Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-04
REPUBLICANS FROM TnE COLLEGES.
Two Hundred Scholarly Young Men
Meet I'm Convention.

W. buuuEen ScnetuEly IouHS meh
Meet I'm Convention.
CHICAGO, April AT the meeting of the
American Republican College league today
there were 200 delegates present, represent
Ing fifty colleges. President Vaughan from
the University of Chicago called the league to
order. Alexander II. Revell of Chicago made
the address Of welcome, which was responded
to by j. II. Frye OF Princeton college. An
address to the league in general was then
made by Senator Thureton OF Nebraska. He
said that as he was a delegate to the repub-
lican national convention it would hardly be
proper for him to say who he thought the
presidential standard bearer for the party
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 college yells of the various institutions
represented.
Committees on resolutions, credentials,
league work and constitution were then APP
pointed as follows:
Resolutions NJ. Perkins. Harvard: ]. O..
Murphin, University of Michigan; r. A. Up
hon, Oberlin; G. M. Barnes. University of
Missouri; A. w. Martin, University of Ne
braska.
Credentials-William Byrnes, Princeton; L.
w. Mott. Harvard; S. A. Perkins, Washing
ton, Mimi. Il. j.. 0lmstead, University of
Wisconsin,; r. w. Barrett, Earlham college.
CONSTITUTIONS. B. Wilson, University of
Minnesota; h. 7. Pearson, jr., Syracuse uni
versity; E. II. Fitch, Cornell college; e.. c.
Lindley, University of Michigan; Amos
Townsend, Knox college; w. d. McWilliams,
Kalamazoo college; j. A. Taber, Indiana uni
versity.
Credential League Work-E. j. Henning,
Columbian law school; T. w. Made, Depauw
university; Mr.. Kilburn. University of Ne
braska; Mr.. Tompkins, Columbia college; r.
p. Bates, Trinity college: N. Il. Marsh, Uni
versity Of Illinois; Z. B. Fonburg, Oberlin
college.
g When, the committees had all reported the
work of election of officers was taken up.
The candidates for president of the league
are James NJ. Perkins CT Harvard and e. ].
Henning of the Columbian law school.
This evening, when the result of the cleo
tion was announced, it was found that James
Martin Perkins of Harvard law school had
been chosen president; f. ]. Henning of
Columbia law school being his most formida-
BILE competitor. A.. J.. Weaver of Nebraska
was elected vice president. w. S. Harris Of
Princeton, secretary, and 7. A. Perkins Of
Washington university the member of the
university committee of the Republican
league.
The question of the selection of the place
for holding the next convention brought out
the names Of Minneapolis, Indianapolis ANA
Philadelphia. Before the first ballot was fin
ished indianapolis was withdrawn in fayo:
Of Philadelphia. Then the friends Of Phila-
delphia, after consultation, withdrew its
name and Minneapolis was unanimously
chosen as the place for holding the next
COW ention.
The league banquet, which was held at the
Auditorium tonight, began late and ended
after midnight. About 100 delegates were
present and applauded the speeches made by
Senator Thurston, G. w. Raymond of Wat
seka. H.; Moses p. Handy, the newly elected
president; Mr.. Perkins, and Others. Senator
Thurston made the principal speech. He re-
sporded to the toast, The Republican
Party He said the republican party was
the party Of progress, because it had never
compromised with wrong economic or finan-
cia! principles. 1t never trimmed its sails
TO catch the passing breeze of popular favor.
The senator thought that 1896 was a year
in which the people intended to choose their
candidates, ana that the dictum of the po-
lItical bosses would be ignored.
A number OF local men also spoke.