The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26
TWO DAYS QUITE ENOUGH.
GATHERING WILL BN BROUGHT TO
AN END WITH T0DAY,s
MEETING.
M'ALPlN,s ADDRESS THE FEATURE
Very Little Accomplished by the
League at the Two Sessions
Held Yesterday.

CLUBS has not been so great a success
as anticipated Today very little was
done, and the intention now is to end
the convention with the sessions of to-
morrow. There were only 500 delegates
present today and the attendance in
the galleries was not nearly so large
as expected. The light attendance is
in part responsible for the desire to
rush things and get through. At the
session this morning President Meal
pin read his annual address and there
was some routine business. This after
noon there were number Of addresses
including one by Mr.. McCleary, Of
Minnesota. The Minnesota delegation
has made the following selections for
places in the league organization: E.
S. Warner, chairman; l. w. Boucke.
committee on credentials; J. s. Nc
Lain, resolutions; John Goodnow,
rules; G. L. Smith. league work; Hans
Bugge, place of meeting: George
Thompson, vice president; T. E.
Byrnes, executive committee.
The convention this afternoon list
ened to addresses by A. B. Cummings.
OF Iowa, and j. M. McCleary, of Min
neSota. There was today a decided
disposition among the delegates to
nn1sh up the business tomorrow and
adjourn at the close of the afternoon
session. In the morning the several
committees, which will be announced
then, will submit reports The resolu-
lions committee met this evening and
discussed the platform, its. prepara-
ton being left to Judge Raymond of
illinois; H. w. Byers, of Iowa; B. f.
Mlllard, of Wisconsin. and George A
q nd D Do
or Texas, Judge Raymond being dele
gated to draft the platform. It will be
reported to the convention at IL o'clock
Judge Raymond refused to forecast it,
save that it would contain an unuuaIi-
fed Endorsement of the st. Louis ticket
and platform. f1 -
Tomorrow the convention will decide
whether or not to hold conventions
biennially instead of yearly. The league
presidential contest has narrowed
down to Mr.. Woodmansee, of Ohio:
Charles U. Gordon, of Illinois, and Gen.
McAlpin, Of New York; John w. Web
ster, OF Nebraska, and F. R. Conway.
OF Iowa, having tonight announced
their withdrawal. The selection of a
city for holding the next convention
will also be decided tomorrow, Nash
vile, Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia
and San Francisco, are the rivals Cali
forn1a has no delegates in attendance,
and is therefore considered out of If.
Tonight there was no session Of the con-
yention.
Milwaukee had arranged to enter
tain $4,000 people. The delegates in
the convention hall today numbered
hve hundred and the galleries contained
not to exceed three Hundred. The light
attendance and the fact that No
speakers Of national prominence at
tended, may have a bearing on the de-
termination to end the convention TO-
morrow. Z
President McAlpin called the conyen-
lloh TO order at noon and after the
opening prayer introduced Mayor Rams
chenberger, who welcomed the dele
gates ON behalf of the city, Samuel A.
Harper, president of the Wisconsin
State League of Republican clubs. was
then introduced. He made a speech
of welcome in behalf of the Wisconsin
state league. Mr.. Harper was frequent
ly interrupted by applause. When he
touched upon the money question and
expressed the sound money views of the
Wisconsin Republicans somebody
shouted: That's the stuff" Mr. Har-
per was loudly applauded At the close
or Mr.. Harper's speech, President Nc
Alp1n presented Capt. I. M. Bean. of
Milwaukee, who welcomed the dele
gates on behalf Of the general com
mfttee. Additional speakers for tomor-
row night were announced as follows.
T. E. Byrnes. of Minnesota; Senator
John c. Spooner, OF Wisconsin; f. x.
shoemaker, of New Jersey. and
Webster Davis. of Missouri Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster, of Washington. who is
to make an address. occupied a seat
on the platform while the addresses of
welcome were being made Bert Nor
ply, the celebrated English baritone.
who has created a furore wherever he
has appeared, and who Is now under
the direction of the National commit
tee, rendered a stirring campaign song,
accompanied by the orchestra. and at
the conclusion Of each verse Of the
patriotic political song the audience
went wild with enthusiasm.
Cen. McAlpin then introduced D. D.
Woodmansee, Of Ohio, to respond to
the addresses of welcome He was
cheered and began his speech by
thanking the convention for his re-
ception. On behalf Of the young Re-
publicans of the United States he
thanked the Wisconsin people for their
welcome The speech made an i'm
preston, and Mr.. Woodmansee was
the proceedings, following Mr. Wood
mansee, of Ohio. President McAlpin
arose and delivered his annual address.
He said:
II / understand the present conditions
Alright, and interpret correctly the action Of
the various conventions that followed the re-
publican convention, we appeal to fellow
citizens above and beyond our belief in our
own party, along lines broader and higher
than that and ask that as a matter of
patriotism, there shall be a united front OBJ
posed to those who are trifing with the ma
tons credit, disturbing her business inter-
ests, or appealing to human prejudices as
means OF arraying section against section or
class against class, in the hope of gaining
political preferment.
Abuse is not argument. Mere yillification is
which our people differed widely on questions
OF governmental policy, and where popular
feeling ran high but never, sincer the adop-
ton Of the constitution, with the single ex-
ception Of the period of secession, has the
integrity of the govern Inents been jeopardized
For the first time since. civil war divided
this nation, and at a moment when memories
OF strife are becoming merged into g. re-
awakened brotherhood, ! a deliberate effort is
being made to array ole section against an
other, and by feryid a8pes5s to passion and
social classes that cornDinesto make our ma
tional life.
Have sacrificed Ives@ ana treasure ceased
to teach their lessons g raEe indeed is the
as he stands within tbe shadow Of the re-
bellion, to deliberately divide the country
INTO sections; her people mtg classes, arraying
them against each other either for personal
advantage or to subseFFe political ends. Such
9 course. although begun merely In public
discussions. WILL II persisted in, threaten the
permanence OF our institutions. That such
an effort Will not be successful, I firmly be-
lieve. .
The superior Judgment of our people is not
to be seduced by the cunning phrases Of DO
iitical platforms. or the harangues Of political
demagogues. In the coming struggle, not
only the republican party Is arrayed against
the threatenings and yagaries Of the Chi
cago convention, but with us are many to
whom we have been previously politically