Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-18
TALK OF CLUB MEN.
Remarks Of the Early Arrivals
at Cleveland.
HoTABLEs WHO WILL BE PRESENT

President OF the Ieague-Iowa Man
States the Hawkeye Position-Red Hot
White Metal Man from Utah-Kentueky
Comfy Conventions.
CLEVELAND, June 1S.-Many delegates
and visitors have already arrived to at.
tend tho National Republican League
convention which begins tomorrow.
is Secretary A. R. Humphrey, OF Chicago.
He said: 1.-The Indications are that the
meeting will be one Of the most success.
full ever held by the league. I just re-
ceived some good news in q letter to the
effect that Senator Warner Miller is COM
Ing with the New York delegation. Pro-
lessor George Gunton, of the New York
School Of Economics, is coming on the
New York train to answer the silverites,
should occasion demand 1t, and Professor
Williams, of Brown university wiz also
be here"
Presidency of the League.
The ladies' reception committee will
open headquarters at the Hollenden, with
Mrs. Catherine H. T. Avery in charge.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, president Of the
Woman's Republican Association Of the
United States, is expected to reach the
Rollenden today. 1t is now reported that
SENATOR Elect Stephen b. Elkins, Of West
Virginia, has entered the race for presi-
dent Of the league and that he will
como to town with tho West Virginia
delegation in the hope of winning q vic.
tory against the McAlpin forces. The
New Workers are entrenched in their be-
lief that their candidate cannot by any
possible chance be beaten. There is a
quiet but strong undercurrent of senti-
ment favoring II. Clay Evans, of Tennes-
see, for president Of the league, and the
strength which he may develop depends
upon his willingness to allow his friends
to formally present his name before the
convention.
Iowa and the Silver Question.
One of the early far western arrivals Is
Frank w. Bickncll, Iowa member Of the
National League. Bicknell Is the editor
Of the Dcs Moines Qa.) State Register.
and is in touch with the politics of his
state.
"Are the people Of Iowa going to de.
mnnd free silver?' he was asked.
NO. sir; we are going to be very con-
sentative on that point We believe in
keeping quiet on that question. 1t Is not
the province OF this convention to formu.
late or even touch upon tho policy OF the
Republican party. We stand with Sena.
tor Allison in the speech he made at the
Pittsburg Americas club banquet on
Grants birthday, which is for bimet'
Hllism. You may safely say that the lows
delegation will vote as unit against any
silver platform outside of the one adopted
at Minneapolis.
Will Be Courteous to Mckinley.
"Will Iowa boom Allison for president
Of the United States!'
I'VE will boom him, certainly; but not
this week. We believe in being courteous,
and don't propose to do anything in Ohio
on Governor McKinley's own ground"
Remarks Of q Free Silver Man.
Hon. C. +. Allen, one Of the delegates
to the league convention from Utah, has
arrived in the city. 1.-The action ol
the convention" said Allen, whether II
Is for or against silver. will not have the
slightest effect on the people Of the west,
They feel too deeply on this matter to be
influenced by q mere declaration Of such
body as this. will say, however, that
if the national Republican convention
does not nominate free silver man on Q
free ellver platform the party need not ex
pect to carry q state west Of the Mississippi
river"