The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-21
LEAGUE AUXILIARY
Likely No Resolutions Will Be
Presented to the Repub.
lican Convention.
AN ADDRESS AS A SUBSTITUTE
This Thought to Be the Safest
Way-Much Discussion
in Committee.

CLEVELAND, June 2l.-The second
days session of the national conven.
ton OF Republican clubs, opened with
every prospect OF harmony, notwith-
standing the contest for three days be.
tween those wearing the yellow and
the white badges. The only differences
wore on the silver resolution. On the
tariff and every other question, the
delegates were united in standing by
the antecedents Of the party.
Address Instead Of Resolutions.
The point was made in the early
hours OF the morning that it would be
good politics to avoid collision on the
only point in dispute. This was i'm
possible with the usual declaration Of
principles by resolutions, because no
one could draw a resolution that would
satisfy both the Eastern and Western
delegations. 1t was proposed to 60
further than Thurston's S resolution and
adopt only an address, which would set
forth that the
League L. an Auxiliary
and not primary organization, and
therefore it would be best to await
the action of the Republican national
convention Of 1896, and not anticipate
It. All efforts among the leaders and
delegates, as we'll as among the CON-
mlttee men, We're directed toward this
plan, with view to preventing such o
fight in convention as there was in the
committee on resolutions. 1t is ex-
pected that the silver men would show
their strength in running Trumbo for
president, and again in pressing q mi
nority report on silver, but these two
interesting numbers on the programme
were declared of on draw.
Silver Absorbs All Interest.
The silver question, however, con.
tinued to absorb all others as it has
done all week. On this question the
states had, in sheir previous delegation
meetings, decided to act as q unit, and
the silver men realized that their scat
tering minorities were throttled. They
also charged that the organisation Of
the convention, especially in the COM
mittee on resolutions, was against the
vote, and there was o disposition to
railroad the old Minneapolis platform
through without giving them o
fair hearing. For three days the vel.
low and white badges, representing the
two factions, had been futtering from
contending breasts, and there was ex-
pected to be q showing of hands. As
most Of the members Of the committee
on resolutions had been previously in
structed by their respective delega.
tions, it was necessary for them to con.
fer with their colleagues on the pro.
posed address, and this revived the
agitation by states. These conferences
also delayed the assembling of the con.
yention, which was to have been to-
gether at 10 O'Clock and was delayed
over one hour.
Warner Miller Spoke.
When President Tracey called the
convention to order at l. a. IN. the first
thing done was the appointment Of Sen.
ator-elect Thurston of Nebraska, H.
Clay Evans of Tennessee, Ex-Governor
Prince Of New Mexico. Messrs. Good.
now of Minnesota and Buck of Georgia
to wait ON Senator Warner Miller of
New York and invite him to address
the convention. While these gentle.
men retired to escort Mr. Miller to the
hall, the committee on credentials re.
ported in favor of seating both delega.
tions from South Carolina. This was
adopted. On the report of the com
mittee the rules of the Reed house and
the Denver convention We're adopted
Hon. Warner Miller then addressed
the convention.
Tariff Still An Issue.
Mr.. Miller argued forcibly agains,
the tariff being taken out Of politics
He held that the conditions were such
as to prevent if not render it impos
sible. ANY party whose policy did not
raise sufficient revenue and created de-
ficiencies, was failure. The Republi
cans were not for tariff for revenue
only, but for tariff for surplus also
His argument for the Monroe doctrin,
J and the American flag ON Hawaiian
soil was vigorous. As neither Depew
Mckinley, nor any other candidates
for the presidency were presen
he was reluctant to discuss any con
tested issues, but he argued at length
for sound money and such reorganiz