Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-28


towering the state central committee to
fill all vacancies and the convention adj
Ju med sine die.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CONVENTION
Gets Through With Its Work and Ad-
c journs-Incidents of the Meeting.
DENVER, Colo, June 2s.-Beyond adopt
ing the reports of committees and other
preliminary business the only matter of
interest at the morning session of the
National Republican League convention
was the protest Of Delegate Blunt, col
ored. OF Pennsylvania, against the report
on representation in state league conven-
tons south. He was hooted, and finally
the chair pronounced him out of order
and he took his seat. A recess was then
taken to the afternoon, and upon reas-
sembling ovations were given to General
McCook: General Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
and ex-Mayor Washburn, of Chicago, the
two latter making vigorous, but brief
| speeches in response to calls.
A telegram from Governor Mckinley
was read that evoked loud applause, and
then Delegate Blunt returned to the
| charge. He said he wanted to move a re-
| consideration of the report on southern
representation, but when his intention
became known a perfect storm of objec-
tions arose, because it was growing late
and there was yet much to be done. sit
| down. Let us attend to the business OF
| the league" cried one That's exactly
what Il propose to do" defiantly shouted
back the colored man. Again his efforts
| to speak were drowned by Il storm of OBJ
jections, 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 finished four
| iifths of the delegates were cheering him
| To the echo.
When he finished both his champions
and his opponents clamored for recogni-
| ton, and it is doubtful if the league ever
saw more noisy or exciting moment. Or.
der was finally restored and Ashcroft of
Tennessee explained that the recommend
dation WAS Intended, not as a reflection
| upon the colored race, but as a means OF
| arranging matters SO that the solid south
might be broken. To this response was
made that even so great n victory ought
not to be won at the sacrifice of an old
yet vigorous Republican principle. \ vote
was taken and the motion to reconsider
was declared carried amid great contu.
sion. A motion was then made to lay the
report on the table, which was carried in
| tie same voci1erous manner.
| The report of the resolution committee
was then read and unanimously adopted.
| In all Its parts it is a standard Republi-
| can document and on the tariff, the
Hawaiian policy. free ballot, pensions and
| miSra ting it reiterates what has been
said time and again by Republican bodies.
| Ii has this to say of woman suffrage: I'VE
| again commend to tie favorable consider
| alton of the Republican clubs of the United
States as a matter of education the ques-
ton of granting suffrage to women" and
the women OF Colorado and Wyoming are
congratulated on their possession Of the
ballot and invited to cooperate with the
Republican party.
This is the silver plank: I'VE believe
in the use of gold and silver as money
! metals, maintained on perfect parity
and interconvertibiity. We do not be
lieve that there will be n permanent re-
turn OF prosperity to our country until the
full use and the highest position of silver
shall he restored, and we favor such legis-
ton as Will bring about this result"
| The convention then proceeded to the
election Of officers, which far less excite
ment than had been expected. General
Cyrus Bussey, Of New York. stated that
| Colonel +. 4. McAlpin in a telegram posi-
| ItiuSSu " bc u TlceE
was then nominated and was unanimously
reelected. For the secretaryship the can
! didates were Secretary a. b. Humphrey
| Of Chicago, and {. W. Narnun, secretary
| of the Colorado State league. Narnum
withdrew and Humphrey was unanimous
| ly reelected.
One vice president from each state league
and an executive committee consisting of
one member from each state league were
| elected. and to the executive committee
was left the duty of selecting a treasurer
and the time for holding the next conver-
ton. The committee appointed to select
the place ut which the next convention
shall bc held submitted report recon-
mending Des Moincs. This was the signal
| for a sharp skirmish.
The report of the committee was iC-
| nored and number of cities were pre-
| posed. Finally vote was taken, the re-
suit being the choice of Cleveland, o., by
a vote of si} to Isl. The convention then
adjourned sine die.
Last evening the delegates attended re-
ception given them by the ladies of Color
ado at the Brown Palace hotel.
Pennsyl yania Dcmocracy.
| HARRISBURG, June 2S->Ihe Pennsyl-
vania Democracy met in state convention
here and nominated w. NJ Singerly, pro-
prietor Of the Philadelphia Record. for
governor; Daniel i. Magee, of Lancaster,
for auditur;W. w. Greenland, for state sec