Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-21
IT D0DGES THE ISSUE
Republican Convention at CleVeland viii
Hot Express Itself.
All SORTS OF PROPOSITIONS.
Woman Suffrage. Pensions for
rkingmcn. That the United
states Are Nonarchy, ana 20
. Forth.


ton of Republican League Clubs was not
cal ed to order until II o'clock this morn
ing, and as the Committee on Resolutions
was even then not ready to report ex-
Senator Warner Miller. Of New York, WIS
invited TO address the convention.
Resolutions being next in order, Mr..
/ Blackwell. OF Massachusetts,, called for
an endorsement Of woman suffrage, which
called forth loud cries Of, mo no." He
then offered a resolution arraigning the
Democratic party for not taking action in
regard to the Armenian atrocities
Then resolutions began to pour in like
rain--as fast as the clerk could read
them They provided for sympathy with
Cuba. for pensions for workingmen. for
free silver, and for almost everything
else which conventions discuss.
Frank II. Bier. Of oklahoma. wanted l6
to coinage and tonnage tax
s. f. Jones. a colored delegate from the
! District OF Columbia offered resolution
in favor Of suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, and incidentally referring 10
the United States as a monarchy.
f.. ". A. Schultz, of New York offered
a resolution that the gold standard should
be maintained
WEST VIRGINIA IDEA.
AT this point. J. NJ Gaines. OF West
| Virginia, rose TO point of order. He
asserted that the convention hal no
| right to adopt any platform OF any reso-
| lutionS on the currency question, because
| IL was organized for the sole purpose ot
promoting the interests Of the Republic
can party and not tor making plat
| form for the national convention OF 1870.
Presid- mt Tracy declared the point OF
order not well taken
4 silver resolution was presented by
| State-Senator Varnum. OF Colorado.
An effort 10 stop the flood OF resolutions
| precpitated discussion. Congressman
Robinson, chairman of the Committee on
| Resolutions, protested against the further
presentation of resolutions which were
| only duplicates Of ones already presented.
He said the committee would never be
| able TO consider all Of them and make
| its report within its allotted time The
committee wished to report TO the conven-
| ton tomorrow. If possible. This turned
the tide in favor OF the advocates of the
suppression of the resolutions. ana the
| convention voted TO suppress, then taking
| a recess until O'Clock.
At the opening OF the afternoon session
letters and kilograms were read from
prominent persons declining invitations to
be present
All had politics I'm them. Another food
of resolutions was turned on. and then
| the convention selected Milwaukee as
the next meeting-place OF the league.
The vice-prrsid' nts for the several states
were announced, ana the convention pro-
ceeded to elect president
M'ALPIN. PRESIDENT.
General McAipin was nominated ami
elected without opposition. although a
dozen speeches were maze seC0nding the
| nomination.
For secretary, John +. Burns, OF Den.
yer. and William Grant Edens. OF SPRING
field, H., were nominated The proceed
ngs were interrupted by a speech Of
thanks from @ neral McAlpin. after
which the convention adjourned until to-
morrow, without reaching a vote on the
choice of secretary.
REPORT AT LAST.
few minutes after the convention adj
journed the Committee on Resolutions
completed its labors and was ready to
report
Ine report was not surprise. As was
predicted, 1t leaves everything to the next
national convention. Neither the money
question nor the tarff question is even
remotely referred 10.
The report is based on an old article
OF the National League Of Republican
Clubs, which provides that the league
s4all not NEEDLE in any way with affairs
which come properly within the province
OF the party convention. This rule is No.
Il, and reads rs follows:
This league shall not in any manner
endeaVor 10 influence IN. action OF any
national, state county, or municipal con-
vention, nor shall IL Indicate as a league.
any preference for any candidate be-
fore any political convention; nor shall IL.
as a league. recommend any person as
an applicant for any official position. -
This is for what the league shall not do.
OBJECTS 81 LEAGUE.
For what the league shan DO, Article }
was quoted. 1t reads as follows:
The objects OF the league are TO en-
courage and assist in the formation OF
permanent Republican clubs and state
leagues for effective ana organized work.
| and generally to advance the principles
Of the Republican party"
On these TWO old rules the entire resolu-
tion is based. IL will be presented to ia.
convention tomorrow.
The committee went into session at
O'Clock this afternoon. ard for four solid
hours the fcrty-sM members talked.
! They came together peaceably when
| Senator Jonn Patton. Jr. called atten-
ton to Article u.
one Of the longest speeches for silver
was made by Senator Dubois OF Idaho.
\ minority report was never contempla-
| ted by the silver men.
gold watch and Si0,9 in money were
stolen from General McAlpin. the newly,
elected president, this morning, shortly
| after his arrival In the city.