The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-22

ton of Republican clubs decided upon
its report to the convention after q
great deal Of argument and deliberation.
The committee consisted of 10 silver
men and 32 snti-silver men. The SUBJ
committee OF IL to draft resolutions
t. submit to the full committee had
oaly two silver men-Dubois of Idaho
aad Allen of Utah. After this sub
committee had worked all night on an
address to the people, with the word
resolved omitted therefrom, COM
mittee of three ON revision was selected
and the silver men claim that they
were not represented at all on this
committee. The sub-committe on re-
vision and the full committee met at Q
p. m. to consider the address to the
people that had taken
Two Days and One Night
for its preparation. The feature Of the
address was that it covered every ques-
ton except that of silver, which was
entirely ignored. This was done to
prevent minority report on the silver
question and fight on the floor of the
convention. When the full committee
considered the address the anti-silver
men opposed it. They said there had
been more agitation here all week on
the silver question than on all other
things combined, and for the report to
be silent only on that question would
be cowardly and inconsistent. The
silver men were satisfied with the ad-
dress and had agreed to make no
minority report and not to open the
question on the floor Of the convention
in the event the dress was adopted.
Their opponents, however, held that it
was enough to
Conce.ie Everything to the West
for the sake of harmony without rub
bing it in." Some of the most ultra
opponents of free silver in the COM
mittee finally insisted, if the silver
question was ignored, all other ques-
tions 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 on the consideration of the
address to the people a new departure
was taken by Senator Patton of Michi-
gan offering the following as substi-
tute for the report of the sub-commit-
tes:
"Whereas, Sec 13 of the constitu-
tion of the Republican League of the
Uuited States says: This League shall
not in any manner endeavor to
Influence the Action
Of any national, state, county or munic-
ipal convention The delegates Of the
Republican League Of the United
States, in convention assembled, do
hereby renew their allegiance 70 the
principles Of the Republican party and
pledge their best efforts for the success
of the candidates Of that party, believ-
ing that this convention has no in
structions from the Republicans of the
United States or jurisdiction under our
constitution to frame party platforms,
we hereby refer all resolutions in rela-
ton to public questions to the Repub-
ican national convention Of 1896, with
entire confidence that it's action will re-
dound to the prosperity Of our people
and the continued glory and advance
ment Of the country"
Inability to Meet tho Issue.
It was argued against the Patton
substitute 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 inhibition ever being
raised, and that the adoption of the
substitute would be accepted as a con.
fession of this conventions inability
to meet the silver issue. Although
these arguments poured in hot and
fast, and Chairman Robinson of Penn.
sylvania left the chair to oppose it, yet
the plan of ignoring everything if the
silver question was ignored gained
such headway that the Patton substi
tute was adopted at $3.50 p. m. without
a dissenting vote.
MoAlpin Elected President.
The committee ON place of meeting
reported Milwaukee as the place for the
next convention, the time to be fixed
by the executive committee. The rules
were then suspended and the conven
ton proceeded to the election Of Off
GERS.
Mr.. George B. Green. state president
Of New York, in an eloquent speect
placed in nomination General E. A
McAlpin for president of the Nationa
League. General McAlpin was elected
by exclamation.
Candidates for Secretary.
Nominations for secretary wer.
called for and Mr.. Churchill of Colo
RADIO placed in nomination John F
Byrnes. Illinois nominated William
Grant Eden and Nebraska nominated
L e. Walker. The convention ad
| iourned for the day without q ballot
The Clarke Horses Sold.
ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, June 22.-Th.
stud of Clydesdale horses, owned b,
NJ p Clarke was sold nnder a chatta