Show REPUBLICAN CLUBS MEET Contention Negates Welcomed to Detroit Michigan 11 tit Wlh 1111111na Care taunts Irayer mudi Patriotic Osclm CONVENTION HALL Detroit Mich July 130uol pleasant weather waa furnished for tile opening of the tenth annual convention of tile National League of lUpubllcsn dub The most striking feature In the decora lions of The auditoruni was a lift zd portrait ol President McKinley surmounted by au eagle sad surrounded sur-rounded by the Starts and dlrljoi Directly opposite the rear of the hall was a similar portrait of James Q Blaine Pulures of Wasblugluli and Lincoln adorueii Ibo wills al ellber end < of lue big ball and Ibo lo tervenlng spaces failure and gallery Ironls were hung with Ibo red white aol blue escutcheons ol the dialer A graduated Her of seals 1 having a capacity ol 3000 was occupied < by the more notie 1 aoiticatep I rue delegates sated In bible groups filled nearly the entire floor apace and The public joked on from the naileries TUB states having the urgta dolegatlocs were grouped In the front and centers the biggest spaces blng occupied by Oblo Mlcblgo Illinois Now York and Ioooylvenl The air was en IIvod hy bud mulo While Ibo crowd gathered I II Woo 1030 oclock when President W oJmausee rapped for order Trio delejatea bad nol YI lellloJ down lu the Pisces maligned to them and the irAllerleh bad almost no occupants Raw Dr Hubert J Bervlce ol The irumbull avenue Presbyterian church I tits > ad for a bletslugon President MiKlnlty Congresr Ibe governors of btatd and all others 10 authority and that tau national honor mlgni bo saved from larulnbnuut i President Woodiuai seo then Intrc duttd Uov Plngree to deliver the ad dative of Welcome on behalf of Ibo 6 t ate ol Michigan The governor was compelled to palate for a moment nn ooouni 01 on Inleriupllou caused by applause at the entrance of the Illinois delegation headed by Gov Tauuer Mr Pugreej adure WAR nol In BUY Winto tit prod eagle eptech and the applause was rather faint coming mostly from his friends tile Mlchlcan defalcation Col Henry M Duflleld of this city welcomed the delegates on behalf of Detroit E D Dlngley Jr of Kalamazoo BI president at Ibo Michigan leAua of Jtepubl loan clubs next welcomed the visiting I delegates The president t of the National League D D Woodmansee of Ult clausal then delivered < tile annual ad cress Tnn roll of states was called for announcement of members of corp mittens litA A resolution was adopted directing thai a telegram ot greeting ba sent to President McKinley conratulatlng him upon the success of the Republican Republi-can administration starting that the promised era of prosporly was class ol fulfilment and declaring Wit the league has always been me friend ol Less country and < will always held up nla hands lu advancing the Interests ol Ibo party of Wucpln and McKinley McKin-ley At Ibis point the following letter of President McKinley 13 President Woodmansoe Woe soma I oar through yuu my hearties congratulations ou the tenth annual convention of that Republican League aDd my continued heal wishes for lau Increased useiulneai and prosperity nf lib worthy oujauliitlon Signed WM McKINLEY No announoement ot the Lat cf ecu mlttees wan made as many elates bell lot settled upon their selections Telegrams ot regret were read from VlcnPrcsldeul f Hobart Secretary tlbrmo Mntoll AWo Qu Wellington Washburn Fairbanks Burrows Speaker Heel is Cougressmeu kitertaryAlger Ulbgley Fowler Gary Huueroon Local Wilson and and Pension Uommaasloner Evens and other All rc 00 lotions wr retorted lo Ibo committee on reaolu Ioaafa which meats i louUhl The oiiivajtlau anon ad Journed until ID ocljck lomorrow |