The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18

Republican presidents and has a favor
tie son who is ready to follow their ex-
ample has created no little interest in
this convention, and while the friends
of Ohio's candidate for the Republican
nomination are bound by the laws Of
hospitality to avoid all semblance Of
using their position as hosts of their
fellow-members to advance the claims
of the Ohio governor there is no doubt
that this, McKinley's state, has done
much TO awaken interest in the gather
ing.
The Republican League of the United
! States was organized in Chickering hall
New York City. Dec. Is, 1887, by dele
gates from $50 Republican clubs of the
United States assembled in national
convention pursuant to a call issued
by the Republican club of New York
City, 1t has been in active force in
every campaign since that, a repre-
sentative Republican body:
Preparations for the convention
have been under way for
more than two months. The various
committees have been directed by F.
II. Morris, chairman and II. y. Hill Sec
rotary Of the local executive committee
appointed by the general committee OF
entertainment. which consists Of all
the OhioanS who attended the Denver
convention last year. The convention
will be in session three days, one long
er than ordinary. The first day will be
devoted TO the ordinary preliminary
work, with excursions hither and thith-
er to the almost endless points Of in
terest, the chief of which to the ma
iOrity OF visitors will of course be the
lake and the shipyards, where the an
Tual output, in tonnage, is the greatest
in the world, the Clyde alone excepted.
The second day, Thursday, will be
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provides for a free-for-all speech-mak-
ing season in the afternoon and a COM
plimentary banquet to the delegates in
the evening, when there Will be more
speech-making. At the afternoon every
man will be at liberty 70 lug in his par
ticular hobby and ride il in view Of
the thousands for a limited time with
out objection.
It is thought that at this time there
Will be a clash between the coinage men
from the west and the conservatives
and bold mOnometallist from the east
Every man who has had anything TO do
with the arrangements has received
evidences that there Will be an encoun-
ter to satisfy himself. The declara-
ton Of President Green Of the New
York league. that the delegates from
that state and New England will in
sist upon leaving the subject 10 be dealt
with by the national convention Of 1896
defines the eastern position Senator
Dubois interview in which he says the
west viii insist upon recognition OF its
free coinage sentiments IS taken as
clear exposition of the position OF the
west.
Thursday evening the delegates will
be given the complimentary banquet
and VIII be addressed by Governor Nc
kinley. Sena tor Burrows Of Michigan,
Senator-eiect Thurston OF Nebra ska,
ex-Sena tor Ingalls, OF Kansas. H Clay
Evans OF Tennessee, A 3. Cummins Of
Des Moiles. General Asa s Bushnell OF
Ohio. National President ". ". Tracy
Of Illinois and President D. D. Wood |
mausea OF OHIO. All the prominent !
presidential aspirants were invited 10 |
speak. but after a long correspondence !
all declined on one pretext or another /
except Mckinley. Among the officers |
Of the league IL IS jset that the aspir- |
ants are a little afraid they will BE- l
come involved IN the monetary squad |
bic II thsy should speak az the banquet |
Dspsv has promised - hs 4
present and speak Il he IS in the coua- /
Try
Friday the final tug between the !
forces divided on the money question /
VIII take place, for then the committee /
On resolutions viii report AID officers
viii be elected
TIE JCDsE-..I hove l SHAH not sec you
lere a-2lE Prisoner fwho Is arrested /
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