New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-06
THE LEAGUES POWER FELT.
MORE GENERAL APPRECIATION OF TIE
CLUBS AS \ POTENT FORCE
IN POLITICS.
RESULTS OF THEIR RECENT INCREASED ACTIv
ITY AND SUCCESSFUL CONvENTIONs-A
SOUTHERN LEAGUE MANS GALLANT
FIGHT FOR COTGRrSS-DFLEGATES
TO THE CINCINNATI NETTING.


attended It's conventions in New-York. PrnnSyl-
vania Florida Wisconsin and other States have
drawn attention to tho clubs as never before
since their organization into National Assoria
ton. The politicians AMI people generally are
bcginning to realize the truth Of what The
Tribune. as tic orlnn OF the League, has been
asscriin. pcrsiscntly for the past three years that
Tie clubs are potent force in American politics.
that they have come to stay. and that their IN
aucncc must bc considered more and more by
the party leaders.
4 sensible, generous expression Of this WIDE
sped feeling W., gwen 10y " The Phiiair!ph
.'rcs,. the otter day. whrn tie Prnn'' 'N'I'
clubs mr; in thu cltr ord l'' "Ac "i IA" IN =
ncr sting and enthusiastic ronvr"t."ns that
nave Lrrn witnessed SIRE thc on" IN
hlrkcrine Hall three years ago. since
he Wide Awakcs Of $50. slil The Press,
and the Union League of !cw years later, tirr"
has been organization within tn R"prhli"an
party having the ma@uitG'l" and effectiveness OF
the present League Of Republican clubs cAtchdin"
;hruuglout the country tn. Wide .lwakr> h'I
40 rxis'rnrr after the first Lincoln ranpaiIn H.
f'r tie arLcr prorortioa Of tine m"r,berS havins
>houllcrcd musIict, and goMc into the war. and
'.ir u."n League. winch 80 nrs had ~ "r-anl/A-
ION every whore. moss maintains itself in a f'w 81
nr1n Cl'h> now promises ;.ot alone +" cover all
he N'a;c, anl al parts 81 item. hIt 10 continue
p"r,aar..nr feature Of R'pu!Aican orslnization.
These clubs have alreary dlspal"i an effective
lsclnnrss in two or time CAMPAIGNS, and they
vill Increase in that as 'hcv are BROUGHT more
.onpactlv together and directed by experience.
Their man; cement lar has h"cn wise in the
III g!'~t degree. and they haze been able 10 do eN
-cliant service without S'.h,cc'ing themselves {"
criticism for any wrong use of their great IN
.iirnrc.'
Their growth has been surprising. AID no.
where. probably. hae II breu -rca'cr than III P"ni-
syyanIl. II was Eot d!iirHt 10 MAINTAIN per
IIanrnt clubs IN tie lat-rr cities, t.r snia!Irr
places having 10 content themselves with ten
l"racy organizations for campaign purposes THIS
ms rrn greatly changed. Al through he conn-
TICS of the interior Republican voters now Keep
~ yrrnAn"lt cUhs. maIntainin. the spirit ana
HE "f them all the year through. making them
,cvr,-re t,ln. educator, Of voter, who arr growln-
~, and ,rrdln. their representatives I" these m
n'a conventions {" report upon their Work. HEY
hay. enlisted t,r Young men 70 rrui,r'iabl" and
4ratify;u. degree. cnrour:. -in-. them To 'he study
If prhic u.>iinn> and rnlI>tIii- flrIr A"tiv" IN
'".r>r IN puhlr affairs. II tier" had been no
further rsr for them than III, they would have
more than Ju>ii'i,- their existence. II is lofty
md just purpose 10 improv" The average oil p"IIt-
ical intelligence and 70 impress the higher duties
- ri'i7ruship upon all who hav" ~" IL" OF III"
ballot n hrincS tie Young m"n and new voters
It once into IN active partlrIpntl"n ~ NEf'"rS III
