The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
LEONARD y. CRAWFORD OF NEW
PORT, XII, ELECTED PREsLDENT.

The RATES. suspended for q vote-liinois Dele
cation In n snnri-Coi. Biount or Loutstana
wins an Interesting FiEht-Tho Rssear.
lions Commend the National Naturalization.
DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-the delegates to
the National League Of Republican Clubs were
slow In getting around this morning, but whom
they got TO work 1t took them n very short time
to %overturn tho order Of business and elect
Leonard J. Crawford, q young laywcr from
Newport, Ky, rs President Of the League to
succeed Mr.. Woodmanseo. Having accom-
plished this, the combine was willing to let the
place Of the next meeting and the selection OF
new Secretary go over until tomorrow morn
ing. Soon after President called
the convention to order this morning he read q
telegram from Senator Mark Hanna saying he
was sorry that he could not DO hore. Then the
Committee on Order OF Business reported. This
report, which was adopted, placed the election
of officers and the selection Of the next place OF
meeting last
Then came the report of the Committee on
Credentials, and with 1t n row over Louisiana.
Col. II. Herman Blount of New Orleans is one
of tho colored Republican leaders OF the state.
The Colonel has been a delegate In several ma
tional Republican conventions and any num-
Der of National League conventions. Among
other things, he is President Of the Louisiana
State League. He and another colored leader
| camo all the way up to Detroit by themselves
as delegates, but they brought some thirty proxies
with them. Nine other colored Republicans
who don't pull with the Colonel came along also
with protests. There was quite a handsome row
and all sorts of talk, but the Colonel with his
proxies won out.
Then came the resolutions, and they wero
greeted with cheers and adopted without a d.
t tSni; pia'f Sna al sHu1 Other %on filings Fss'kR. spaSilIe sas
nexation OF Hawaii, Offering sympathy 10 the
struggling Cuoans, fnyoring a discrininat.
ias gu'y and Tor lo Vat to sn'P resirict immigration.
The striking miners were sylnpaihized with,
and a few hot shots were fired into the Demo
A motion to proceed to the election of a Pres
idcnt wa. unexpectedly sprung on the, c,onven-
ing a recess until 10. a. NJ. tomorrow was
voted down. and the Chair called for n1mins'
speeches were limited to five minutes. lndi'
nna's candidate, A. NJ: Higgins, was nomi,
da's, y Eea ga%'f' + + st GraWford d'3 VIZ aSH Rsa ! By
August Wilson. Michisap,s cantida,e, Grant
EEeiIows, was ThnImss 6 y Eva w; W. a. NsW 5si,sy
was nominated BY. W. II. Barry. Pennsyi;
yanis,s ean1idate, Fred W: FleiIzl was named
came to his relief. Editor Stuart F.; Reed of
Arkansas, and Massachusetts seconded the nom.
ination of Higgins; Texas, Ohio, and NiIsinit
o oGSdGs and the roll call began. There Was no in.
terruption until Illinois was reached. Her en-
tire vote was ANNOUNCED for Fleitz, whereupon
Delegate Payne of Illinois challenged the cor
rectness of 1t, declaring that the steering com
mitter had tried TO gag some of the delesation;;
Marcus Pollasky demanded a hearing and II
was granted to him in considerable OF an up
roar. He said: u could have been Chairman
OF the Illinois delegation had | been an office
seeker. The gag has been forced in my mouth
also. although have a letter in my pocket
tory IN him hnt he has rhnnVpd NV mind. i
1t was ten minutes before the Illinois crowd
got through yelling at the Chairman and at each
poll showed 81 for Fleitz, l6 for Crawford, and
The roll call of the convention showed Craw-
ford; 677; Fleitz, 497; Higgins, 800; Fellows, 90;
tbe tweniv g Ohio b deleea tee Whe v wss a for Fleitz.
changed to Crawford. Other States, including
Michigan, quickly came around to the Ken
iHskz man. Some however went over 10
a motion was made to declare Crawford
elected, but it was howled down by. the Fleitz
men. A roll call was again started to verify
the changes. Michigan again voted for Eel;
,1m'' to ou b. T the winner MSs the wolverines crime changed
to him.. Their change gave the election Of the
kentucky man, and upon the motion of Filetz.
At the conclusion Of the election the Resolu.
ton Committee again appeared and reported
rushed through.
The committee on time and place Of holding
favor fnv ne Of Omaha nHintT but viii Suggest sea that the time
be left, to the Executive Committee and tho
Nebraska State League. The convention ad'
journed for a boat ride to the st. Clair f1ats
with a fish supper.
1t is believed that Secretary Bowling will be
reelected. Tanner was here to do me up
said Marcus Pollasky. with that unvaryine
cheerfulness that never deserts him. even in
defeat. I'm a candidate against Tanner fol
Governor from now on
The League of College Republican Clubs this
morning elected A. L. Davis of the University OF
Michigan President. The matter OF place fol
the next meeting of the national organiza
ton was left to the Executive Committee. In
dianapolis Is strongly in the lead. Person a.
greetings from President Mckinley were given
by Mr.. Henning. The convention then ad
journed to enter the big convention at the Audi
forum.