The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-27
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUES
Largest Convention in History
Of the Organization.
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER ReAD.
Senator Don CamerOn's Strong Plea
for Silver---WOman's Suffrage
Resolution Refused.
SIGNIFICANT LETTER Read.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Denver, June 26.-Standing room was
at a premium at the National Republi-
can League convention today in the
Broadway Theatre. The number of vis-
itors in the city is estimated at 5000,
of whom about one-third are delegates.
The committee on resolutions practical
ly decided in advance to frown down all
issues, such as the free coinage of sill
yer and woman suffrage. Nevertheless,
it is the intention of some delegates
from the silver states to make tght
in the convention. f. c. Goudy, presi-
dent of the state league, welcomed the
delegates in long speech. He savagely
attacked Gov. Waite and the Populistl
policy, and promised that Colorado
would be redeemed at the next election.
President Tracy then delivered his an
nual address.
The roll call following Immediately
after the presidents address showed 40
states and territories represented, the
largest number in the history Of the or
ganization. Some of the delegations
were very large. Iowa reported 54 Kan
sas 81, Minnesota A, Mississippi So
Wyoming so delegates and visitors.
When Oregon was called the chairman
answered, Here, with 10000 majority.
Vermont answered Here, with 10000
majority"
When the Carnot resolution came up
objection was made on the ground that
the president of the United States had
already expressed the sympathy of him
self and the American people. A dele
gate shouted that Grover Cleveland did
United States. This retort aroused the
ire of Senator Saunders, of Montana,
who said: Where the Republican par
ty assembled in any form lacks patriot
ism, so that the president of its country
does not speak its sentiments to foreign
nations then we had better build the
fires of patriotism anew l don't care
what your personal opinion of Grover
Cleveland is, he represents as president
every citizen of the United States.
How about Queen Lip" irrey erently
interrupted delegate, but the Montana
man ignored the question.
The venerable Henry B. Blackwell, of
Massachusetts, offered a resolution fav-
cring woman suffrage. 1t was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
Delegate Harrington, of Arizona, in
troduced a resolution for the free coin
age Of gold and silver.
Ex-Gov. Prince, of New Mexico, sub
mitted q resolution demanding the Inn
mediate admission of New Mexico to
and favoring a Pan-Amerlcan
conference of all the nations of the
western hemisphere to agree upon BIZ
metallic monetary system.
Resolutions for the protection of the
merchant marine, on education at ma
tional expense and on the re-establish-
ment of the Mckinley protective idea
we're offered and referred
A large number of letters of regret
were then read from prominent Repub-
leans. Judge Thurston read letter
from Senator Don Cameron, of Penn
sylvania whose name was greeted with
applause. Cameron says: "All Europe
and all America are in trouble. Every
one admits that the world stands on the
edge Of revolution, social and political
but everyone shrinks from it. We all
see danger before us. We all want to
avoid it. To those of us who have had
chiefly in mind the struggle between |
silver and gold, this is question which
for the moment presses hardest. A sin
gle gold standard seems to us to be
working such ruin and violence that
nothing can stand. If its influence is to
continue for the future, at the rate OF
its action during the 20 years since the
gold standard took possession of the
world. some generation not very remote
will see in the broad continent of Amer
lea only half dozen overgrown cities
keeping guard over a mass OF capital
and lending 1t to population Of depen-
dent laborers on the mortgage of their
growing crops and handiwork. A vast
majority in all the parties agree that
the single gold standard has been, is.
and must be a material disaster Of the
worst kind. and what is still more
strange. almost the whole world sympa-
thizes with US. Nine-tenths Of man.
kind are hostile to single gold stand
ard. Yet London bankers say we must
submit, and we have submitted. We
want real money-coin-carry intrin-
sic value; yet II England succeeds in
her obstinate effort to destroy the value
OF silver. for coinage. nothing can save
Us from paper. England may well sue
coed: she seems already to be on the
point Of success, greater than her gov