Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-06-22
HAS WORK CUT OUT
RepubI can League Convention to
Proceed Carefully.
THE SILVER ISSUE TO FACE
senator Elkins OF West Virginia VIII
Make a Strong Fight for the
Presidency.

Cleveland, June 17-Many delegate
and visitors have already arrived to at
tend the national republican lea que con
Vention which begins on Wednesday
Among those who have reached the cit,
today was Colonel A. Z. Humprey O
Chicago.
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. 1 just received some
news in 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
sllverltes, should occasion demand and
Professor Williams of Brown univer-
sity will also be here"
The ladies reception committee will
open headquarters at the Hollenden,
WIN Catherlne w. T. Avery in charge.
mrs. !. Ellen Foster, president Of the
Woman's Republican Associa ton, Is re-
ported TO reach the HOllenden tomor-
row. 1t is now reported that Senator
elect Stephen B. ElI1ins has entered the
race for president of the league and he
will come to town with the West Vir-
Slnia delegation in hope of winning a
victory against the MeAlpin forces.
The New Workers are entrenched in the
DGIef that their ran1iiofo
any possible chance be beaten There
is quiet, but strong undercurrnt Of SEN
iment favoring Clay Evans of Ten
nessee for president of the league and
the strength which he may develop de-
pends 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.. Bicknen is
the editor Of the Des Mones State
Register and is in touch with politics
Of his state.
Are the people Of Iowa going to de-
mand free slver?" he was asked.
NO SIT, we are going to be very con-
serVat1Ve on that point. We believe in
keeping quiet on that question 1t IS
not the province of this convention to |
formulate OF even touch upon the poll
cles OF the republican party. We stood
with Senator Allison in his speech that
ne made at the Pittsburg Americus
Club banquet on Grants birthday,
which is for bimetallsm. You may safe
ly say that the Iowa delegation viii
vote as unite against a silverpla tform
outside Of the one adopted at Mimi
eapolis."
VIII Iowa boom Allison for president ;
OF the United States?" eve will boom
him certainly, but not this week. We
oelleVe IN being courteous and do not {
propose to do anything in Ohio on Gov :
ernor McKinley's ground"
). K. 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 :
If the league !
NEW YORKS PLANS. Z
New York, June 1.-THE Importance /
"h1ch the National League Of Republi-
can Clubs has attained as sort of semi :
official mouthpiece Of the party is at 8
-ested by the painstaking care with
which the New York delegation to the
rational convention of the league has G
prepared to throttle any attempt which b
nay be made to commit that body to y
he cause of free silver. The delegation "
EFT here this morning on a special train :
or Cleveland, among those in the party F.
'elng General e. A. McAlpin, New "
sorks candidate for the presidency of 81
ne league, Congressman Fairchild | q
4lspenard Stewart, and several score "
thers who for years have borne the :.
'runt Of the political fight in the in =
erests OF republicanism. The cause of T
hese careful preparations is the avow-
d determination of Chairman Carter 4
t the republican national committee
0 concentrate all the force at his COM -
1and In the Interest of the white metal. :.
our immense special trains, known as ~
he silver specials, are already on their of
'ay to Cleveland from the silver CEN T
ers, and among the passengers are all th
le glib-tongued silver orators of the re
'est. The plan Of the New York dele III III
alton contemplates the entire exclusion ~
the silver question from considera-
on, but 1t is openly avowed by their w
that if they cannot get a vote
q the silver issue in any other way ~
ley Will nominate an ardent free sill
arite for the presidency of the league =,
nd thus obtain a division. Nc