New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION
DELEGATES AND VISITORS POURING
INTO MILWAUKEE,.
CONTEST FOR THE PRESIDENCY NARRows DOWN
TO GENERA. MALPIN AND c. v COX

TO GENERA. MALPIN AND T. v "oN-
Don. OF CHICAGO.
Milwaukee WIS. Aug 24.-Delegates and visitors
% the Republican National League ConVeh,'on'
which opens here at noon tomorrow nave ue'n
,r,aroire into the city since early morning. MoSt
~ the Eastern State delegations are present III iu'i
force The indications are that there VIII Nv w.
one thousand delegates In attendance. NV "'
for the presidency has narrowed down 10 "e"''"
McAlpin of New-York. and charles v "oi"o", "
Chicago with the chances in favor OF the i"'
49,, THO Ieapucrs seem TO favor more direot
and robust participation in the nominating aHa"S VI
,h p.nuhlican party To this General McAlpih u
opposed. .. Ao,a tie
This evening the Wisconsin State League he'u us
convention I'm Lincoln Hall 20 select deesa'es ~ '
corvert,on tomorrow The report of president mar
per showed that the League was III eAoe'''"' '""p'
and was growing in the badger state
t1o,, a dozcn cities want TO entertain the next
convention Portland. ore; Omaha, Ne"-o'''""S,
Boston Chattanooga and Detroit me ''io w.
depend largely upon the outcome OF tie He"' '
the nresjdency II that goes East the Cohveh-
,,, y.i1 ,,roba blv 90 West and vice versa. The
business OF the convention will probably be con-
clrded at Wednesdays session
Secretary NJ j. Dowling reported to the tNecu-
tive Committee at meeting heId to-hisn' "i'
suits of the years work and the pans Vi 'no
League in the present campaign. All the piiis
contracted for by the present committee, toge'her
with a few small liabilities incurred by the COM
mttee's predecessors, have been met, ana oean
balance sheet will turned over TO their success
sors For the first time In the history OF thc Nj
tional League the organization has been seii-sus-
tanning. Within the last year the organization OF
Republican League clubs has been extended into
every State ard Territory in the Union, ana rep
resentatives will be present at this convention WI
Downing saD. from every state ana Territory' e.
cent some of the Southern states. The reason Tor
heir he
that part OF the country refused 70 make special
ters list Of every Club in the United States. with
the local organization. They number. Mr. DowtIlng
ship is upward OF io6 indicating total enrolment
of over 10000 voters in these organlzati0ns: ,,nr
made chiefly in the villages and towns giVing
names and postoGe o S bo'rrS rrSors 9 thus
far received show that the Democratic boilers for
Mckinley ou,number the Republican boilers Tor
BRYAN by about p per cent.
one Of the schemes that will be pushed in the
campaign is the organization OF marching cluDs
with which demonstrations VIII ne mac n & m. SuaH
Friday before Election Day in New ork ana
Speaker Reed and others will speak. 1t is the ex-
pectation Of the managers that the Representation
ever witnessed In the United States
Chicago Aug 24-General f.. A. McAlpin. OF New
York. the president OF the National League Of Re
publican Clubs. who is on his way to the National
Convention OF the League at Milwaukee, said yes
terday
well attended, ard that there will be in the neigh
borhood Of two thousand delegates In attendance.
The object OF the convention Is to systematic the
campaign work of the League instiil discipline and
en- thusiasm among the workers. and elect new Off
GERS.
The League has Il membership OF about
22-cco enrolled in 1880 clubs. We expect to add
largely to this membership between and No
vernber by which time hope to have 2j'D clubs
on our list. The total membership Of the League in
1882 was only 10000.
THE League was never such fine state
of discipline as now and certainly never more
enthusiastically ready for work. IT should do very
effective work in this campaign.
The present outlook Is, in my opinion. entirely
satisfactory from Republican point OF view. and
Knlcy and Hobart From present indications New
York will give n larger Republican majority than
ever before in It's history shall not be surprised
If it reached @Oe0 The better element of the Demo
cratic party has studiously ignored Mr. Bryans
presence in the state. and viii give him aid
comfort in this campaign
"Bryan'S speech OF acceptance in Madison Square
Garden "A total failure, and the people OF the
East were vastly disappointed. both in tho speech
and the candidate himself. They expected that he
would least prove himself an orator. think that
his incursion into NeN-YOrk has cost him at least
the man more accurately The attitude Of the New
York Democracy will be shown at the State Conven-
tiOn next month
When asked if he would be candidate for re-
election as president OF the League, General Nc
Alpin said that he would not be candidate in the
sense OF seeking the Office. but would simply be In
the hands OF his friends.
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