St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-17
AGAIN AT THE HELM.
The Old Officers of the National
League Of Republican Clubs
Reelected.
WhitelaW Reid and Others AID.
dress a Mass Meeting After
Adjournment.

BUFFALO, Sept. 16.-Gen. Clarkson
called the National Republican league
convention to order at II O'clock this
morning. Meetings of various commit
tees delayed the opening of the session
for a full hour. The committee on
time and place reported in favor of
Louisville as the place and the second
Wednesday in May as the time for hold
ing the next annual meeting, which was
Endorsed. Gen. Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
presented the report of the committee
on resolutions, indorsing the admins
tration of President Harrison and the
platform adopted at Minneapolis, invit-
ing young voters to the party, praising
the Republican press, allowing each
college club one delegate and two dele
gates when there is only one college in
a congressional district, which was
adopted.
The election of officers came next.
President ClarkSon, Secretary Hum
phrey and Treasurer Louusberry being
reelected by acclamation, ana then
each state named a vice president and
member of the executive committee.
Whitelaw Reid was escorted into the
hall shortly before o'clock by large
waving plumes. He was given an en-
thusisastic reception. The convention
fairly went wild for several minutes.
Mr.. Reid spoke briefly, and the cOnven-
ton adjourned sine die.
Shortly after o'clock the American
Republican COLLEGE league began its ses-
sion in small hall adjoining the main
convention hall. The college delegates
numbered about $50 and represented
Yale. Harvard, Cornell, Union, Rutgers
and Ann Arbor, besides many prepare
tory and high schools. The meeting
was called to order by President James
Francis Burke, who made lengthy adj
dress.
The National Woman's Republican
association met at Concert hall this
morning, Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. presd-
ing. The prominent ladies and gentle
Mrs. Mary Stuart Coffin, of
Michigan; Mrs. Frances II. Howard. of
Massachusetts; Gen. Thomas w. Chace
and Mrs. Thomas w. Chace, of Rhode
Island; Mrs. Romyn Shaw, j. P. DolIi-
yer. of Iowa; j.. Ii. Still, of Rhode
Island. and Mrs. Lucy A: Leggett. OF
Washington. Speeches were made by
Dolliver, Mrs. Stuart Coffin, Gen. Clark
son and o. H. Still.
A mass meeting was called to order
at Music hall by Gen. Clarkson at 4:30
o'clock. In few words he introduced
Hon. Whitelaw Reid as the next vice
president of the United States, which
was received with loud cheers. After
thanking the audience for the recep-
ton, Mr.. Reid spoke at great length on
the issues of the campaign from the Re-
publican standpoint.
TaI nf
was then introduced and entertained
the audience with stories and an elo-
quent argu ment in opposition to the
Democratic position on the tariff and
curr ency questions. He was followed
by short speeches from Hon. A. j. Les
ter, of Illinois; George Gunter, editor
of Social Economies, and Representative
Allen, of Michigan. The meeting adj
iourned about 6:30 D. m.
Tonight there was grand parade
with 5000 men IN line. They were re-
viewed by Hon. Whitelaw Reid. Gen.
Clarkson, Representative Allen, of
sin; Henry Gleason, father of the league,
and others. The streets were brilliantly
Illuminated, and thousands thronged
the line of march. Shortly after the
parade crowd assembled in front of
the IrOquoiS hotel, and called loudly for
MIR. Reid. He responded to the call,
and made a short address, which was
we'll received.
The banners which were offered to
the club m taking the best showing in
the parade were awarded as follows:
First prize. offered by the national
league, to the New York state league;
second prize, offered by Buffalo Repub-
lican league, to Republican Tariff club,
of Pittsburg; third prize, offered blythe
national league, to the Philadelphia
league.