Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-28
GEN. EDWARD A. M,ALP1N.

president Of the Wisconsin State
league. His statement that Wisconsin
was in favor of protective tariff
evoked greater applause than any other
sentiment.
Response was made to these addresses
on behalf of the national organization
by D. D. Woodmansee, of Ohio. Thes,
addresses were varied by campaign
song by Bert Morphy, an English bari
tone soloist, who sang with full brass
band accompaniment. The song con :.
tanned verse declaring for the reelec-
ton Of McAlpin rs president, and it
was stated that he was sent to the con-
yention by Mr.. Hanna. That verse
seemed to settle the question as to who
was the favorite of the campaign man
agers for that office. The incident
aroused the Gordon men, who inter
Fupted the song, as did the McAlpin
men also with demonstration in favor
of their candidate.
d. ID. Woodmansee, president of the
Ohio state league, made ringing re-
Spouse to the addresses of welcome.
His allusion to the title given to Bryan,
"the boy orator of the Platte" as being
peculiarly appropriate, "the river be-
ing 1850 miles long and six inches
Deep was received with shouts OF
laughter.
! President McAlpin read his annual
address.
A motion by Mr.. Higgins, of Indiana,
was agreed to directing the secretary to
send greeting to Messrs. Mckinley and
Hobart, and pledging the support of the
aeague clubs to the ticket nominated at
st. Louis.
kilograms and letters of regret were
received from William Mckinley, Carrot
"a. Hobert, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Gov.
%. II. Hastings, M. A. Hanna, Senators
Allison, Cullom, Davis and Wolcott.
The convention then at 1850 took g
recess until three o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session resolution
providing for the admission of CONNER
cial travellers republican clubs to the
League upon the same terms as are ac-
corded to college clubs was referred
to the committee on resolutions. Mrs.
j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, addressed the
convention briefly from the text: "That
which party sows, that shall it also
reap" The lesson was that the demo-
cratic party having sown the wind, it
was now reaping the whirlwind. Mrs.
Foster was warmly received and heard
with appreciation by the delegates and
spectators.
A. B. Cummings, of Iowa, bore to the
convention the greeting of good will
from the national committee.
The last speaker of the afternoon was
Congressman j. T. McCleary, Of Mime
sofa, whose blackboard speech against
free coinage of silver in the house Of
representatives last winter introduced
him to the notice of the country at
large. His speech was an argument,
illustrated by experience in the history
OF the United States, to show that gold
and silver will not circulate side by side,
except at their true commercial ratio;
that bimetallism, as defined by the adj
vocates of free coinage of silver at any
other ratio, is delusion and snare.
The remedy for present conditions, he
said, in conclusion, was not free trade
nor free coinage of silver, but the pro-
tective tariff of William Mckinley and
the reciprocity of James g. Blaine. At
the close of Mr.. McCleary's speech the
convention adjourned until ten o'clock
this morning. To-day's sessions will be
devoted to the consideration of commit
tee reports, with a mass meeting at
night. The election of officers will prob
ably occur Thursday.