The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-28
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Gen. McAipine Made President of the Ma
tIonaI Leaxne OF RepubIican Clubs.

Gen. McAlpine Made President of the Ma
tIonaI Leagne of Republican Clubs.
CLEVELAND, o., June 2L-The ma
tional convention of republican clubs
has had an eventful day. It's commit
tee on resolutions consisted of fifteen sill
yer men and thirty-one anti-silver men.l
The subcommittee of eleven to draft
resolutions to submit to the full
committee had only two silver
men-Dubois, of Idaho, and Allen, OF
Utah. After this subcommittee hadg
worked all last night on ''an address,
to the people, with the word ''re-
solved" omitted therefrom, commit
tee of three on revision was selected
and the silver men claim they were
not represented at all on the revision
committee.
After indulging for hours in the con-
sideration of the address to the peo-
pie" a new departure was taken by
Senator Patton, of Michigan, Offering
the following as a substitute for the
report of the subcommittee:
Whereas. Sectionl IS of the constitution of the
Republican League OF the United States says.
This league shall not in any manner endeavOr
to influence any national state, county or mu-
nicipal convention" The delegates of the Re-
publican League Of the United States, in
convention assembled, do hereby re-
new their allegiance to the princi-
pies OF the republican party, and
pledge their best efforts for the
success Of the candidate Of that party Be-
lieving that this convention has no instructions
from the republicans of the United States or
jurisdiction under our constitution to frame
party platforms, we hereby refer all resolu-
tions ip relation to public questions to the re-
publican national convention OF 1896, with en-
tire confidence that its action will rebound to
the prosperity OF our people and the continued
glory and advancement Of the country.
1t was argued against the Patton
substitute that the national league at
its last convention at Denver, aud the
previous year at Louisville, and at
other national conventions had adopted
recommendatOry resolutions without
the constitutional objection ever be-
ing raised, and the adoption of the
substitute would be accepted as u
confession of this conventions inabil-
ity to meet the silver question. Al
though these arguments poured in hot
and fast. and Chairman Robinson, of
Pennsylvania. left the chair to oppose
it, yet the plan of ignoring everything,
if the silverr question was ignored,
gained such headway that the Patton
substitute was adopted at 6:3O p IN.
without dissenting vote.
The committee on league work re-
ported gratifying and rapidly grow
ing 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 committee. 1t
was adopted. The rules were suspend
ed and the convention proceeded to the
election of officers.
Mr.. George 3. Green, state president
OF New York, in an eloquent speech,
placed in nomination Gen. A. z. Nc
Alpin for president of the national
league. The mentioning of Gen. Nc
Alpin's name was greeted with tre-
mendous and prolonged applause.
Gen. Carr, on behalf of Illinois, sec
onded the nomination of Gen. Neal
pin. Pennsylvania also seconded the
nomination. Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, who
sat with the Washington, d. c., dele
cation, followed in a happy speech in
favor of the empire state candidate for
the presidency. Nearly all the states
seconded the nomination. Gen. Nc
Alpin was elected president by accla-
nation and a committee of three was
to escort him to the hall
Nominations for secretary were
called for, and Mr.. Churchill, of Col
Orado, placed in nomination John T.
Byrnes, while Illinois nominated Will
liam Grant. Nebraska nominated L.
E. Walker. The notification commit
tee then entered the hall with Gen. Nc
Alpin, of New York, the newly elected
president, who expressed his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him
Vice presidents were named from
the several states, among whom were
the following: Iowa, George i. Perry;
Kansas. w. w. Pierce; Missouri, ]. C.
Page; Nebraska, John L. Webster;
Texas, Whit Dryden; Oklahoma, Frank
Ii. Greer.