The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-22
The Convention Decides Not TO
Declare Its Principles.
IT MINDS iTs OWN BUSINESS
Constant Effort 10 Divert Attention
From Finance TO the Tariff.
The silver Candidate for Secretary De
feated-The Convention Adiourn-
Sine Die and the Members Go to
Gov. MchlnIey's Reception.

Cleveland. June 2I-Tha eighth national
convention OF Republican clG0s closed to-
cay. All week there We're apprehens
or an embarrassing fight on the silver
question, but nothing was disposed OF in
al the proceedings 80 quickly or so quiet
y as that matter. The committee on resO-
iutiOns had settled the question last night
by deciding 70 report that the league had
no constitutional right to adopt res0iu-
tions, and It's report to that effect was
approved. Constitutional limitations are
sometimes IN the way. but in this case the
constitution was considered convenient BY
both factions. The gold standard men
were not satisfied, but they could not see
any way 10 do anything better than 10
adopt the Patton substitute, as given in
these dispatches last night The silver
men are eiated They say that IL free sill
YER was not adopted nothing else win De
and that II indicates that the Republicans
concede that they cannot get along with
out the western states. Although il could
not nave been done without a hard night
on the floor OF the convention the Western
delegates expected to have an anti-silvcr
resolution adopted over their protests
They claim to have received more advan-
tage than ever expected at national Re
publican convention. 1t is well known
that kilograms were received yesterday
and today from presidential aspirauts and
leading Republicans ia ali parts OF the
country, suggesting that any action on sill
Yer would be dangerous and these advices
no doubt did much toward having the hot
poker dropped a Ia Pattons substitute
The local papers tried today TO interview
delegates on the report Of the committee
on resolutions. The free silver men an
expressed satisfaction, and the anti.silve,
men as a rule would not express any op;n-
ion. senator Thurston, OF Nebraska. a
leader against free oliver. said: The re-
port was entirely consistent with the
league organization. but / should nave
preferred a disclaimer of any authority or
purpose 10 make platform or commit the
party, followed by such resolutions as
would express the views OF those assem-
bied delegates on political issues / am In
favor OF improving the financial plank of
the last Republican platform"
nile most OF the delegates were steam
ing out on the lake this afternoon there
was Joint meeting Of the officers OF the
state leagues with the committee on
league work and the executive commit
tee. Judge John l.. Webster, the NebraS-
ka Y1ce president, acted as president in the
absence OF Gen. McA.pln. and the states
were called for reports. Mr.. Churchill
or Colorado. said the convention had not
the courage to express an opinion on any
thing. and II would he difficult 40 outline
the plans Tor organization Mr.. Green
president of the New York league. said
the convention had resolved itself into a
noneuity. He insisted on the meeting
hearing Drnf Cen q Gt,rtnr - -.
ork. who had been invited here to ad-
dress the organization and officers on
plans and principles In this meeting. as
IN the convention. Pennsylvania opposed
New York. Although il was known that
Gen. McAiPin wanted powling made s,4r-
retary. and New York cast her vote SOLID
for him. YET Pennsyfy ania vored solidlv for
ByrneS. Of Colorado when the tide was
tending strongly toward Dowling The af
fort TO divert the attention from silver IN
the tar1n as an issue continued today
The speeches in the convention as vau
as at the banquet last night and else
where, were all on that Hne. When the
Tippecanoe and other local clubs went -
the depot tonight 20 meet Gov NcKfnley
the Iowa band Of Allison men beaded tho
procession They are making every rossi-
be effort 70 make the week Of silver ags-
tation end IN a hig boom for the tariff
AS the issue OF the Republicans.