The record-union., 1896-05-03
THE LEAGUE and M'KINLEY.
SacramentanS Do Effective Work for the
0hi0an FaY0rite.
Reports Received Indicate That the
State Convention Will be
Easily His.

| was held in the Courthouse last even
ing for the purpose of listening to the
report Of the Executive Committee, as
prepared by its Secretary, w. P. Thorpe
If not largely attended, the meeting was
at least enthusiastic, and at times the
applause was both long and loud.
The meeting was called to order by
the President, Hon. F. r. Dray, who
after stating its object, said the Nc
Kinley feeling at the time the league
was organized was dormant in the
State The league had done a vast
amount of work since it's organization
and to-day the McKinleyites from San
Diego to Siskiyou and from the Sierra
to the sea-" were wide awake and work
ing, and had been working for some
time, and to a good advantage.
Mr.. Dray believed that more and bet
ter results had been accomplished by
means of the system adopted by the
| league than could have been done by
any other and he was entirely satisfied
To-day it is the strongest political or
ganiZation ever perfected in the State
The fight was won, and the victory was
largely due to the gallant efforts of the
Mckinley League.
Secretary Thorpe said he was ready
to make complete report of the work
done by the Executive Committee, II
the league desired, but preluded the
matter by stating that he was in re-
ceipt of over 500 letters from all parts
OF the State, and that an all-night job
was before him if he read them all.
The meeting took the hint, gentle
though it was, and on the suggestion OF
]. B. Devine, motion prevailed asking
that the Secretary give brief synopsis
of the work done.
1t was plain to everyone that Mr.
Thorpe had something up his sleeve
which he proposed to spring, and that
something proved to be an autograph
letter from Governor Mckinley, which
had been received by President Dray
The letter was deemed a good starter
for the report, and was received with a
burst of applause. 1t was as follows:
CANTON (O), April ., 1S96-Find-
ley r. Dray, President Mckinley
League, Sacramento Cal.-Dear Sir:
am in receipt of the greeting of the or
ganization of which you have the honor
tc be President.
please accept on your own behalf and
convey to your associates my high ap-
probation of the compliment paid me-
Yours very truly,
"WILLIAM MKINLEY."
According to the report of Secretary
Thorpe nine meetings had been held by
the League, all of which had been well
| attended. There had been $500 circu-
lars sent out to get expression of the
people regarding the Mckinley senti-
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plies received had been flattering in the
extreme.
Circular letters had been sent to all
Republican newspapers in the State
asking their support in securing the
election of Mckinley delegates to the
State Convention, and a letter had been
sent to every citizen who aspired to be
a delegate, asking whom he favored for
the Presidency.
Circular letters had also been sent to
all Chairmen and Secretaries of Repub-
lican County Central Committees, ask
ing that return be made of the stand
ing preference of each delegate chosen
Letters had been sent to each McKin-
ley delegate, asking him to use all care
in case he sent a proxy and inviting him
or his proxy to make the headquarters
of the league his home while in Sacra-
mento.
Hundreds of letters had also been
sent to private individuals, and in con-
clusion the Executive Committee had
notified Governor Mckinley of what
had been done, and received from him
in reply the letter already quoted.
Replies had been received from 31S
delegates outside of San Francisco and
Los Angeles and 276 of the number had
declared themselves for Mckinley. To
show more fully how matters stood the
Secretary read a list of the delegates
from each county, and stated the num-
Der from each who might be expected
to stand for Mckinley without a waver
Information had been received, he said
that two-thirds of the delegates from
Los Angeles might be expected to swing
into line, as we'll as several other
southern counties hitherto deemed
doubtful
Several letters were read from pro-
prietors of Republican newspapers, all
Of which were warmly congratulatory
of the work done by the league, and ex-
pressing strong hopes of the nomina-
tion of Mckinley for the Presidency
Here Secretary Thorpe stopped talk
ing, though he still kept going through
the voluminous correspondence which
lay before him, and advantage was
taken by Major w. A. Anderson to
move that the report of the Secre-
tary be accepted and adopted.
The motion prevailed as did also the
best of good feeling.
Judge Devine raised the question of
the league headquarters, and Presi-
dent Dray informed the meeting that
after Monday next parlor 62, on the
second floor Of the Golden Eagle, would
be the rallying point.
Major Anderson, as Chairman of
the Committee on Preparations, stated
that light refreshments and a few cigars
would be served to Mckinley men and
their friends, and all were cordially
invited.
Secretary Thorpe had by this time
succeeded in catching his breath, and
stated that from the latest returns he
felt secure in saying that the Mckinley
men had the convention without one
single vote from San Franciso or Los
Angeles, and that at least thirds
of the delegates from those cities would
also be for Mckinley.
The question was raised by the Pres
ident as to whether the league should
continue it's meetings after the conven-
tion had teen held, and to settle the
matter a motion by Judge Devine pre-
vailed to the effect that when an ad-
journment was taken, it be to meet at
the call of the Chair.
Once again Secretary Thorpe injected
his voice into the meeting and pro-