New-York tribune., 1891-01-29
KINGS COUNTY REPCBLIC4N CLUBS.

SPEECH OF THE RETIRING PRESl DENT-NEW
OFFICERS ELECTED
The meeting of the Kings County League of Rcpub-
Ilcou cubs, at the Federal club ROOMS. Tuesday
night wa, not only well attended. but 1t was mark d
by cnthuSia,u good fc,ng and earnest cooperation
toward substantial and effective work for the Rcpub-
lcan party ". H. pcndry presided and after the re-
mort of the treasurer had been read which showed a
h,Iouc, Of s5.57s in tlc treasury, officers were
elected As follows: Daniel W. Wilkes, president
Thomas Ca,,iola. Frank Partridge ana William G.
Na,e,. wee rc,idcuts: W. H. Van Meter. secretary
I Harry Kuwc treasurer and John Wallace mar
,hal The retiring officers received vote Of thanks
for their services Resolutions were adopted ind0rSns
the action Of the Republican majority IN the senate
relative to tho Federal Election BILL and urging It's
passagc W. II. Pendry, the retiring president, then
said
Fellow members OF he Kings County League Of
p.nnhlican Cmbs-Wc Lave assembled 10 hOld our
first annual meeting, ana IN D.ddihs you welcome ie;
me echo a fcrvcnt prayer that the AuOls ana
arons Of the newly elected delegates will be directed
by a broad and true patIlotlsu untaihted by ma
yIdual ,cllshnes>. and wholly IN the interest OF sue
ccs,tuI issue Of Republican principles IN Kings county
and which should, If We remember That we, IN unity
Win other Republican organizations, hold IN our keep
inc the GOOD name that belongs To IA glorious party.
whose pure and bright principles have lea IT, glorious
countrv 10 the front ranks OF mighy nations, ddly
tmpresS us with the responsibility imposed upon Us as
~ initial history Of the Kings County League o
Rennbllcan Clubs dates back but few months. it,
usefulness even "a an auxiliary, can bui he readiiy
ocLnow eegcd when ii mcdestly claims as its share Of
thc work nearly thirty lectures on ballot REFORM sup
nIyng blank ballots and booths, surmonntlng TINS by
holdlng one of the best ratification meetings ever held
In this county and who can tell the dherenlai "a.
pec that might have been thrown upon tie result II
he moiives Gf th, organization had unanimously been
nrrceivedl They are wholly unselhsh; not as'lgnei
- create a power wish 10 dictate but generating
-, " desir, To advance the principles Of Republican,
ism pure and simple, not in the interest OF any ono
man or set OF men. but for the general good and sue
cess of the whole party. The immediate pt,t heeis
@ comments and had better be let pass with that
NJ ~ srrv man ths poets write Of" but Cf the future
much could be said. Yet not wishing 10 lay down
INV lines for my successor, VIII simply say ley Us
iii mite i'm making a bright prospective, so bright that
n shall dazzle our political opponents ana that Us
,vs NAV at least thaw out such local I7lVlne
down which mighty torrent, spnnging nom a stream
~ 200 cent on the dollar, shall make for them an
lrrrparable wa.nOui. -, . , -o,,,, 50
mind te members Of the Leags that tctween this and
h oncnlng of the next political campaign there re
mains plenty Of work to be done that ,honld not be
mt of ill the eleventh hOur. particularly the fOma.
Hon of clubs i'm locations that left unprotected, and
from which the cry of freedom has already come