The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-06-22
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 delegates
and visitors have already arrived to at
tend the national republican league con-
vention which begins on Wednesday.
Among those who have reached the city
today was Colonel A. e. HUMPHREY Of
Chicago.
1.-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
silverites, should occasion demand and
Professor Williams Of Brown univer-
sity will also be here"
The ladies reception committee will
open headquarters at the Hollenden,
With Catherine w. T. Avery in charge.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, president of the
Woman's Republican Association, is re-
ported to reach the Hollenden tomor-
row. 1t is now reported that Senator
elect Stephen B. Elkins has entered the
race for president of the league and he
will come to town with the West Vir-
ginia delegation in hope of winning a
victory against the MeAlpin forces.
The New Workers are entrenched in the
belief that their candidate can not by
any possible chance be beaten. There
is quiet, but strong undercurrnt OF SEN
timent favoring Clay Evans of Ten
nessee for president of the league and
the strength which he may develop de-
ponds 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. Bicllnell, Iowa member of
the national league. Mr.. Bicknell is
the editor of the Des Moines State
Register and is in touch with politics
of his state.
Are the people of Iowa going to de-
mand free silver?" he was asked
mo sir, we are going to be very con-
sentative on that point. We believe in
keeping quiet on that question. 1t is
not the province of this convention to
formulate or even touch upon the poll
cies of the republican party. We stood
with Senator Allison in his speech that
he made at the Pittsburg Americas
Club banquet on Grants birthday,
which is for bimetallism. You may safe
ly say that the Iowa delegation will
vote as unite against silver platform
outside of the one adopted at Mimi
eapolis."
'Will Iowa boom Allison for president
of the United States?" 1--WE will boom
him certainly, but not this week. We
believe in being courteous and do not
propose to do anything in Ohio on Gov
ernor McKinleys ground"
j. r. 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
of the league.
NEW YORK'S PLANS.
New York, June 1.-THE Importance
which the National League Of Republi-
can Clubs has attained as a sort of semi
official mouthpiece of the party is at
tested by the painstaking care with
which the New York delegation to the
national convention of the league has
prepared to throttle any attempt which
may be made to commit that body to
TIC NdboG VI Tree HlANGI. lie utleBdllOn
left here this morning on a special train
for Cleveland, among those in the party
being General r. A. McAlpin, New
Yorks candidate for the presidency of
the league, Congressman Fairchild,
Lispenard Stewart, and several score
others who for years have borne the
brunt of the political fight in the in
terests of republicanism. The cause of
these careful preparations is the avow-
ed determination of Chairman Carter
Of the republican national committee
to concentrate all the force at his COM
mand in the interest Of the white metal.
-Four immense special trains, known as
the silver specials, are already on their
way to Cleveland from the silver CEN
tiers, and among the passengers are all
the glib-tongued silver orators of the
west. The plan Of the New York dele
cation contemplates the entire exclusion
of the silver question from considera-
ton, but it is openly avowed by their
opponents that if they cannot get a vote
on the silver issue in any other way
they will nominate an ardent free sill
verite for the presidency Of the league
and thus obtain a division.