The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

ceived from Chauncey NJ. Depew, Gov
ernor D. h. Hastings, M. A. Hanna, and
Senators Allison, Cullom, Davis and VOL
colt.
The convention then, at 1850, took
recess until 3 o'clock.
The proceedings of the afternoon session
were begun at 3:45 o'clock by the Mil
waukee Republican Glee Club, which sang
several campaign songs. Secretary Dowl-
ling called the roll OF States for the compile
ton of the list of committeeman, vice.
presidents and members of the executive
committee.
The following is the executive commit
tee for the ensuing year: A. G. Negley,
Alabama; Henry NJ. Cooper. Arkansas;
George Stone, California; James A.
Howarth, Connecticut; Isaac NJ. Hamil-
ton, Illinois; NJ. B. Sulzer, Indiana; T.
sas; L. ]. Crawford, Kentucky; R. F.
Guilhard, Louisiana; w. ]. Van Nest,
Maryland; G. Henry Gould, Massachu-
setts; T. L. Marlborough, Michigan; E. E.
Byrnes, Minnesota; A. NJ. Lee, Missis-
sippi; F. B. Brownell, Missouri; B. F.
DAVIS, Nebraska; DR.. w. II. Patterson,
Nevada; Frederick f. Myers, New Jersey;
James A. Blanchard, New York; G. S.
Hager, North Dakota; E. J. Miller, Ohio;
NJ. A. Moody, Oregon; George w. Ruch,
Pennsylvania; Francis B. Purdie, South
Dakota; L. T. Walker, Tennessee; W. II.
Atwell, Texas; II. B. Clay, Virginia;
Thomas f. Barrett, West Virginia; ]. B.
Reid, " isconsin; John H. Barron. Wyom-
ing; S. A. Perkins (Colored Leaguel
National headquarters, New York.
After the reading of telegram from
George E. Greene. president of the New
York State League, pledging considerably
more than 100, 900 majority for Mckinley
and Hobart, Hon. A. E. Cummings of
Iowa, member of the Republican Ma
tionaI Committee and representing that
organization, was introduced to deliver a
message from his associates. In the
present campaign, he said, the National
Committee would lean upon the strong
arm of the league. He evoked laughter
with applause by his protest against the
pharisaical sanctimony of the Bryans, the
Altgelds, the Peffers, the Joneses, which as
sumed to have cornered all human virtue
in trust and placed the prodigy of the
Platte in the position of dispenser
of dividends" He characterized them as
"bucoiic blusterers, ster1lizing the earth
stricken public in an attempt to secure
control of the Government"
After reviewing the demands made by
the Democratic and Populist platforms
Mr.. Cummings said he had sometimes
thought that 'if the Goddess of Liberty
which adorns and embellIshes the silver
dollar knew what crimes are being at
- keI = l. I.
burn with shame until the silver was as
hot as the silver which burned the hands
of Judas Iscariot." His closing declara-
tion that the tariff had ceased to be a
means of raising revenue only, 1t had be-
come the cornerstone of the Nation, was
received with enthusiastic cheering.
w. R. Payne of Illinois offered resolu-
tion that commercial travellers Republican
clubs be admitted 10 the league upon the
same terms as college clubs are now ad
mltted. This was referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster addressed the con-
vention briefly from the text 'tThat which
party sows that shall it also reap.' The
lesson was that the Democratic party
having sown the wind, it was now reaping
the whirlwind.
The last speaker of the afternoon was
Congressman J. T. McCleary of Minnesota. |
MI McCleary brought greeting from the !
old north State that its vote this year |
would be given by an increased majority |
to Mckinley and Hobart. His speech was |
an argument, illustrated bv experience in |
the history of the United States, to show |
that gold and silver will not circulate side |
oy SIDE, except at their true commercial |
ratio; that bimetallism, as defined by the |
advocates OF free coinage of silver, at |
any other ratio is delusion and a snare. |
AT the close OF Mr.. McCleary's speech |
the convention adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
The several committees met imme-
diately after adjournment without trans
acting any business and adjourned until
The fight over the Presidency
took on several new phases to-day. Mr..
Conaway. the Iowa candidate, Tonight
from the race, and his delegation
IS said to be solid for Gordon. An Under.
standing between the Woodmansee and
McAipia mana 1ers is rum ed, by the
erms of which, after two or three ballots.
he votes of the weaker cand late are to
10 thrown tn the other