San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-19
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBS.
EIGHTH NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
SESSION AT CLEVELAND.
Two Thousand Dele gates in Attend
ance - President Tracy Talks.
The Purpose of the League
to Help Elect the Re-
publican Nominees.


eighth national convention Of Re-
publican League clubs convened in
Music hall today, with 1000 dele
gates in attendance, and the gal
leries are filled with visitors. The
hall is deliberately decorated.
After prayer by Rev. S. 7. OAR
sic, Secretary Humphrey read the
call for the conven ton.
Addresses of welcome were made
by Mr.. Morrison and President ID.
ID. Woodmansee, of the Ohio Re-
publican League clubs.
In his address, opening the con-
vention, President Tracy said, in
part:
"The national convention Of the
Republican League clubs has al
ways received q hearty indorse-
ment from the party in the past,
because they have avoided taking
any position which would, in any
way, be an anticipation Of the &C.
ton of the Republican National
convention. AS this organization
is but an auxiliary to that conven-
ton, 1t can in no way bind the fu.
ture action of the party. We are
satisfied that the regular national
convention of the party will have
the heart, brain and conscience to
take up all neutrality-suspicious., and
decide them wisely and justly. 1t
Is our work to elect, not to select
candidates, and to promote, not to
promulgate platforms. The party
platform and the party can iidates
must have the approval OF the
people, but to insure victory in the
next campaign,we must prepare to
meet organization with organiza-
ton. 1t is through the ten thou
sand clubs which form the Repub-
lican National League, that this
organization can best be carried
on. The Republican League clubs
have no desire to control the party
machinery, or attempt in any way
to interfere with any regular COM
mittee intrusted with the manage
ment of the campaign. They seek,
however, to induce all citizens to
embrace every opportunity to par
ticipate in political affairs and as
sumo the responsibility, the labor,
and the glory Of political service.
We appeal to the intelligence and
patriotism Of the American people,
and through the establishment of a
club in every town, seek to advance
and promote Republican princi-
Piles in every community, and be-
fore every tireside in the land.
Finally, the great work of the Re-
publican party is the promotion
and enlargement Of our industries
through protection, and the extern
sion of our foreign trade through
reciprocity; the establishment OF
q bimetallic standard Of money,
through international agreement,
in which silver shall be more fully
recognized; the revival Of our
merchant marine, and the crea-
ton of a system Of irrigation for
retaining our arid lands. Having
thus given our attention to the
questions of the day, let the voice
OF this convention be Of no uncer.
tain tone; let it go forth full OF
vim and vigor, full Of American
ism, in the dauntless spirit OF
Americanism as taught by James
G. Blaine. Let your platform be
wide enough, broad enough, and
strong enough to cover the whole
country, and meet the approval Of
the whole people"
A. B. Humphrey, who has been
secretary for eight years, ever
since the organization OF the Ma
tional Republican League clubs,
today announces positively that he
will not be q candidate for re-elec-
ton. This withdrawal is in the in
terest of General McAlpin for pres
ident, McAlpin and Humphrey
both being from New York.
The silver men had another con-
ference today, and decided to wait
until after the appointment Of the
committee on resolutions before
taking any action. II that commit
tee is organized against free coin
age, they will insist on the consid-
Grafton of their l6 to l resolution
in the convention.
The forenoon session was taken
up mostly with music, and cheer
ing the celebrated men among the
delegates, upon their entrance to
the hall.