The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-14
CONVENTION AT DETROIT
REPUBLICANs IN ATTENDAHCE
 FROM NEARLY EVERY STATE.

Governor PiDgrse Voiced His We'll Known
 Opposition to Favored Corpora ations--
 President Woodmansee's Address-A
 Congratulatory Letter Received From
 President Mckinley.
 Detroit, Mich, July 13.-The National Republican league convention opened to-day with a fair attendance of dele- gates for an of year. in politics. Nearly all the states were represented. although the quotas of delegates are small in several instances. The ab-' sence of party leaders who are prom inently identified with the administra- tive and legislative departments of tha national and state governments is a conspicuous feature.
 Mayor Maybury, 8 democrat, was not invited to offer a welcome to the dele- gates, Colonel H. M Duffield having been selected instead by the local conn mittee. In his address of welcome Gov- ernor Pingree voiced his well known op- position to favored corporations, while Colonel Duffield, who followed, took oc- casion to remind the governor, who had said that the hope of the country. was that the hope of the people is in the republican party"
 D. ID. Woodmansee of Cincinnati, president of the league, this afternoon delivered his address. After dwelling upon the stable condition of the league he said:
 During the last campaign, when the democratic candidate for president was travelling about the country in palace cars telling the people of their poverty and their distress, the Republican League clubs, one by one. were finding their way to Canton. where they heard the gospel of hope. the prophecy Of bet ter things to come. As they returned to their homes from the mecca of republi- canism, they carried with them an en- thusiasm that made the campaign of 1896 the most memorable in our corln- try's history ' Of the large number of distinguish ed republicans who have been friends of the league, there Is one who stands out conspicuous among all the rest. That man Is William Mckinley. As an or ganizatfon the league cannot assist any candidate for off1ce until nominations are duly made, but as individuals, it's members naturally remember tteir friends. As a consequence William Me- Kinley to-day is president of the United States x
 ''The people of this country are to hs congratulated upon the fact that during these trying times we have repubii- can president at Washington. A man of lofty character and rugged patriot ism. A man pure in life, sincere in purpose, and with convictions of honor that are as stable and unflinching as the granite hills. As we are proud Of the party of Lincoln, of Grant, of Gar field, and of Blaine, so are we proud of the party of William Mckinley
 The contest of 1897 Is already upon us In various states the conventions of both parties have assembled, nomi- mated their candidates, adopted their platform and the people are again sA- ed to give voice to their preference. The aemecrtic party adheres to the Chicago platform. 1t has learned nothing; it forgets nothing. The piatform Is as bad, if possible. as the party which adopted 1t. It does not appeal to the patriotism of the American people. A democrat Is never so happy as when he thinks he Is miserable. Never 90 ex- uberant as when recounting the mis- fortunes of others. The republican par ty reaffirms the St. Louis platform wherein it declared for honest money, a protective tariff and reciprocity
 At this point the following telegram from President Mckinley to President Woodmansee was read:
 T offer through you my heartiest con- gratulations on the tenth annual con- ventton of the Republican league and my continued best wishes for the con- tinued usefulness and prosperity of this worthy organization.
 WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
 Telegrams of regret were read from Vice President Hobart. Secretary Sher- man Senators Allison, Quay, Yelling ton, Warren, Fairbanks, Burrows, Speaker Reed, Congressman Grosvenor, Dingley, Fowler, Henderson, Secreta- ries Alger, Gary, Gage, Long, Wilson, Pension Commissioners Evans and others. The convention adjourned un- til 10 a. m. tomorrow.
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