Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-18
TnE COMING CAMPAIGN.
FIRST Gun Fired BY rrouiinent lie.
nmhlIcnMs.


Ann ARIiOR, Men, May l7.-Fifst
guns Of the campaign OF 1892 were
fired here today by. Governor Mckln.
ley, General Alger, j. ISloat Fatsctt
anu other prominent Republican lead.
ors, Thv occasion was the organization
Of the National College Republican
Clubs, for which delegates were present
nom thirty colleges from Maine 10 Cali.
fornia. The colleges represented aio
Amhent College, Bate, Me-, Boston
University, Bowdoin, Brown Uni.
veHlly, Colgate University, Hamilton,
n. y, DicAenson College, Carlisle,
Pn., Indiana State Uuiversity, La,a.
ye.to College, Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University, Obcrlin College, North.
western University, Ohio State uni.
vefsity, Ohio Wesleyan University,
Pennsylvania state College, Princeton
College, Purdue University, Indiana
State University, Syracuse IN. W
University, Trinity College, Conn. \,
University Of Nebraska, University Oi
Vermont, Hsrvard College aud ton
Michigan colleges.
rhe convention was called 10 order
about noon by President Burke OF the
University VI Michigan.
President King welcomed the dele.
gates.
The mention Of Blnine's name ia
the address OF welcome was the signal
for an ovation.
This afternoon the convention per.
fectcd AN organization by adopting u
constitution aud electing the follow Ing
ofilcers: President, James +. Burke,
University OF Michigan; first vice.
president, j. u. Iregloni OF Leland
Stanford, Jr., University: secretary,
jas. NJ. Perkint, Harvard College;
treasurer, NJ. G.. Alpin, Princeton.
One Of the principal objects OF the
organization Of these college Rupubli.
can clubs, as stated In the platform, Is
to couuloract the general Impression
that college men are ffoe.tradefs and
to foster the development OF hollthy
study OF political economy from prac.
teal, rather than a theoretical stand.
ard; 10 encourage young men to take n
more promAept part In politics, and,
by encouraging pure methods, to place
politics ON a h,gner plane.
A grand banquet was held this
evening, at which there were over 1000
guostb.
General Alger responded 10 the
sentiment, "rhe Republican Party on
GuArd.o
When Governor Mckinley arose, b..
was greeted with n round OF applause
which lasted Ave minutes. He omen.
oil his speech with commentator OF
the work Of the young mon who had
undettikcn the organization, and out
lined the history and policy Of the Re.
publican parry. The Democratic
party, ho declared, IL u mighty force In
negation. IL IL weak and vaccilsting,
N cowarjly and cringing, aud RS
wanting, both In CAPACITY and en-.
courage, TO carry Into practical logis.
lation what they have proieBsed before
the people, anu upon which they NJ.
legged that they hal won tho victory
In 1890. He declared that protection
10 American industries and a mericau
labor against all the world IL essential
and necessary In the codo OF Republi.
can principles ns IL ever was in that of
the old Wing party. Tho opposition
TO these constitute the armour and
arsenal OF the Democratic phrty.
j. Sloat FaSttt Of New York, who
responded 10 the toast, "rhe Duty OF
Citizenship" was the next speaker,
Hon. John NJ. Langston, the colored
orator OF Virginia, followed, respond
ing to "Rspublicanism In the South"
Hon. John NJ. VhurHton OF Nebraska
spoke ON "fhs Young Man in Poll.
ties" The other speakers anu the
toasts to which they responded, were
az follows: Hon. A. j, Sawyer (MIrhO,
"Our Absent Guests" Hon. William
L.. Mahen (Ill.b Theory and Prar.
tirs in American pOlltlcs;D Hon. A
T.. Humphrey IN. ", "rhe Value OF
Organizations" Hon. a. J. Lester
Ulio, "American Republican College
League" and General CutchoOn
(Mlch.), "Why You Should DO Re.