Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-19
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE
Rational Convention Opened al
Cleveland, Ohio.
TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES THERE
Colonel Trumbo Mentioned In Connie.
tion with The Presidency "
tho Convention.

republican clubs conNbnel In MUSIC
hall today with 1900 delegates In tho
auditorium ami tbs galleries filed
with visitors. After prayer by Rev. X.
>. DAtsic, Secretary Hsmpfey read tbs
call and addresses Of welcome were
male by Mayor MckistOn, and Pfesi.
dent u. ID. Wo5dmansee, Of the league
Of Republican clubs. PRECEDENT Tracey,
OF Chicago, then delivered the annual
pddfess.
Tracey declared that the election
last November sounded n motto Of
warning TO the world that the people
OF the United States once aud fof all
declared themselves In favor Of PRO.
lection to ths American industry and
American labor.
On the silver question the speskor
said;
There Ia no opp1silion In this coun.
Try to an enlarged use Of silver, 10 II
can he brought about without dislurb.
ing our present trade relations with
other countries, but this question IL
shall American markets bn open " the
world on chsa tr b1sil THAI 10 the
American citi23ns themselves? The
pe plo Of this county want more
money, but only on the condition thAt
II be sound and current tho world
over. This entire question ~ 10 the
future use OF silver will probably be-
settled Uy the great commercial ma.
tons OF the world within q year.
Germany snd France are seeking
bimetallisui and England " fact turn
lug Ia that direction. What people
should do IL to bring pressure TO bear
upon their Representatives Tor this ap-
pUintment Of delegates TO M intorna.
tlODnl conference with power 20 act
anu insist upon an agreement aud
obligation from the nations participant
ing. to maintain n ratio as there
adopted.
a. Is. Humphrey, secretary ever
since the national league was organ.
izeI, today announces positively that
he will net be- n candidate for Io.elec.
ton. This withdrawal IL In the inter-
est OF General MoAlpine Tor president,
McAlpine aud Humphrey both being
iIom New You.
The silver mun hal another confet-
sucr today anu decided 10 wait until
after the appointment Of the commit.
tee on resolutions before taking any
action. IL that committee 10 organ.
lied against free coinage, they will In.
sisI on consideration OF their 10 u 1
resolution In the convention. They
are 1till confident the party must con-
code their demands to hold the western
slHtes.
Tee New York delegation promised
the silver men the secrctaryship, n
tho latter would not oppose General
McAlpine for president. The silver
men united on J. Ii. Byrnes, Of Den.
Yer.
Indications are that McAlpine and
ByTnss will be elected and that the
silver men may not place the name Of
OF Colonel TTumbo before tue conyeu.
lion for president. The forenoon wac
taken up mostly with music ana cheer.
ipg the entry OF the leaders, the sing.
inR Of the Cleveland gloe club being .
feature.
When Secretary Humphrey oallod
the state, TO ascertain tho number Of
delegates and slteTnAtes, 10 was asceT.
tanned the states could report only
those present, not the nu IN Der TO which
they are entitled. This was agaiu.t
the silver men whose delegations were
not " full M the other states. There
was loud demonstrations when Ten
nesieS, Missouri, Kentucky anu other
Democratic states were called. Toe
greatest ovation was given IL. Clay
Evans, OF Tennessee.
In his sddress OF welcome, PfesIdep o
ID. ID. Woodmansse, Of tho Ohio
league. e1prssiei regret that Governor
Mckinley was prevented by the Kan.
sas engagement from welcoming the
delegates to Ohio. rhs reference To
Mckinley caused loud sni c1ntinuouB
dem onstrati0n. WaodmSnste said Nc.
Kinley would reach the city ON Friday
evening aud at tho HOllsudsn
would be glad 10 greet Ril. The
secretary announced there were repre-
ssntsd iOrty-siK states aud territories.
the largest number ever represented
N any convention Of the league.
Among tho Delegates were four lslirs
from Colorado, one from New Y0Tk.
two from Warrington ana three from
lllinoiS. H.Clny Evans, OF Tennessee,
moved 10 refer all resolutions To the
committee on resolutions without de-
bate. An amendment TO refer with
out reading was doieatod as the silver
men protested. Eyaus's motion pro-
vailed.
All .. m. the convention adjourned
until 10 tomorrow ~ give the commit
tees time TO work.
SILVER RESOLUTION.
The Silver men from Colorado,
Utah, AriEoua, Washington, Nevada,
Wyoming, Idaho and Now Mexico
met today anu decided ~ act M unit
on the silver question. II 10 said
Senator Dubois Will Introduce free
coinage resolutions nj tho cow entlon
Ms follows
Resolved, That the Republican
party organized to preserve tho unity
VI the United States ami con.
tinued Tor the sole object Of
pr tecting the people Thereof,
nnd maintaining ther pfestiRs
as American citizeas among the
nations OF the earth ip,by it, traditions,
committed 10 y financial policy de-
signed u conserve the nest Interest Of
all our people aud their varied indus.
tiles aud give to the debtor equal
rights with the creditor; Therefore the
Republican party Is unalterRbly COM
United 10 the rest ration OF tho bI.
metallic standard NJ II existed In the
country prior ~ '73, namely the free
and unlimite coinage OF silver al u
ratio Of 10 10 !.
IlahiIitv for m. s1oti,na pi.a.,..