Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
NON-ACTlON CARRIED BY NINE TO TWO


The Free silver Fight Bitterly Waged All
Night in the Sui. Committee Of this
National League of Republican Clubs
Alien and Dubois Fight for u Deolara-
tion in Favor of Free Coinage. but tho
Committee Votes to Ignore the Quea-
tion. ...a.
CLEvELAND o., June 2O.-It was after 2
o'clock this morning when the snb-com-
rnittee on resolutions of the National
League of Republican Clubs, which had
been in secret session AZ the HOllenden,
adjourned.
Mr. Blackwell of Massachusetts pre-.
seated a resolution. inclining very strongly
toward the gold standard, and numerous
othc- resolutions expressing all sorts of
views on the money question followed i'll
quick succession.
1t was soon evident that there were only
two real bimetaiists in the committee,
Senator Dubois of Idaho and Mr.. {. Il.
Allen of Utah. They fought like tigers
for free coinage, making vigorous speeches,
which were listened TO with close atten-
ton. They spoke for free coinage mt is to
!. without waiting for the cooperation OF
any other nation.
As the discussion progressed tendency
became manifest to dodge the entire ques.
ton By declining TO adopt resolutions of
any kind. A resolution was offered de-
claring that it is not the duty OF the League
to adopt platform for the Republican
party, us that important action should be
left to the national convention which
dominates Presidential and Vice.presi-
dental candidates.
Messrs. Dubois and Allen vigorously
opposed this resolution. holding that it
was the duty Of the League to declare its
principles The gold men spoke in favor
of the resolution, and the vote was . to 2
in its favor.
TRYING FOR A COMPROMISE.
The subcommittee resumed its session
early after breakfast. The proposition of
the anti-free coinage men was modified
into an address that would prevent the
silver men from preparing and offering
minority report
Senators DUBOIS and Allen of Utah had
to be satisfied 10 prevent two reports going
| to the full committee. The subcommittee
appointed Or. Robinson of New York,
| Senator Dubois of Idaho and Mr.. Hark-
ness OF Missouri, committee TO revise the
| address,
The revision committee reported to the
subcommittee at 10 Il. m, to-day. and the
| discussion on the silver issue was resumed.
| The subcommittee however, announced
that it would report TO the fill committee
at p. m, when 1t was thought that all
differences would DO adjusted In the com
mittee room 50 as to prevent two reports
| being made to the committee aud any
fight being precipitated on the floor.
Meantime the silver men of the West
called u conference for II o'clock. when
Senator Dubois and MIR. Allen will report
| to them, and it will be decided bv the
silver men whether they will agree to the
compromise address to the people instead
Of the regular set of resolutions.
the League Of Republican Clubs, in
session in Cleveland, o., Thursday
elected Adjutant-General L. A. Meal
pin president a...U
CLEVELAND, O., June 2l.--The third and
closing days session Of the National
League of Republican Clubs found the
delegates harmonious and weary The
silver agitation had been at white heat all
week. but the unanimous action of thu
committee on resolutions last night to re-
port no resolutions had ended the contest
in surprising draw.
1t was known to all that both sides, 50
far as members of the committee were
concerned, had agreed TO support the Patton
substitute for all resolutions or the pro
posed address TO the people" While ext
hausting all other means to prevent tht
silver men from offering minority repora
and carrying the fight into the convention,
IL was found to be unconstitutional for the
National League of Republican Clubs to
make any declaration of principles that
would affect the party, and the Patton
substitute for all such resolutions was
agreed upon as a way out of the dilemma.
While many we're dissatisfied both with
the plan to ignore the silver question and
also with the substitute, which ignored all
questions in order 10 ignore silver, vet it
was generally understood that it would be
out of order to say anything or do anything
that would reopen the old agitation. IL
was therefore settled that the report of
N. TO-,
adopted without debate and the contest
was limited TO the selection of secretary
to succeed A. b. Humphrey.
| Several names had been presented before
the convention adjourned last night for
that office and the morning hours were
consumed in listening to their respective
claims and in attending to other routine
matters.
ANTi.sILvERITES NOW AT ODDS.
The third days session was DELAYED until
almost noon by the meeting of officers
of State Leagues, the new executive board.
the committee on league work and other
organizations engaged in routine business.
Meantime while the band was entertain.
; ing the waiting crowd at Music Hall, the
leading antl-silver men were in conference
on the Patton substitute for the usual set
: Of resolutions. Many aut-slyer leaders
] who were not members of the mucl-abrised
! committee on resolutions were not inclined
, to be bound by the compact which The
, committee had entered to in order IA
extricate itself No one however, was able
to suggest any plan that would prevent d
minority report and the precipitatinI OF a
G tight on the floor OF the convention.
! The anti.silver men of the COMMITTEES
] insisted that they had made the best nossi.
4 BILE choice of two evils and urged delegates
: to stand by the Patton substitute rather
than bring about worse result than its
adoption.
SILVER MEN ON the ALERT,
2 The silver leaders went about telling nil
u their supporters to keep quiet in the con.
: vention and let the anti-siIyer men fight il
i out among themselves. if the silver ques.
s ton was reopened on the floor Of the con
o yention by an effort to adopt any resulu
v tons or otherwise.
Letters testamentary were granted Frida,
morning by Register Cooch on the estat,
Of Frank H. Herbert of New Castle, I,
4 Ada j. ID. Herbert.
! A fine portrait and interesting sketch o
:, the Rev. W. L. S. Murray, d. D., the we'll