The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-22
PaffOn's "Lef-AIOne" Resolution
Adopted by the Republican National
League Before Adjournment.
BOWLING MADE SECRETARY
WESTERN SILvERITES .SAT DOWN
on BY PRESIDENT MALP1N.
Effort to Make the Tariff More Promi-
nent as an Issue-Gov. Mckinley
Too Tired to Speak.

CLEVELAND. June 21.-The eighth ma
tional convention of the Republican League
Clubs closed to-day. All week there were
apprehensions of an embarrassing fight
on the silver question, but nothing was
disposed of in all the proceedings so quick
ly or so quietly as that matter. The COM
mittee on resolutions had settled this mat
ter last night by deciding TO report that
the league had no constitutional right to
adopt resolutions and it's report to that
effect was approved. Constitutional limta-
tons 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 TO do anything pet-
ter than adopt the Patton substitute as
given in these dispatches last night. The
silver men are elated. They say if free
silver was not adopted, nothing else was
adopted. and that IL indicates that the
Republicans concede they cannot get along
without the Western States. Although it
could not be done without a fight on the
floor of the convention the Western dele
gates expected TO have an anti-silver reso-
luton adopted over their protests. They
claim to have received more advantage
than ever expected at national Repub-
lcan convention.
The local papers tried to-day to inter-
view delegates the report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions. The free silver men
all expressed satisfaction and the anti-sil-
yer men, as rule, would not express any
opinion. Senator Thurston. of Nebraska. a
leader against free silver, said: THE report
was entirely consistent with the league
organization, but 1 should have preferred
a disclaimer OF any authority or purpose
to make a platform or commit the party,
followed by such resolutions as would ex-
press the views Of these assembled dele
gates on political issues. 1 in favor
of improving the financial plank OF the
last Republican platform"
While most of the delegates were steam
ing over the lake this afternoon there was
a joint meeting of the officers of the State
league with the committee on league work
and the executive committee. John l.. Web
ster the Nebraska vice president. presided.
in the absence OF General McAlpin. and
the states were called for reports. Mr..
Churchill, of Colorado. said as the conven-
tion had not the courage TO express any
opinion on anything IL would be difficult
TO outline plans for organization. Mr..
Green, president of the New York League
said the convention had resolved itself
into nonentity. He insisted on the meet
York, who had been invited here to ad-
dress the organizers and officers on plans
and principles. In this meeting. in the
convention. Pennsylvania opposed New
York. Although il was known that Gen.
eral McAlpin wanted DOwling made Sec
retary and New York cast her solid vote
OF lsS for Dowling, yet Pennsylvania voted
solidly for Byrnes. of Colorado. when the
tide was tending strongly toward Downing.
I. The effort 10 divert attention from sill
yer to the tariff the issue continued
to-day The speeches In the convention. as
we'll at the banquet last night and else
where, were all in that line.