The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-22
THERE WAS NO FIGHT
Close of the Convention Of Republican
League Clubs.
SILVER GIVEN THE COLD GO
Sailing Over the Lake and Music
by the Band - Nc kiniey
Greeted and Given
Royal Reception.

Cleveland. Ohio. June a1.-The eighth
national convention OF republican clubs
closed to-day. All week there were ap-
prehensions OF an embarrassing fight
on the silver question. but nothing was
disposed of in all the proceedings so
quickly or so quietly as that matter.
The committee on resolutions had set
tied the question last night by de-
Gliding to report that the league had no
constitutional right to adopt resolu-
tions. and its report 10 that effect was
approved. Constitutional limitations
are sometimes In the way, but In this
case the constitution was considered
convenient by both factions The gold
standard men were not satisfied but
they could not see any way to do any
thing better than to adopt the Patton
substitute as given in these dispatches
last night. The silver men are elated.
They say that IL free silver was not
adopted nothing else would be. and
that II Indicated that the republicans
concede they cannot get along without
the western states.
Although 1t could not have been done
convention, the western delegates ex-
pected to have an anti-silver resolu-
tion adopted over their protests. They
claim TO have received more advantage
than ever expected at a national re-
publican convention. II Is well known
that kilograms were received yesterday
and to-day from presidential aspirants
and the leading republicans in all parts
Of the country. suggesting that any
action on silver would be dangerous.
and these advlces no doubt did much
toward having the hot poker dropped
a la Pattons substitute. The local pa
pers tried to-day TO interview delegates
on the report of the committee on reso-
lutlons. The free silver men all ex-
pressed satisfaction and the anti-silver
men as a rule would not express any
opinion.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska, leade.
against free silver said: The report
was entirely consistent with the league
organization. but | should have pre-
ferred disclaimer of any authority or
purpose to make a platform or commit
the party, offered by such resolutions
as would express the views of these
assembled delegates on political issues.
l am In favor of improving the finan-
cial plank Of the last republican plat
FORM
While most Of the delegates were
sailing over the lake this afternoon.
there was joint meeting of the OFF,
GERS of the state leagues with the COM
mittee on league work and the execu-
tive committee. Judge John l.. Web
ster. the Nebraska vice president. pre-
sided in the absence of General Me-
Alpine. and the states were called for
reports. Mr.. Churchill Of Colorado.
age to express any opinion on anything
and II would be difficult to outline the
plans for organization. Mr.. Green,
president Of the New York league. said
the convention had resolved itself into
nonentity. He insisted on the meet
ing hearing Prof. George q. Gunter Of
New York. who had been invited here
to address the organizers and officers
on plans and principles. In this meet
ing, as in the convention, Pennsylva-
MIA opposed New York. Although It
was known that General McAlpinc
wanted Bowling made secretary and
New York cast her solid vote for him,
yet Pennsylvania voted solldly for
Byrnes OF Colorado. when the tide was
tending strongly toward Bowling. The
effort to divert the attention from sill
vcr to the tariff as the Issue continued
to-day. The speeches In the conven-
ton as well as at the banquet last
night and elsewhere were all on that
line.
When the Tippecanoe and other local
clubs went TO the depot tonight TO
meet Governor Mckinley the Iowa
band OF Allison men headed the process
sion. There was every possible effort
10 make the week of silver agitation
end in a big boom for tariff as the Is
sue of the republicans
Governor Mckinley arrived this even
ing. He was met at the depot by the
Tippecanoe club and the Foraker club.
headed by the famous Iowa state band.
He was driven direct to the headquar-
ters OF the national republican league.
where he held a reception from s To .
O'Clock. Many of the delegates to the
convention called upon him and the
stream OF people passing the governor
lasted fully an hour.