The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
j. Nj. Perkins Elected President and
Minneapolis Chosen Over Indian
apoIfs as Next Meeting Place.
TWO SPEECHES BY THURSTON
ANOTHER INTERVIEW WITH DEPEW
ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
He Thinks the Field VIII Combine
toms Chances Are Good.

CHICAGO, April 3.-At the meeting of the
American Republican College League. to-day
there were two hundred delegates present
representing fifty colleges. President Vaughn
from the university of Chicago, called the
league to order. Alexander H. Rivell, of
Chicago, made the address of welcome
which was responded to by j. H. Fry, OF
Princeton College. An address to the league
in general was then made by Senator Thurs
ton, of Nebraska He said that as he was q
delegate to the Republican national conven-
ton, it would be hardly proper for him to
say who he thought the presidential standard
bearer would be. He was assured, however,
he said. that the standard bearer, whoever
he might be, would be victorious. Senator
Thurston was loudly applauded by the col
lege yells of the various institutions repre-
scented. Committees on resolutions creden-
tials, league work and constitution were ap-
pointed. as follows:
Resolutions-J. NJ. Perkins. Harvard: ]. O.
Murphy, University of Michigan; r.. A. Up
hon, Oberlin; C.. VI. Barnes, University OF
vile.
Credentials = william Byrnes, Princeton
$. w. Matt, Harvard; S. A. PERKINS. Wash
ington; E. J. Olmstead, University of Wis
consin r. w. Barrett, Earlham College
Minnesota; F: 7: Pearson, jr:. Syracuse Uni.
versity; E. H. Fitch, Cornell College; E. c
Lindley, University OF Michigan; Amos
Kalamazoo College; J. A. Taber, Indiana
University.
League Work-E; ]; Henning. Columbian
sity; Mr.. Kilburn, University of Nebraska
Mr.. Tompkins, Columbia College; r. p
Bates, Trinity College; N F.. Marsh. Uni
lin College.
When the committees had all reported,
the work of election of officers was taken
up. The candidates for president of the
league were James Martin Perkins, of Har-
ward, and E. j. Henning, of the Columbia
Law School. This evening when the result
of the election was announced it was found
that Mr.. Perkins had been successful A.
j. Weaver. of Nebraska, was elected vice
president, w. s. Harris, Of Princeton, sec
rotary, and T. A. Perkins. of Washington
University, the member cot the university
committee of the Republican League.
The question of selection of the place for
holding the next convention brought out
the names of Minneapolis, indianapolis and
Philadelphia Before the first ballot was
finished indianapolis was withdrawn in ia
vor of Philadelphia. Then the friends of
it's name and Minneapolis was unanimously
chosen as the place for holding the next
convention.
The league banquet, which was held at
the Auditorium tonight, began late and
ended long after midnight. About one hun
dred delegates were present and applauded
of Nebraska, c. w. Raymond. Of Watseka,
ILL.,. Moses P. Handy, the newly elected
President Perkins and Slners. Senator
evening. He responder to the toast 1.-The
Republican Party He said the Republic
an party was the party of progress be-
wrong, with wrong economic or financial
principles 1t never trimmed it's sails to
| catch the passing breeze of popular favor.
| The Senator from Nebraska thought that
1896 was year in which the people in
| tended to choose their candidates, and that
the dictum Of the political bosses would be
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