| Show THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE Work of the Convention Completed Com-pleted and Adjournment Taken NEW OFFICERS ELECTED W W Tracy of Springfield 111 Is Chosen President Arthur Brown and Hoyt Sherman of Sal Lake Arc Elected VIeePresideut and Member of the Executive I Committee Respectively LOUISVILLE Ia 11By tomorrow morning the army of Republicans which has been enjoying Kentucky hospitality the past few days will have disappeared The convention of the National Republican can league adjourned this afternoon to meet again the second Wednesday of next May in Denver At todays session William W Tracy of Springfield Ills was elected president for the ensuing year His only opponents in the contest were M H De Young editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and Daniel Hastings of Pennsylvania TV I Squire of Toledo who has been here since Sunday making a fight for the position withdrew with-drew from the struggle this morning greatly to the surprise of all In withdrawing with-drawing he laid he wished t throw his strength to Mr De Young There has been a great deal of adverse criticism upon the leaders national reputation rep-utation for ignoring the convention I was announced before the convention that General H A Alger J Bloat Fas sett Thomas B Reed Governor McKinley McKin-ley John 11 Thurston and others would be present but not one of them came Another cause of complaint was that members of the Republican national committee com-mittee with few exceptions left the city as soon as the committee adjourned When the convention was called to order this morning it was noticed that no parliamentary rules had been adopted for it guidance and on motion of President Burke of the College clubs President Clarkson moved that the rules of the Fiftyfirst Congress Tom Reeds Congress Con-gress be adopted The motion was earned ear-ned amid tremendous cheering The report re-port of the committee on credentials was adopted a also the report of the committee com-mittee on selecting Denver as the next place of meeting The committee on eso lutions then presented their report wnicn in substance is as follows I points with pride to the passage by a Republican congress during Harrisons administration of a law for the safety of railway employes in pursuance of their calling declares in favor all legislation t promote the interest of the wage earners earn-ers and to harmonize the interests of cap its and labor recommends the adjustment adjust-ment of labor disputes by arbitration declares de-clares faith in secret ballot backed by acts for suppression of corruption at the elections elec-tions and demanded the abolition oi the Pinkerton system and the suppression of all gambling whether in food products or lottery tickets urges an amendment to the constitution making tho president eligible to a second term On the question of woman suffrage the platform says We recommend to the favorable consideration of the Republican can clubs of the United States as a matter of education the question granting the women of the state and nation the right t vote at ail elections on the same terms and conditions as the male citizens n The Hawaiian plank is as follows The foreign policy of Benjamin Harrison and James t Elaine deserves and receives the commendation of all Americans who believe in preserving the rights and dignity dig-nity of the United States and extending the scope of its rights In accordance with that policy we reaffirm our determination determi-nation to encourage the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine not only as it applies ap-plies to North and South America but also to those islands in the Atlantic and Pacific which are or may become necessary neces-sary t the protection of our coast line and our trade When tho American flag covers American interests and American honor it must never be lowered An amendment t the constitution was urged making tho president ineligible for a second term and the report concluded con-cluded Whereas the Democratic party for th e first time in thirtytwo years has succeeded suc-ceeded to power in both executive and legislative departments of the government govern-ment we now direct attention t the fact that it should either give a fair trial of the policies advocated in its national platform plat-form or admit that it gained supremacy by gross misrepresentation and hypocrisy hypoc-risy At the conclusion of the report Blount of Louisiana colored gained the floor and expressed astonishment the commission com-mission had not lifted its voice against the outrages committed against the negroes in southern states He was invited in-vited to the platform and vigorously denounced de-nounced certain midnight assassinations which he claimed to have positive knowledge knowl-edge of Chairman Goodnow explained that the clause adopting the Repuolican platform included of course the clause denouncing denounc-ing outrages in the south About the only resolution which caused serious objection was that referring to woman suffrage It was reported adversely ad-versely by the subcommittee last even ing and it was nearly 4 oclock this morn lug before a decision was reached Mrs J F Ellen Foster occupied a seat on the platform and when tho question came up displayed most intense interest and when the resolution was adopted by 375 to 185 she rose to her feet excitedly and shook hands with the secretary The other resolutions were passed as read Then the roll was called for nominations for the presidents and members of the executive ex-ecutive committee from the various states Among the names are Califor lia vicepresident George C McMullin memeber of executive committee L M Trumbo Montana J H Collins for both Washington E S Meaney and J r H Wilson i Utah Arthur Brown and Hoyt Sherman Idaho Mortin B Gurrin and C L Heitman Nominations for president were then called for When California was called Mr Steppens named 11 H Da Young of California Illinois through Mr Mc Connell named W W Tracy of Spring field New Jersey through T P Var ney named William Lynn of ennsvlvania Mr Omnnhnll rf New York seconded DoYoungs nomination Graver oi Nebraska seconded Tracy as did also Colorado and Idaho Something of a cyclone arose when Squire of Ohio seconded De Young Jeremiah Foster of Pennsylvania nom nated General Daniel Hastings of that tate and New Jersey soon withdrew its is previous second and seconded Hastings Massachusetts seconded Tracy The roll was then called and the first ballot re suited Tracy 902 De Young 40 Hast lags 413 Tracys election was immediately immedi-ately made unanimous The new president was escorted t < the hair amid a storm of applause and made a brief speech thanking the convention and assuring the members that the young Republican of Illinois would sea to it that ho state soon resumes its former position in the Republican column I theRepnb ican party is to be successful in future said Mr Tracy It must obtain and retain through these clubs the allegiance ale giance of thousands of young men who early enter upon the threshold of manhood man-hood Over 8000000 of these young men hirtyfivo years of age and under will participate in the next national wi and over 1000000 will cast their first vote at that time In the hands of these young men rests the future political destiny des-tiny of our nation We must study now to interest them in our organization ando and-o be successful must at all times take an dvanced position in the daily daiy increasing problems of party and national interest In a word let tho ono principle that guides us be that forever and tomorrow shall be a grand and benificent advantage from yesterday and then as the Repub ican party goes marching down the ages gathering renewed honor and glory with each succeeding year the young men of the Nationa Republican league will always al-ways ben the van i At the afternoon session the election of secretary and treasurer were referred t the executive committee Additional resolutions reported by the committee on resolutions were Deploring Deplor-ing the loss of James G Elaine and RutherfordB Hayes providing for the appointment of a committee of nine to investigate in-vestigate and report annually upon the condition of the Republican party in the southern states which were adopted as also the following The Republican party is the party of the people and the purpose of its creation was the destruction of slavery and the greatest possible expansion of human liberty 1 in the land It knows no sect or creed and therefore the exclusion of any person from any Republican club or organization on account of his religious belief merits the severest condemnation of the league The leaguo then adjourned ad-journed I The executive committee of the league adjourned at 1 oclock tonight The election elec-tion of a secretary and treasurer was left to the subcommittee of twelve Republican College League LOUISVILLE May 1 The National Republican College league tonight elected the following officers L R Hawkins of Syracuse university president E M Wolfe of the University of California vicepresident W Gould of Perdue university second vice president presi-dent A J Faltner and A O Lund strUm of Knox college Illinois third and fourth vice presidents Julius C Travis of the University of Michigan secretary and J B Kurtz of Columbia Pa treasurer |
