The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-21
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! to accept on account of other arrange
ments already made"
| Governor Mckinley wrote: Il am in
| receipt of your favor inviting me to ad-
| dress a meeting of the Republican Ma
| tional league of the United States.
While cannot make my pr omise alb
solute, yet l beg TO advise you that in
all probability will do myself the hon
or of accepting your invitation at some
time during the convention.
Secretary Humphrey said Governor
| Mckinley would arrive tomorrow night
and hold reception at the Holleden
hotel
Plain statements of regret were also
received from H. c. Lodge from Wash
ington, D. c.; J. Sloat Fassett, Elmlra,
n. Y; Congressman Lemuel T.. Qulgg,
New York, and Senator Walcott, Den
yer.
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
The roll Of states was called for res
olutions TO be read and referred with
out debate. II was thought that most
of the pockets had been emptied dur
ing the morning session, but the call
brought out resolutions by the score on
every conceivable issue or topic. Those
on the financial question were for the
most part duplicates of those offered
earlier in the day and were referred by
the bushel to the committees waste
offered on the silver question, one call
ing for fifty cents of silver bullion to
be made a legal tender dollar. Numer-
Gus resolutions were offered asking the
national committee to have the next
Republican national convention held at
various places but all were yelled down
before the reading could be completed.
The committee on league work report
ed a gratifying increase and rapidly
growing interest in all parts of the
country in club organizations.
The committee reported Milwaukee as
the place for the next convention, the
time to be fixed by the executive COM
mittee: adopted.
MALPIN FOR PRESIDENT
The rules were suspended and the con
vention proceeded to the election of
officers.
George B. Green, state president of
New York. placed in nomination Cen
eral A. r. McAlpin for president of the
National league. The mentioning of
General McAlpin'S name was greeted
with tremendous and prolonged APP
plause.
General VAR, on behalf of Illinois,
seconded the nomination of General Nc
Alpin, Pennsylvania also seconded the
nomination.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, who sat with the
Washington, D. c., delegation, followed
in happy speech in favor of the empire
state candidate for the presidency. Near
~ all the states seconded the nomina-
ton.
General McAlpin was elected president
by aclamatiOn and committee OF three
was appointed to escort him to the hall.
Nominations for secretary were called
for and Mr.. Churchill of Colorado plac-
ed in nomination John F. Byrnes. while
Illinois nominated William Grant. Ne
braska nominated L. Z. Walker.
The notification committee entered the
hall with General McAlpin, who express
ed his thanks for the honor conferred
on him. said that as long as he
should remain president OF the league,
the only motto should be work, work,
work"
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The states We're called for vice pres
idents and members Of the executive
committee as follows:
Executive committee-Alabama, A. G..
Neggley; Arkansas, Henry NJ. Cooper;
California, Theodore Reichert; Colorado
William X. Burchinell; Connecticut, J.
A. Howarth; Delaware, Francis H Hoff
ecker; Florida. Phillip Walters; Geor-
gia, A Il. Buck; Illinois, Albert Camp
bell; Indiana, w. l.. Taylor; Iowa. L. W.
Bicknen; Kansas, Z. G.. Gray; Ken
lucky, J. L. Crawford; Louisiana, An
drew Hero, jr; Maine. J. H. Manley;
Maryland. DR.. w. NJ. Booze; Massa-
chusetts, J. ~. Gould; Michigan, Chas.
+. Baxter; Minnesota. F. Z. Burns;
Mississippi, Albert NJ. Lee; Missouri, T.
B. Bromwell: Mantana, c. II. McCloud;
Nebraska, W. Z. Andrews; Nevada, A.
c. Clueland: New Hampshire, Stephen
S. Jewett; New Jersey, L. S. Devousse;
New York. H. c. Brewster: North Car
DINA, J C. Pritchard: North Dokota,
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sylvania. G. o. w. Buck: Rhode Island
Henry e Tiopke; South Carolina. V. p.
Clayton; South Dakota, Charles H.
Burke; Tennessee, J. NJ. Brabson: Texas
Charles 3. Peck; Vermont. II. s. Peck:
Virginia. II. De Clay: West Virginia,
c. b. Elliott: Wisconsin, II. H. Rand:
Wyoming, T. F. Burke; Arizona, Geo.
Christ: District Of Columbia, D. A Ray
New Mexico, w. II. Llewellyn: Oklaho-
ma A. J. Seay; Utah. Robert Sherman:
College leagues W. D. McWilliams of
Kalamazoo college.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
The following vice presidents were
named: Alabama, W. H. HOrner; Ar
kansas, John Mcclure; California, s
NJ. Shortridge, Colorado, II. Z. Nisely;
Connecticut, General Alexander Harbi-
son; Delaware, Harry A. Richardson;
Florida, John King; Georgia, A. F.
Bush; Idaho, --: Illinois. Isaac NJ.
Hamilton; Indiana, j. L. Watts; Iowa,
George 3. Perry; Kansas. w. W. Pierse
Kentucky, Charles j. Richey; Louisi-
ana. DIR. +. a Williams: Maine. J. II.
Drumon, Maryland, J. +. Palmer; Mas
sachusetts, ". Murray Crane: Michigan
T.. N. Dingley; Minnesota. knute Nelson;
Mississippi, Joshua Stevens: Missouri,
j. c. Page; Montana, +. Z. Sargent;
Nebraska. John l.. Webster; Nevada,
Stephen A. Kinsey; New Hampshire
Charles H. Bartlett; New Jersey. Bark
er Gommery; New York, c. c. Shayne;
North Carolina, John c. Daucy; North
Dakota, +. NJ. Warren; Ohio, John T.
Hopely, Pennsylvania: John Doyle;
Rhode Island, Russell Brown: South
Carolina, Seymour +. Smith; South Da-
kota, Il. J. Woods: Tennessee. w J.
ormsby; Texas, Whit Dryden: Vermont.
II. Z. Parker: Virginia. Thomas Low
rey; Washington. -; West Virginia
John h Thompson: Wisconsin. George
r. Day; Wyoming. Carroll II. Parmelee
Arizona. j. A. Simpson; District of Col
umbia, Thomas II. Mckee; New Mexico
Louis II. Hughes; Oklahoma. Frank H.
Greer: Utah, William Glassman: Col
lege Leagues, ]. H. Fry. Princeton.
Shortly after 6 O'Clock the convention
adjourned until tomorrow a I 10 a. m.
The convention adjourned with sew
eral names presented for secretary.
Since adjournment the northwestern
states have brought out NJ ]. Bowling
Of Rendvilie, MINI. who has been clerk
OF the legislature two terms and is chief
organizer Of the league in Minnesota.
The election Of secretary viii be the or
der OF business when the convention re-
assemblies tomorrow morning.
Immediately after the election Of
secretary the committee on resolutions
VIII report the Patton resolution ana
their report viii no doubt he adopted.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet rendered the delegates