The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-16

LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS
WILL FIRE 1T At CLEVELAND, O.
Prominent Statesmen from All Over
the Country Will Be There
Next Wednesday.

next Wednesday morning. and continuing
till Friday evening The national league
has made extensive preparations for the
convention, and responses received by the
secretary indicate that it will probably be
the largest convention yet held. While the
national committee has been busily en-
gagged making preparations for the business
OF the convention. the Ohio league has act
lively bestirred itself to make assurance
doubly sure that all delegates and visitors
shall not want for means of amusement
during their stay in the city on the lake.
For several months large committees. en-
bracsng all the active working Republicans
Of the city OF Cleveland and a number os
prominent Republicans from the other
large cities OF the State. have been busy
as bees formulating plans TO give enjoy
ment TO their visitors from all over the
Nation. There Is a committee for every
thing and enough members of each COM
mittee TO assure the work assigned TO the
committee not being neglected for lack of
persons TO do il. The first OF these coma
mittees is the general entertainment COM
mittee. OF which ID. d. Woodmansee, of
Cincinnati, president of the Ohio State
league, is chairman. This committee has
membership of forty persons, selected
indicates. has a general supervision of the
plans of entertainment. In addition to
this. there is a special entertainment COM
mittee of five hundred. There is recep-
ton committee of go members and a Ia
dies reception committee OF the same num-
Der OF ladies. Then there Is a welcoming
committee of one hundred persons There
Is a committee on music, on badges, on dec
orations, on menu, on banquet, on tickets,
on speakers and on excursions.
During the time of the convention there
of interest in and about Cleveland and up
the lake All this is in the hands of the
excursion committee. and IL has completed
cursiOns 10 Put-in-Bay island, Niagara
Falls. Detroit and other water trips, as
well as several shorter excursions TO places
close at hand. where the round trip can be
made in a day and give the excursionists
plenty of time on their outing.
This is the eighth annual convention of
the League of Republican Clubs, and the
league has long since come TO be consid-
cred a potent power in politics. embracing.
members have the management of party
affairs in their respective cities, counties
and States There is always a large
ventions for election TO office in the league.
II is an honor not TO be despised TO be
chosen by such a body of representative
men as compose these conventions to rep
resent them in official capacity, and the
races are generally very exciting. Being,
as they are. races between astute polfti-
clans. men who are accustomed TO waging
political wars and conducting campaigns,
they afford school Of politics second to
none in the country. Here the ablest poll
ticians OF the country. who In short time
will be putting their heads together, de-
foe. are crossing swords in good-natured
fight against one another on behalf of
their respective candidates.
There VIII be number or candidates for
president of the league before the conven-
ton Some OF them VIII start of with a
very strong following too. Gen.. Edward
ousiy supported by the delegates from his
State and sthe State will probably send a
crowd of about five hundred along to boom
him. Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massachusetts.
Will be supported by the New England dele
gates unless the vote there is divided by
the presentation OF the name of Governor
delegates will try TO land Governor Hast
ings in the league presidency. He was a
willie in isss M III. DeYoung. another de-
feated candidate at the Louisville conven-
ton, viii probably again seek the Office
gates d. ID. Woodmansee, of Cincinnati
Is one or the most aggressive candidates
for the chief office of the league and. OF
lor. of this city. has been frequently spoken
of in connection with the office, but says
most emphaticaily that ne Is not a candi-
between the opposing candidates II is not
improbable that the name of Stephen B.
There is also considerable talk of sending
the presidency South this year. and if this
IS done the man chosen will undoubtedly
be III. Clay Evans, the man elected Gov
ernor OF Tennessee, Out defrauded of his
All of the political questions of the day
will be handled In the speeches TO be made
during the convention and the speakers are
all men of national regulations. The tariff,
currency. Monroe doctrine, Nicaraguan
t. ...tIa
II will be a great gathering of Republic
ans and the Opening OF the presidential
fifteen thousand Republicans are expected
TO be assembled there during the three
days of the convention. Among those who
Thomas b. Reed; Senator Fred T. Dubois,
OF Idaho: Senator-eless John Nj. Thurston.
of Montana: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
of Massachusetts; II. Clay Evans, of Ten
nessee; Alfred Dolgo, of New York; Dele
gate Frank j. Cannon, Of Utah: Governor
Hastings. of Pennsylvania Senator Knute
Nelson. OF Minnesota: Senator-elect Julius
c. Burrows. of Michigan; Governor ID. r.
McAipiin. of New York: Gen. Russell A.
Alger. Of Michigan; Governor Mckinley. OF
Ohio: EX-GOVERNOR Joseph p. Foraker. of
Ohio: Senator Allison, of Iowa; Robert p.
Porter, Of Ohio: Congressman Charles A.
Boutelle; OF Maine; NJ IL DeYoung. of
and Senator John Patten jr.. of Michigan.
One of the features of the convention
will be the banquet to delegates at the
Arcade Building on Thursday night. Covers
will be laid for two thousand at this ban
auet and il will be one of the greatest har-
mony dinners ever given. The visitors NAV
look on from the galleries, which VIII seat
several thousand and the toasts responded
to will not be the least enjoyable part of
tho banquet.
Indiana is entitled TO ffty-eight delegates
in the convention and will send a full dele
cation In addition to this. il is expected
that she will be represented by about two
hundred Republicans who Will accompany
the delegates. Everything Is open after ar
irving at Cleveland 10 those not delegates
as well as those holding credentials, the
only discriminat ton being that delegates
are seated first. The fare from this city
will be S. - for the round trip. tickets good
on any train on June is or 10 and good
returning on any train within ten days
The official train will leave this city AT
6.25 O'Clock Tuesday evening, and Will carry
sleepers. which viii be detached at Cleve-
land. permitting occupants of berths TO re-
main in them until 4 o'clock Wednesday
morning In addition 10 the delegates a
crowd OF about fifty Republicans will "a
from this city. most of them leaving on the
official train Tuesday night. \ few. how
ever, will leave Monday evening. The local
arrangements for the trip are In the hands
OF j. j. Higgins. No. 1912 North Meridian
street. and he will give any information de-
sired concerning the trip or stay in Cleve-
land.