The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-19
McAIpin Expects to Win Out
in the Republican League
FIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Advance Hosts of the Republican Army
at Work
The Silver Question Will Be in Evidence and
Tariff NAV Come In for a
Side Issue

Associated Press Special Wire.
CLEVELAND, June 1S-Every incoming
train today tbrought scores of delegates
and visitors to attend the national Re-
publican league convention whichlbegins
tomorrow morning. The. business portion
OF the city is profusely decorated with
flags and bunting. Music hall, iwhere the
convention will be held, has been most ar
tistically decorated. The INN ense Ar
cade building in which the banquet Will
take. place on Thursday evening has been
transformed into yeritabie bower OF
beauty. The decorations have cost many
thousands OF dollars and it is stated
they are the. finest ever produced at any
league convention. The two principal
topics under discussion around the hot
corridors today were league politics and
the silver question.
Gen. L. A. McAlpin of New York
seems to nave the strongest support to-
day and his friends claim :hat he has
cinch ON che place. Nearly ali Of the
eastern delegates who have thus far ar
rived seem to favor General McAlpin for
the presidency of the league. The other
candidates for the position are Hon. II.
G. Evans of Tennessee Hon. 5. b. Elkins
VI NtSG MA Oois ioaoS AuIh ~
OF Idaho. 1t is stated today that Ohio
will support John Goodnow OF Minnesota
for the league presidency if he will accept
the place.
Among the visiting statesmen who at
tracted the most attention during the
day were Governor Brown of Rhode
Island. Governor Nelson and Ex-Governor
Merriam of Minnesota, ex- Governor Moody
of Oregon and the offices of the state
leagues, but the influx of delegates to-
night is so large that favorltes are less
conspicuous.
Senators Carter and Dubois however are
more eagerly sought after tonight than
ever as they are recognized as leaders OF
the silver movement and all western dele
gates want to meet them. The silver en-
thusiasts are greatly disappointed tonight
over the attitude of the mountaineers
and the colored brethren of the south.
Silver delegates say the delegates from
the southern states are dividing on the
silver question and that they want moth
ing done at this convention on that ques-
ton and if the issue is forced they will
vote with the eastern and northern del
egates against free silver so as to have an
issue against the south ern Democrats
that will break the old lines of race
prejudice. The southern delegates are
for a policy OF expectancy and say the
old Wing element of the south is for
SOuUu IlOUeN uo VIGIL GO All plOtCCtiOh
and that TIE solid south can be broken by
the Republicans declaring in favor of both
principles. EThe American Protective
Tariff league has elaborate headquarters
here in charge of General Secretary Will
bur f. Wakeman of New York and state
secretaries. This organization has over
thousand auxiliary leagues, 1000 officer
and correspondents and over six thous-
and newspapers using its bureau matter.
1t is evidently forming an alliance here
with the anti-silverites OF the south,
whatever may be it's policy on a further
combine for 1896.
The Pennsylvania delegates are co-ope-
rating closely with the Tariff leag ne and
working with the southern delegates for
protection and sound money" without
regard to the contest for the president OF
the national league.
The southern states are more largely
represented than in former years. There
is movement to avoid any decisive
action whatever now on the tariff, silver
or other disputed questions, and to hold
the annual meeting next year after the
Republican national convention so as TO
avoid the embarrassment of anticipated
action on issues that are contested.
There are here now leading Republicans
who have never attended league meetings
before and who are here in the j interests
of Mckinley. Reed, Allison and others
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presidential boomlets will be more nu-
merous and more luxuriant than ever
next year and for that reason it is argued
that the IN Getting of 1896 should be held
after the national convention
Mr.. d. D. Wood mansee, president of
the Ohio league, withdrew as a candidate
for national president because of McKin-
ley's candidacy for president, and now
the Ohio delegation does not know what
to do. The eastern men insist on him
supporting General McAlpin and the west
ern delegates threaten to remember such
action against Mckinley.
President Tracy arrived from Chicago
tonight and has been with the executive
committee. Members of the commit tee
concede that the fight is now the field
against General McAlpine, with the
chances in favor of the latter. ii. Clay
Evans is still telling his friends tonight
that he cannot allow the use of his name.
The free silver men held a conference
tonight and decided to make an aggress-
i've fight.
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