The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-21
SILVER ISSUE SNUBBED.
Republican Leaguers Refuse to
Adopt a Platform.
M'ALPIN CHOSEN FOR PRESIDENT.


Year.
CLEVELAND, June 81. The national con-
vention of Republican clubs had an event
full day yesterday. Its committee on reso-
iutions consisted of fifteen silver men and
thirty-one anti-silver men. The sub-com-
mittee of eleven to draft resolutions to
submit to the full committee had only
two silver men-Dubois of Idaho and Allen
of Utah After this subcommittee had
worked all night on IAN address to the
people, " with the wQrd resolved omitted
thorefrom a committee of three on re-
vision was selected and the silver men
claim they were not represented at all on
the revision committee.
The subcommittee adopted the report
of the committee on revision in the after
noon and the full committee met at p.
IN. to consider the address to the people"
that had taken two days and one night for
its preparation. The feature of the ad-
dress was that it covered every question
except that of silver, which was entirely
ignored. This was done to prevent a
minority report on the silver question and
fight on the floor of the convention.
When the committee considered the lad
dress the anti-silver men opposed it, say
ing there had been more agitation here all
week on the silver question than on all
other things combined, and for the report
60 be silent only on that question would
be cowardly and inconsistent.
The silver men were satisfied with the
address" and had agreed to make no mi
nority report and not to open the question
| on the floor of the convention in the event
that the address was adopted. Their op
| ponents, however, held that it was not
! enough to concede everything to the west
| for the sake of harmony without rubbing
| 1t in" Some of the most ultra opponents
of free silver in the committee finally in
sisted, if the silver question was ignored
entirely, that all other questions should
be ignored. This plan pleased the western
silverites better than ''the address to the
! people"
After indulging in the most bitter
speeches for hours in the consideration of
the address a new departure was taken by
Senator Hatton, of Michigan, Offering the
following as a substitute for the report of
the subcommittee:
''Whereas section 16 of the constitution
| of the Republican League of the United
| States says: This league shall not in any
! manner endeavor to influence any ma
tional, state, county or municipal conven-
tion,' the delegates of the Republican
League of the United States in conven-
tion assembled do hereby renew their al
legiance to the principles of the Repub-
! lican party and pledge their best efforts
! for the success of the candidates of that
| party. Believing that this convention
| has no instructions from the Republicans
| of the United States or jurisdiction under
| our constitution to frame party platforms,
we hereby refer all resolutions in relation
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tional convention of 1896, with entire con-
tldence that its action will rebound to the
prosperity of our people and the continued
| glory and advancement of the country"
1t was argued against the Patton sub
stitute that the National League at its last
convention at Denver and the previous
year at Louisville, and at other national
conventions, had adopted recommendatory
resolutions without the constitutional OBJ
lection ever being raised, and the adoption
of the substitute would be accepted as a
confession of this convention S inability to
meet the silver issue. Although these ar
guments poured in hot and fast, and
Chairman Robinson, of Pennsylvania, left
the chair to oppose it, yet the plan of ig-
noring everything if the silver question
was ignored, gained such headway that
the Patton substitute was adopted at 6;3O
p. IN, without a dissenting voice.
As "the address to the people" that was
ruled out by the adoption of the Patton
substitute reaffirmed the resolutions of
previous national league conventions,
there was much discussion of the follow
ing, adopted at Denver last year;
I'VE believe in the use of gold and sill
yer as money metals, maintained on a
perfect parity and interconvertible, We
do not believe that there will be a perma-
nent return of prosperity until the full
use and highest possible position of silver
shall be restored, and ask for such legisla-
tion as will bring about this result"
When the roll of states was called for
resolutions to be read and referred with
out debate resolutions by the score on
every conceivable issue or topic were pre-
sented Those on the financial question
were for the most part duplicates of those
offered earlier in the day and referred by
the bushel to the committees waste bas-
ket. Some sarcastic resolutions were Of
fered on the silver question: one calling
for fifty cents worth of silver bullion to
be made a legal tender dollar. Resolu-
tions were offered asking the national
committee TO have the next Republican
national convention held at Buffalo, Pitts
burg, Milwaukee, Charleston, S. c.,
/
yelled down before the reading could be
/ completed.
The committee reported Milwaukee as
the place for the next convention, the
time to be fixed by the executive commit
tee. The report was adopted.
The rules were suspended and the con-
vention proceeded to the election Of Of
fcers.
Mr. George B. Green, state president OF
New York, in an eloquent speech placed
in nomination General h. A. McAlpin foI
president of the national league. The
mentioning of General McAlpin's name
was greeted with tremendous and pro
longed applause. Nearly all the states
seconded the nomination, and General
McAlpin was elected president by acola-
nation.
For secretary Mr.. Churchill, of Colorado
placed in nomination John f. Byrnes
while Illinois nominated William Grant
| and Nebraska nominated L. e. Walker