Evening star., 1895-06-18
WILL BE A BIG CROWD
Gathering of the Republicans at
Cleveland.
MANY LEADERS WILL Be ON HAND
Matters to Come Before the Re-
publican League.
THE MONETARY DISPUTE


of republican leaders to attend the conven-
ticn of the National League Of Republican
Clubs, which meets tomorrow, demonstrates
that the attention of the party managers is
focused upon that event. 1t is expected
that nearly 1900 accredited delegates to the
convention will be present. The fact that a
fight on silver is impending has moved the
leaders to urge a full attendance of dele
gates from the sound money sections. Gov.
Mckinley has promised to be present, and
if he comes will be the only stick of pres
idential timber at the convention. Invita-
tions We're sent to others. but it is under
stood they were afraid of being brought
face to face with the silver question and
have found excuses to stay away.
Among the prominent republicans who
will be here are Senator Burrows of Michi-
gan Senator-elect Thurston of Nebraska,
ex-senator Ingalls, of Kansas, H. Clay
Evans of Tennessee, A. B. Cummins of Des
Moines, Gen. Asa S. Bushnell, the nominee
for governor of Ohio.
There will be big crowd besides the
delegates. Every inch Of hotel space in
Cleveland is already enga ged, and boarding
houses are filling up. Preparations upon
most elaborate scale have been made to re-
ceive the delegates, and they will be enter
tained handsomely.
The League.
The League of Republican Clubs is de-
clared to be founded on the rights and
duties of the individual citizens, the solid
corner stone CT republicanism, and aims to
enlist all republican forces as auxiliaries
of the regular party organization. Its
chief business is to elect candidates and
not to nominate them. The local club is
composed of individuals, with equal voice
in all its affairs. The state league is COM
posed Of the local clubs of each state, and
each club has personal representation at
all state conventions and elections of Off
GERS and committees.
The national league Is composed of one
state league from each state and territory
in the United States, and derives its au-
thority from instructions given and COM
mittees elected by representatives from
each state and territorial league in ma
tional convention assembled. The league
and all its branches, local, state and ma
tional, has only one aim, namely, to ad-
vocate, promote and maintain the prin-
ciples of republicanism as enunciated by
the republican party
The ratio of representation will be six
delegates at large from each state and ter
rtory, four from each congressional dis
trict and one delegate from each college
club represented by ore of it's own mem
berS in the annual convention of the Amer
lean Republican College League for 1925.
The following are eX-officio delegates, viz:
The president, secretary and treasurer of
the national league, one vice president
and one executive member of the national
organization from each state and territory
and the president and secretary of each
state and territorial league, making four
ex-officio delegates from each. This gives
each state practically ten delegates at
large in addition to the four from each con-
gressional district. The total representa-
ton will exceed 1000 delegates, with an
equal number Of alternates.
Business of the Meeting.
Tha h,ici of he ti~cr 1x-i11 n1,t1a
reports from the officers of the league; the
election of officers, vice presidents and
members of the executive committee for
the ensuing year; the designation of refer
ence of the time and place for the next
national league convention; a general dis
cuss!on of league work, party policies and
organization; the formation Of a plan of
campaign, with special reference to the
presidential year, and a consideration of
may deem proper.
The Money Question.
There are indications that the convention
is likely to be matter of considerable i'm
portance in republican politics. 1t is prob
ably well understood by the readers Of The
Star that an attempt will be made at this
convention by certain free silver republi-
cans to have the meeting adopt resolutions
favorable to free coinage.
Up to this time the fight over free silver
has been confined largely to the democratic
party. The republicans have looked on and
laughed at the dissensions within the en-
emy's household. 1t has happened that up
to this time there has been no opportunity
for the free silver republicans to make their
issue. This convention marks the begin
ming of the trouble within the republican
household also
The sound money republicans propose to
attempt to ward off declaration upon the
silver question on the ground that the
league has no authority to enunciate doc
trines at variance with the platform of the
regular party organization. The silver men
contend that the league has full right to
express its opinions upon national issues,
as by doing SO 1t will not be abrogating
anything fixed by the, regular party or
ganization.
Talk About Candidates.
Although loud protestations are made by
the league officials that no booming of
presidential candidates is permissible. ev-
cry presidential possibility has delega-
ton on hand or coming before tomorrow.
The work of laying presidential pipe lines
is already going ahead, and that, together
with the silver log rolling, promises to
make the convention very lively.
+. w. Bicknen of Tacoma League is
looking out for Senator AIlisons boom.
I'VE believe Mr.. Allison will be nomnat-
ed" he said. I'VE do not believe in COM
mitting the league to silver or anything
else. 1t Is our belief that no position
should be taken on this issue. Our posi-
ton is substantially as stated by Senator
Allison in his Americus Club speech. We
are for Internal tional bimetallism. We hold
that it would be disastrous for the league
to go I'm OF the silver issue"
The Tennessee delegation wants to fix H.
Clay Evans of that state for the vice pres
idency. They claim he has been chief
factor in the growth OF republican senti-
ment in the south, and is the first republic
can to carry southern state in straight
party issue.
Over two hundred delegates represent
West Virginia, and they are talking moth
ing but Elkins. II IS the belief among poll
ticians that while Elkins may no. have any
hope of being nominated for the presl-.
dency, he may be able to go into the ma
tional convention with following strong
enough tc enable him to make some prcfit-
able trades.
Another prominent arrival is Frank NJ.
Milliken of Indianapolis, who is one of ex-
President Harrison's warmest friends. He
has been close and active Harrison man
in all campaigns, and is probably as close
to Mr.. Harrison any man. Mr.. Milliken
was one of Mr.. Harrison's active managers
at the Minneapolis convention. Mr.. Mil
liken makes a significant statement tOda