Show republicans in convention special to THE 0 jana 19 the eighth annual convention of the national republican league was caled to order this morning by president W W tracy in the presence of auch a throng of prominent members of the party aa has nver before out for any occasion abort of a presidential convention although the morning meeting was held for tha oi organization there waa an immense crowd of visitors to witness the proceed mes two thousand delegates there were nearly a score of women colorado sending five new york one wyoming one and the remainder frem other western states the outpouring of delegates and visitors from the silver states is specially notable and this on the part of ane boft money men has caused an pouilly large of workers from the strongholds strong holds of the gold bugs new york her full quota of delegate nearly three hundred in number whereas in previous catherines of the labue the empire state has contented herself with a acore ecore of capre t nebraska and iowa navo sent nearly to aether with their famous braad band michigan has illinois and guaiana nearly a thousand missouri arkansas texal and kansas have large delegations tennessee ia represented by H clay at the head of a delegation of virginia has strong this being the farat tima that this abate hag been re presented at a league gatherine new york and pennsylvania have cent not less than a maryland delaware connecticut massachusetts vermont and maine each have a full presentation tid south carolina bends four delegates the previous attitude of the old time politicians who have been wont to regard the national jeaane as a gathering of will be altered from this time henceforth fox all of the old war horses ot the party are on hand and meat of them have been working lise tor the past twenty four hours to convert deleatha dele atea occupying positions on the side ot the silver fence the hard m are inclined to regard it as a misfortune mis fortuna that the leahj convention has attained so high a place in ih barty as it affords the hilyer men an opportunity to obtain a 8 ml official oa their favorite issue president tracy in his opening handled the question very delicately n the few brief references which he made to it tha teg beaded by pon cameron of senator daboin carter and teller are on the aggressive and are determined to get an unequivocal utterance from the venti onon the subject this afternoon the delegates will ba taken about the city in carriages and this evening there will be several receptions in thear honor and a concert tomorrow there will ba a grana excursion upon lace erie and an open parliament wil ba addressed by the leading ican orators this will be followed by a reception aad baranet barq net the gusme a meeting will be held on friday ahn tha election of officers and the adopts n of resolutions will take place this of course will be the most important eef beef sion and in the intervening time the hard money element will use every in fluence at its die poal to effect some kind of a compromise with their opponents ant the possibility a euch ea arrangement going through beems lyciy blight |