The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE RALLY.
ONLY FAIR ATTENDANCE OF DEL
EGATEs AT DETROIT,

N..rlv All the states Represented,
mt the Quota of Delegates Small
In several nstances-The Le"gue
sboxxs Its Radical PartIsanship by
Failing to Invite the Democratic
uaxor of the City to Deliver the
Address of welcome.
Detroit Mich, July 1S.-The national re-
publican league convention opened to-day
with a fair attendance of delegates for an
off wear in politics. Nearly all the states
are represented although the quota of
delegates is small in several instances.
The absence of party leaders who are
nrominently identified with the admins
trative and executive departments of the
national and state governments is a con-
spicuous feature. The ensemble comprises
chiefly the younger members of the party,
who. while they have not attained emil
hence in political life, have plenty of en-
thusiasm and energy.
The radical partisanship of the league
men was illustrated in the fact that May
or Maybury, a democrat. was not invit-
ed to offer welcome to the delegates, Col.
r. NJ Dufield, having been selected in
stead by the local committee.
IN his address of welcome, Gov. Pingree
voiced his well known opposition to IA
vored corporations, while Col. Duffield,
who followed, took occasion to remind the
governor. who had said that the hope of
the country was in the people, that the
hope of the people is in the republican
PARTY" and that while it was easy to
arouse a hand clap against corporations,
that the country could not live without
them.
The addresses Of President Woodmansee
and of President Dlngley of the Michigan
league, son OF the chairman of the ways
and means committee. were enthusiastic
cally received, and the convention adj
journed early after the routine business.
Most of the delegates not detained in
committee work. or engaged in booming
candidates. for league offices enjoyed a
trolley ride around the city this afternoon.
There were thirty trolleys in the process
sion and they carried a jolly crowd.
To-nights mass meeting in the conven-
ton hall was entertained for the most
part by extemporaneous speeches, Sena-
tors Hanna. Thurston and some of the
others scheduled TO appear not being pres
ent
The contest for the league presidency,
which will be settled tomorrow, goes mer-
rily on. Crawford of Kentucky and Felix
Of Pennsylvania each processes confidence
in his election while Pollasky of Chicago
asserts he is still in the race notwithstand-
ing the Illinois delegation is not giving
him united support.
The conference of the republican col
le2e league will be he'd tomorrow. The
attendance 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 assembled.
Shortly after the adjournment of the
convention the executive committee of the
league held a session and heard the re-
ports OF the president and secretary
these showed a clearing up of all indebt-
edness and a small balance on hand
The committee discussed the advisable
ly OF holding league conventions bi-en-
haly instead of annually, and viii prob
ahly lay the matter before the conven-
ton
proposition to hold the next convention
10 the city which shall offer the largest
money guarantee was adopted. The COM
mlttee decided to refer the question of
lime and place to the incoming executive
committee. The matter will eventually
be referred to the convention.
Contests from five states were brought
peIore the committee on credentials this
afternoon. The troubles in the California.
colorado, Georgia, and Nebraska delega-
IONS were purely local and easily adjust
e. Inc Louisiana contest has not as yet
been disposed Of
me committee on resolutions met this
evening and appointed a subcommittee
seven members, who are to report to
s ,t convention tomorrow morning. The
subcommittee consists Of Senator VIII
ara Warner Of Alabama, Ex-senator Ar
laur Brown OF Utah. c. l.. Raison. Jr.. OF
NIeniacky, William z. Bundy of Ohio.
W'Ilam p. Roberts of Missouri William
o.. Nannort OF Maryland, and w H. Dur
D,I u Ihdlana. 1t seems probable that
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