New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17
A GREAT LEAGUE MEETING.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS IN CLEVE-
LAND.
"PREsIDENTIAI. POssIRILITlEs' WILL RE SCARCE
THE SILVER FIGHT IN PROSPECT.

''PREsIDENTIAL POssIRILITIEs' WILL RE SCARCE
THE SILVER FIGHT IN PROSPECT
Cleveland. June l6 (spcclaD.-One of the odd
features about the coming National Convention OF
the League of Republican Clubs TO begin here this
week IL the manner In which Republican Presden-
tai candidates and possibilities steer clear OF IN
vtations The local Committee Arrangements
has been busy many months preparing for THIS. the
greatest occurrence In the history OF the League
and during all that time they bent all their energies
In the direction Of inducing Presidential POSSIBLE
Ties 10 attend hut t. NJ avail. The previous en-
gngcm,nt' Is turning up constantly, and the com
mittce has Just about stopped trying
Even Governor Mckinley has found "previous
cngagcmcnt' away OF In Kansae md he sent his
regrets To the chairman only Thuralhy, saying thht
II would hc Impossible FOR him to be present at tho
rrcni gathering Of Republicans IA hts own state
Some time hc had given his word to com
mttce IN charge 81 n 'hnutaupua Assembly IN
Knnsas that ho would dcli""r nm address on ThurH-
d,y which IA the day for the great League ban
nuet Innsmuch 49, the Governor cannot he IN
Kansas ana Onto NJ the famc tmc the Governors
cl,qucnco. ~ which 80 much WAS expected. VIII
be missed n, the banquet.
Bu a ray OF ght was thrown upon IN" seen"
tho same day when suddenly National secretary
Andrew g. Humphrey arrived from N""->ork
promise wa finally obtained from the Governor
that Immediately after his speech in Kansas h'
Will take the train special If necessary. to Clevc-
land Ilo expects to arrive on Friday, when IL
tho last day - the League Convention
Dr Chaunccy VI p,pcw received an early invi-
fniicn =, OF the aft'r-linn"r orators Al 'he
ra.quot but n. also pleaded an important previous
eneagcmont" Hut some pressure was brought to
boar and Yesterday Congressman Burton received
the cheering information that d. b'pew VIII be
here.
The convention will b, held In Music Hall ca
rahle OF seating 80, persons on wednesday, Thurs-
n.fff le %
for dclerl.cs and the upper tiers ior visitors and
io,,i spectators Decorations viii rot be confined
q, the hall FOR the downtown merchants and owners
OF hhsin.s. blocks bonding all their energies to
make the occurrence as p.ctur"squ" ana "a b'auu-
ful - the eye "a liberal supply of higs AMI hunt
Ink can make H. TIL climax IN the decorative art
vii hc reach he'd in the decorations OF the arcade
nh.,o the banquet viii b. held I; is called the finest
hulldlng - the Kind In the world AMI on the day
Z IN. banquet it's hun irois ~ tenants. including
.ho Chamber II Commerce. rnopkccp"Fs ana men
ana women In oflic.s have agreed to vaca'c and
surrender the entire building 20 the local committee
There a|u be p.a;cs f1r 2oo. the audience VIII
comprise many thousands more. For aDov" the
main fo1r there Aie numerous galleries, leadih'
into Offices. al Of whcA All be occupied by spec
tatorf. whp are PAYING s. each for the privl'se o.
listening - tho afterilnrc. ialks
James h. HlyI tho gallant Little 'NsaNofN
cn-ysanth.uufa" who recently made such
brave nsht az GAINESVILLE for the Republican can
.IA.y for Governor = ohio. e.ll De IN" toast
master. lr. d. Nooimanece the president OF me
ohio League. VIII welcome ,he delegates 10 the
state arl cx-G0y.rsor Joseph r. Foraker WI
mike The cG0r; %, his if' ~ the banquet. The
other speakers VII he -scaa'or !. j. ingalls,. oi
Kansas. s.nltor james ". T1urst'n. % Nebraska.
