New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
LIVE REPUBLICAN CLUBS
PREPARING FOR THE NATIONAL CONvEN.
TION AT CINCINNATI

SUI L HIM <HshpNE MIN WAN IhE NEW ELE+
TIoN BILL PAssED-GooD WORK IN NEW.
MEXICO AND OTHER POINTS
CLUB NOTES AND GOSSIP
The recent Republican defeat has had n.
markedly stimulating effect upon the Republican
Club movement throughout the country. League
men everywhere seem to have become aroused 10
the necessity Of getting to work for 1892, and as
a result. organizations being formed and
old ones strengthened East. West. North and
South Attention is being directed particularly
10 the coming National Convention Of clubs in
Cincinnati next spring. and there is a general
feeling in favor of making il as great or repre-.
sentative and as enthusiastic a gathering as that
held in Chickering Hall in 1887, which marked a
revival Of Republicanism which finally led 10
overthrow of the Democratic Administration.
Steps have been taken already to arrange the
prelminaries Of this convention in OHIO. COM
mittee. appointed by the National League. con-
sisting Of the member of the National Committee
from Ohio. Horace VI. Deal. the president OF the
Ohio State League. James Boyle. and the secrc
tary of the organization. John j. Chester. will
visit Cincinnati early next month 10 confer with
the local clubs about the meeting and arrange
the matters of detail. subcommittee from the
National Committee, including President thurs
ton, Secretary Humphrey and Nice-Charman
Blanchard. Will also visit Ohio for similar pun
pose. President Thurston expects 10 have all tie
leading orators Of the party at the convention u
deliver addresses. and. in brief. make the meeting
most interesting and significant from every point
Of view.
Cincinnati. as any League man knows. is
blessed with a large number of strong Repub-
lican clubs. No city Of its size in the country
;.I, i, in
includes the names of some associations that have
acquired national reputation. Here is partial
list. The Young Mems Blaine Club Ben. Butter
worth Club. Foraker Club. Lincoln Club. K Il
Elliott Republican Club. Rufin Club. Tenth Ward
Republican Club Union Veterans Republican Club
Eighth Ward Republican Club. Patriotic League
Of MON Veterans Garfield Club. Irish Republican
Tariff Club. Twenty ninth Ward Republican Club.
Fourteenth Ward Republican Club Fifteenth
Ward Club, Sherman Club, Nineteenth "Hd
Club. Sixteenth Ward Club, West End Club.
Seventeenth Ward club. North Cincinnati Club
and the Harrison Club of Hamilton County.
II is probable that the bill now before Congress
providing for the relief of the United States
Supreme Court by the appointment OF additional
Crcuit Judges will become law. In case II does
one new Judge will be appointed in the Southern
District of New-Yorll. This office the League
men generally are DESTROYS Of having filled by
the counsel and vice-president of the organization,
James A. Blanchard. His fitness for the Office
has been Endorsed by prominent officials throughout
the country. and he may he said to he the nrsu
man who could ever be really termed League
candidate for public Office. For while mo
organization according 10 It's constitution. cannot
indorse any man for political preierment, tho
officers acting as individuals, have done this 50
generally that the restrictive clause of the con-
stituton has been practically overcome.
President 4 l.. Morrison, of the New-Meylco
Icacuc. has hern doing GOOD work in that Terri
tory during the past year. Writing from Santa he.
he SAYS: The normal condition of the party IN
Nryy Mexico is simply chaos | have been trying
70 bring order out of IT, | assure YOU il has been
an arduols task When began met with lttla
or no encouragement. but persevered. finally
brought together, last July, the largest convention
that ever assembled here. This opened the eyes
Of our people, ana since then oar work has been
comparatvely easy We have now about SHY
clubs organized. There were not ten IN existence
when | came here two years ago. Colonel Nor
rison is now being urged 10 take the chalrmanShlp
of the regular State Committee bnt TIE 'ol"heI
desires TO remain at the head of the League. LIS
first love-" ~ he terms IT,
Among the Republican League men of the South
,lcrc seems Ia be mt one opinion regarding the
Lodge Election bnl-that j should he passed.
\ delegation representing the Florida clubs had
already visited Washington to UtGr the enact
mcnt of the measure. and petitions 10 tie same
effect have been sent 10 Congress from alnos'
every other Southern State in which a clup OF
sanization exists Opponents OF the blil nave
ATTEMPTED TO make il appear that the proposgI
Law is not favored in tie business sections oi tho
south. in localities where the industrial deNeloP'
mcnt of the country i particularly wei! hiHThu. w..
\ fir answer Ia thlH argument l. ou'r'H -
President Is ". Austin. ot the Alabama H,a0
League WHO Is one of TIE most active N"hNs US. S
ness men in Alabama. He is the receiver oil ING
First National Bank of Sheffield, young ry H.
of Birm.nghar as a manufacturing centre M.
Austin was his party's candidate for (on-nS> ~
the last election lie polled the largest vote ever
east in the sheffield district for n Republlcan.
He received $500 more votes than were gl'raa
for Plesl lent Harrison $500 more II AT TN lsss
Republican candidate pollcd and within iOi %
Clcvcland'S vote More votes were cast for VII.
Austin than were given for any other RepuDhCd"
Congressional candidate in the Southern states.
In fact. his was the only district IN when us
party increased It's vote over that OF less pa.
adds Mr. Austin, they ch,a me IN TIE t"9
negro counties. We must have that NatoIu
Election law With IL. assuring rs il does itee
ballot and fair count, We will redeem the dls'i''
in lS32. MIA
The Young Mems Republican Club Of blH
more, which rendered such excellent service III
entertaining the delegates to TIE National Soh,
Vcntion of Clubs that net there IN lses. VII ho,ss
a Ncw-Ncat's reception AT It's clubhouse No -,
West Saratoga Postmaster johnson i su"
president of the club. -, xov
Officers of the famous Republican Club of New.
York City SAY that there is no longer any dod"s
that their promised 100000 clubhouse VIII ~
built