The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-02
LEAGUED REPUBLICANS
GRUMBLE AT 'FRISCO'S LACK o.
HOSPITALITY
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Indorse Mckinley and Denounce Budd.
Los Angeles Chosen as the Next
Meeting Place
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. June lit was II
o'clock this morning before the delegates
to the convention of the State League of
Republican Clubs settled down to bust
ness. The Secretary read number OF
letters and kilograms received from
prominent Republicans in all parts of the
country congratulating the league upon
its work during the campaign of 1896.
Among those who sent such communica-
tions were President Mckinley, Secretary
Of War Alger, Mark Hanna and others.
The committee on credentials submitted
it's report showing that the following were
represented:
First Congressional district, clubs, 50
delegates; second district II clubs, 1S9
delegates; third district % clubs, 256 dele
gates; fourth and fifth districts, "a clubs,
700 delegates; sixth district, IA clubs, lac
delegates. Total 109 clubs, 1895 delegates.
The Committee on Order of Business
recommended that the delegates be as
sesed 81 to pay the expenses of the con-
vention. This recommendation brough.
forth a storm of disapproval from coun-
try delegates who thought that the San
Francisco delegates should have provided
for such expenses as might incur. After
a great deal of discussion the 81 assessment
resolution was adopted, after which the
chair announced the committees.
At the afternoon session Chairman hiib-
son of the committee on time and place for
the holding of the next convention reported
in favor of Los Angeles as the place, and
the second Tuesday in May, 1900, as the
time. The claims of San Jose and Stock
ton were also presented, but the report
was adopted and Los Angeles chosen.
The committee on resolutions reported
a platform which was adopted. 1t pro
claims that the st. Louis platform of 1896
is the cornerstone of the league, AMI
strongly indorses the administrator OF
President Mckinley. Governor Budd is
denounced for vetoing the appropriation
for the support of the state printing Of
flee. and recommended that all printed
matter of the league bear the label Of the
Allied Printing Trades council. The
causes leading to the declaration of wal
with Spain are briefly reviewed, and the
league pledges itself to aid the president
to plant the Stars and Stripes over Ma
Mia, Porto Rico and Cuba. The Nicaragu;
canal project was Endorsed in the following
resolution, presented by Clio L. Lloyd OF
Santa Barbara:
"The recent events in the existing wa,
with Spain and the hazardous trip of the
battleship Oregon around the continent OF
South America have demonstrated the
military necessity for the existence of the
Nicaragua canal. The Republican party
Of the state of California therefore advo-
Gates and recommends that the United
States government speedily open aud
maintain canal through the Isthmus of
Nicaragua, and we urge the passage by
congress of appropriate legislation to Sc
cure that de sired result
Six delegates at large to the national
convention were elected, as follows:
A. w. Kinney, Los Angeles; C. E. Curry,
San Francisco; Judge e. C. Park, Sacra-
mento; Judge Frank w. Short, Fresno
w. Seabury, San Joaquin; Charles H.
Spear. Alameda.
The delegates were instructed to present
the name of A. w. Kinney, the retiring
president of the national convention, as
vice president for California.
The following officers were elected be-
fore adjournment: President, Colonel
George G. Stone, San Francisco; first vice
president, Judge Swinnerton, Stockton;
second vice president, J. B. Bushnell, Los
Angeles; secretary, James Oliver, Oliver;
assistant secretary, Albert Lindley, Sac
ramento; treasurer, S. j. Truman, San
Francisco
The Second congressional delegation to-
day elected the following delegates to the
Omaha convention: w. A. Anderson, Sac
ramento; H. c. Bender, Stockton; Nat
Brown, Nevada City.