Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-10
LOUISVILLE TAKEN
BY Sudden Eruption of Re-
publican Leaguers.
FALLS CITY GRACEFULLY SUBMITS,

And Welcomes the Invaders to Her Heart
and Hotels Many Leaders Present to
Look Over the situation and Plan for
Future Action-Ouite a Warm Contest
Over The Presidency of the League-The
National Committee.
LOUISVILLE, May 10.-The representa-
tives of the young Republicans of the nation
have taken the leading city of the Demo
cratic Blue Grass state by storm. All day
long resplendent in vari-colored badges, in
dicative at once of the faith within them
and of the locality from which they hail.
they have had possession of the streets,
while at night the hotels surrender
ed to their invasion. Today when the Dem
cratic mayor of the Fails City bade them
thrice welcome and told them that they are
welcome to the best aud choicest of
Kentucky hospitality, the capitalization
was complete. This is the largest conven-
tion of the National League of Republi-
clubs that has been held since the
birth of that organization
a Notable Political Event.
Many states that failed of representation
last Aear and the year before responded TO
the roll-can with good sized delegations.
The event is also notable for the large at
tendance of men that for years have been
prominent in the councils of the older
heads of the party. In this particular the
scenes are q reminder of the eve of the
assembling of Il Republican presidential
convention. The presence of such men as
J. Sloat Fassett, of New York; J. H. Man
ley, of Maine the trusted friend of the late
idol Of the Republican party; Powell Clay
ton, of Arkansas; II. G. kerens, of st.
Louis; Governor Nelson, of Minnesota; NJ.
H. De Young. of San Francisco; John
Gowdy, of Indiana; J. II. Dubose, of Idaho;
John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska and others
of the leading lights OF the party tcstifies
to the interest that is manifested in the
movement.
a Number of Prominent Absentees.
At the same time many of those whose
presence had been confidently relied
upon, found il impossible from one cause
or another to put in an appearance. Among
these are eX-President Harrison, eX-Nice
President Morton, Governor Mckinley. eX-
Governor Foraker. Thomas b. Reed, eX-
Senator Spooner and Henry Cabot Lodge.
The suggestion, however, that their alb
sence is occasioned by any lukewarmness
or the belief that it was yet too early to
commence to lay plans for future Repub-
lican success is emphatically repudiated by
General Clarkson and his colleagues They
say that each and every absence is ac-
caunted for the score of prior political
or business engagements, and that each of
the absentees has written an expression of
the warmest interest in the future of the
league.
The Probable Declaration.
The prevalent feeling is that the con-
vention should assert the continued fidel-
ity of the young Republicans to the plat
form sent out from the Minneapolis con-
vention and declare its intention OF fight
ing the battles of the future on the same
lines. The silverites from the far west.
who are anxious to place the convention on
record as favoring free coinage as a party
issue, may be permitted an opportunity of
presenting their case, but the convention
will have none of it or of any other out
side "ism." Plans will be submitted for
broadening and extending the work of the
league preparatory first to the congression-
al elections for next year, and second, to
the next presidential campaign.
President Clarkson has had a spell of
stomach trouble since he arrived but got
over it and declared that nothing short of
complete collapse would prevent his being
in the chair. Headquarters have been
opened at a hotel by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster
of Iowa. as the solitary delegate of the
Woman's Republican league. AS she cam
not hold convention all by herself she
proposes to assert her right to be seated as
a member of the league convention proper.
Many of the delegates, however, are op-
posed to this course, and will cross lances
with Mrs. Foster if she attempts to follow
out her programme. The name of General
Alger as a candidate for the league pres
idency has been sprung and received with
some favor by the delegates as yet un-
pledged.