Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-21
A GREAT OLD TINE
Enjoyed by the Republican
Leaguers Now in Session,
M'ALPIN IS THE PRESIDENT.
His Visit, However, Proves Costly One
Money and Tariff Not Mentioned by
the Resulting Committee.

Cleveland, o, June 20.-The convention
of Republican League clubs was not
called until II o'clock this morning. As
the committee on resolutions was even
then not ready to report Ex-senator
Warner Miller of New York was invited
to address the convention.
Resolutions being next in order Mr..
Blackwell of Massachusetts, called for an
Endorsement of womans suffrage, which
called for loud cries of NO, no." He
then offered another resolution, arraign-
ing the democratic party for not taking
action in regard to the Armenian atroc-
tiles. The resolutions began to pour in
like rain, as fast as the clerk could read
them.
They provided sympathy for Cuba,
pensions for the working man., free sill
yer. and almost everything else, which
the convention discussed.
Frank Bier of Oklahoma wanted 16 to
| coinage and al tonnage tax.
S. Il. Jones, a colored delegate from the
District of Columbia, offered a resolution
approving of suffrage in the District of
Columbia and incidentally referred to
the United States as a monarchy.
w. A. Schultz of New York offered
resolution that the gold standard should
be maintained. At this point j. Fl.
Gaines of West Virginia arose to a point
of order. He asserted that the conven-
ton had no right to adopt any platform
or any resolutions on the currency ques-
ton before it was organized for the sole
purpose of promoting the interests of
the republican party and not for MAX
ing platform for the national conven-
ton OF 1896
President Tracy declared the point of
order not well taken.
silver resolution was presented by
State Senator Varnum of Colorado.
An effort to stop the flood of resolutions
precipitated a discussion. Congressman
Robinson, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, protested against the fur
Their presentation of resolutions which
were only duplicates of ones already in
troduced. He said the committee would
never be able to consider all of them and
make its report within the allotted time.
At the opening of the afternoon session
letters and kilograms were read from
prominent persons declining to attend.
All had politics in them
Another flood of resolutions was
turned on. Then the convention rat
flied the choice of Milwaukee, Wis, as
the next meeting place of the league.
The vice-presidents for the respective
states were announced and the conven-
ton proceeded to elect a new president.
Gen. e. A. McAlpin of New York was
nominated and elected without oppo9i-
ton, although a dozen speeches were
made seconding the nomination.
For secretary John F. Burns of Den
yer and William Cant Edans of Spring
field, ILL.,, were nominated.
The proceedings were interrupted by
a speech of thanks from Gen. McAlpin,
after which the convention adjourned
until tomorrow without reaching vote
on the choice of a secretary.
A few minutes after the convention ad-
journed the committee on resolutions
completed it's labors and was ready to
report.
The report was not a surprise. 1t was
predicted to leave everything to the next
national convention. Neither the money
question nor the tariff question are even
remotely referred to. The report is
based on an old article of the National
League of Republican Clubs, which pro-
vides that the league shall not NEEDLE
in any way with affairs which come
properly within the province of the par
ty convention. This rule is No. IL and
reads as follows:
.oThis league shall not in any manner
endeavor to influence the action OF any
national state county or municipal con-
vention. nor shall it indicate as league
any preference for any candidate before
any political convention, nor snail IL as
a league recommend any person as an
applicant for any official position.
So much for what the league should
not do. AS to what the league should
do. which practically directs what II
should not do, article 3 was quoted. 1t
is as follows:
..rhe objects of this league are TO en-
coIlra ge and assist in the formation OF
permanent republican clubs and state
leagues, to organize such clubs and
leagues for effective and organized work.
and generally to advance the principles
of the republican party"
On these old rules the entire resolution
is based
1t will be presented to the convention
tomorrow morning. The committee went
into session at 2 o'clock this afternoon
an for four solid hours the forty-six
members talked. They came together
peaceably when Senator John Patton.
Jr., called attention to article 49, One of
the longest speeches for silver was
made by Senator Dubois of Idaho.
A minority report was never contem-
plated by the silver men. A gold watch
and $1,000 in money was stolen from Gem
eral McAlpin, the newly elected presi-
dent, this morning, shortly after his ar
rival in the city.