The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-16
HIRED OVER AGAIN
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE THINKS
BOWLING A GOOD WORKER

Not . Good Time to Change hired Men
Whom There's Hard Work to be Done SO
Soon-Thers 10 = Tussie for the Place
! hut the Miunesota People are Good
Psrsuaders Omaha wins, Against
| Baltimore's Hard Fight - Convention
Adtourns After y Session Notable for
| Disorderiiness.
| Detroit, Mich, July 15.-The feature Of
the closing day Of the Republican league
convention was a struggle over the next
| place Of meeting. Omaha, which had
! been reported almost unanimously by the
| committee, had the pull all along, but
/ Baltimore made an extremely hard fight
/ for the honar, and the Maryland people
were not disposed to give up, even after
| the committee had reported favorabiy
| for Omaha. Chicago, Dallas, Tex, and
could be chronicled only among the "also
rams" Secretary Bowling, who had done
distinguished duty for two years, was
very easily reelected, according to the
program of the states. and the Him is
and Michigan delegates were unable TO
| make any great showing for Chaplin and
Blakely, their candidates.
The disorder of the convention was it's
most remarkable feature and the younger
| and more inexperienced elements We're
| not by any means wholly responsible for
il. The enthusiasm Of the league MEM
bers was the cause of the more or less
chaotic situation in parliamentary
sense. It served to illustrate their earnest
interest in the affairs Of the league and
their party, which was evidently largely
stimulated by the convention Of '95.
Detroit, Mich, July 15.-There was lots
of talk among the National Republican
coming departure from the program of
Crawford for president, Bowling for
secretary, and Omaha for next meeting
place"
Maryland men wanted the convention
to decline to ratify the action of the COM
mittete on time and place, and select
Baltimore as the convention city, thus
giving the east show for league bene-
fits along with the west. AS to the Sec
retaryship, the Michigan delegates had
started an active boom for Fred j. Blake
ly of Detroit, and the men from Illinois
were still in the field with Ora E. Chap
in Of Chicago for secretary and Chicago
for the convention.
Before the convention was called to or
der the committee on credentials was
obliged to hold meeting to consider
questions of proxies and changes made
in the personnel Of the delegates from
New York and from Illinois, caused, 1t
was claimed, by the absence OF some OF
the delegates who had gone home.
The new president, Mr.. Crawford call
ed thee invention toorder at II o'clock.
A motion was passed directing that cop
les Of the plank in the platform urginb
passage of discriminating duty act for
the protection Of American shipping and
trade, be sent TO the president, vice
president and members of congress.
A resolution Of thanks for and appre-
citation of the efficient services of Mr..
Woodmansee as president was adopted
unanimously. The citizens Of Detroit
were thanked for their bountiful enter
tainment.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
list Of vice presidents was then read
as follows. Pennsylvania. Maflon D.
Young; Oregon. H. NJ. Cake; Nebraska,
w. p. McCreary; Iowa. John S. McQuis-
ton: Indiana. ]. W. Egnew; Virginia,
Samuel Burroughs; West Virginia, Stuart
Reed; Illinois. w. A. Rodenberg; Alaba-
a. Charles Henley; New Jersey, Thos.
McEwan; New York, John w. Totten;
Ohio. W. E. elton; Tennessee. F. l..
Case; Texas. j. E. Lutz; Vermont, H. S.
Peck; Wyoming, F. E. Warren; Wilson,
sin, c.. E. Buell.; Louisiana, w. S. Hare;
Missouri, John L. Gleason; Mississippi,
Joshua Stevens; Maryland, John c.
Friedel; Massachusetts, William Crane;
Michigan. A. E. Peake; Kansas, D. A.
Hook; Kentucky. William NJ Donaldson;
Minnesota, r. E. Donaldson; Colorado,
Benjamin F. Kimberly; Utah. Dennis C.
Hanson: Arkansas, NJ A Elliott; Okla
homa, c. NJ. arnes; California, L. G.
Brow; New Mexico, Max Frost; South
Dakota, W. G. Porter: college league, L.
B. Whitney, Illinois.
SECRETARY.
When nominations for secretary were
called for. Mr.. Payne came forward ana
presented the name OF Ora E. Chaplin OF
Chicago, in vigorous and somewhat sen
sational speech. He characterized his
candidate as a man earnest, active, ca
pa ole. pure in heart and purpose, and
for Mckinley from the beginning; up
holding the administration, not in half
hearted way, but earnest and straight
forward
Chicago is not asking for the con-
vention next year." ne went on. and
the Chicago press is not asking for il,
but there are some men here paid ennis
saries. who want TO make some money
out Of it. John R. Tanner cannot place
me under the lash: he can remain. IL he
will, the arch enemy Of the Mckinley ad-
minisera; ton, but he can't lash me into
line
Melville ". Hays OF Ohio nominated
Fred ]. BIakely Of Michigan in a glowing
speech. Ohio, ne said, had never swung
her electoral vote in behalf 90 Demo-
cracy. He would present man worthy
and capable. who had no enemies, always
an interchangeable worker for the league.
His manhood, ne said, spoke for itself,
and MS ability was of the highest
F. S. Reese OF Minnesota presented the
mama OF Michael j. Bowling for sec-e-
tary. He predicted that the battle royal
in the politics OF the country was coming
within the next two years and he lea
que must have a man in charge OF the