New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-30
FORMING CLUBS ALL OVER.
REPUBLICANS EVERYWHERE ACTIVE.
states THAT ARE ABOUT TO UNITE THEIR CLUBS
cryrpAI nRGA VIZ ATION.

STATES THAT ARE ABOUT TO UNITE THEIR 0L'"'
IN A GENERAL ORGANIZATION.
Among the most important and gratifying csui's
q the late Republican Club convention HOT.
uanner in which Republicans In doubtful anu
er.t,c States are becoming aroused This is par'ic"-
l>ray noticeable in the South and sou'h"0s.
p.n,,l,c .ns of Virginia have already met ana lorhou
. St.te League which bids fair to become one OF 'ho
most enacient party organizations ever ene''ou "
tAa4 venerable commonwealth Its heaoq""e o.
m Richmond. Colonel William O. Eam ONO Va
.tpa,s "hoary headed horses els Its president
"a :. rushne the work vigorously with the assist
.r.a q, the secretary NJ Clone. and the other men,
ners of the Executive Committee, Or. r. A. "ise'
II ". painecrfeld Enos Dickinson, W. W. Evans
W simmons u. p. Houston, F. T. Broyles, W 1:
r. strother John G. Watts and Joseph fudge.
Gibbs are teing formed all over West Virginia. even
IN counties where almost every man. except 'he
Young voters. q Confederate soldier.
sroNEwALL JACKso>'s MEN ONLY.
In fact there are some clubs into which no man Is
admitted who did not serve under stonewall JACK
con. This statement is vouched for by General Ma
than Cot, who says that the free trade message OF
President Cleveland and the organization now peins
effected by the Republicans will tear the state from
the Democratic grasp next fall sure as tate IL 'her'
h any able TO speak authoiitatively on ms s"p
tect It is the General for he knows West virginia
nom one end TO the other
In Tennessee the party has great dinc"ue' ="
fsre but is getting into fighting trim despite all 'hc
obstacles and within a few weeks the leaders eNPe''
TO call convention for the purpose OF ciys'anhlne
the clubs already formed into general organization
put perbsps in none OF these States Is greater inter
est being manifested than in Kentucky 'hat ou
stronghold Of Democracy where, until recently NO
publican nominations were nero matters OF forn' n
radical change is believed to be at hand and In eter
received last week by Mr.. Humphrey, general secre
t.ry Of the League W. O. Bradley, the recent Repnb-
ia In
some Of the reasons for believing that even Kentucky
might be wheeled into the Republican line
KHNTUCKIANs THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
Another Kentuckan sends the names OF forty
prominent men Of the State each OF whom agrees 10
form club. 1t is hardly necessary to say that the
Isagne Will do everything possible to encourage ana
assist the Republicans in Kentucky. as 1t does those
in every other state. Said Secretary Humphrey, OF
the Executive Committee, the other day we are
now fairly at work. The election OF Governor Louns.
the National bocy has completed "ur Organization ana
enabled US to 60 to work In earnest we are lota
ing clubsswherever can find openings In any ota'o
and where there Is general organization.
we keep forming these focal bodies until we eeo
enough in operation TO form hasH and strike ont
where At present there are Leagues form nsoo III
Rhode Island Ohio hs in
Just been organized but s magnhcen, Oo,Is
ZION The convention that Down to zero
beed over 15o0 men and fairly poeS oso rs nv Mr.
Of u sss sa by {ss they
haunting things out there and fact, all through the
West. -
THE RISING GENERATION TAXING HOLD.
ain the majority OF private citizens and young
voters are pushing the work rather than the poll
bcians.
"This Is especially gratifying. The Vermont men
will hold their convention at Montpelier on FEBRUARY
Is and form State League Their example III ' t
resnect will shortly be followed. we expect ov inc
marty in Iowa Mas sac hnsetts West Virginia. ILLINOIS,
Maryland Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Mane' i In hio;
Connecticnt Kentucky and New-Hampshire. n Driet
I NAV saw that the movement is going forward ever.
where with an energy and success that iaTly SUI
mas srs orr most sangulne expect ations' . A.,
President Foster is now on the road most OF nv
time addressing state conventions and pushing lhe
work gherever he can He Will speab at the NeIihoh'
sonvention and then start a western Trip