New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-21
I The News of Brooklyn
or the passage Of Mckinley resolutions by vote
of 20 to s. The resolutions are as follows:


b believes IS, IN the Reppbcan policies of protection TO
m ra and to the borng classes and Of
ment or such principles insures the and
prosperity OF our Nation: and
Whereas. Under our present Government our In
dustres are not protected and country Is daily
last Republican Government our country prospered
and all classes and conditions of men were bene-
wv Where's The prosperity and progress Of our Ma
largely and mainly due to the Mckinley tariff act
which brought increased wages and comforts to our
working classes and universal prosperity to our
Resolved. That we heartily favor and approve of
Of our glorious Republic of that sterling. friend of
the workingman. that true and jealous advocate of
controlled by hess or bosses that man who the
Resolved, That the delegates and alternates to
the Republican National Convention from the lid
in the for William Mckinley for PRESS
dent and that they use all honorable means to Sc
Resolved, That a copy OF these resolutions BE- sent
to each of the delegates and aternates from tho I'D
Congress District
the members remained in the hall and the Nc
kinley League was organized.
ALMOST UNANIMOUS
The meeting OF the Seventh Ward Committee
was one Of the most interesting of all, because 1t
was there that Senator Brush and Mr.. Roberts
announced their desertion of Mr.. Platt's candi-
date. Thomas F1tchie offered the following reso-
lutons. which We're adopted by vote Of 4S to a:
Resolved That we cordially indorse the cand!-
dacy OF the Hon William Mckinley, Of Ohio. for
the nomination for President Of the United states,
for the that he. more than any other cannl-
date commands the confidence and respect Of the
common people, that the all-absorbing issues
protection and the currency-he Is as sound as tho
Government itself; be It further
Resolved That the delegates elected to represent
this district at St. Louis be- and they hereby are
orable and awful means TO promote the nomna-
ton Of "Prosperty's Advance Agent the Hon.
William Mckinley, OF OHIO.
Mr. Fitch.e spoke forcibly In favor OF his reso-
luton saying that he believed that all friends Of
the Major should be willing to announce them
selves as on his side at the present time, when so
much Is being said and done to injure him. A
motion to lay the resolutions on the table was lost
bv a vote Of 43 to T. Chairman Roberts voted
against the tabng Of the resolutions. and after,
ward voted for their passage. He was greeted
by rousing cheers. when in explaining his vote ne
said:
II believe in the gold standard OF England as
the best financial policy In the world. and hope
the st. Louis Convention viii come gu; boldly on
that question I believe Mr.. Mckinley Is for
sound money and that IS why am In favor OF
him."
THE WEAK-KNEED EIGHTH WARDERS
Resolutions indorsing Mckinley and requesting
the delegates to their best efforts to secure
his nomination were presented In the Eighth
Ward but on rollcall they were ordered laid on
the table
In the Ninth Ward Mckinley was Endorsed
unanimously A. y. Shuttelworth presided.
William J. Quinn offered a Mckinley resolution
and Alderman Messenger seconded It, 1t read as
follows: -
whereas the o represe It and its principles
at the coming Presidential election and as me Re
nublican party has always stood for protection 10
American Industries and an honest dollar therefore,
u Resolved. That we. the delegates OF the Ninth
Ward Republican CoWie,e heary pd@ of oh 5o
as person who will best represent the principles OF
the party and the best ineres; and welfare OF the
Resolved That request The two selT leg A,e OF
inns 20 t for him on the first and all subsequent
ballots and to do ali in their power TO bring about
Rtsoved That copy of these resolutions be fo Dr.
warded to Messrs. Woodruff ana AtterOu'y anu All
the other delegates from Kings county
AT the meeting OF the Tenth Ward Committee
William Stone announced that meeting would
be held last night In Bergen Hail. for the pur-
4 nose Of organizing a Mckinley league. The call
FOR the meeting was signed by Mr.. stone, Der.
nard Callahan. Charles Buschen ana Saihuei
Greason
WORTH MEN IN THE AsCENDENCY.
The Twentieth Ward passed Mckinley resoiu-
tons without a dissenting vote. but IN the
Twenty-second and Sixteenth wards similar
resolutions were tabled through the efforts Of the
/ Worth men, In the Twenty-third Ward wmch
! has already gone on record in favor or Mckinley
/ on several OCCASIONS and where waiter H. Attei-
+ bury is the president, Mckinney resoiulioii
/ was presented, and attempt TO organize inc
! Ward Committee into a Mckinley club wac I'M
; successful. because a Mckinney leaBu mas Oh
! ready been organized in the ward. In the l"eh,y
fourth Ward, where Frank II. Tyler presiiucu
and r. W. Gilman was secretary, resolutions
indorsing Mckinley were adopted. ana an ny :
tation was accepted to attend a meeting OF inc
Mckinley state League. In Fultoh-st, near
Nostrand-ave., Saturday night IN TIC
/ Twenty fifth Ward the struggle or fopert ~.
Sharkey TO read a number of the Willis men our
ahc
delegates attention. The Wills men, however,
gave three rousing cheers for Mckinney aIter
which combination OF Kisses and weak shouH
ton had succeeded In driving the Willis men out
of the hail. they tried to put through morton
resolutions and succeeded In doing so ny the
narrow and uncomfortable margin OF Two Eot.s
In assemblage made up "hony Vi "''
Al a meeting Of the Third Ward Republican
Union at No 300 Dean-st., last evening u -
Skilton and f. f. Tuthill were appointed com
nnrvea and Franklin Woodruff. OF the F1rsl
Ward for the establishment on permanent
ma oils OF the Mckinley League OF the lst Assembly
district The League has already on us roii'
$40 members, and Is DOING sie"' ue"i Va Won
In the district It, r.,-.,o.. vyo-a Com,
,oittee arrangements were made Tor the war
Committee TO act with the Lincoln Ciup, OF tn'
,rbirt,ath Ward In holding ratification meet
inn on saturday June 20, TO approve the seeo
, | ton Of the ST. Louis Convention. ,,
Tbe Mckinley League of the Win AsseinDl,
Distrct was formed Tuesday evening Ih'
| suou,,ng were made officers ROBERT d. ohau
. ho,, nresident. BENJAMIN f. Dewey. vlce-prtrl
Ant. Walter Westlake. treasurer; John r Irlc
u earotary. lanes Mareland. Mark Cohn Franz
stengworth William BOYD ana Dah'ei reue''
delegates to the League Conventions
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