The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-27
PRUNING THE GUNS
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| tie question of granting TO the women Of
the state aud nation the right to vote at
all elestIohs On the same terms and condi-
| tioas male citizens We congratulate
| he women OF Colorado AMI Wyoming on
| their possession OF the elective franchise
and We cordially invite their corporation
| IN -escuIng The country from Democratic
AID Poaulist misrule."
| MEiBiachwell was lied 20 the platform
| AMI maize n short speech.
| Delegate Harrington OF Arizona intro
dnced the following resolution.
Resolved, that a new protection OF the
| industries OF all classes in the United
| States demands that the country shall i'm
/ mediately provide FOR the free coinage OF
gold and silver and fix the bimetaiiic
standard OF value OF gold and silver ccins
OF the United States at which they shall
| both be OF an unlimited legal teuder'
Ex-Governor PriGce of New Mexico
submitted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That every consideration of
| justice aud equity and the fundamental
American principle of self-government de-
mand the immediate admission OF New
4 Mexico TO statehood.
| Resolved, That the National Repu biican
| league l. IN favor OF "A pan American con-
| ference Of all the nations OF The western
| hemisphere TO agree on bimetallic
| monetary system which Will bring re-
newed prosperity to the world aud arrest
! the present constant increase in the value
of money under the cGuOingly devised
single standard which is crushing the life
ont OF all peoplrs except the bond holders
Of England, who with Ih-ir tea thousand
million dollars of foreign securities know
no financial principle but the intense self
confidence OF the shylocks
RESOLUTIONS on the protection of the
m n sd - ~ Il
expense and the establishment at he Nc
Kinley protective idea Were offered and
referred.
The Hon. John " Thurston was called
temporarily TO the chair and was obliged
10 yield TO the demand for a speech.
LETTERS OF REGRET WERE THEN READ.
Henry Cabot Lodge wrote that prior en-
gasement prevented his attendance
Other letters Of rsgret were from j. Sioat
Fassett. New York; Kuute Nelson. gov
ernOr Of MinnesOtS; Gen. I. A. Alger OF
Michigan; Hon. Thomas b Reed of Maine;
Hon. Robert I. Lincoln of Chicago: Hon.
Henry VI. Teller. Hon. J. L. Burrows
Michigan; John Patton. Jr.. the newly sp-
pointed senator from Michigan, who sue
ceeds 10 the place OF the late Senator
Stock bridge.
General J. s. Clarksou sent telegram
saying that imperative business matters
alone prevented his Attendance. He said:
In this serious year. between Repu bliean
defeat in 1892 and Republican victory IN
1896 not only 100000 Republicans. but
men of all parties look 10 your dellbera-
tions"
His faith in the league was strong aud
TO its 100000 members he looked for
courageous action looking 10 victory in
1896. A reference was made TO James q.
Blaine. which WAS received with tremend-
Gus applause. he advocated protection TO
the mine. To the factory the field aud the
farm. He favored coinage on the basis
adopted by the founders of the Republic
and maintained through the years of the
country's best prosperiiy-the basis that
prevailed in the days of Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Il. Reed wrote: II appreciate
the honor of your invitation TO ne o be
present and address the National Republi- |
eau League convention ut Denver aud !
regret that it will not be possible To get !
appreciate the Importance of the cOHven- |
ton at this time and believe its dellbera- |
lions viii be wise and results soon"
Judge ThursJon read a letter from Sen
ator Cameron, whose name was greeted 1
with applause. AT the conclusion of the 1
reading of the letter three cheers were /
given and on motion the letter was re- /
ferred To the committee on resolutions /
l.. II. GOodali of Texas, presented the re- \
port OF the committee of nine appointed at \
Louisville last year to consider the ques-
ton OF negro representation IN southern |
state league conventions. The committee
recommended that those states which de-
sire TO do SO be allowed TO adopt the fol-
lowing basis of representation:
One white and one colored delegate for
each county and one additional delegate
for each 200 votes aud fraction OF oue-nalf
over for Harrison, apportioned on the
basis o. the census OF 1890. The report
was adopted without discussion.
The league was then invited. by the
ch airman Of the Minneapolis delegation. to
hold its next convention in Minneapolis
md similar invitation from Cleveland,
Ohio. was read.
After an extended address by ex-Con-
gresham Moore on Repu Iicanism in the
south. the convention adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
The committee on location decided to-
night TO recommend that the nexf CONVEX
ion be held at Des Moines, Iowa Tue
inal vote was: Des Moines. -, Mime
ipolis, II.
TIE committee on rules will report to-
morrow in favor OF allowing each state u
asst the full vote To which it il entitled
esardess OF the number of delegates
present. A minority report opposing this
'lan Will b. presented.
Last Nights Demonstrations.
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