Evening star., 1896-08-25
Gen. McAlpin Says Voters Should
Rise Above Party.
NATIONS INTEGRITY THREATENED
Address to the Republican National
League Convention.
WHAT IS THE BEST MONEY

League convention were slow in assembling
at the Exposition Hall, and it was nearly
noon before the president called the con-
vention to order
The delegates began to straggle in as
early as 10 m, and from that time on the
crowd slowly augmented, much to the i'm
patience of spectators who We're on hand
for the opening, which was scheduled for
10 O'Clock. The first distinguished person
age to arrive was j. +. Eyrnes who was
sergeant-atarms Of the St. Louis conyen-
ton, who came in and took a seat with
the Minnesota delegation. The New York
delegation came in carrying at their head
the banner awarded to the Buffalo club for
the largest attendance at the Cleveland
meeting, and singing a campaign song.
The orchestra saluted them with a med
ley of airs. The handsome banner and the
stars and stripes also carried by the dele
CATION We're taken upon the stand and ar
ranged on the side of Mckinley and Hobart
pictures amid the applause of the New
Workers, who were the first to awaken en-
thusiasm in the gathering. The band
played 'Old Kentucky Home and MY
Maryland but Dixie brought forth the
first yell.
Secretary Bowling came in at II o'clock
and was greeted with cheers When he ap-
Peared upon the stage the New Workers
kept up the excitement by shouting for Nc
the matter with Gordon? He's all right"
The wisconsin boys gave the university
yell, and then somebody wanted to know
what was the matter with Milwaukee, and
the crowd yelled, "Shes all right
The Amphion Quartet of Company A,
boys In blue, of Rochester, n. Y, sang a
campaign song, which was loudly applaud
ed. They responded to an encore taking
the platform. Their second song made
even greater hit than the first
Secretary Downing swung the two beau
tiful banners bearing the pictures of Nc
kinley and Hobart on the front of the
Speakers platform. great SHOUT went up
from the audience, which by that time
numbered several hundred.
At 11:1O Gen. McAlpn took his seat on
the platform and was given a great ova-
ton. The New Workers stood up waving
their hats and shouting, What's the mat
ter with McAlpin? He's all right
Convention Called TO Order.
The Maryland delegation then came in
waving their gold hats. which harmonized
nicely with the decorations of the hall
AS soon as the uproar subsided President
McAlpin said: The convention will be IN
order. The delegates will be seated. Divine
blessing will be asked by the Rev. Dr.
Hunsberger of Milwaukee,
Alter the prayer, Gen. McAlpin intro
duced Mayor Rauschenberger who made
brief speech of welcome. When the
mayor finished, tine crowd cheered him,
and gave a rousing cheer for the city of
Milwaukee.
Samuel A. Harper, president of the Wis
consin State League of Republican Clubs,
vas then introduced and was greeted by
the Wisconsin University yell from the
Wisconsin delegation: He made speech
OF welcome in benaif of the Wisconsin
State League. Mr.. Harper was frequently
| Interrupted by applause. When he touched
upon the money question and expressed the
SOUND money views Of the Wisconsin re-
publicans, somebody shouted That's the
stuff"
Mr.. Harper was loudly applauded
AT the close of Mr.. Harper's speech Pres
ldent McAlpin presented Capt. l. NJ Bean
OF Milwaukee. who welcomed the delegates
on behalf of the general committee Addi-
tlonal speakers for tomorrow night were
announced as follows: T. E. Byrnes of
wisconsin. f. X. Schoonmaker of New
Jersey and Webster Davis of Missouri,
Mrs. }. Ellen Foster of Washington. VINO
IS 10 make an address, occupied seat on
the platform while the addresses of vel
come were being made
Gen. McAlpin introduced D. D. Wood
neahsee OF ohio to respond to the addresses
He was cheered and began his speech hv
thanking the conference for his reception
On behaH OF the young republicans of the
lniIed states he thanked the Wisconsin
| people for their welcome.
The party. he said, was entering on a
great campaign. The greatest since the
boys went out in 1861 to save the country.
i-ePu"iauoH anu anarchy went hand in
hand, and w. j. Bryan represented these
| principles. 1t would be worse. he said to
open our factories to foreign labor than
| TO open our mints to the silver of the world
| OF Mckinley? he asked. 1t was the patriots
| or the land, the fathers and sons who felt
that their homes needed protection.
Foiowing Mr.: Woodmansee of Ohio
annual address, which was as follows:
Gen. Nc A1ninss A.l,y,o..
| AS president of the National League of
Republican clubs l call to order this. its
| ninth annual convention. This gathering
| represents in large degree the volunteer
| working force of the republican party.
and follows, naturally, in sequence Of time
the gathering of the official representatives
OF that party which was held in ST. Louis
within the space of two months.
me formal declarations of our partys
principles have been enunciated, and its
candidates named and we meet here to-
DAY to deliberate upon the best means by
which success may be assured to the re-
| in November.
Since the republican national convers N
| various other political conventions have
been held, platforms framed and candi-
dates named, SO that, with the possible
| exception of another candidate to be nom
| mated by that portion of the democratic
party which agrees with us upon one of the
ISSUES Oh tne campaign, all the issues to be
adopted are now before the public / have
| not the time allotted to me nor is it my
| duty at this moment to discuss in detail the
| various tenets of the republican faith with
| all Of which you are as familiar as am l.
and yet l would be untrue to my own con-
| victions did l not express myself briefly
| upon what seems to me to be the chief
| differences of opinion among our citizens
| today.
This is a party gathering met to insure
party success, and yet we would be un-
worthy of our party fealty and unpatriotic
| indeed If our deliberations should not be
marked by an endeavor TO look beyond the
mere question of party success and to
| seek to accomplish those results which are
| best for the nation at large. Our party al
ways has been and always will be most
successful when its efforts are along lines
which are supposed to mark national pros
| perity. Principles can be put in practice
| only through means of organi7at ation and we
| can point with extreme satisfaction to our
party's platforms and candidates i'm the
| past as the best guarantee that its motives
and conduct are synonymous with the pub
| lie veal.
If 1 understand the present conditions
Alright and interpret correctly the action of
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