The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04

political principles are those which we
now approve, and pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means toward the securing
of the nomination and election of such a
man to the chief magistracy."
When the nomination for officers was
reached James Martin Perkins and E. j..
Henning, the latter of the Columbian Law
School, were named for president Hen
ming, who was defeated by a narrow ma
iority at Grand Rapids last year, was re-
garded as sure winner after the vote by
which doubling of the Eastern delega-
tions was denied. In the meantime, how
ever, six Western delegates had been won
over to Harvard, and, to the surprise of
even lis own adherents, Perkins won by Q
vote of % to 10.
When the result of the ballot was de-
clared the Princeton, Yale and Harvard
boys went wild. Harry Weinstein of Ann
Arbor was chosen first vice president, II. S.
Harris, Princeton, secretary, and H. LIE
Clare Tekes. University OF Califarnia.
treasurer.
On a ballot Philadelphia defeated Min
neapolis for the location of the next con-
vention, but on a reconsideration the
Quaker City was promised the gathering
of 1898, and, Minneapolis having been
chosen by acclamation, the convention at
7:30 adjourned sine die.
The banquet at the Auditorium Hotel in
the evening was partial disappointment
to the promoters in point of attendance.
but the noticeable absence of promised
speakers, college men and Republicans
generally was overlooked in the un-
bounded enthusiasm for the object of their
party dulation-WilliamM Mckinley.
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, Con-
gress McCIeary of Minnesota, and
General E. A. McAIpin, president of
the National Republican League,
did not respond to the toasts to which they
had been assigned because their seats were
vacant. The delay of the convention in
adiourning so as to keep the arrangement
for the reception and banquet was to some
extent accountable for the absence of the
speakers. Mr.. Lincoln came to the hotel,
and seeing no one to hold reception with
or banqueters to talk to went away.
There were not more than four score
persons in the banquet hall, young and
all. Among them were: Senator Thurs
ton of Nebraska, Judge Charles w. Ray
mond, president of the Illinois Republi-
can League; Hon. Clark F. Carr, ex-Min-
lister to Denmark; L. Brent Vaughan. re-
firing president of the College League,
and prominent local Republicans. The
shouts for the Ohio Presidential candidate
were first aroused by Judge Raymond,
who spoke to the toast "How Shall We
Win?''
The college students and the old men re-
peated their expressions of approval when
McKinley's name was mentioned, and
Allison's was the only other name that
was cheered to any extent.
Senator Thurston's address, hampered
by hoarseness, was devoted to reciting the
achievements and principles of the Repub-
lican party and eulogizing Mckinley, the
lieutenant of the Shenandoah Valley, who
held the line under Sheridan, and whom
he hoped would be called on by his
party to hold the hosts in line for victory
at the polls. He declared that this was
the peoples year; he demanded that the
free people of every State be left to express
their own choice as to the man who could
best lead them TO victory, and he served
notice on any men or set of men who stood
in the way of the people to step to the rear.