Evening star., 1895-06-19
CONVENTION SCENES.
How the Names of the Leaders Were
Received.

Special From Stan Correspondent.
CLEVELAND Ohio, June 10.-It would
be hard to imagine a body of men more
representative in appearance than the dele
gates to the convention of Republican
League Clubs that assembled in Music Hall
this morning at 10 O'Clock. Solid citizens
they appear, men of substance and intel
lgence. AS a rule they represent urban
populations and show the advantages there
of. They are not the ward heelers and
pothouse politicians of the class who
throng an ordinary political convention
but rather the men who direct political
movements. the power behind the throne
They are called the young republicans"
but this term is too broad for the reason
that by far the grea ter portion of them
are men of maturity and the young
chaps are decidedly in the minority. 1t
caEot be said, therefore, with any SEM
blanee of truth that the deliberations of
this convention are those of over-enthus-
iastic young men with small experience in
politics.
The political cauldron is boiling briskly
today League work and league plans are
Eiinor considerations. In fact, for the pres
ent they are lost in the shuttle 1t is poll
tics pure and simple and of a very earnest
nature. Presidential aspirations and the
financial question are very much in cvi-
dence. The business of the convention is
to be extended over three days. The tug
come On the last days session. This ex-
tension of tire is regarded as favorable
to ths sound money men. as 1t will enable
them to set up the pins on the free silver
men with a view. to squeezing them out.
The silver question is entering into the
choosing of officers of the national lea que.
At present Col. McAlpin of New York is
regarded as the favorite for the presidency
of the league. The New York delegation
is very strong and will try to elect him.
Senator Dubois of Idaho. who. of course,
is looked upon as the free silver leader,
stated this morning that every effort will
be made by the western men to defeat Nc
Alpin. They desire merely 20 keep the east
from gaining absolute control of the OIL
GERS of the league, they say, and PERSONAL
tiles will not enter into the contest at all.
The far west will probably combine on a
central statesman with liberal ideas.
The free silver men drew up their reso-
luton this morning. 1t recites the achieve
ments of the republican party. maintains
that the party has always given equal
privileges to the debtor and the creditor,
and insists that the party shall restore Sii-
yer to the position which it enjoyed prior to
1873 by providing for the free coinage of
silver at 16 to /. The resolution was in
trusted to Senator Dubois. who is to use
his discretion as to the time for present.
ing 1t.
In his address of welcome to the conven-
tion Mr.. Woodmansee referred to each
presidential candidate. The reference to
Reed was cheered in parts of the hail. AL
lson was not applauded outside of his dele.
CATION and neither was Harrison. Morton
of New York was heartily cheered. The
speaker paid warm tribute to Mckinley
and the southern delegations. together with
Nebraska and New England delegations.
almost raised the roof.
The official list of the delegations show
2.25G delegates and alternates present.
When Chairman Ray of the District of
Columbia delegation announced the number
of District delegates he named Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster. the famous woman organizer
of the republican party, as ore of the
Washington delegates. The mention of
Mrs. Fosters name was applauded by the
convention. n O. NJ