The morning call., 1894-06-28
SILVER AND GOLD.
Young Republicans Stand
Pledged.
THEY FAVOR BOTH METALS.
Effect of the Letter Sent by Don
Cameron.
THEY FAVOR BOTH METALS.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR BLACK MEN.
Delegates Swayed by the EIoquence
Born of Belief in the Course
Advocated.

DENVER, June 27.-It was near noon
when actual work was begun in the Ma
tional Republican League convention to-
day. The report of the credentials COM
mittee showed 1903 delegates present.
The report of the committee on rules
provided that each State and each college
league be allowed TO vote the full number
OF delegates to which it is entitled,
whether present or not.
Bussey of New York upheld the re-
port on the ground that if the sentiment
Of the locality where the convention was
held were allowed to influence its de-
liberattons it would begin to decline.
Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico
spoke against the report, saying its adop-
ton would have a tendency to reduce at
tendance at the convention.
The rollcall on the adoption of the re-.
port resulted in 572 to 265 in its favor
Colorado voted no and the announcement
was greeted with cries of shame" The
intense feeling was due to the bearing of
this question on the vote on resolutions
Then the convention adjourned until 2
O'clock.
Although the recess was to have ended
at O'Clock it was 40 before any business
was done. At o'clock quite number of
visitors occupied the balcony, but scarcely
delegate was to be seen. Soon after that
hour, however, they began to arrive, and
in short time the ground floor and bal
c0ny were crowded as they were in the
morning. The appearance of General A.
Med. McCoOk was the signal for three
Cheers given with will. General Beaver,
once Governor of Pennsylvania, was given
Tousing reception, as were also General
Hastings, Republican nominee for Cover
.RQr of Pennsylvania, and ex-Mayor Hemp
stead Washburn Of Chicago. These gen.
tlemen. were called to the platform, and
with the exception of General McCook, all
made ringing speeches in response 10
earnest calls. At the conclusion of the
addresses the following telegram from
Governor Mckinley Of Ohio was read and
cheeTed 10 the. echo:
Hon, ~. ". Tracey, president of the
National Republican League: Replying to
your telegram, regret most deeply that public
duties have prevented me from attending the
national convention Of the Republican League
OF the United States now in session at Denver
] send hearty greetings TO the assembled dele
gates and congratulate them upon the assured
victories which await the Republican party in
istratlOn and Congress have brought blight to
everything but to the Republican party. They
have restored the vigor, strength and conf
dence which made the Republican party invin-
cible~ in the past when Lincoln and Grant
marshaled its mighty hosts for union and free
DOM.
During the morning session Mr.. Blunt
colored mem Der of the Louisiana delega-
ton, gained the attention of the chair long
enough TO announce that he wished the
convention to reconsider its action of the
previous day, when the report of the CON-
mites regarding the reOrgan ization OF the
party in the South and providing for sep
arate primaries was adopted. He was
booted. but he stood his ground until the
chair pronounced his motion out of order
at that time. when he quietly took his
. seat No sooner had the body quieted
down after cheering McKinley's message
shan the champion of his own race again
broached the subject that seemed to be
of vital Importance to him. When his in
tention became known perfect storm of
objections arose. because it was growing
late and there was yet much to be done.
::.'Stt down! Let US attend to the bust
ness of the league" cried one.
u
de.fantly shouted back the colored man.
: Again his efforts to speak were drowned
in storm of objections. but President
Tracy called him to the platform, and he
made himself heard. He pointed out the
injustice of the action, and so great was
the eloquence born of deep feeling that
before he had finished four-fifths of the
delegates were cheering him to the echo.
When he finished both his champions and
his opponents clamored for recognition,
and it is doubtful if the league ever saw a
more noisy or exciting event. In different
parts of the hall at least dozen delegates
were delivering as many oratinns at the
top of their voices and gesticulating wild
ly, while the chairman was Justify pound
Ing and shouting for order; and above all
and from all parts of the house arose ap-
plause. protests and laughter.
Order was finally restored, and Ashcroft
of Tennessee explained that the recon-
mendatioh was intended not as a ref1ec.
tion upon the colored race, but as means
of arranging matters that the solid South
might be broken.
10 this response was made that even
SO great victory ought not to be won at
the sacrifice of an old vet vigorous Repub-
lican principle.
"A vote was taken and the m otion to re.
consider was declared carried amid great
confusion. A motion was then made to
lay the report on the ia BILE, which was car
ried in the same vociferous manner.
Efforts of the Texas delegation to obtain
hearing for Mr.. Woodward, colored dele.
gate from Fort Worth, who wished to re-
ply to Blunt, were futile
The chair next called for the report of
the committee on resolutions. Chairman
Goodenow of Minnesota stated that the
committee had worked on the resolutions
until O'Clock in the morning and he was
pleased TO announce that the report as
prepared and presented had the sanction
of every member of the committee. He
then read the report as follows:
The representatives oi. the National Leaeue
of Republican Clubs In convention assembled
al the capital OF the Centennial State bow their
heads in sorrow and humiliation at the specta-
Gle OF incapaeity which the Democratic party
presents to our country, and deplore the calam-
ities which ihe giving of power 10 the present
administration has brought upon our people.
We congratulate the American people that
this administration WAS compelled by publie
opinion TO abandon its un. American Hawaiian
policy.
In contrast with the shameful record of the
Democratic party we exult over the record OF
glory which the Republican party has made
Its achievements and Its triumphs, extending
over thirty years establish IL as the most mas
ta,s,,I .nd aniiohtenad noltttcal o,o.ns,.,io.