The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-25
AFTER THE STUDENTS,
Republican Col ese Clubs to Bo Organ.
iz.d to Combat tho thcorIes of Tho FREQ


Republican Col ege Clubs to Bo Organ.
izsd to Combat tho theories of Tho Free
Trade Professors.
ANN ARDoR, MIclI., April 24.-It now
appears that the plan to hold conven.
tion OF college Republican clubs in Ann
Arbor, May II, is an advance of the
political machines upon the colleges.
The president OF the College Repub.
lican club in Ann Arbor is James +.
Burke, well known in Pittsburgh, who
was at one time private secretary to
Matthew Quay. lie claims ex-Chair-
man Clarkson suggested the formation
OF n league OF Republican clubs in all
the principal colleges in the country.
The idea, according tohim, is primarily
an educational one.
"You sec" said he, in speaking OF
the matter, "at all or nearly all the col
leges in this country the college profes-
sors have Democratic leanings. For
instance, here in Ann Arbor Prof.
Adams is an out.and-out free trader.
The consequence is that boys who have
been raised as Republicans come down
here to college and go back home
Democrats. There are G3,000
students in the various colleges
OF the country. About $4,000 young
mon are graduated and 60 out into the
world from them every year. These
young men have great deal OF intlu-
ence in the community-a much
larger influence than is commonly sus-
pectcd. Statistics show, for instance,
that, while only per cent of tho popu.
lation is made UP OF college graduates,
these same college graduates h old 81 per
cent OF the Federal offices"
The plan as fully formulated is an in
teresting study in party organization.
There is to be central Office in New
York city under the, direct supervision
OF the Republican national committee
This Office is to be the central depot for
the distribution OF political tracts to the
various colleges.
An attempt has already been made to
compel the university regents to re-
move Prof. Adams, the present teacher
OF political economy OF the university,
and place in his stead man who can
teach protection. Last fall, when
Michigan went Republican, it was
strongly urged that protection having
been vindicatcd in tho elections it
ought to be taught at the university,
and the matter may yet become a politi-
cal issue. .l
Tho Republican leaders arc in sym.
pathy with the movement in the col
lcgcs OF the country. President Hurri-
son has given his approval in reply to a
lotter requesting his presence in Ann
Ann Arbor, May II, as follows: +
My DEAR SlR:-1 have your letter OF
the I'd and am in hearty sympathy with
the organization in whose behalf you
write. Tho work you propose to do is
exactly in the right line nnd do not
doubt will be productive OF good.
am sure, however. that it will not bc
possible for me to go TO Ann Arbor on
the 18th OF May, as you suggest.
think you can succeed in interesting
some ono Of our leading public speak
ers and will be glad to help you in that
direction. Very truly yours,
Benz. HARRISON.
a letter signed by the committee OF
the students and citizens has been sent
to Hon, Matt. Quay, asking his aid in
perfecting tho organization and making
the meeting Of May II success.