Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-12
TRACEY IS THE MAN
President Of the National League
Of Republican Clubs
WOMAN SUFFRAGE iND0RSED
The PiAtSorm Advocates One Turn OF
Presidency and DsS,lares Against
Pubitc Gambling.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 1.-THE Ma
tlonal League Of republican clubs TO-
day elected W. W. Tracey of Illinois
president There was only one ballot,
IA follows;
NJ. III. lie Young. California. ....... io6
W W Tracey. Illinois s....... .g2
Gen. W. "A. Hastings. Pennsylvania. .il3
As soon ar the vote was announced
Mr. Tracey's election was made unan-
imoua
Another important action at todays
session Vas the adoption of the plat
form. the most radical plank of which
declares in favor of woman suffrage.
There was a great diversity OF opinion
regarding the wisdom 1t this declara-
tiOn. and the committee on resolutions
struggled over the matter till 4 o'clock
this morning before coming IL a de
clsion In the matter.
The Pennsylvania. New York and
Chicago delegates were slow in getting
to the hall this morning. and IA a conse-
quencc Chairman Clarksou WAS nearly
an hour behindhand in calling the gath.
erng To or,ler. AMI even then be looked
down on an auditorium that WAS filled
only in spots. The Rev. DR. Haywood
repeated his opening prayer of ycsier
day and when he concluded Delegate
Frank Cannon ~ Utah moved the ap
pointment ut "A sergeant at arms ON the
ground that owing io the confusion those
i'm the rear missed every word 81 the
prayer but the amen. The convention
approved the report of a special com
mittee naming Denver IA the place for
the next meeting and designated the
date as the second "Wednesday in May.
COMMITTEE ON Platform Iscporss.
The report Of the committee on plat
form was presented 10y Delegate Sedg
wick of Rhode leland. AS soon as IL
had been read the convention was
thrown into tumult of debate toy the
submission by colored delegates of reso
lutions denouncing the midnight assas-
sina;ions and outrages Of the south ana
the political oppression of the negro.
Colored Delegates Plumb Of Louisiana
and Jones 81 Nebraska led the talk with
vigorous speeches demanding justice for
the coiored republicans. The colored
mems resolutions werc referred To "A
committee Ia report this afternoon.
Another long and excited debate was
occasioned by a resolution submitted by
Delegate Campbell Of New York. favor
ing such amendments To the immigra-
tion laws As would deny admission IL all
intending settlers who could not read a
page of the English language. Kelly ~
Milwaukee. Doiliver Of Iowa and Con
gressman Allen opposed the resolutions.
( The Milwaukee man took vigorous ex-
cep,ion 10 a statement 10y Campbell that
/ half of the population Of Milwaukee
could not speak the English language.
and defended their patriotism and
I American spirit. Finally amid consider
able confusion the resolution Was inde-
iinitely postponed.
The convention approved the We
mans suffrage plank ot the platform 10y
/ 80 10 lS5. Plapks opposing public
gambling and favoring one term prcsi
T dency were approved boy IA majority vote.
All the resolutions except those re-
lating 10 the presidency. gambling and
woman suffrage were adopted 10y ac-
clamaiion. the others 10y a majority vote.
/ The platform was adopted as a whole
and the roll was called for members of
! the national committee.
The Platform.
The platform as reported was as fol.
+ lows:
We. IN. representatives 81 the repub
\ lican league clubs 81 the CnItci States
IN national convention assembled. re-
affirm devotion to the principles ~ the
7 republican party IA enumerated 10y the
national republican convention In l-.rl
We point with pride 10 the passage ~ a
general law for the safety cf life and
limb ~ railroad employees. uIDn recon-
incubation IL President Harrison. by a
republican congress. and in conformity
with the expressed pledge OF the ma
tional republican convention We de
Ciar" that We are IN hearty sympathy
with every legislative enactmcn,
winch viii promote the interests
- the wage earners and tend e. eiualize
conditions and harmonic the relations
between labor and capital. always re-
gardIng tho moral and material welfare
~ the great hOdy IL the people "a th'
primary object To- he attained and recon-
mend as one 81 the most efficient mean.
20 attain thl- end the establishment ol
system - arbitration FOR the adjust
meutf differences Arising between labor
and capital
We declare our faith in gcnuine secret
ballot avs fortified ~ efficient acts for
'he suppression - corrupt practices lf
elections We demand the erforCcrreul
- existing laws 10y the duiy Instituted
officer. - the law and denanh the ahoii
tiun - the system - private armed
fprces rfprcs' nted by the PIrkertnn anc
like detective agencirs.
One Term tre-tdrI,cy.
We demand the suppression . al
put h. gambling whether in f"o-l rro
iucts or 10y msars - lott"fy tick t'-
w heartily urcr 80 sme endHeri - thi
constitution ma4tng tho president in
eligible g. scf Gl sucVasstve term
W. recommend ~ the favorable cr+u-ld
Grafton = %" republican cuts ~ th'
United STATES A. y matter e e,lucstior
The question q ErsutinS e tho Nousr
= he state and nation the-Tigat % vote
AZ Ill elections on the same terms at.
conditions ~ aaf cItiEsus