The morning times., 1896-08-26
REPUBLICAN CLUBS MEET.
Enthusiasm Unb0ttled In the
Ninth Annual Convention.
RINGING SPEECHES MADE
Two. Sessions Held and at One
Number Of Addresses Were OH the
Program-Big Fight Over the I'resi-
dency of the League-Executive
COMMITTEES. :, Appointed

Milwaukee,, Wis, Aug rs. The ninth an
pual convention, or the National League Of
Republican Clubs assembled in Exposition
Hall with an attendance OF delegates ana
spectators wtIieiadid II OF equale Expectations
This was due u large measure 10 the IN
ability OF the managers To secure the
presence of spehkers of national reputa-
tiOn. owing to the exigeIcics OF the cani-
pagn and denapds OF local committees i'll
various States.
The two sessions were devoted 10 the
preliniinaries OF the convention. and In
the afternoon '0notabIe addresses were
made by Congressman Mccleary Of Min
DesOta and A. B. Cummings Of Iowa, who
bore to the convention the greeting Of
good will from the NATIONAL committee.
The proceedings of the afternoon session
were begun at 3:45 O'Clock. Secretary
Bowling called the roll OF States for the
completion of the lists Of committeeman.
vice presidents and members of the execu-
tive committee. Hon A. b. Cummings of
Iowa. member Of the Republican national
committee and representing that organi-
zation. was introduced TO deliver mes
sage from his associates.
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH.
In the present campaign he said the
national Committee would lean upon the
strong arm OF the league. There were
tines when pound OF Ted-hot enthusiasm,
such as the league could furnish. was more
effective than a ton Of campaign documents,
when swelling throats ere better than
buiging brOws.
Mr.. Cummings proceeded to address the
convention upon the general Political situ-
alton, and his eloquent periods aroused
much enthusiasm. He evoked laughter
and applause by his protest against
the phaTisaical sanctiInony of tile Bryans,
The Altgeids. the PETERS and the JoEeses,
which assumed 10 corner all human
virtue in a trust and placed the prodigy
of the Platte in the position OF dispenser
of dividends
His closing declaration, that the tariff
had ceased to lie the means Of raising
revenue only. that it had become tile corner
stone Of the nation, was received with en-
thusiastic cheers.
W r. Payne CT Illinois offered 4 resolu-
ton that the Commercial Travellers Re-
pull lean Clubs be admitted to the lea que
upon the same terms a S college clubs are
now admitted. The resolution was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
MRS. POSTERS ADDRESS.
Mrs j. Ellen Foster of Iowa then -ad
dressed the convention briefly, from the
text. That which party sows that shall
It also reap" The lesson was that the
Democratic party by having sown the
wind. ii was ROW Teaping the wlirlwind.
Mrs Foster was warmly received and heard
with appreciation by the delegates and
spectators.
Tie last speaker of the afternoon was
whose biackboa rd speech against free
coinage Of silver in the House of Repre-
sentatives lfst' winter Introduced him to
the notice Of the country at large. The
remedy for present conditions. he said. was
not free trade nor free coinage OF silver,
but the protective tariff OF William Nc
Kinley and the reciprocity OF James G
Blaine. tCteers.b At the close of Mr.. Nc
Cleary's speech. the convention adjourned
until O'Clock tomorrow.
The several committees met Immediately
after adjournment. but without transacting
any business adjourned until tomorrow
morning. The fight over the presidency
took on several new phases tonight.
An understanding between the Wood
mansee and McAlpine managers is rumCrcd
by the terms of which, after two or three
ballots. the votes of the weaker candidate
are to be thrown to the other.
FIGHTING FOR PRESIDENT.
Ex-Secretary of State Taylor of Ohio and
Mr.. Mckinney, his succ essor, are in the city
and reported to be fighting Woodmansee
the Ohio candidate for president. The
following executive committee was ;.p-
pointed for the ensuing year:
A. G. Negley, Alabama; Henry NJ Cooper,
Arkansas; George Stone, California; James
A Howard, Connecticut; Isaac NJ Hamil-
ton, Illinois; NJ. r. sulzer Indiana; T NJ.
Bicknell, Iowa; Ed. Il. Madison. Kansas;
L. j. Crawford, Kentucky; r. F. Guilhadd,
Louisiana; W. j. Van Ness, Maryland;
j. Henry Gould, Massachusetts; F. L.
Edenborough, Michi gan: T. E Byrnes,
Minnesota; A. NJ. Lea, Mississippi; F. B.
Brownell, Missouri: B. G. DAVIS, Nebraska;
DR.. w. II. Patterson, Nevada; Frederick
F. Myers, New Jersey: james A. Blanchard,
New York; G. S. Hager, North Dakota;
E. ]. Miller. Ohio: NJ. A. Moody. Oregon;
George W. Ruch, PennsylvaniR, Francis. B.
Purdie, South Dakota; L. T. Walker,
Tennessee; W. II. AtweIl, Texas; H. D.
Clay, Virginia: Thomas F. Barrett, West
Virginia: j. B. Reid, Wisconsin; John Il
Barrow, Wyoming: s. A. Perkins, colored
league, national headquarters, New York.
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