Connecticut western news., 1895-06-20
SILVER THE ISSUE.
WESTERN MEN PUSH TT TO THE
 FRONT AT CLEVELAND.
The Delegates to the National Convention of Republican Clubs Have Arrived by the Thousand General McAipin's Friends Start His Boom Along.

CLEvELAND, June 19.-The meeting of the national convention of the Republican clubs opened here today, and has filled the city with delegates. It promises to be the liveliest gathering of the clubs ever held. Every presidential boom will be trotted out, and an effort will be made by each ones packers to give it push that will keep it going along till next year. The state leagues have taken great inter- est in the event, and outside of the dele gates there are from 15 900 to 20, 900 wis., itors in the city.
 Colorado runs a silver special train, on which are 300 boomers for free silver. Oregon sends a special car containing a full representation. Nebraska comes on a special train. Iowa has 200 people in line, together with their famous band, which was with them at Denver and was at the Worlds fair during the entire session. Michigan is in attendance, 800 strong, also accompanied by band. Illinois and Indiana are not behind, sending from 500 to 1000 people. Missouri, Arkansas, Tex as and Kansas are represented by largo delegations.
 Delegates Arrive In Special Trains
 Tennessee sends delegation of 300, headed by H. Clay Evans, and there arc a number of Democrats in the delegation. West Virginia comes on a special train, 150 strong. This is the first attempt that West Virginia has made to attend league convention. New York and Pennsylvania each turn out delegations of not less than 1000. Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont New Hampshire and Maine each has representation.
 The business of tho meeting includes re- ports from the officers of the league, the election of officers, vice presidents and members of the executive committee for the ensuing year, the designation or refer cnce of the time and place for the next na- tional league convention, a general dis cussion of league club work, party poli- cies and organization, the formation of a plan of campaign, with special rcfSrence to the presidential year, and a cons.dera- tion of such other questions as the conven- tion may deem proper.
 General k. A. McAlpin of New York, a Morton boomer, wants to be elected president of the league He thinks it will keep Morton. The silver men will make the fight of the meeting. They propose to force d recognition in the resolutions of the white metal. The convention will last three days
 Among the delegates is a woman-Miss helen NarlcN bosWell or NeW 1ork eltyi who is treasurer of tho National Woman s Republican association. Miss Boswell has been actively engaged in politics for about six years. Her first public speech was made in the campaign of 1899, while she was editor of the literary bureau of the Woman's Republican association. She has since that time been treasurer of the association. During her work in New York she has organized several Republic an clubs among the women of the city, not the least in importance being that es- tablished among the working women, the employees of the large stores and factories.