The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-27
SILVER MEN ELATED.
Expected an Anti-Silver Resolu-
tion Adopted at Cleveland.
THE GOLD MEN DISSATISFIED.
they Were Compelled to Compromise on
the Patton Resolution An Attempt TO
Divert Attention to TariG-Dowling Is
Elected Secretary McKinley's Reception

CLEVELAND, JuuB ESs-- Il Ib tlEubu ud-
tional convention of Republican clubs
has closed All week there were ap.
prehensions of an embarrassing fight
ON the silver question, but nothing was
disposed OF in all the proceedings so
quickly or so quietly as that matter.
The committee on resolutions had set.
tied this matter, as stated in these dis.
patches yesterday, by deciding to re.
port that the league had no constitu-
tional right to adopt resolutions, and its
report to that effect was approved.
Constitutional limitations are some-
times in the way, but in this case the
constitution was considered convenient
by both factions.
The gold standard men were not sat
isfied, but they could not see any way
to do anything better than to adopt the
Patton substitute as given in these dis
patches yesterday. The silver men are
elated. They say if free silver was not
adopted, nothing else was adopted, and
that it indicates that the Republicans
concede they connot get along without
the western states. Although it could
not have been done without fight on
the floor of the convention, the westel
delegates expected to have an anti.
silver resolution adopted over their pro.
tests. They claim to have received
more advantage than ever expected at
q national convention.
1t is we'll known that kilograms were
received here from presidential aspir-
ants and leading Republicans, in all
parts of the country, suggesting that
any action on silver would be danger
ous, and these 'advices no doubt did
much toward having the hot poker
droppedland Patton's substitute adopted.
The local papers tried to interview
delegates on the report of the commit.
tee on resolutions. The free silver men
all expressed satisfaction and the anti
silver men as a rule would not express
any opinion. Senator Thurston of Ne
braska, a leader against free silver, said:
"Ths report was entirely consistent
with the league organization, but |
should have preferred disclaimer of
any authority or purpose to make q
platform or commit the party, followed
by such resolutions as would express
the views of these assembled delegates
on political issues. l am in favor Of
improving the financial plank of the
While most Of the delegates were
steaming over the lake there was q
joint meeting of the officers of
the state leagues with the COM
mittee on league work and the ex-
ecutive committee. Judge John l..
Webster, the Nebraska vice president,
presided in the absence of General No
Alpin and the states were called for re-
ports. Mr.. Churchill of Colorado said
the convention had not the courage to
express any opinion on anything and ii
would be difficult to outline plans for
organization.
Mr.. Green, president of the New
York league, said the convention had
resolved itself into nonenity. He in.
sisted on the meeting hearing Prof.
George Gunton Of New York, who had
been invited here to address the organ.
izers and officers on plans and princi-
pies.
In this meeting, as in the convention,
opposed New York, al.
though it was known that General Nc.
Alpin wanted Bowling made secretary,
and New York cast her solid vote Of
1856 for Bowling. Yet Pennsylvania
voted solidly for Byrnes of Colorado
when the tide was tending strongly
toward Bowling. Nevertheless, Dowl-
ing was elected.
The effort to divert attention from
silver to the tariff as the issue continued
to the end. The speeches in the con.
as we'll as at the banquet and
elsewhere. were all in that line. When
the Tippecanoes and other local clubs
last night went to the depot to meet
Governor Mckinley, the Iowa band of
the Allison men headed the procession.
There was every possible effort to make
the week of silver agitation end in a
big boom for the tariff as the issue of
the Republicans.
On Governor McKinley's arrival, he
was driven directly to the Hollonden,
the headquarters of the National Re.
publican League, where he held a re.
ception. Many Of the delegates of the
called upon him and the
stream of people passing the governor
in the parlors lasted fully an hour. An
effort was made to induce him to speak,
but he was tired after his long journey
and declined. Later he was driven to
the residence of Hon. M. A. Hanna,
whose guest he will be while in Cleve.
land,