Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-06-22
FIGHT FOR SILVER.
Friends Of the White Metal
Doing Some Hard Work
at Cleveland.
OTHER ISSUES NOT MENTIONED,
Milwaukee Selected as the
Place for Holding the
Next Meeting.

CLEVELAND, June 20.-The opening
session of the eighth national conven-
tion of the League Of Republican clubs
adjourned at p. m. until 10 a. M,
after disposing Of all preliminary and
routine matters. There were no devel-
opments in the convention indicating
the contest between those wearing the
yellow and white badges and repre-
senting respectively the gold and the
silver standards, but in the committee
rooms, at the Arcade hotel and else
where, the fight continued. The COM
mittee on time and place selected Mil
waukee as the place for the next ma
tional convention and referred the
selection of the date for the next ma
tional convention to the executive
board, with instructions to select any
date after that of the Republican ma
tional convention. The
Postponement Of the Time
to date subsequent to that of the ma
tional convention next year was for the
purpose of avoiding any such contest
on resolutions as that which is now
confronting the delegates Of the clubs.
The presidential booms have been
looked after carefully. The Iowa dele
gates keep open house for Allison and
the Hoosiers are quietly keeping Har-
rison in mind, while the New England
delegates use the Blaine tactics for
Reed. Mark A. Hanna, who is close to
Mckinley, has been keeping open house
at his mansion all week. Mr.. Hanna
gave dinner at the Union League. at
which Major Osborn, relative OF Nc
Kinley, Governor Nelson and ex-Gov-
ernor Merriam of Minnesota, Clayton
Powell, Moses P. Handy, Senators Pat
ton of Michigan. Clark of Wyoming,
Carter of Montana, Thurston Of Ne
braska, Dubois of Idaho and others
were guests. While Mr.. Hanna always
believes Mckinley to be
The Man of Destiny,
he says he was never so hopeful for the
champion of protection as he is at this
convention. owing to the expressions
for his favorite from other states.
The feature of the day has been the
silver fight before the committee on
resolutions. The committee organ
lied at 4 p. m. with Congressman ].
B. Robinson of Pennsylvania as chair
man and Fl. G. Knowles Of Delaware
as secretary. The organization was
against the silverites, but the latter
were not discouraged and opened the
fight from the start. The committee
was in open session till after g o'clock,
when, ON motion of Congressman
Tawney of Minnesota, it adjourned till
8 p. m.
For an Executive Session,
at which time subcommittee of nine
was announced by Chairman Robin
son, and time given to the silver men
and others for a hearing The resolu-
ton of the silver men was offered, also
other silver resolutions. The opponents
of free silver, through Mr.. Hunter OF
Missouri, offered the financial plank OF
1899; also the recent Ohio plank adopted
at GAINESVILLE last month. There was
no discussion of the tariff or any other
issues in the committee except that OF
the silver plank, and no differences OF
opinion existed in the committee of 48
members, except on the silver question.
The silver men still have confidence in
their strength among the delegates, al
though a majority of the committee is
against them.
The full committee heard arguments
on the silver question for hours before
the subcommittee went into an all
night executive session 70 prepare a
report to be made to the full committee
in the morning.
The Days Proceedings.
When the convention was called to
order 1000 delegates, representing 40
states and territories. were present.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor McKisson and President Wood
mansee of the Ohio League Of Re
publican clubs. President Tracy then
delivered his annual address. Fl.
Clay Evans of Tennessee moved to
refer all resolutions to the committee
on resolutions without debate. An
amendment to refer without reading
was defeated, as the silver men protest
ed. Mr.. Evans motion prevailed At
/ D IN. the convention adjourned for
the day to give the committees time to