The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-14
Committee Arrangements Refused
to Ask Democratic Mayor TO
Smile on the Crowd.
COL. CRAWFORD In THE LEAD
LIKELY TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT
WOODMANsEE'S SUCCESSOR.
First Day Taken Up Largely with
Speeches and RepOrts-CharIes
Emory Smiths Address.

DETROIT, Mich, July 1S.-The National
Republican League convention opened here
to-day with an attendance large for an
off year. in politics Nearly all the States
are represented, although the numbers of
| delegates are few in several instances.
The absence of party leaders who are
| prominently identified with the adminis-
| tratiye and legislative departments of the
national and state governments is a con-
| spicuous feature. The assemblage COM
! prises chiefly the younger members of the
party, who while they have not attained
| eminence in political life, have plenty OF
enthusiastism and energy. The radical
partisanship of the league men was il
| lustrated in the fact that Mayor Maybury,
| a Democrat was not invited TO offer well
| come to the delegates, Col. H. NJ. DGfield
| having been selected instead by the local
1mittee In his address of welcome Gov
gree voiced his weIl-known opposition
favored corporations. while Colonel Duff
{ field, who followed. took occasion to remind
the Governor, who had said that the
| hope of the country was in the peo-
| pie. THAT the hope of the people is in
the Republican party" and while it was
easy to arouse a hand-clap against cor
porations. that the country could not live
| IL.
| Woodmansee and of President Dingley, OF
| the Michigan League of Kalamazoo, were
enthusiastically received, and the conven-
ton adjourned early after the usual routine
| business.
Most Of the delegates not detained by
committee work or engaged in booming
candidates for league offices enjoyed jolly
ride about the city this afternoon. There
were thirty trolley cars in the procession
and they carried a jolly crowd. To-night's
| mass meeting in the convention hall was
entertained for the most part by extempor-
aneous speeches. Senators Hanna and
Thurston and some of the others scheduled
to be present not being present
The contest for the league presidency
which will be settled by to-morrow's elec-
ton, goes merrily on. Crawford, of Ken
lucky, and F'leitz, of Pennsylvania, are the
ones now in the lead and each profess con-
! fdence in his election, while Pollasky, OF
! Chicago, asserts he is still in the race not
| withstanding the Illinois delegation is not
giving him united support.
Crawford and Dowling for president and
secretary of the league" is the way the
delegates are talking tonight Col. Craw-
| ford, of Kentucky, has been the foremost
candidate since the practical withdrawal of
Marcus Pollasky. j. M Bowling. of Mime
| sofa, the present secretary. says that he is
| in the hands of his friends in the matter
| The combination Is a formidable one and
| if the talk around the hotels tonight can
be taken as a forecast it is likely to be the
| winning ticket
| Tomorrow will be held the convention of
the Republican College League. The at
tendance promises to be light, and the
sentiment of the college men is that their
| gathering should hereafter be held in April,
| during the school year, when their members
| can better be ssembed.
| Until o'clock tonight the Auditorium
presented a somewhat dismal appearance,
and the outlook for good attendance at
! the mass meeting was not promising. The
| delegates were late returning from their
ride but before the meeting began the build
| ing was reasonably filled. President Ding
ley, of the Michigan league, called the
meeting to order, introducing National
President Woodmansee. Mr.. Woodmansee
explained the absence of so many of the
delegates by saying they were busy around
the hotels shaping the policy of the Repub-
lican party and casting about for the proper
men to fill the offices of the league and the
proper ideas to embody in the resolutions.
He presented Charles Emory Smith, Of
Philadelphia, who was received with gen
erous applause.
Dingley did not make us speech, for Re-
publicans would always be glad to hear
from any one bearing the name Of Dingley.
They have lately heard great deal of
gentleman of that name, and very soon
they will hear great deal more when the
Dingley tariff bill shall be passed to bring
prosperity once more to our land"
SECOND TERM FOR M'KINLEY.
Webster Davis, of Kansas City, assistant
secretary of the interior, the next
speaker Eloquence and vigor characterized
his address. and the enthusiasm of the
audience rose to a high pitch,
This great league is the workshop of the
Republican party" said he, where the
young men can gather and receive new in
spration for their great work. The people
of this country tonight ought to be con-
| graduated the fact that they have
placed in the White House one of the ablest
and greatest Presidents this country has
| ever had, He comes nearer representing
| the American idea than any man In recent
| times. No administration has ever done
so much in so brief time to carry out the
! pledges of the party platform as this ad-
| ministration. Under the Republican party
| this country will prosper so greatly that
William Mckinley will have no opposition
for q second term. This new tariff bill hae
not been framed in the interest of any cor
poration or trust-it has been framed in
the interest of all the people. (Applause)
In certain localities" MIR. Davis
cuded "scheming politicians are trying to
/ incite the labOrers 10 engage in strikes IN
order to defeat for reelection 10 the United
States Senate of the noblest of Ameri-
can statesmen. Mark A. Hanna. But he
will not be defeated. in spite of all these
mining strikes" Great applause.)
Former senator Arthur Brown. of Utah,
was lastly introduced "A Western man
who had refused 10 walk out OF the st.
Louis convention with Senator Teller. He
commended President McKinley's action in
appointing a blmetallic commission TO
European countries. and alleged that the
only party which could ever restore silver
to it's rightful position in the currency was
the Republican party.
Mr.. Smiths address on Republican
Continental Policy and contained the
following:
REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.
THE Republican League represents the
youth and hope. the vitality and aspira-
tions of the Republican party. 1t is the
flower of the great political force which,
as a creative and constructive organization.
will rank in story with the party Of
Chatham and the younger Pitt and with
the party of Washington, Hamilton and
Marshall 1t lives not in memory but IN
purpose and in progress. Glorious as is the
past it's eyes are turned to what should
be a yet more glorious future In the rapid
evolution of history 1t rests not on the
trophies even of majestic career but adj
vances TO new duties and demands and
seeks the laurels of fresh achievement The
Republican party returns TO power with
high obligations and great opportunities. 1t