The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-27
Large Attendance of Delegates and
Visitors at the Opening Session
Held i'm Denver Yesterday.
PRESIDENT TRACY'S SPEECH
Message of Coincidence Sent to
Madame CarnOt at Paris.
Delegate Rebuked by Ex-senator Saund-
ers-Letters of Regret-Des Moines
to Be the Next Meeting Place.

DE4IN COL, June Outstanding room
was at a premium in the spacious Broad
way Theater when the Republican Nation
| al League convention assembled to-day.
Denver has not entertained so many Wis
| itors since the Knights Templars' conclave,
| two years ago. The number of strangers
| in the city is estimated at six thousand, of
| whom about one-third are delegates. The
committee on resolutions. the members of
which are appointed by the States. held
caucus to-day, which developed a strong
majority in favor Of frowning down all is
sues such as free coinage of silver at 16
to l and woman suffrage.
AT 10 o'clock. the delegates began to as
semble. The Iowa delegation, headed By
the Iowa State Band, took seats on the
stage. The theater had been handsomely
decorated. Flags and bunting hung from
the balconies in graceful festoons. The
walls back of the stage were graced with
portraits of Lincoln and Grant, between
which was an immense representation o.
silver dollar. The front of the stage was
a mass of flowers and ported plants. Con-
fusion was caused by the fact that people
who were not delegates had taken dele
gates seats President Tracy appointed
sergeant-at-arms and aids to straighten out
matters. The band, the Mendelssohn Quar-
tet and Nebraska Glee Club meantime en-
tertained the delegates. 1t was IL 20 when
the delegates were seated and the Rev.
DR.. Kerr Tappen, of the Fist Baptist Church
of Denver. called to offer prayer.
President Tracy then introduced F. c.
Goudy, president of the State Republican
League of Colorado, who welcomed the
delegates to Denver and the State. The Ne
braska Glee Club sang brand new cam
| paign song with such effect that an encore
| was demanded.
PRESIDENT TRACY'S ADDRESS.
President W. w. Tracy. of Springfield.
I'LL, then delivered his annual address He
| said, in part:
party are such as to arouse enthusiasm and
| stir the patriotism OF all true American
| citizens. we have learned by dear expert
| inclined to rely upon its sound position
on public questions. and overlook, some
| in time of political quiet. All the recent
| elections. wherever held. have been show
publican Candidates, up to the judicial cleo
| ton in Illinois during the early part of this
month 1o where a DEMOCRATIC plurality of
| candidate carried the district by over 1000
| plurality. We must not. however. be lulied
| whelming successes nor overlook the fact
| that. although wonderfully lacking in
craftsmanship, the leaders of the Demo-
III cratic party are replete with political cum
| ming and shrewdness. ~
| 10 insure victory we must prepare to
meet organization with organization 1t is
| through the ten thousand clubs which form
| the National Republican League that this
| organization can best be carried on The
league has no desire 10 assume control or
| party machinery, or attempt in any way
to interfere with any regular committee
| seeks. however through it's clubs. to make
| more popular to all citizens that interest
in politics which is so necessary to insure
| good government and to. bring closer TO
| the citizens the opportunity to participate
\ in political affairs and assume the response
| service and success. It appeals to the in
| telligence and patriotism OF the American
| people, and through the establishment of
! a club in every town, seeks to advocate and
/ promote Republican principles in every
/ community and before every fireside in the
| strong political convictions. should attend
| all the caucuses of his party and be in the
truest and best sense politician: It is
| EFFORT of our best citizens that good gov
eminent be assured 1t is fortunate
that young men from every walk in life;
| from the field. the workshop the office and
| the college, representing all OF our varied
10 deas and Jus
| diciously discuss the questions OF the day
| and consider how they as intelligent Amer
| and their country.
Mr. Tracy then discussed the political is
and closed s as esfons as these
/ which hold the attention OF the statesmen
| of to-day. 1t is such principles that you
4 sponsible, and they need only intelligent
consideration to carry them on TO proper
sonssned the us task * of the
! cutcheon of the Republican party as clear
| and spotless as when handed down by the
/ field. 1t is within the power of the young
! men of this convention to make this coun-
yy and so promote in every way the
interests of al the, people The leaders
who have so long and so successfully fought
soon give place to younger men; Let US
/ prepare to assume the responsibilities OF
counsel and T advice; let your deliberations
| be so filled with wisdom and patriotism
that the voice of this convention will echo
| lev and find a welcome in the heart of ev-
cry Republican in the land; Let US go
| forth from this meeting full of strength
full of faith full of fidelity to Republican
principles. and. then. inspired by the glorles
of the past and the hope of the Elf, future
! tinue to march at the head of the invlncible
| army OF patriotism.
The roll call which followed immediate
w after the presidents address showed
forty States and Territories represented
the largest in the history of the league.
Some of the delegations were very large
a DELEGAIE KEBUkED.
A motion was adopted that the president
and secretary be authorized to prepare and
transmit to Nine Carnot and the republic
of France the sense of the league on the
ASA estimation of President Carnot. When
the resolution came up objection was made
on the ground that the President Of the
United States had already expressed the
sympathy of himself and the American
| people. A delegate shouted that Grover
Cleveland did not represent all the people
| of the United States. This retort aroused
| the ire of Senator Saunders, of Montana
| who said: when the Republican party
| assembled in any form lacks patriotism sc
! that the President of its country does moi
speak its sentiment to foreign nations
| then we have got to kindle the fires OF
| patriotism anew. i don't care what your
personal opinion of Grover Cleveland is
he represents as President every citizen oil
the United States.
How about Queen Lilr' interrupted q
delegate but the Montana man ignored
I the question
In the afternoon the doors were thrown
! open to the public after the delegates had
/ been seated great crowd poured in
filing all the unoccupied se-ts. the aisles
| and the foyer. The venerable Henry B
Blackwell. of Massachusetts, offered the
following. which, under the rules, went