The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-21

night and hold reception at the Hol-
lenden hotel.
Plain statements of regret were also
received from H. c. Lodge, J. Sloat
Fasset, Congressman Quigg, of New
York, and Senator Wolcott, Colorado.
When the convention reassembled
at p. m. the full committee on reso-
Iutions, was also reassembling to con-
slider the report of it's committee.
There was almost as many delegates
remaining about the Hollenden to
hear from the committee as assem-
bled in the convention, although
the music hall was well filed. Con-
siderable time was taken up in rou-
tine matters.
Resolutions By the Score.
The roll of states was called for
resolutions to be read and referred
without debate. 1t was thought that
most of the pockets had been emptied
during the morning session, but the
call brought out resolutions by the
score on every conceivable issue or
topic.
Those on the financial question
those offered during the day, and
were referred by the bushel to the
committees waste basket.
Some sarcastic resolutions were or
fered on the silver question, one call
ing for fifty cents worth of silver bull
lion TO be made a legal tender dollar.
Numerous resolutions were offered
asking the national committee to
hold the next national Republican con-
Ventlon at various places, but
all were yelled down before the read
ing could be completed.
The committee on league work re-
porte2 a gratifying increase and rap
idly growing interest in all parts of
the country in club organizations
The committee reported Milwaukee
as the place for the next convention,
the time to be fixed by the executive
committee. Adopted.
The rules were suspended and the
convention proceeded to the election
of officers.
McAIpine President.
George B. Green, state president of
New York, placed in nomination Cen
eral A. l.. McAlpine for president of
the national league. The mention of
General McAlpine's name was
greeted with tremendous and pro-
longed applause.
General Carr, on behalf of Illinois,
seconded the nomination of General
McAlpine. Pennsylvania also sec
onded the nomination.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, who sat with
the Washington, d. c., delegation, fol-
lowed in a happy speech in favor of
the empire state candidate for the
presidency. Nearly all the states sec
onded the nomination.
General McAlpine was elected presi-
dent by reclamation and a commit
tee of three was appointed to escort
him to the hall.
n
called for and Mr.. Churchill, of Col
orado placed in nomination John F.
Byrnes. while Illinois nominated VIII
liam Grant Nebraska nominated Il.
Z. Walker.
The notification committee entered
the hall with General McAlpine, who
his thanks for the honor
conferred on him. He said that as
long as he should remain president of
the league, the only motto should be
Work, work, work"
Executive Committee.
The states were called for vice-presi-
dents and members of the executive
committee as follows:
Executive ommittee-Alabama, A.
6. Neggley; Arkansas, Henry NJ.
Cooper; California, Theodore Riechert;
William K. Burchnell; Con-
necticut, James A. Howarth; Della |
ware, Francis H. Hoffecker; Florida, |
2. Philip Walters; Georgia, a. K. |
Buck; Illinois, Albert Campbell; In
Hama, w. L. Taylor; Iowa, F; W. Biek-
J. L. Crawford; Louisiana, Andrew !
ey; Maryland ar: DR.. william 5. |
Booze; Massachusetts,, ]. H. Gould; |
Michigan, Charles L. Baxter; Min |
lesota. F. L. Burns; Missis-
iippi, Albert M. Lee; Missouri, F. B.
3romwell; Montana, c. H; MoLoud;
:. McCleulland; New Hampshire,
stephen S. Jewett; New Jersey, L. S. |
De Vousee; New York, H. C. Brewster; |
North Carolina, j. C. Pritchard; North |
Dakota, c. NJ. Cochran; Ohio, E. J.
Vest; Pennsylvania, G. o. w. Buck; |
Carolina, V. p. Clayton; South Dakota, |
Charles II. Burke; Tennessee, J. NJ
Texas. Charles B. Peek; |
Vermont, H. S. Peck; Virginia, H. de
LAY; West Virginia, G.. B. Elliott;
Wisconsin, H. H. Rand; Wyoming, F.
Burke; Arizona. George Christ; District
# Columbia, d. A. Ray; New Mexico,
". H. H. Llewellyn; Oklahoma, R. ].
'eay; Utah, Hoyt Sherman, il. Col
eye leagues-W. d. Williams, Of Kala-
naZoo college.
Vice Presidents.
Vice-Presidents-A w. H.
Iorner; Arkansas, John Mcclure; Cal
fornia, S. NJ. Shortridge; Colorado, H.
:. Messy; Connecticut, General Alex
nder HARRISON; Delaware, Harry A.
Florida. John King;
ieorgia, A. F. Bush; Idaho, --
illinois, Isaac NJ. Hamilton; Indiana,
. P Watts; Iowa. George r. Perry;
Kansas, w. w. Pierce; Kentucky,
,harles J. Richey; Louisiana, DR.. E. A.
Williams; Maine, j. II. Drummond;
Maryland, ]. e. Palmer; Massachu-
etts, w. Murray Crane; Michigan. E.
l. Dingley; Minnesota, Knute Nelson;
Joshua Stevens; Missouri,
=. c. Page; Montana, F. e. Sargent;
Nebraska, John l.. Webster; Nevada,
'harles H. Bartlett; New Jersey,
Barker Gommery; New York, C. c.
hayne; North Carolina, John C. Dau-
ey; North Dakota, E. NJ. Warren;
,hio, John E. Hopley; Pennsylvania,
ohm Doyle; Rhode Island, Russell
Grown; South Carolina, Seymour f.
ninth; South Dakota, r. j. Woods;
w. J. Ormsby; Texas, Whit
Dryden; Vermont. H. E. Parker; Vir-
inia, Thomas Lowry; Washington.
--; West Virginia, John X
thompson; Wisconsin, George R. Day;
Wyoming, Carroll H. Paremlee; Ari-
ona, ]. H. Simpson; District of Co
Imbia, Thomas H. Mckee; New Mex
20, Louis H. Hughes; Oklahoma,
rank Fl. Grear; Utah. William Glass
ian. College Leagues. H. Fay,
rinceton.
Shortly after o'clock the convention
djourned until tomorrow at 10 a. m.
a Question of Secretary.