The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-20

companled by a number OF fair enthusiasts
who clapped just as loudly and yelled Just
as Justify as the most ardent disciple OF
Lincoln's principles.
Just before the convention began there
was considerable discussion as to who
would be president OF the league in place
Of W. w Tracy. who viii resign. IL was.
however. practically acknowledged on all
sides that Gen. McAlpin stood the best
chance, in fact that there would be no.
body else In the race 10 stay. IL Is known
that the silver vote viii be cast almost
solidly for Gen. McAipin.
The convention was opened by SONG
by the National Republican League Glee
club. a body which sprung into existence
for the occasion. They recited how the
democrats would be surely showed under
I'm 1896. and for an encore. told 10 all over
again to another air. After the band had
augmented the enthusiasm by playing n
medley of patriotic airs Rev. Lloyd Dar-
sci OF Cleveland called down the divine
blessing on the assemblage.
A call OF the states by the secretary
showed them 10 be represented as follows:
Alabama, %; Arkansas. "a; California, >;
Colorado Is, Connecticut %; Delaware, 4;
Florida, /; Georgia. 3; Idaho, 4; Illinois, IS;
and 9S alternates. Indiana, 62. and 81 al
;ernates; Iowa. "a: Kansas. 80: Kentucky,
81: Louisiana, "a; Maryland. "a; Massachu-
setts, %; Michigan. IS. and $50 alternatcs;
Minnesota. SS; Mississippi, 4; Missouri, 81;
Montana. "a; Nebraska. 81; Nevada. 10;
New Jersey, 10; New York, l4S, and $50 al
ternates; North Dakota, 70; Ohio. 81 ore
gon. u; Pennsylvania. 130. and $50 alter
mates; Rhode Island, IA: South Carolina, 2;
South Dakota, IS: Tennessee, 80, and 20 al
ternates; Texas. "a; Vermont, z; Virginia,
70; Washington, /; West Virginia, rs; Wis
consin, a.; Wyoming. 10; Arizona. 4; Dis
trict OF Columbia, 10; Nevada, l. New Mex
leo. II; Oklahoma, 4; Utah, a. and the
American Republican College League 10
a total Of $3.50.
The organization then began by slips
being passed to each state to fll out with
the names of its members of the COM
mitteos. While this was being done, the
coming fight on the silver question was
foreshadowed by a motion made by il.
Clay Evans of Tennessee that all resolu-
tons be referred TO the committee on res
olutions without debate This was adopt
ed and the convention adjourned unth
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
There viii be mass meetings tonight
and tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow ar
ternoon the silver fight will probably be
inaugurated, as the session is to be n sort
of free-for-all where everybody can speak
who wishes to do so, and on whatever
subject he pleases.
On the committee on resolutions are the
following: Georgia, A. T.. Buell.; Louisl-
ana. William Pitt Kellogg; Texas, II. F..
McGregor; Alabama, r. A. Mosely, Ir ;
Arkansas. John Mcclure; South Carolina,
@. w. Murray; Mississippi, James Hin.
At the evening mass meetings, Col
Isaac Trumbo of Utah addressed the west
ern delegates. Ex-Gov. Brown spoke at
Music hall, followed by A. y. Cummns
Of Iowa and Senator Thurston of Me-
braska.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, president Of the
Wnpoausa Vpnnbifgan lQagtla fOll0WgI
Senator Thurston. She said that she had
come from New Mexico. 5000 miles. to
talk at that meeting. The three great re-
publican victories of the year were des-
ignated as the overthrow OF Tammany In
New York, Waiteism In Colorado and the
victory In Kansas.
She said the women were responsible
for all of them. Wherever women are
entitled to vote" she said, "the Re
publican party Is the gamer. It has been
demonstrated In every case. The great
questions before the Republican party
are the tariff, as a matter OF course, nom
partisanship In municipal affairs and the
settlement OF the controversy between
capital and labor
The choice for the meeting ground for
the convention in the presidential year
fell upon Milwaukee.
Since o'clock tonight the committee
on resolutions has been In session and is
sui IN session at HllhihBHt Inc NoiiAiiA-
tee has taken no formal action on any
thing. In accordance with a resolution
passed at this afternoons session of the
committee the evening session was de-
voted to an Informal discussion Of any
thing.
The subcommittee on resolutions, which
viii do all the real work, was appointed
tonight by Chairman Robinson as fol-
lows: Hon. John B. Robinson OF Penn
syIvania, chairman Of the general com
mittee; Horace @. Knowles Of Delaware,
secretary Of the general committee, ex-
officio; Hon. John A. Tawney Of Mime
sofa, James A. Hardness of Missouri
Henry B. Blackwell Of Massachusetts,,
l.. NJ. Hubbard of Connecticut, G. II. Allen
OF Utah, S. A. Robinson Of New York,
Hon. Fred w. Dubois of Idaho. w. w.
Curry of the District OF Columbia, III. NJ.
Coke of Oregon, r. A. Moseley Jr., Of
Alabama, and George w. Murray Of South
Carolina.
The committee meeting has been Sc
cret one all along. The silver men to-
night are still hopeful, but their chances
Of getting a plank in the platform nailed
down with silver spikes seems even further
off than II did yesterday