The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-22
Struggle for the Rival Metals
Left to the National
Convention.
BOWLING ELECTED SECRETARY.
eStS Did Not Labor in
Vain.

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of the eighth annual convention of the
National League of Republican Clubs.
The resolutions which have been
public property for. some time were
adopted without preface by their
lntroducer or parley on the part of those
! for whose consideration they were intro
duced. No rollcall was had on their adop-
ton, and lusty chorus OF "ayes" against
one or two lonesome 'snoes" showed that
| 1t was the almost unanimous sense of the
convention that it had no power to pro-
claim its preference for gold or silver be-
| fore the official tribunal of the party to be
| held in 1896.
The silver men are satisfied with the out
| come and decided before to-day's session
began to make no outcry. They were
heard and fully heard in committee, and
| assert that the result shows sentiment in
favor of bimetallism that viii spread to the
National convention next year.
There was no discordant vote in the big
gathering which dissolved at noon to-day,
| Many sacrifices were made for harmony's
sake, and it appeared to be the wish of the
body that it go on record before
the world as united on all points
at issue. whatever differences might
exist beneath the surface. As no
platform was adopted expressing an opin-
! ion on the great questions of the day, the
| drift of sentiment could only be gathered
from the speakers. With the exception of
the 16-to-1 men, these were very cautious
in expressing a decided preference on the
| currency question.
None of the Presidential candidates
came to the convention. Mckinley arrived
tonight after everything was over He
was met at the depot by the leading Re-
publican clubs of the city and enthusiasts
tically welcomed. Most of the delegates
had returned to their homes, but those
| who remained were introduced, shook
hands and chatted while with the
famous Ohioan, who held open house in
the corridors of the Hollenden Hotel.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was expected UP to
the last moment, but he excused himself
on the ground of other engagements
Thomas B. Reed was invited, but declined,
| and Senator Allison did the same Maine
was one OF the three States not officially
represented at The convention, and the
| enemies of Mr.. Reed are pointing to this
| fact with much glee. An excursion on the
lake this evening ended the festivities pro-
vided by the local committee for the dele
gates. Tomorrow the newspaper men will
! be entertained.
! When the convention was called to order
at II O'Clock this morning President Nc
! Alpin announced that the election of sec
| rotary was in order, and called for addi-
| tional nominees. This aroused the silver
men. who claimed nominations closed last
night. General McAlpin, however had the
| States called again and the name of NJ. J.
| Bowling was presented by Minnesota and
seconded by other States. Numerous
| speeches were made seconding the nomi-
nations for secretary made before adjourn
ment last night.
| Dowling's nomination added to the
the wrath of silver men, and as it has been
pretty we'll understood that J. F. Burns of
| Denver, free-coinage advocate, was to
have the secretaryship the anti-silver men
were charged with bad faith. 1t was held
that they had agreed to Dowling's nomi-
nation.
P. f. Powers of Michigan added to the
bad feeling by offering a resolution to have
the secretaryship question referred to the
executive committee. Mr.. Powers insisted
that a man of better qualifications could be
tive board than in the contests in this con-
vention on other grounds than the special
qualifications of the man for the place
e. E. Churchill of Colorado denounced
the resolution as one intended to defeat ].
F. Burns of his State and appealed to the
convention if Mr.. Burns was defeated not
to do it in that way.
General Carr of Illinois, who championed
Mr.. Eden of his State for secretary, held
that those who had made canvasses for
this office were not being fairly treated by
reopening nominations to-day, and again
by this resolution to refer the matter to the
executive com mittee.
Numerous points of order were raised on
the constitutionality of the resolution. All
were overruled by Chairman McAlpin,
who finally refused to recognize any one
till order was restored.
Mr.. Powers finally withdrew his resolu-
ton so that business could proceed. Roll
call on election of secretary was then be-
gun, and Bowling was elected. The vote
was made unanimous on motion of General
Golf of Illinois.
Mr.. Bowling is a member of the Mime
sofa delegation aud one of the most active
Republican workers of that State. He is a
country editor, but his official position at
present is chief clerk of the Minnesota
House of Representatives, which place he
had filled so well that he has been
twice chosen for the position He has
been active in campaign work in the
State, and is in large measure RESPONSE
BILE for the organization OF the party in Min
nesota. For the past four campaigns he
has been employed by the State Central
Committee as organizer of the party
throughout the State, and has had large
experience in executive work of this kind.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported, Senator Thurston having sue
ceeded General McAlpin in the chair.
There was not even show of fight over
the resolutions. Nobody raised his voice
against them. When Senator Thurston
put the motion on the passage of the reso-
lutions a loud chorus of ayes arose.
Only three or four feeble noes" were
heard when the other side of the question
was put. The Resolutions in full are as
follows: