The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-14
WORKERS OF THE PARTY
REPUBLICAN LEAGUERS IN NATION
AL CONVENTION AT OMAHA.
President Crawford's Annual Address
Next Place of Meeting.

OMAHA, Neb., July 13.-Facing stage
decorated with profusion of cut flowers
and palms and old glory, under the folds
OF a flag that waved in the breeze of an
electric fan, the delegates to the National
League of Republican Clubs came to order
an hour later than the schedule called for.
The decorations of Boyd's Theater are most
elaborate President Crawford called the
convention to order and prayer by Rev.
F. Lasher NJ Sisson, of Banscom Park
Methodist Church, vas followed by the
reading of the Official call by Secretary
Slime. Hon. John II. rbster, of Omaha,
delivered warm address of welcome on
behalf of Nebraska. and President Charles
L. Winter, OF the Nebraska State League,
spoke for his organization. he, in turn, be-
ing followed by Mayor Frank Z. Moores,
who spoke for Omaha. These were followed
by President l. Crawford of the Nation
al League. who delivered his annual adj
dress. In closing he said:
THE hypocrisy and evil of the persistent
efforts made of late in this country to ar
ray the classes, which from certain stand
points appear In every country. against each
other, is now being clearly unders TODD The
wealthy and influential stand shoulder to
shoulder in the thickest personal danger
with those less fortunate in the ordinary
battle of life In such times the demagogue
hnds his occupation gone. the sober
thought of the people rejects fallacious rea-
soning, and prejudice and jealousy dsap-
pear when the object of it shows himself
to be fearless and patriotic. With a sound
financial system and policy, wise pEotec-
tive tariff. a united country. the country
boy and his city cousin. the cowboy and
the college athlete, the rich man and poor
man, and he of the gray and he. of the
blue standing together to uphold it's honor
and its cause, this NalIon has nothing 10
FEAR from external or internal foes. from
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years and this years crops and prices, the
balance of trade as it has been and is; with
lingley on the floor. Reed in the chair and
honest, earnest, able Mckinley in the White
House, this country is assured of business
prosperity and freedom from harassng
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new era race to face with new problems
in international affairs and in our new rela-
non WIN me colonies OF Spain. We shall
solve them all, unmoved by any attitude or
desire of the alleged powers and, without
thought ACKNOWLEDGMENT. shall solve them
all In the interest Of justice, humanity and
good government If in Cuba, Porto Rico,
the Philippines and the Canaries, tyranny
and oppression shall give way to freedom
ana enlightened, progressive government
VINO, at home or among the other nations of
the earth, can justly complain of the for
nation of new republics, of American pro-
tectorates or even of American territorial
expansion. 1t would be well to consider
whether, after cooperating with the Philip
pine insurgents and admitting the Justice
OF their cause, we can ever turn those ISL
andS over to Spain in consideration of any
indemnity or sell them to any nation by
way Of obtaining any indemnity. America
has expanded before--as witness Louisiana
and Florida. Texas and Aaska-and parties
nave opposed such extensions-as witness
died; the Nation lives. Let Bryanites be-
ware"
AT the close of President Crawford's
speech a telegram of congratulation was
sent to President Mckinley. Robert w.
Shingle of Honolulu, was elected as a dele
gate from Hawaii, amid cheers for the new
Territory.
While no session of the National League
was held this afternoon, the delegates occu-
pied the time in the various caucuses and
committee meetings. The campaign for the
office of president is engrossing most of the
attention. The Pennsylvania delegates are
energetically pushing the claims of their
candidate. Isador Sabel. of Erie. They say
every hour adds to his strength and conf
IDENTIFY assert that he will be elected Friday.
E. N. Dingley. of Kalamazoo. Mich, son
OF, Congressman Dingley of Maine, is max
ing hot canvas for the position. He has
the support OF a number of central States
and will certainly have following in the
election. j. c. Boyd. of Maryland, is prose-
cutting his campaign with great vigor and
has the active assistance of the Maryland
delegation. which Is. apparently, the most
enthusiastic crowd of boomers on the
grounds.
Col w ]. Stone, of California, IS also
carefully looking after his interests. None
of these candidates has yet made an esti-
$ mate of his own or his opponents strength
nor is there anything on which even to base
a guess as to the outcome. Some opposition
to Secretary Shines plan for succeeding
himself developed to-day in the person of
+. F. Myer, of New Jersey Mr. Myers
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