Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-06-21
Republ can League Convention to
Proceed Carefully.
THE SILVER ISSUE TO FACE
Senator Elkins of West Virginia Will
Make Strong Fight for the
Presidency.

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tend the national republican league con- |
vention which begins on Wednesday. |
Among those who have reached the city |
today was Colonel A. E. HUMPHREY of
Chicago.
1.-The arrangements provided for TAX
ing care of the convention" he said,
"are first class, and the IN
dications are that the meeting
will be one of the most successful
ever held by the league"
President Tracy will be here on
Tuesday" the secretary said. "ahead
of the delegation. l just received some
news in a letter to the effect that Sena-
tor Warner Miller is coming with the
New York delegation. Professor
George Canton of the New York school
of economics is coming to answer the
silverites, should occasion demand and
Professor Williams of Brown univer-
sity will also be here"
The ladies reception committee will
open headquarters at the Hollenden,
With Catherine w. 4. Avery in charge
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, president of the
Woman's Republican Association, Is re-
ported to reach the Hollenden tomor-
row. 1t Is now reported that Senator
elect Stephen B. Elkins has entered the
race for president of the league and he
will come to town with the West Vir-
ginia delegation in hope of winning a
victory against the MeAlpin forces.
The New Workers are entrenched in the
belief that their candidate can not by
any possible chance be beaten. There
is a quiet, but strong undercurrnt of sem
timent favoring Clay Evans of Ten
nessee for president of the league and
the strength which he may develop de-
ponds upon his willingness to allow his
friends to formally present his name
before the convention.
VIEWS OF AN IOwAN
| One of the early far western arrivals
Is Frank w. Bicknell, Iowa member of
the national league. Mr.. Bicknell is
the editor of the Des Moines State
Register and is in touch with politics
| of his state.
Are the people of Iowa going to de-
mand free silver?" he was asked.
| mo 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
formulate or even touch upon the poll
cies of the republican party. We stood
with Senator Allison in his speech that
he made at the Pittsburg Americas
Club banquet on Grants birthday,
which Is for bimetallism. You may safe
ly say that the Iowa delegation will
vote as a unite against silver platform
outside of the one adopted at Mimi
eapolis.''
'Will Iowa boom Allison for president
of the United States?" 1--WE will boom
him certainly, but not this week. We
believe in being courteous and do not
propose to do anything in Ohio on Gov
ernor McKinley's ground"
J. r. Blanchard Of New York arrived
today. He is the advance guard of the
forces which will push the candidacy
of General McAlpin for the presidency
of the league.
NEW YORK'S PLANS.
New York, June 1.-THE importance
can Clubs has attained as sort of semi.
official mouthpiece of the party is at
tested by the painstaking care with
which the New York delegation to the
national convention Of the league ha.
prepared to throttle any attempt which
may be made to commit that body t.
the cause of free silver. The delegation
left here this morning on special trail
for Cleveland, among those in the part,
being General e. A. McAlpin, New
York's candidate for the presidency o
the league, Congressman Fairchild
Lispenard Stewart, and several scor
others who for years have borne tn
brunt of the political fight in the in
: terests of republicanism. The cause O
these careful preparations Is the avow
ed determination of Chairman Carte
of the republican national committe
to concentrate all the force at his com
mand in the interest of the white meta
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