New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
LOYAL REPUBLICANS ALL
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CONVENTION
FINISHES ITS WORK.

pr,NT-HEARTY SUPPORT PLEDGED TO THE
ST. LOUIS PLATFORM AND TICKET
THE NEXT MEETING TO BE
HELD IN DETROIT.
Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. %.-The Nationai ,ohven-
t,on of the League of Republican Ciuos nnisheu '''
business at the session to-day, ana VIII hee, ~ ~
,,,ro,, an the second Tuesday Of July next lhe
.assion was attended with some excitement aiiSns
over the contest for the presidency. ms was w
eraa TO Charles L. Gordon, OF ILLINOIS, anu ~ ~
1yoodmansee Of Ohio. the latter an ola heas"e
man the former recent worker III '"e '
A., xvoodmansee was elected by the close Vo'e "a
$40 70 so4 When the roll-call Of states on ,e o"o
ended Mr. Gordon led his opponent oy 49, -
hundred but Woodmansees friends sue0'e
having the vote OF Arzon, for Gordoh throw" 49, 49,
,nc,use il had been cast by man not enu,'eO , ~
,roso,t the Territory under the rules. Inns az
,,o, was followed by changes suihcieh' 10 ~,
Woodmansee. The resolutions adopteu app -.
CT louis platform and ticket ana pieuso -,
s,.aor, ~, % Mckinley end Hobart The propos''on
for biennial sessions was shelvcd' anu ii0 -
of silver was not mentioned except ~ ~
demned. 49, Convention
The second days proceedings OF me- tne nalo,,
began a, 1i:25 o'clock. X. j. Nooa oi ' e.,I .bat
reported from the Committee on 80 rrh,,can
,hs states and Territories and the College
,,,,,h aacue we're entitled to delegates as io''o"
,,aoh state and Territory. four for each Cohe esS
district and ten at large. The Coneso r~an'1ed
delegate from each State in whch II - VI So ~,
The following States and Ierri'o'i. I|o,owara
,enresen,ed in the Convention: Coiorauo -.
l,ior,da Georgia Idaho. Maine. Montana Nv ~"
Iiampshre North Carolina, South Carohia' = a. a.
Vermont Washington. West Virginia i"N'1''
ritory Alaska and New-MeNco'
CHOOSING a PRESIDENT.
IT.. Convention proceeded 10 the election OF
president General McAlpn retired from 'he pia,.
form and Timothy f. Burns. of Minnesota .UvN ,
~.
inc ., 80 cordon was seconded by delegates
.or, I<onsas Iowa Maryland, MASSACHUSETTS,, MIS-
sissinni New-Jersey oregon. South Daho'N A0'
wyoming and West Virginia !,
u D. Woodmansee, of Ohio, was p'
webster Davis of Missouri. whose eloquent .rip"'o ~
,o the qualities of the candidate was loio"eN ~
great outburst of applause The nomha'oi ., %','
a.aod hv delegates from Louisiana, hehtuchS'
.,u.vorl Delaware Ohio Pennsylvania lhui"n"
.nd Wisconsin Qn parD. The secohuihs spI,a
disclosed as in the case OF WISCONSIN" 81 ~ ;,
do,egation in some States, and charges "eio ~
.hat IN the case Of some of the states ho. iep'
o,,ed an effort would be made 10 cast theii W.
-, r,s,ders The nomination of Gordon was seo-
-. ~, the College Club League. A uees"'c
sorn ohio challenged the right OF the men w"0 '''
COS, the votes of West Virginia anu |N'N0"' l
the ground that they were ho. ,la ro-
state and the Territory respectively, '"o .oaor,
,,r,,c that no one not resident couiu iepi i'''"e
go - rorritorv After much confusion tHe '0'0
80 Uos. Virginia in favor OF Gorooh was p
,n,t,ed TO stand the man casting II aesei'"e n,A
ha was a resident and citizen OF the "'"'e
vote OF Arizona was rejected ,.a Nr
rhis together with other changes. eiec'eu ~ S,o
M go Tho vote was: Woodmansee elo'
s so. On behalf of Gordons supporters
NJ Yates Of Illinois. moved that Wooun''i''ee
-1oo,,on be made unanimous and the mouoN was
adopted. - l>.. nc . candidate for
Nl'NN''~''' ling
secretary against NJ. J. Dowhns, 81 49," ~, q near
NV Minnesota Mr.. bowling was elec'eu ~ 900 80 h,s
y, unanimous VOTE owen receiving only L" 10 HIS
1.9sS THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
The report of the Committee on Resolutions o, waS
rsad nv Secretary Bowling and adopted. lne IT, IS
reau " uared bv Iudge Charles w Raymond
S,,no,s chairman Of the subcommittee. IL Is
The National Republican League in conUGntloR We, do
oongratmIates the country the present @ ouIoOk OK
tor Repubican success. Never in the @ @nistor!s y I'd
party has its future are aIPeppfion of Repubcan
president appeared so certain; form, odon,ed at St
1ons bv the National Republican Conventions Juite !,
H. 1896 The Republican party was rish' IN w wgI ffor,
10 save the Union. 1t right when IL Struck & tne
chains from 100000 slaves ana naue uui f,I onara
men II was right carrying into successlul opera
tion the resumption of specie payment d va
in making Protection 10 Harcan peope 1t was
right in insisting that Reciprocity shouu & 6
the permanent law of the land IL IS rlsll' nv NV @ nd
always has been right in advocating sale anu
stable currency worth its face the world over
whether in the hands of rich or poor II was asn'
when il confded I'm the leadership OF Grant iayts,
GARFIELD Arthur and Harrison 1t was VAS rgnt nd Gar
II nominated William Mckinley OF ono & anu ,ben 6en,
ret A. Hobart. OF New-Jersey, and we pieose '"e"h
o&I W. hnSv eI tbat return TO the Republican pol,
tcy of protection is essential TO the sovency o,
financial standard is TO her credit and honor
cheap dollar means low wages hnanTlai pd'''5
dishonored country blot on our far history ns dme
Of cOuutrV'S defenders, an nOntSl
system OF revenue protecting our INDUSTRIES M , anu
Of the Nation an honest system of exchange with
foreign countries. as embodied IN the recipIocIty
idea OF the immortal Blaine an honest administra-
The name of it's candidates Is synonymous win
honesty patriotism statesmanship and the highest
ideal Of lie. duty and governmsnt Our policies
Sest tbought Of the voter elevate the citizen and
add new lustre to our country's history
TO MEET IN DETROIT NEXT YEAR.
Resolutions Of thanks to the retiring president
General McAIpin. and to the committees which ar
ranged for the meeting. were voted
Melville Hayes. of Ohio. reported recommending
that the next convention be held in Detroit on the
second Tuesday in July. 1891. Adopted
resolution introduced by Mr.. Kelsey OF Mich.
igan recommending the incorporation OF clubs or
commercial travellers as auxiliary TO the National
organization was referred to the Executive ComI ON,
mittee. At o'clock the convention adjourned until
o'clock the evening session TO be public mass
meeting
IOWA SOUND-MONEY MEN IN SESSION.
Des Mones Iowa, Aug 26-The State Convention
of Sound Money Democrats met here to-day. j. f.
T. Markley. OF Mason City. was selected 10 be tempo
rary chairman and Judge w I. Babb permanent
chairman. The convention will elect state Central
Committee twenty-eight delegates to the National
Convention and thirteen electors. Chairman Vollmer
announced that business matters will prevent him
His successor has been selected Ii IS the inten-
tion TO select man who ard will prosecute a