Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-27
A Lively Campaign Ahead.
TIE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS SAID TO HAyE
QUADRU?LED ITS NUMBERS.

QUADRU?LED ITS NUMB
The first regular meeting Of the executive CON-
mittee OF the Republican League or the United
states was held Saturday in New York city. II
began early in the day, and continued until late
IN the night. The New YORK Sun says: President
James +. Foster, OF this city, presided The secre-
tary reported that eleven Republican State
Leagues had already been formed at conventions
held for that purpose, and that calls had been
made in twelve other states for such conventions;
also that correspondence had been had with clubs
In eleven other states, where all the preliminary
steps had been taken for the purpose OF organizing
local clubs, preparatory 10 general calls Tor re-
publican club conventions. Tnrty-fOur OF the
thirty -eight states had been or were soon to be-
\ organized. AT the Chicllenng Hall convention Of
| republican clubs in December about three hun
| dred and nifty clubs were represented. Since then
| there has been Inc more than 1000 clubs,
distributed as follows: Vermont, 20; New YORK,
| 100; ONO, 100; West Virginia, ia: Iowa, 73:
Indiana, 80; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, 200;
Kansas, -; New Jersey, %; Illinois, So; Mary
land2l: Michigan, %; Nebraska, 30. In addition
| 10 these there nave been large gains III many OF
| The states organized on the league plan are:
/ Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New
jersey. New YORK, OHIO, Rhode Island, Vermont.
been called for the formation or state leagues in
Delaware. Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Mary
| land. Massachusetts,, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
| oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
| The movement was said 10 be spreading In Cali
| fornia, Colorado, Kentucky, louisiana, Missouri,
| Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
nessee, and calls Sor conventions will soon made
| In those states Preliminary work Is being done
! In all the territories excepting New Mexico, and
In some territories large cIuU5 nave been formed.
In SAT- Lake City there has been organized Il club
| OF 400 Members In Dakota twenty clubs are In
process OF organization. The secretary says:
THE question OF presidential candidate has
| not entered into the organization o. clubs or
leagues in any state or locality"
| The president and secretary were authorized to
call a ratification meeting in Chicago Immediately
| after the republican convention.
The 2Sth day of June was fixed as day for the
ratification by republican clubs throughout the
United States.
| PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
dispatch from New York, last night, says:
| The executive committee OF the Republican
League OF the United states has appointed COM
! mittee on the organization OF republican clubs in
tine southern states The committee consists OF
James ;. Lehmaler, or New York; Judge A. L.
Morrison, OF 81. JOHNS Ariz., and T.. w. Fox OF
Washington, ID. G. James p. Foster, president
| and Andrew b. Humphrey, secretary OF the
/ league, are ex-ofnci o members OF the committed
/ The newly appointed committee will at once
/ begin work with view 10 the complete organIZi-
! tion OF the republicans OF the South before the
/ presidential camDuiCn helms.