immediately
took the stand us chairman of the meet.
ing and without a speech introduced
Gov. Charles H. Bartlett of New Hamp.
shire, as the first speaker. Hon. William
Mckinley, Jr., was cheered loud and
long, and Hon. John M. Langston OF
Virginia, and Hon. A. J. Lester OF
Springfield, ILL.,, also spoke.
The Last Day
CINCINNATI, April 22.-The republican
national league has closed its convention
for 1891 and put itself in form for the
coming year. The session of to-day was
characterized by good business methods,
keen but good natured debate and prac-
tical unanimity in action. The conven-
tion was late in convening this morning.
Excitement followed when big box of
American tin plate, forwarded by Con-
gresham Neidringhaus, of st. Louis, was
placed on the stage, and lively scram-
BILE for possession of the brilliant souve-
Mrs followed. Secretary Humphrey said
Congressman Neidring ghaus made the
prediction that within two years Ameri-
can tin upon American iron would sell
for 20 per cent less than the present rate.
A Maryland delegate added that one of
the largest canning establishments in the
United States, at Bellaire, Ind, was buy
ing tin now cheaper than it did one year
ago. The secretary then read number
of letters received. The reading was con-
cluded with frequent applause, but when
a letter was announced from the presi-
dent of the United States the delegates
cHEERED AGAIN AND AGAIN
and finally they arose on masse, waving
handkerchefs and papers and cheering
until the great hall reverberated with the
enthusiastic outburst, and when the let
ter was read, the applause was renewed.
elected president, after w. w. Tracey, of
Illinois, had been nominated and his
name withdrawn. Andrew B. Hum
phrey, present secretary, was reelected.
The committee on resolutions, through
Judge John l.. Webster, of Nebraska,
presented its report. The resolutions
honored the memory of Gen. Sherman,
Admiral Porter and Secretary Window,
endorsed the action of Speaker Reed in
compelling members of the house of rep
resentatives to transact public business;
favoring protection and reciprocity; re-
membering the claims of soldiers, and
declaring the aim of the league to be the
disseminating of the principles and doc
trines of the republican party, as fash
ioned by the teachings of It's greatest
leaders; endorsing Harrison and stating:
"Recent events having made more appar-
ent than ever the necessity for exercising
the sovereign right inherent in our ma
ton, as in all others, to use discrimin-
alton in the admission of foreigners as
residents in this country. We therefore
recommend such changes in our laws as
will effectually prohibit the immigration
of paupers and criminals and of people
SO alien from us in their ideas and habits
of thought that they can not be assimi-
lated in the body polite"
THE FIRST BREEZE
was felt when Wisconsin delegate
whose accent, as we'll as his words, tolG
that he was of foreign birth, begged, OF
behalf Of many republicans in the north
western states that the proposed Ian
guage restricting immigration be ex.
plunged. He said the meaning of the
words might be all right, but they would
be distorted by the enemy with telling
effect on the foreign-born republican
vote of the northwest. They had had ex
perience and wanted no more. Gen. Fair
child, of Wisconsin, who was cheered
when he arose, said the delegates were
all agreed on the point in question. II
was right to look after immigration, but
he begged the convention to listen to the
warning of these earnest men of the
the northwest. They knew what they
were talking about. L. G. Campbell, Of
New York, made the point that 1t was
better to be right and lose than to viii
by being wrong. The debate grew hot
The Malta was denounced. One
delegate asked where the line
could he drawn to define who was moi
fit to assimiiate with the body polite
Another retorted that in New Orleans
the line was drawn on the lamp post
Finally Judge Webster moved to strike
out all after the word Criminals" and
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