The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-27
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Gen. McAlpine Made Presidsn. ,,,
 tional League Of RepphI,c,, ''e

Gen. McAlpine Made President n,
 tionai League Of Republican crn" Na.
 CLEVELAND, O., June 2l-TLa
 tional convention of republican clnS s' has had an eventful day. It's com., o,us tee on resolutions consisted of fiftaor in yer men and thirty-one anti-silva, ." The subcommittee of eleven to A sa. resolutions to submit to tbo . committee had only two sfra uu men-Dubois, of Idaho, and A,,nn ei Utah. After this subcommittee VI worked all last night on "ap adds' to the people," with the word "- solved" omitted thcrefrom, a comr.!' tee of three on revision was selected and the silver men claim tbev ,r'ou ,ro'l not represented at all on the revis;ae committee. ''u
 After indulging for hours in the co, sideration of "the address to the noa pie" q new departure was taken T Y, Senator Patton, of Michigan, offeriOs the following as a substitute for tLo report of the subcommittee:
 Whereas, Section i6 of the constitution o,,,- Republican League of the United States s,'.F This league shall not in any manner en5os,SN to influence ary national, state county or ,o, ntclpal convention" The delegates of tbo p- publican League of the United Statas V convention assembled, do herebv ~ new their allegiance to the nrIro' pies of the republican party sns | pledge their best efforts for tL. success of the candidate of that party n, licying that this convention has no instric,ioo, from the republicans Of the United States a. | jurisdiction under our constitution to fr,-Us party platforms. we hereby refer all reS,In tions in relation to public questions to tbs rs, publican national convention of 1896. with ss tire confidence that it's action will redound :, | the prosperity of our people and the contIDnsi | glory and advancement of the country
 It was argued against the Patto0 substitute that the national league At its last convention at Denver, and tbs previous year at Louisville, and al other national conventions had adoptad recommendatory resolutions withou. the constitutional objection ever be. ing raised, and the adoption of the substitute would be accepted as confession of this conventions inabl. itv to meet the silver question. Al. though these arguments poured in hot and fast, and Chairman Robinson. of Pennsylvania, left the chair to oppose it, yet the plan of ignoring everything if the silver question was ignored gained such headway that the Patton substitute was adopted at G:3O D. m without a dissenting vote.
 The committee on league work re. ported gratifying and rapidly grow. ing interest in all parts of the country in club organizations The committee reported Milwaukee as the place for the next convention, the time to be fixed by the executive committee. l. was adopted The rules were suspend. ed and the convention proceeded to the election of officers.
 Mr. George E. Green, state president of New York, in an eloquent speech, placed in nomination Gen. A. E. Ne. Alpin for president of the national league. The mentioning of Gen. Me. Alpin's name was greeted with Ire mendous and prolonged applause. Gen. Carr, on behalf of Illinois. sec onded the nomination of Gen. McAh pin. Pennsylvania also seconded the nomination. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, who sat with the Washington, D. C., dele. gation, followed in a happy speech in favor of the empire state candidate for the presidency. Nearly all the states seconded the nomination. Gen, Me. Alpin was elected president by aecla. nation and committee of three was appointed to escort him to the hall. Nominations for secretary were called for. and MT. Churchill, of Col orado, placed in nomination John F.. Byrnes. while Illinois nominated Wil' liam Grant. Nebraska nominated l. E. Walker. The notification commit tee then entered the hall with Gen Me Alpin, of New York, the newly elected president, who expressed his thanks for the honor conferred upon him
 Vice presidents were named from the several states, among whom were the following: Iowa, George B. Perry; Kansas, w. ". Pierce; Missouri, J. C. Page; Nebraska, John l.. Webster Texas, Whit Dryden; Oklahoma, Frank II. Greer.