Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-19
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Continued From First Pnse.

I'VE believe in the faithful maintenance
of the difference between American and
foreign countries dumping their paupers.
criminals and outcasts upon our. shores.
but we welcome with delight the repre-
sentative people of all nations both laborer
and capitalist. who want TO make our coun-
try his home.
We believe in the established policy of
protection TO Americans wherever they
may be,I protection to American industry
and 10 American workingmen, and the
Republican policy of reciprocity.
We believe in the protection to all prop
and yet are opposed to corporation rule
in the government of either nation or
state.
1T is with profound gratefulness we re-
member the Union soldier, who barred his
breast to the grape, solid shot and shell.
in his hour of need as well as in the day
of his sacrifice and service to his country.
and to-day We honor him for protecting the
stars and stripes. The Republican party
has always defended the flag and made
republican form of government the pride
and glory of civilization.
THE Democratic party has been the only
party to pull it down and trample it under
foot.
When you return to your homes we
want You to remember these principles and
organize a Republican League Club in
every township, precinct and ward, putting
your best men at the helm and make
school house canvass in the coming cam
paign, urging every voter to go to the polls
and work for the success of the ticket.
silver and the Scriptures.
THAT great Western Republican paper,
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat, recently
ed all the Bible characters that he could
use for himself. | am greatly surprised
that Editor McCullagh has failed to read
he might use very appropriately. Like the
good Samaritan character he is, Bryan says
l.; in l
ence e when i say God Almighty sent His
Son. Jesus Christ, to this earth to lift up
his back was Judas Iscariot. a free silver
| ite, who sold his Master for thirty pieces
Of silver, and yet you Democrats preach
| your cross and crown business. The Holy
| Bible says that silver was blood money
and we have the most Intelligent party in
/ same to-day. and yet the Democratic party
| is worse than Judas Iscariot. While he
| silver, they are trying through Bryan. like
| the Judas he is to sell our country's honor.
| their home ties and even their very car
| casses for 53 cents on the dollar.
| This country shall not have such a
stigma placed upon her name and credit
and the true American people will repudi-
| phatically that the Democratic. party will
go to its just rewards. which is, as Kate
Eed said o MY dsa Of bs hell sbe Is the s
| This country has a brilliant prospect of
| throwing off Democratic rule in November,
and the devil hasn't the Democratic party
| Mr.. Porterfield's skits were heartily ap-
| plauded.
The Committees Appointed.
The business of permanent organization
| was then taken up. On a motion by Ben
Russell. the district chairmen read to Sec,
| retary Weneker of ST. Louis the names OF
those selected for the committees on order
! of business, resolutions and credentials
Not all of the districts We're represented
in the convention. The committees as read
are:
Order of busness-First district, George
W. Houston; Third district. Roy Mccoy,
Fourth district, j. E. Kirkendorf; Seventh
c. X. Smith; Ninth district. George Crett
ley: Tenth district, Theodore Cast: Elev
enth district; Henry Gauss; Jr.; Twelfth
Credentials-Firs district. j. S. Chandler
Third district. W. s. Leeper: Fourth dis
Patton: Eighth district; George P;swanger
| Ninth district. Taylor Frier; Tenth district
| Henry Besch; Eleventh district, John ii
Pohlman: Twelfth district. Mark r. Chart
| rand; Fifteenth district, George ii. Brad
| ford.
Resolutions-First district ]. A. Long
Third district. Boyd Dudley: Fourth tn. d dis
DIR. C. L. Walden: Eighth district S. p
Chamberlain: Ninth district, d. S FlagG
Tenth district. C. F. Gaiiinkamp: Eieveht ,.ia,
Henry Mack: Fifteenth district, L. q
Haughawout.
Following this, the league. after som
discussion voted to adjourn until O'Clock
J The Platform.
The league met again promptly at
o'clock and completed its work with dis
patch. John H. Pohlman, of st. Louis
5 presented the report of the committee O
: credentials. which was accepted TN
! was followed by the report OF the commit
= - I-hi
mitted by Walter Wait, of st. Louis. IN
5 committee on resolutions reported as ioi
lows:
an League of the state of Missouri. here
by heartily indorse the national and stat
, ! platforms of our party adopted respective
, | ly al St Louis and Springfield. our non
inee for the presidency, William Mckinney
, is a platform in himself, representing. a
he does protection to American lnoustrle:
giving employment to labor at remunera
, | tive wages, payable in the most equltap'
= and certain money known to civilization.
The Republican party stands in trat @
for education. and, in fact. for the lttl
red school house, for patriotism prosper
n ity. protection and reciprocity.
f I'VE recognize in the Hon. r. E. Lewi
I our candidate for governor, the emooa
) ment of young American manhooo' % und,
whose leadership, trusting to the INTEL
| gence. patriotism and honesty oil the Vo
ers of the state We enter this contest. COZ
fident of victory. The ticket nominate
BILE and representative men. entitled to tt
favorable consideration and support OIL II
people of the state OF Missouri:
n .Whereas, The colored Republicans
:, Missouri have organized the Colored II
publican League of the state in the int
: est of the Republican party. and. l.,
}, Whereas, Their work for two years I'D
f been along such lines; therefore, be il
!, Resolved. That We ndorse and chee
- fully recommend said league as an aux
q iary TO the regular State Republicf
Te:3
n The report was adopted with whoop
:, Delegates to Milwaukee.
d The next order of business was the ele
% ton of six delegates at large and SIN
ternates to the meeting of the Nation
al League of Republican Clubs at Miiwauks
II August %. The Fourth district nominat
i ,y, president of the Negro State l-eas
* Of Republican Clubs. and John Albus.
ot the Ninth district. nominated Ben f. HI
p sell. The Tenth district nominated Webst
X Henry Ziegenhein. of St. Louis. His non
III nation was seconded by the Third distri
- The Eleventh district nominated Seldom
~ Spencer. of st. Louis. The Seventh distr
:, nominated Thomas NJ Allen. of Cassvil
II The Sixth district nominated S. P. Dav
~ son, of Poplar Bluff.
n. The result of voting was: Grassland.
" AIbus. Ss7; Russell. go: Davis go, Spence
therefore, are: Ben f. Russell of Cra
ford county: Webster Davis. of Jacks
county; j. P. Davisson, of Butler coun,
II Seldom H. Spencer. of St. Louis city: 7.
" Allen. OF Barry county; John ns; Albhs,
votes is explained by the fact that
basis of the apportionment was one
l. every fifty members or fraction over TIVE
~ fed to cast 9T7 votes under this rule. 7
eh Fourth district announced soon after Il