The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-22
CONVENTION CLOSED
No Silver Resolution Adopted
by the League.
INQUIRE TO TEST THE LAW
Will Take Chances of Arrest-Fair
Estate Pays Large Sum Which
Ends the Lick Trust.
MCGUIRE 10 TEsr THE LAW

Cleveland, June 2l.-The eighth nation
al convention of Republican Clubs closed
today. All the week there were appre-
tensions of an embarrassing fight on the
silver question but nothing was disposed
of in all the proceedings so quickly or
50 quietly as that matter. The commits
tee on resolutions settled the question
last night by deciding to report that the
league had no constitutional right to
adopt resolutions and IT'S report to that
effect was approved. Constitutional linz
itations are sometimes in the way but
In this case the constitution was consid-
cred convenient by both factions. The
gold standard men we're not satisfied,
but they could not see any way to do
anything better than adopt the Ratton
substitute as given in these dispatches
last night
Whereas, Section 16 of the constitution
of the Republican League of the United
States fuys, This League shall NOT in
any manner endeavor to influence any
national, state, county, or municipal con-
vention,' the delegates of the Republican
League of the United States, In conven-
tion assembled, do here renew their all
legiance to the principles of the Repub-
hcln party and pledge their best efforts
for the success of the candidates of that
party, believing that this convention has
MO Instructions from the Republicans of
the United States, or jurisdiction under
our constitution, to frame party plat
FORMS we hereby refer all resolutions in
reference TO public questions to the Re.
publican national convention of 1896, with
entire confidence that its ucItion will re-
dound to the prosperity of our people
and the continued glory and advancement
of the country"
The silver men are elated They say
that If free silver was not adopted Moth
ing Else would be, and that 1t indicates
that the Republicans concede they caui>
not get along without the Western states.
Although 1T could not have been done
without hard fight on the floor of tho
convention, the Western delegates ex>
pected to have an anti-silYer resolution
adopted over their protests. They claim
TO have received more advantage than
they ever expected at the national Re.
publican convention.
1t is we'll known thalt teNegrams were
received yesterday and today from pres
idential aspirants and lending Republi-
cans in all parts of the country, sug-
gesting THAT any action or the silver
question would be dangerous and these
advices no doubt did much toward hav-
lHS Jle upOL pONer urOppeu VI III PduIOn
substitute.
The local papers tried today to inter-
view the deleglates on the report of the
committee on resolutions. The free silver
men all expressed satisfaction and the
anti-slver men, as a rule, were not ex-
pressing any opinion. Senator murstor,
of Nebraska, the lender against free sill
yer, said
The report was entirely consistent with
THE league organization, but 1 should
have preferred a disclaimer of authority
or purpose to make a platform or commit
the parity, followed by such resolutions
as would express the views of these as
sembled delegltes on the political issues.
am in favor of improving the financial
plank of the last Republican platform"
M. j. Dowllng, of Minnesota was elect,
ed secretary. The effort to divert atten-
tion from silver to the tariff ais an issue,
was continued today. The speeches in
the convention, ns we'll as the banquet
last night, and elsewhere, we're all on
that line. When the Tlppacanoe and
other local Clubs, went to the depot to-
night to meet Governor Mckinley, tho
iowa band of Allison men headed tlfe
procession. There was every possible |
effort ITO make the work of the silver
agitation end in big boom for the turin |
as the issue Vf the Republicans.