Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-14
REPUBLICAN INVENTION.
Crawford Of Kentucky Elected PreSi-
dent Of The League.
Omahn scit cied ms tho Place for the
Next Gathering of The Or.
rnnisa,ion.

DETROIT, Mich, July 1i.-Lsonard
j. Crawiori OF Kentucky wse elect ed
president OF the II publican National
League.
The Republican league committee
on place and time OF next convention
has sele cted Omaha.
Combinations on league oflicere and
the location for the next convention
was the topic OF ective discussion
among the delegates to the convention
OF the National League Of Republican
clubs prior to the calling 10 order TO-
day'a sissioD. Secretary Bowling APP
pesred ~ be n line for reelection 10
case OF victory Tor either OF the leading
states. The three Leading combinations
were about as follows: l.. J. Crawford
OF Kentucky for presiu ont; DOwling
for secretary, Omaha tor next cODven.
ton. Fred. w. Fleiiz OF Pennsyl-
vania Tor president, D1wling for aecre-
tary and Chicago Tor mex; oonventi on.
A. NJ. Higgins OF Indiana for PRESIDENT
Bowling for secretary, kansas City
Tor next convention.
While the convention was hssem-
bling tho JeiogRteB gave vent TO en-
thusiRsm over tho entrance of forty
.nembeIs OF the Young Mems Mokin-
ley club OF Dayton, OHIO, who had
come to visit tue convention. The
Toys were given seats Oh honof on tue
rear OF the platform.
AT l0;45 Chairman Woodmapses
called the convention 10 otuer' Inc
COMMITTEES ON rules made lite report on
orues OF business anu ruiee Oh ouoiness.
Inc rules OF the oSfu congress were
recommended 10 govern tue oonven'
tion anu inc ueIegations were escn 10
cast the iuli vote. Ing report WAS
a0opteu.
Inc committee on crtuehtiais re.
p0rteu that tue questions OF sehts hao
been setlieu anicssly win inc e3cep-
ZION mat the Loulsisnh ueiega,ion OF
~, heaued by IL. ID. Blunt lcoloreu),
WAS Recommended 10 Dc teuteu, anu
that the delegation oil iouI, heaaeu oy
y. Y. wilson, be exciuueu'
Augustus olIssef tcoioieu) Oh Ds-
troit moved 10 hneho tue oommittee
report py sentng 'he TOUT cohsae'anls
from L9ulsinha hs wen As the 20 VINO
were recommehaeu 10 pc seateu Dy
the com mittee.
MI Blunt, OF Llulsiana, chairman
OF the dig delegation, took the pis1iorm
ana IN speech iusisteu that tue louf
contestants hau no iignts as ueiegates.
Ho inimsteu that tney were out oniy
Ior the ioaVee anu hsnes, pseause Tue
hspupiicans are 10 power nc noVsu
TO tapIe MI. oifaRei's smehument.
Strsker oeIenoeu MS actioh' he
wapttu 10 waiVe technicailiies Nnu pay
no ALLEGATION 10 Tue LOCAL lIUIu
Louisiana.
Diner coiored delegates asserted that
some OF the contestants were ires silver
men. Ihere was priei stormy scene,
In which several DiAck anu While neu
trieu TO taik al once; men mr. biuhl'e
III otion 10 table mr. Stfakei's amend
ment was carried by very lsrge ma
lority ana the report OF the cEeuentiaIs
committee was auopteu.
me RESOLUTIONS which were tnen
reported throuRn the chairman OF 'he
resolutlons COMMITTEE, Colonei bunuy
oiOhicsuecinre GUARANTEEING aiiegiauce
10 tue principles anu polcies Oh the
phtty OF protectioh, souhu money,
reciprocity ana patriotism, ms ex-
pressed In me 5i. Louis platform. Ihe
ihith whieh prompleu tne nomination
and election OF WIN. mckinley ana
hepupilcan congress, mas peeh lustlned
anu we congratulate the country upon
me evidences OF returning prosperity.
we pledge anew the organized effort
OF League men throughout the Uoion
ior the party OF Abraham Lincoln"
Inc platform commenus the fresi.
dent ana Congress Tor sending mon
etary commission to European nations;
Tor inaugutating measures ioF Tue sn-
nexaiion OF haWa;i ana ior an attitude
on the Cuban matter That has tenued
TO lessen Spanish atrocities In that
Island. They urge upon Congress- the
earllesl possible passage OF uiscfim-
inatioh duiy measure TO protect Amer
lean ahipping. congress- Is COM
menueu LOT fostering me oeet sugar
OF equal suffrage 10 women 10 recom-
matte ot eaucation. Pres,d.n, Claya'
LANDS civil service changes are v,RoI-
nualv condamne and "a modJfI,atIon