The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-04-25
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
The National Republican League Has
Closed Its Meeting for
This Year.
Much Enthusiasm Was Created by the
Exhibition of a Box of Amer
lean Tin Plate.
A Resolution in Regard to Restrict
ing immigration Caused a Warm
Debate and Much Friction.
National Republican League.

DEBATE ana Much FflCtlnN.
National Republican League.
CINCINNATI, April 21.-No better
weather could be desired than is favor
ing the first days meeting the repub-
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
arrangements 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 a few minutes
the president called for order. Then
followed. prayer by Rev. Howard Hen
derson, pastor of Trinity M. E. church
of this city. Its an illustration of the pro-
gress Of peace and unification that this
minister called to pray at a republican
league meeting was b%rigadier general in
the confederate service and is a 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 Ext Governor
Foraker, who gave the welcome for the
state of Ohio. Hon. II. H. 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 8
o'clock every seat was filed and after
that hour when admission tickets were
no longer required, all standing
was speedily occupied. 1t was twenty
minutes past eight when President
Thurston and other speakers entered the
main aisle. Gov. Thurston Immediately
took the stand as chairman of the meet
ing and without. a speech introduced
Gov. Charles 81. 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-
ton was late in converting this morning.
Excitement followed when a big box of
American tin plate, forwarded by Con-
gresham Neidringhaus, of st. Louis, was
placed on the stage, and a lively scram-
BILE for possession of the brilliant souve-
Mrs followed. Secretary Humphrey said
Congressman Neidringhaus 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 n of
the largest canning establishments inthe
United States, at Bellaire, Ind, was buy
ing tin now cheaper than it did one year
ago. The secretary then read a 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 en- masse, waving
handkerchlefs and papers and cheering
until the great hall reverberated with the
enthusiastic outburst, and when the let
ter was read, the applause was renewed.
Hon. Johns Clarkson was unanimously
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 IFS 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, rs fash
toned by the teachings of its greatest
leaders; endorsing Harrison and stating:
"Recent events having made more appar-
emit 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 efectuaIly 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 p
was felt when a Wisconsin delegate,
whose accent, as we'll as his words, told
that he was of foreign birth, begged, on
behalf of many republicans in the north
western states that the proposed Ian
guage restricting immigration be ex-