The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-06-27
CONVENTION ENDED
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE COMPLETES
ITS WORK.

by Constitutional Inhibition-Genera
NIcAlpin Elected President and NJ. j
Bowling of Minnesota, Secretary Of thu
League.
CLEVELAND. June 22.-The conven'
ton of the national league Of Repub
lican clubs has adjourned, and the del
egates have returned to their homes
for the most part. The convention
lasted three days. The first day was
devoted to Temporary Organization, ap
pointment of committees, welcoming
speeches and the address OF the
retiring president. On the second
day a president was elected in the per-
son Of General McAlpin of New York.
The delegates were also entertained
By a speech from Hon. Warner Miller
of New York.
The hard work of the convention was
done by the resolutions committee
There was every prospect OF hot tight
over the silver question if resolution
touching on the subject reached the
convention. There were those in the
committee who insisted that If silver
were ignored all other issues must like
wise be let alone. A compromise was
finally made in the committee by pre-
senting the following:
"Whereas, Sec. Is of the constitu.
ton of the Republican League OF the
United States says: This League shall
not in any manner endeavor to
Influence tho Action
of any national, state, county or munic-
ipal convention The delegates Of the
Republican League of the United
States, in convention assembled, do
hereby renew their allegiance to the
principles of the Republican party and
pledge their best efforts for the success
Of the candidates of that party, believ.
ing that this convention has no in.
structfons from the Republicans of the
United States or jurisdiction under our
constitution to frame party platforms,
we hereby refer all'resolutions in rela-
ton to public questions to the Repub-
Gcan national convention of 1895, with
entire confidence that its action will re-
dound to the prosperity of our people
and the continued glory and advance
ment of the country"
The proceedings of the third day
were very tame. All week there were
apprehensions of an embarrassing fight
on the silver question, but nothing was
disposed of in all the proceedings SO
quickly or so quietly as that matter.
The committee on resolutions had
settled this matter by deciding to re-
port that the League had no constitu-
tional right to adopt resolutions, and
it's report to that effect was approved.
Constitutional limitations are some
times in the way, but in this case the
constitution was considered convenient
by both factions. The gold standard
men were not satisfied, but they could
see no way to do anything better than
Adopt the Patton Substitute.
The silver men are elated. They say
if free silver was not adopted nothing
else was adopted, and that it indicates
that the Republicans concede they can
not get along without the Western
states. Although it could not have
been done without hard fight on the
floor of the convention, the Western
delegates expected to have an anti-sil-
yer resolution adopted over their pro-
tests. They claim to have received
more recognition than they ever ex-
pected at national Republican con-
vention. It is we'll known that tele-
grams were received here from presi-
dental aspirants and leading Republic
cans in all parts Of the country, sug.
%1,of Gil
Would BE Dangerous.
The local papers tried to interview
delegates on the report Of the commit
tee on resolutions. The free silver men
all expressed satisfaction and the anti
silver men, as rule, would not express
any opinion. Senator Thurston Of Ne
braska, a leader against free silver,
said:
THE report was entirely consistent
with the League organization, but I
should have preferred a disclaimer of
any authority or purpose to make a
platform or commit the party, followed
by such resolutions as would express
the views of these assembled delegates
on political issues. l am in favor Of
improving tlo uuduCldA pAaAh VI VIC
last Republican platform.
To Make Tariff the Issue.
The effort to divert attention from
silver to the tariff as the issue contin-
ued during the day. The speeches in
the convention, as well as at the ball.
quet and elsewhere, were all in that
line. When the Tippecanoes and other
local clubs went to the depot to meet
Governor Mckinley, the Iowa band Of
the Allison men headed the procession.
There was every possible effort to
mako the week of silver agitation end
in a big boom for the tariff as the issue
of the Republicans.
Bowling Is Secretary.
After the question of resolutions was
disposed of the election of a secretary
was taken up and quite lively time
ensued. Minnesota presented the
name of NJ. j. Bowling and his NOM
nation was seconded by a number of
other states. The silver men were dis
satisfied, claiming the nominations for
secretarv had closed. After consider.