Senator julius Caesar Burrows. O, Michigan, ana the
Hon Henry clay Evans o, Tennessee Three days.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. VIII - devoted
90 bu.!,r.s sessions and pleasure. There VII he
fli O .lIl
visitors. who ars coming from all parts OF the
II IS said ne, the ANTICIPATED silver night IS
what is keeping the Presidential asprnntS ~ 'n'
BACKGROUND Tho rccrcr th' time for the cohNrn-
u0n the greater are thc prospects for unpleasant
r.es during the money controversy. and Try az
.n .harse are rot able &, ao~n he issue which IS
bound to h" mo, a, ih" co H'l..' - . e,i,,f
delegations pledged '1r fro@ silver. ih'i ~" ce,
fhr nhrs' Ncpuh.icar Advo 'aies - - "h'r ie,a'
ife coming 90 champion th" chui" fn"y ar" com
r,te@ sr. r,ady 10 mec, ihein. secretary Hum
.sr., believes fhat li'u.Hr, ls hong brought %
h'Hf on ~ ,%..,' % i,r r'.lcrn, and dubois viii
problty lc,d IN thc free-'''ver nrni ,
a,e s.mcn lc.csa'"s asc coming z IN co;oraa,;
Ii..rn NArlcR Boswell comes from Ne" YORK ana
v.lti,y o., rerm.une Mrs. tlcn Foster to
rcsron1 20 one of th- toast. ~ me sanln', anil,
T., n'N ~ ,,"'v'H,in. 10, Sew. .Y,rh. "a thr most
~. y. ,r ~ max a. .-niiaat nght lie nas ENGAGED
'..lrn ulfei 'ar Ac,1luuifcrs. and VIII bring Win
i'at M tr erI l h,si IIs WI III Gomc ,," N X.,
YORKER AZ advance guard ~ ihe >.N Noih
sc,u,Tc a'a char.c. McNurrny. % the Robert
r. Lincoln clun. y ,ne NNlytn Aasemny b's 1s
oay,rt,re' however lie s walking s'rrsh, into
b. ,~emys camp. for onto VIII vote against him
coma ,o, 'r''y ys.i" ''ie prr.isn oi Minnesota
Secretary Humphrey. Who r. 'aml,da'" i'f ,i, iii,
M. oire since h. organization ~ tnc l.casn' eight
after studying u detail %" arrdng'menis ma h9d
boon made for the great convention ne W. -"
ho viii op,n national hendgnar'crs az Room No.
' ne noilond"n g T. "f'Th nr"'',@no n'nn p honac s
wrh Gcr,rM McNlplr
There were many callers yesterday a, the head
nu,r,.r, Of the Republican state League. Room NJ.
IN FIFTH Avenue Hotel. whcr" Major John W.
T,t,.n the rc,r.scnililvc ~ the General commit
t,, Mas hard az work rcrns things In shape for
IN. start for cleveland on Tuesday mornng Major
r,,t.n r.c.! !vol many cheering messages during tho
dav. which satisfied him that the delegation from
,h, Eu,pir. stat. would b. larger than was origin
ollv counted on Among IN" Republicans OF Ma
,ional reputation who Will b" present Is ex-senator
Warner Miller. II was arranged Yesterday 'h't
the special train which is 10 leave the Grand Ten
trail station at a. %. tomorrow. shall stop at
H,rlmcr long enough Ia take the ex-senator
oho,rl 4 telegram from Mayor George +. ire'h,
Of Bnshamt,n president of the League. ryoelsei roen,
fh,t Er,. County viii scnl 100 delegates; Monro,
not les th1u nfty. Onondag, oneida. Alhliy nli
nfh.rs closely in line BroDm' VII seni twenty -nVe
Ncw-York and Kings should send more th'h All
others combined" - ,.
eulnc han ever yest'rday that he VIII d,S'nn'e an
comp.,ifnr- In the race Tor president or the Na-
,1n,l Ie. sua \ dispatch from 'onnc'ticut r.
.. ivcl N Ictruc headquarters last evening, prom
isad a good dclcsat!o1 from that state
ruo vrN NWEpEDEOUyED TWO SATED