Witch they have ai-1 ,lal interest wi'l al others
Ore If IN, plncklc>t fights for Republican
CONGRESSMAN ~ h,lul made in the Nllith Dls'r't
Of Alabama by a LEAGUE man, Richard ". Austin
II fl m
movement in that state" and IN the conva$> he
i making AGAINST tie Democratic forces he has III"
,vu,pa,hy and moral support At least of ia" clubs
,hrou.h out tie country. The term moral SIP
bort IS u-'l advI>rd.y. flr not, "" rc-r' 10
>.y. rccciy.n. The material All tia he needs
from H." National or-ln!7lt.on. he Should have
tia, assistance He Is worthy Of a., ia" l"lp that
can hc Gwen him Ills political record is one II
which any Young man ml.!r justly y" proud. and
particularly a Southern Eepubiiran. NJ Austin
!, N rNccllrut type Of to nrw Rep hliclni>n OF
tie >puth 10 Is shown 10y his career
TLou.h one Of tie ATTEST party lcldcrs in tie
State. Lr is only thirty-two years old \ native
md rc>licnt Of Alabama. he was born ~ DcrdtW
ai!d educated AT the University 80 tennessee il"
siua.rd law under judge /. {. II 'Hk AZ knoN-
vile. AMI ais" with Mc>>'s. W y Cook and
,;rorrc t. ArkhiIl n Washington. ID. {. After
a course al the Columbia Law Scaool IN Washing
ton Ia. was admitted 10 the bar Ia l>7p shortly
uttclwnr,l hr accepted place" IN The PoNf"r"
Department. THIS he rsirncd in i-sl, wien he
was made assistant doorkcrlrr oi t.r House of
Representatives lie was SPECIAL agent OF The
Treasury AMI War Departments untl ST. wien
he resigned I" accept the place 81 managing editor
q The Chronic.r." Of Knoxville
I'm the sprIna of ls>s h. WINS City-Attorney Of
Decatur. and CA December -. ls-V. WIS up
pointed receiver of tlc Fist National Bank Of
Slci,cld. Ala. Mr.. Arstln entered r"itic> early.
He u.a,. speeches IL tlr GrInt 'aiAlllGn o 1872.
Wien only fifteen years Of dsr. Iw" years later
he W., Il lclrgatr 10 the Htntc Convention. ana
since tlrd time he hts taken an active. useful ara
prominent part in local party Affairs. lie Ii
far representative OF the young progressive kr'
ru,,licaH rrn.rnt in the New south. ana Is deeply
interested III the material and political dr|.Iop-
Iucnt of his se,tion MI Austin "It"hl+cd The
ursi League Club in the state Of Ai'h';na' ana
,rouo>c, t. establish sufficient number III North
Alabama to capture his district. In iac'. he has
r,,,,. 50 p,uoh proyrrss in this work that Lis
AT the Congressional '"hVeH''"" II"
li, district on Angus, mode unanimously.
iii. el,r,ion was fell to In assur'i. Mr. Austin
WINS chosen member OF the National League E\e'n-
,ivo Committee at the contcnilon IN Nashvilis
las, March, II is hoped that President Thnrston
will make some speeches in Mr.. AustnS district
Iuriny the caupnlsn The Penn sylvana Leagues
dc,.,a,c. 70 the National League Convention in
,nclnnatl are a representative body "i young lie
pu,,r,caus rs any one familiar win thc ponies
~. keystone State Will s"c from an cNamila-
nan ~ tne list. which is 10 follows
- ,,,,.,,s Altrrnacs.
plNl ,, nc' ,,'t,g,n Charles tulmcr.
l. IIla" ,rin'uncll. william II. Wilson.
Jonn i, ~ Irod, Robert ldlrr.
- " imam ~ il,mrnt Colonel tcorce II. North.
Shihu,i -. .tulb Charles AlrNai..rr.
.. ihco"t tf,n,rr Joseph II. klcmncr.
lhIill traham. Harry I. Walton.
q iH'ou"'t rf,ut, t,corgc y Wcticr.
,'onsi Powers. William II. brooks.
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