The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-21
ISSUES ALL PUT OFF.
Silver is Ignored by the Repub-
lican League.
All National Questions Referred
to National Convention.
GEN. M'ALPIN CHOSEN.
A New Yorker is Made President
for Next Year.
GEN. M'ALPIN CHOSEN.

tional convention of Republican clubs
had an eventful day yesterday. Its
committee on resolutions consisted OF
fifteen silver men and thirty-one anti
silver men. The subcommittee of
eleven to draft resolutions to submit
to the full committee had only two
silver men-Dubois of Idaho and Allen
of Utah After this subcommittee had
worked all night on ian address
to the people," with the word SIRE
solved omitted therefrom, a commit
tee of three on revision was selected
and the silver men claim they were
not represented at all on the revision
committee.
The subcommittee adopted the re-
o ort of the committee on revision, and
the full committee met at 2 p. m. to
consider 1.-The address to the people"
that had taken two days nd one night
for its preparation. The feature of the
address" was that it covered every
question except that of silver, which
was entirely ignored. This was done
to prevent a minority report on the
silver question, and a fight on the floor
of the convention. When the full
committee considered the address
the anti-silver men opposed it.
After indulging in the most bitter
speeches for hours in the consideration
of 1.-The address to the people," new
departure was taken by Senator Patton
of Michigan offering the following a
a substitute for the report of the sub
committee:
Whereas, section I6 of the constitu-
ton of the Z 1pL blican league of the
United States says, ''This leagu shall
not in any manner endeavor to inf1u-
ence any national, state, county or
municipal convention" The delegates
of the Republican league of the United
States, in convention assem- bled, do
hereby renew their allegiance to the
principles of the Repu blican party and
pledge their best efforts for the success
of the candidates of that party. Be
lieving that this convention has no in
structions from the Repu blicans 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-
lican national convention of 1896, with
entire confidence that its action will
rebound to the prosperity of our peo-
pie and the continued glory and adj
vancement of the country.
1t was argued against the Patton
substitute that the National league at
| its last convention at Denver, and the
previous year at Louisville and at other
national conventions had adopted rec
ommendatOry resolutions without the
constitutional objection ever being
raised, and the adoption of the substi-
tute would be accepted as a confession
of this conventions inability to meet
the silver question. Although these
arguments poured in hot and fast. and
Chairman Robinson of Pennsylvania
left the chair to oppose it, yet the plan
of ignoring everything, if the silver
question was ignored, gained sue
Roadway that the Patton substitute
was adopted at $50 p. N. without a
d senting vote.
AS 1.-THE address to the people" that
was ruled out by the adoption of the
! Patton substitute reaffirmed the reso-
buttons of previous national league
conventions, there was much discus
sion of the following, adopted at Den
yer last year:
I'VE believe in the use of gold and
silver as money metals, maintained on
a perfect parity and interconvertible
| We cannot believe that there will be a
| permanent return to prosperity until
the full use and highest position of
| silver shall be restored, and ask for
such legislation as will bring about
| this result"
Mr.. George B. Green, state president
of New York, in an eloquent speech,
! placed in nomination General A E
! McAlpin for president of the national
| league. The mentioning of General
| McAlpin's name was greeted with ire
mendous and prolonged applause
General Carr, on behalf of Illinois,
seconded the nomination of General
McAlpin. Pennsylvania also seconded
the nomination. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster,
who sat with the Washington, D. c.
delegation, followed in a happy speech
in favor of the Empire state candidate
for the pre- dency. n lrly all the
states seconded the nomination. Gen
eral McAlpin was elected president by
exclamation.
Vice presidents were named from
the several states, among whom Were
the following: Arkansas, John Nc.
Clure; Iowa, George B. Perry; Kansas,
w. w. Pierce; Missouri, j. G. Page;
Nebraska, John L, Webster; Texas,
Whit Dryden; Oklahoma, Frank H.
Greer. Shortly after o'clock the
convention adjourned till 10 a. m
to-day.
The banquet rendered the delegate.
to the National Republican league
convention at the Arcade was a
memorial BILE and a brilliant affair,
There were 500 plates turned on the
ground floor, while the four balconie:
were filed with thousands of specta
tors The ladies were out en- masst
in evening dress, and the occasion
socially was equal to a national in
augural ball.