Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-15
CRAWFORD Is CHOSEN.
Kentuckian Elected President of the
Republican National League.
PUT III TIME CAUCUsING.
Detroit Cony"nsi"n S,"w In Gettiag Down
to work-Com m,t,-e Rcoom m ends
Omahx for Next Years Gath
srin--Ihs Platform.


league officers aud the location of the
next convention was the topic of active
discussion among the delegates to the
convention of the National League of
Republican clubs prior to the calling to
order rOday's session. All kinds Of
planning and long rolling has been 60.
ing on in hotel corridors and candi.
dates headquarters far into the night.
Secretary Bowling appeared to be in
line for reelection in case of victory Of
either of the leading states. The three
leading combinations were about rs fol.
lows: L. j. Crawford Of Kentucky for
president; Bowling for secretary; Oma.
ha for next convention. Fred w.
Fleitz of Pennsylvania for president;
Bowling for secretary; Chicago for next
convention. A. NJ. Higgins of Indiana
for president; Bowling for secretary;
Kansas City for next convention.
The convention was very late in as.
sembling, and the delegates were anx.
ious to 60 on the lake excursion at $50,
which made prospects for holding the
election today quite slim. While the
convention was assembling the dele
gates gave vent to enthusiasm over the
entrance of 40 members of the Young
Mems Mckinley club of Dayton. o.,
who had come to visit the convention.
At 10:45 Chairman Woodmansee called
on the convention to come to order and
cease caucusing. The committee on cre-
dentials was not ready, so the commit
tee ON rules made its report on order OF
business and rules of business. The
rules OF the Fifty.third congress were
recommended to govern the convention,
and the delegations were each to cast o
full vote. The report was adopted.
The resolutions, which were then re-
ported, declare nnfaltcring allegiance
"to the principles and policies Of the
party of projections, sound money, recip.
rocity and patriotism, as expressed in
the st. Louis platform. The faith which
prompted the nomination and election
of William Mckinley and Republican
congress has been justified. and we con.
graduate the country upon the evil
dences Of returning prosperity. We
pledge anew tho organized effort OF
league men throughout the Union for
the party Of Abraham Lincoln"
The platform commends the president
and congress il .onding = monetary
commission to European nations; for
inaugurating measures for the annexa.
ton Of Hawaii and for an attitude on
the Cuban matter that has tended to
lessen Spanish atrocities in that island.
Congress is commended for fostering
the beet sugar industry by legislation.
The question Of equal suffrage to WON.
en- is recommended to the members Of
the league as o matter of education.
President Clevelands civil service
changes are vigo rously condemned, and
q modification of the rules and provi-
sions are favored. Restriction of immi.
grafton is favored and sympathy ex.
pressed with the miners and other Ia
boring men in their struggles for living
! wages.
Several negroes tried to offer reso
luton against lynching, but the presi
dent ruled 1t out of order.
L. J. Crawford Of Kentucky was elect
ed president Of the Republican Ma
tional league. The committee on place
and time of the next convention SO
lected Omaha.
At 2 o'clock adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning.
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