Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-11
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
THE nxEcurvr coMnlrrnr
MEErIN CHICAGO.
Action Taken Resardins the COLLEGE
Ciuh--Ac,i,i,y in the ApprcachinH
E'cc'ions--ncsui,s In Maxue'- Eiec-
ton Yesterday.


Chicago. Sept. lo.-The executive com
mittee OF the Republican National
league was In session today al the
Grand Pacific hotel The object OF the
meeting was TO arrange plans for the
fail campaign, In which the league will
take part In all the states in which
elections arc held. The committee I'm
iahed Its work late this afternoon Tho
college club representation was settled
for all time by the report OF the special
committee appointed at Denver. At
the Denver convention the college clubs
were represented by a single delegate.
who held proxies FOR half hundred
clubs and st was his vote which decided
the place OF holding the next conven-
ton. giving 1t to Cleveland. Ohio. The
Western delegates Who We're nghting
for the selection OF Des Molncs. Iowa,
We're considerably worked up over the
matter, and insisted upon some definite
rule governing the college clubs. The
committee, consisting OF II. r.. Conway,
Iowa; John Goodnow. Minnesota; John
T. Rely, Kentucky, made the following
report which was unanimously adopted.
The American Republican College
League shall be entitled to representa-
ton In the national convention Of the
Republican league by its president and
secretary. The 1896 convention OF the
college league shall elect to the national
convention In addition to the above one
delegate for each college club repre-
scented In Its convention by one member
or more of said club. Thirty days prior
70 the convention. the president and
| secretary OF the college clubs shall rle
with the secretary OF the national
league the name and address OF the del
egate and the club he represents, The
same prior notice shall be made OF the
ot|"tal list OF the delegates"
Inc members OF the committee be-
lleNe these restrictions thrown about
the college clubs Will avoid future
/ trouble OF the Kind experienced at
Denver. The Denver convention, hav-
ing selected Clt.elnnd Ohio. as the
place for the holding OF the next
convention, the committee named the
time as the third Wednesday In June,
Vacancies on the committee caused
by death and removal were filled In
| several states, the members being as
fplows' Nevada, eX-Cungressmun Bar
tinei California. Theodore Richnrt, eN-
president, J. $. Clarl,son OF Iowa and
John NJ Thurston OF Nebraska were
advisory members OF the committees.
President Tracey was directed 10 APP
point finance committee to consist
OF hve members.
general discussion followed on the
work OF the league during the coming
campaign and It was determined 10
cooperate with the national and con-
gressional committees or the Repub-
lican party, and conference viii
shortly be held with those bodies. A
sub-eNecutive committee to conduct
the leagues part In the campaign was
appointed consisting OF the following:
II. NJ. Cooper OF Arkansas, Albert
Campbell OF Illinois. William X.
Burchinell OF Colorado, L. Taylor OF
Indiana, F, w. Bioknell of Iowa, A.
IF. Rely OF Kentucky. Joseph Manlny
Of Maine. j, Henry Gould OF Massa-
chusotts, j. a. Beal Of Michigan. "
". Brynes Of Minnesota, G. II. Howe
OF Nebraska, Il. A.. McAlln OF New
York, Charles Stewart of Ohio Arthur
Springer Of Texas. H. H. Rand OF
Wisconsin.