Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-19
CANNOT DODGE SILVER.
Western Men Push the Issue to
 the Front at Cleveland.
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION TODAY.

Start His Boom Along.
 CLEvEkAND. June le.-The meeting of the national convention of the Republican clubs opened hero today, and has filled the city with delegates. IL promises to bc the liVelieSt gathering of the clubs ever held. Every presidential boom will be trottcd out, and an effort will be made by each ones hackers to give it n push that will keep it going along till next year. The state leagues have taken great inter est in the event, and outside of the dele gates there are from 15,OO0 to 20. 900 vis- itors in the city.
 Colorado runs silver special train, on which are 800 boomers for free silver. Oregon sends a special car containing 8 full representation. Nebraska comes on a special train. Iowa has 900 people in line, together with their famous band, which was with them at Denver and was at the Worlds fair during the entire session. Michigan is in attendance, 500 strong, also accompanied by n hand. Illinois and Indiana arc not behind, sending from 500 to 1000 people. Missouri, Arkansas, Tex as and Kansas are represented by large delegations.
 Delegates Arrive In Special Trains.
 Tennessee sends delegation of 800, headed hy H. Clay Evans, and thcrc arc number of Democrats in the delegation. West Virginia comes on n special train, 150 strong. This iS the first attempt that West Virginia has made to attend league convention. New York and Pennsylvania each turn out delegations of not less than 1000. Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine each has representation.
 
 ports from the officers of the league, the election of officers, vice presidents and members of the executive committee for the ensuing year, the designation or refer Cncc of the time and place for the next na- tiOnal league convention a general dis Cus$ion of league club work, party poli- CiCs and organization, the formation of 6 plan of campaign, with special reference to the presidential year, and consillcra- tion of such other questions as the conven- tiOn may deem proper.
 General F.. \. McAlpin of New York, a Morton bonmcr, wants to be elected president of the league. He thinks it will keep Morton. The silver men will mako the fight of the meeting. They propose to forCr a recognition in tho resolutions of the white metal. The convention will last three days.
 <NllApii- NiiN iS u NNiIltll- lSS Helen Narick Boswell of New York city, who is trCaSurCr of the National Woman s Republican association. Miss Boswell has been actively Cngagcd in politics for about six years. Her fist public speech was made in the campaign of 1899, while she was editor of the literary bureau of the Woman's Republican association. Shc has since that time been trcaSurcr of the association. During her work in New York she has organized several Republic an clubs among the women of the city, not the least in importance hCing that cS- tahliShcd among the working women. the employees "f the large stores and factories.
 Silver Men Disappointed.
 Among the visiting statesmen who are attracting the most attention arc Govern or Brown of Rhode Island. Governor Ncl- son and cX- Governor Merriam of Michi- gan, cx Governor Moody of Oregon and the officers of state leagues, but the influx of delegates to-day k sn largo that favor ties ara less conspicuous
 Senators Carter and Dubois however arC moro eagerly sought after than ever, as they are rCcognizcd as the leaders of the silver movement, and all the western delegates want to meet them.
 The silver enthusiasts are greatly diSap-
 
 mountainous and the co!orcd brethren from the south. The southern delegates say the Democrats of the southern states are dividing on the silver question, and they want nothing done at this ConvCn. tiOn on that question: and that if the is sue is forced they will vote with the cast ern and other delegates against free silver, SO as tO have an issue against the southern Democrats that will break the old lines oi race prrjudiCc.
 The southern delegates arc for policy of CXpcdicnCy, and say the old Whig Cle- mcnt of the south is for sound money as we'll as for protection, and that the solid south can be broken hy the Republican. dcclarirs' plainly in favor nf both those princip.,~.
 The American Pr0tCctivc league Ina. elaborate headquarters herc this week, il charge of General SCCrCtary Wilbur F Wakcman of New York and several stat, secrvtarics. This organization has ovcl l,o0O auxiliary leagues, some 5000 corrc spondcntS and over ], 600 newspapers using its bureau matter. IL is evidently form ing an alliance here with the antisilvcr ties of the south, whatever may be it's pol icy on a further combine for lS96. The Pennsylvania delegates arc coop | crating with the tariff league and work ing with the southern delegates for pro lection and sound money without regart | to the contest for president of the nation al league.
 The southern states arc moro largcl, represented than in former years. Thcr | is u movement to avoid any decisive ac tiun whatever now on the tariff, silver O | other disputed questions Ind to hold tn annual meeting next year after the Re I avoid the embarrassment of anticipates action on issues that arc conte tel. The Boomers and the BoomA. There arc hcrc now leading Republican who have never attended league meeting before and who are here in the interest O l Mckinley, Reed, Allison and others fO | president. It is rcalizcd that the presi dential bOOms will be numerous and nor luxuriant than ever next year and fO that reason also the meeting of 1S9 should be held after the Republican ma tional convention. ID. D. WoodmanSeC president of the Ohio league withdrew a a candidate for national president becaus of McKinley's candidacy for president and now the Ohio delegation does nc know what to do.
 The eastern men insist on them suI porting General McAlpin, and the wester delegates thrcaten to remember such at tion against Mckinley. Mark A. Hanna Congressman Burton and others arc try ing to see what is the best thing to do fC Mckinley. President Tracy arrived tn morning. Secretary Humphreys has bee very busy at headquarters, assisted Secretary Miller of Ohio, Secretary Fleit of the Pennsylvania State league and Otl CTS.
 Chaunccy NJ. Dcpew is expected tonigf and will be forced to speak, although | will remain here but a short time on hi return from Vanderbilt university. Mi! Helen Boswell of New York was the fir, lady delegate to arrive, and the only OH frDm tho cast