The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-12
PRESIDENT TRACEY.
An Illinois Man Will Lead the
Republican Leagues.
A ROW OVER THE RESOLUTIONS.

1t Is PrecIpItated by tho Action of the
Minority in Forcing the Postponement
of the Election of a General Secretary.
The Resolutions.
LOUISVILLE, May 12.-W. W. Tracey, Of
Illinois, succeeds Mr.. Clarkson as presi-
dent of the National League of Republi-
can clubs. There was but one ballot taken,
resulting as follows: NJ H. DeYoung,
California 406; w. w. Tracey, Illinois. .902;
General ID. II. Hastings, Pennsylvania,
Alb Tracey's election was then made
unanimous.
An uproar was precipitated over an ef-
fort on the part of majority of those
present to refer the election of general
secretary of the league to the incoming
executive committee, this move being in
the interest of J. L. Burke, at present the
president of the League of College Clubs.
1t was heatedly antagonized by the dele
cations from Ohio, Kentucky and other
states who were already pledged to another
candidate. Chairman Tracey ruled that
under the constitution the convention it.
self was compelled to select the officer, and
thereupon the opposition got within the
constitution with a motion that the elec-
tion be passed. Thereupon there was an
other war of words. Amidst uproar and
confusion the roll of state was called and
the proposition to pass was carried by
vote of 1069 to 7o6.
A moment later, when the supplement
ary report of the committee on resolutions
was called for, the defeated 700 thought it
was the opportunity, and through Dele
gate Bundy, of Cincinnati, it proposed
that the resolutions shoald also be passed.
This intensified the excitement, and for
mn. 70 ha VALE anI ,far
yells made the convention veritable pam
demonium. II happened that one OF the
resolutions sought to be barred deplored
the death of Hayes and Blaine. In tenn
porary lull Delegate Goodenough, of Min
nesota, chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee, managed to bring out this fact,
and standing up In his seat he shook his
clenched fist at the Ohioans, and de-
manded to know whether or not the con-
vention itself was competent to act upon
such resolution.
The convention was getting beyond the
control of the chair when broad
shouldered Californian in the rear of tho
hall made an impassoned appeal for peace,
declaring that it would be base ingratitude
for the convention, even by implication, to
dishonor the memory Of Blaine. The
speech had its effect and the resolution
was adopted by rising vote.
The balance of the supplementary report
being also approved, it was as follows:
'.5ince the last assemblage Of Republi-
cans the patriotic citizens throughout the
length and breadth of the land have met
an irreparable loss in the death of r. b.
Hayes and James G. Blaine.
"Resolyed, That committe of nine be
appointed to investigate and report an
nually the condition OF the party organiza-
tion in the southern states.
"The Republican party is the party of
the people, and tho purposes of its Gre
alton was the destruction of slavery and
the greatest possible expansion of human
liberty within the law. 1t knows no sect
or creed; therefore the exclusion OF any
person from any Republican club organi-
tion on account of his religious belief
merits the severest condemnation of the
league"
Thanks were voted to retiring President
Clarkson and Secretary Humphreys. A
letter from General Master Workman
Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, was
referred, without reading to the "incom-
ing committee
John p. Dolliyer, Of Iowa, made part
ing address and at p. NJ. the con vcntion
adjourned sine die.