New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
I. j. CRAWFORD, PRESIDENT



holding the next annual meeting The merchants
x New-York win cordially, welcome the League.
u pa we' hh to hold or
s' place in which they can be more comfortably ac-
corrlodated and entertained. As a summer re-
SORT mas WILLIAM T. KING. President.
2. II. Dodge presented the report on the
League work. which recommended strong effort
70 increase the number Of League clubs, dis
,ribution OF tariff literature and the formation
Of n speakers bureau
NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT.
The order OF nominations for president had
now been reached. and for the succeeding hour
there was a series of speeches In favor OF the
candidates. Daniel Storms Of Indiana, nomi-
nctcd A. NJ. higgins. OF Terre Haute, on the
Ground that Indiana needs the League presi.
1ency" Mr.. Wilson. Of Kentucky nominated
Nv crawford in q sensible speech. There Is
70 local need Of Mr.. Crawfords nomination.
he SAID but we believe that after his presl-
dency has expired you will all be OF the opinion
that he was Just the man needed. he repre-
s snn,s he Young element Of the New South.
which is bringing twenty Southern states .',, ih.o
the Republican party II elected ,,, ne WI, VIII, 40
Mr. Niedemeyer of Michigan. nominated
Grant Fellows. Of that State. as man VINO mao
always been active in League WORK ana had
been one Of those who had given MichiedH W
" Professor W. H. Barry, Of New-Jersey. nomi-
mated Congressman McEwan. or Jersey CITY.
of scranton Penn. who, he said. had great
Fart in the organization OF Pennsylvanias COO
clubs and who was a great Organizer OF ciuos;
II put at the head OF the League ne would
thoroughly organize it for practical work all over
the Union.
onded bv F. L. Case. OF Tennessee, and w. Fl.
Atwell of Virginia. S. S. Reed, Of West Vir-
einia, nominated Marcus Poaskey. of Chicago.
IAN intellectual giant who has stamped his
rugged genius on the history OF Chicago
A ballot by a call of States was started for
the election of president, but when Illinois
cast her ninety-eight votes for Fleitz the vote
was Immediately challenged by Marcus Pol
laskey and two other Illinois delegates and
rollcall Of the delegation was demanded. Mr..
Pollaskey went on the platform to make
speech but was not able to be heard for some
time because OF the protests raised. For time
the hall was in an uproar When the delegates
finally consented to hear him he said that he
would not consent to be gagged, and wanted to
cast his vote for l.. ]. Crawford.
Another delegate protested that an attempt
was being made by certain persons to apply the
lash to the delegation and to deny the delegates
]. c. Copley said that the delegation in eau
Gus left the selection Of a candidate TO steer
ing committee of fve Of which he was one,
agreeing to abide by the choice Of the commit
tee II any delegate wished to break away from
the action of the caucus the committee did
The rollcal of the delegation then
more started and was finally finished.
PoLLAsKEY's POINT OF ORDER
After the rollcall of Illinois had been completed
and before the result was announced. Mr.. Pol
laskey rose to point Of order. and said that as
an accredited delegate he wanted permission to
cast his vote for Crawford.
You are not delegated" shouted voice IN
the Illinois delegation, and there was derisive
laughter at Poaskeys expense. The Chair ruled
that Mr. Pollaskey could not vote because MS
name not reported by the committee U"
Credentials.
Il gracefully yield to your decision, and take
my seat" said Mr. Pollaskey, suitins his action
to his words 49,, L..
The rollcall Of Illinois showed SIs votes for
Fleitz G}. for Crawford. and 3as for Higgins.
The cali of States was then resumed, and as II
proceeded II became apparent that CRAWFORD
would be IN the lead on the first ballot ana
probably win on the second. Before the secre-
ary had figured up the vote Ohio changed her
twenty votes for Higgins to Crawford making
ninetv.ave for Crawford The College League
followed suit and cast forty-eight votes Ior
Crawford This started stampede Tor MN. An
election unanimous. This was objected TO- anu
} The vote as changed demanded. Inc ro" Vi
States was called again to verily the Tote' v,,
The first call had showed that New I'm.
Pennsylvania and Illinois were acting together
in favor Of Mr.. Fleiz. There was cons'erha.io a
therefore. in the ranks OF the FleitZ oeIesa'ss
when Charles II. Wckham. OF Blnghan.on,, ~
v said on the second ballot that he desired 10
change his vote from Fletz to CRAWFORD. Ma MAO
Tootin chairman of the New o or, ei, rmie
said that delegation had adopted the UNI. rI vii.
'" NO, No. was shouted all over the haii'
that doesn't go in Republican cohve in,Inr
Mr.. Woodmansee ruled that Mr.: Mcn a.as 20
,hnnoe ~ vote transferred twenty-four votes 10
Mr. Crawford there being only SIX New New IN
delegates. Thus the New-York vote Wouiu %
divided as follows: Fleitz II; Cramtosu ,hen
some Of the other New-York delegates 'n9 In
denied that Mr. Wickham was delegate; ny
produced his credentials. and they were rdera
regular by the Committee on Creoentiai Sro ,Tord
were twenty -four votes credlteu "
from New-York. therefore s, ,,orooso
From This time on there was steady increase
Of Crawfords vote. and finally al p e M, mc
was nominated The Iinal vote was az I9''V U1s
Trranrick w Fleitz 165; L. J. Crawford yIo'
AR Fleitz moved to make Mr.. CRAWFORD ele ..
ton unanimous. Mr. Crawford e1cte.II 70 the
platform by Mr.. F!eitZ. Mr.. Higgins anu MI
Paine.
Mp CRAWFORD's ACCEPTANCE.
On Introducing Mr.. Crawford to the conveh-
uon. ex-Presideat Woodmansee said that ne hao
been zone of my devoted supporters during my
administration" Mr. Crawford made the fol-
lowing pointed speech:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: accept TINS eles.
ton president Of the Leasue ana %1I ho,or con,
ieed The League has been known i6T Ten r yrd,s
m the oTsnmsed S Sy h OF .ee pbeonsa
hene guaros. bat the regulars value 'his end
Kan q c of TIC Esasae OF sa
there is word OF politics conneced Wiz, ~, T fr ,he
Republican party An can say Is that s sbe
myself 10 Your service and shall seek 10 tiNSi tts
Nfnsnt administration Of your affairs which has
!rs: ended. tApplause)
The convention then adjourned until to,'nor +
row, when the place in which the convention ~
70 be held next year will he selected .
Mr. Crawford was born at Newport Ny IN
1860 and was educated at its schools ana IN tne
Hkh School Of Cincinnati. He was then grad
wed from the Cincinnati Law School he
studied law in the Office of Congressman Ben
amin Butterworth, and has practsed law d.
Newport for sixteen years, with the exception
GA single year as he was in Minneapolis IN
&3-S4 He early gained high rank In ms
Profession and in 1891 was the Repub-
Eran candidate for Acknowledgement OF Ken