Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1891 — A POLITICAL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

A POLITICAL MEETING.

i The National Republican Leagqft at Cincinnati. A Slip of the Tongue or ■ Sulr by ForAker—The Resolutions and Proceedings. Th 6 Annual convention of the Republican National League was held at Cincinnati April 21 and 22 with a large attendance of delegates. The sensation of thi meeting was the speech of ex-Goyeraoj Foraker in which he intentionally or unintentionally slurred President Harrison by inferring that this was the administration of Blaine. He studiously avoided the mention of the name of Presideni Harrison, but no particular significant* was attached to this until the close of hi* address, when he declared, “James G Blaise has given us a magnificent admim Istration.” There was intense excitemenj all over the hall, but It was kept down until President Thurston had concluded his speech, In which ho followed in the wake of Foraker, and made no allusioq whatever to Harrison, but continually re-r ferred to the great services of Blaine. Th# delegates looked at each other in blank astonishment. When Mr. Thurston sat down, U. Y. Cole, a delegate from Indiana, arose. He was very much excited, but what he said was heard all over the great hall. Mr Cole is a gray-haired lawyer, residing ai Rushville, and a warm personal friend ol President Harrison. He said: “Gentlemeit—l wish to enter the protest of the Irdiana delegation against thq direct insult of Gov. Foraker to the Presi-, dent of the United States and the Implied Insult of the President of this League. We did not come here to be treated in this manner, and I demand a meeting of the delegates from Indiana to condemn the speeches of Gov.,Foraker and Mr. Thurs- >« • Tho friends of the President felt the Insult keenly. A meeting was held, and it was decided to Ignore it. The Gresham and Blaine lnen in tho delegation saw their opportunity, and they told the sup-. [/orters of Harrison that If such a resoution as they desired was passed they would offer a minority report and fight foi It on tho floor of the convention to-morrow morning. This threat seemed to have thq desired effect, for the resolution was quf. etly dropped. When questioned about hii Eeech, Foraker said: “I didn’t think ol r. Harrison at all. Some people must be mighty touchy. They have evolved an intuit from their inner consciousness. I think that a great fuss is being made over nothing.” The resolutions adopted on the 22d honor the memory of General Sherman, Admiral Porter and Senator Windom; indorse the action of Speaker Reed in compelling the members of the House of Representatives to transact public business; favor protection and reciprocity; remember the claims pf soldiers and declare the aim of the League to be the dissemination of the principles and doctrines of the Republican party as fashioned by the teachings of its Eea test leaders; unqualifiedly indorse the ministration of President Harrison; oppose any attempt to debase the currency tnd coin of the country, but insist upon inch legitimate increase of our circulating medium and such maintenance of the louble standard as will fairly satisfy the Increasing necessities of trade and commerce; favoring restrictions of pauper and triminal immigration; demand a pure ballot and Indorse the Republican press. The following officers wejeelected; Hon. J. S. Clarkson, of lowa, President. Wm. Humphrey, New York, Secretary. P. Lounsberry, Connecticut, Treasurer. Letters of regret were read from the President and many other prominent Republicans. The next meeting will probably be held -Bt-Indianapolis. -I——————- 2LZZZZZI