Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-10
WORK 0FTHECLUBS
Program for the Great Buffalo
Meet
or REPRESENTATIVE LEADERS
In the Great Auxiliary Party OrgAniza-
tions-De5siis Of the Arrange
ments.

The fifth annuacl onvention Of the
national republican league Of the
United States viii meet N Music bali,
Buffalo, New York, az 10 O'Clock, 8.
m, on September Is, 1892 The busi-
meas Of the convention viii include re-
ports from the officers OF the league,
the election of officers. presidents
and members of the executive commit
tee for the ensuing year, the designa-
ton of the place of meeting for the
national league convention OF 1898,
general discussion for the good of the
order. the adoption OF platform and
general plan of campaign and the con-
sldersuon of such other questions as
the convention may deem proper.
Under the revised constitution OF the
national lesge the convention VIII be
composed of .0l9 delegates.
Program of the Convention.
The program of the convention will
be practically as follows;
Wednesday, September IA, p. NJ
Conference of national and state
league officers; $50 p. m, business
meeting OF national league executive
committee.
Thursday, September 1910 a. m,
convention called TO order; address OF
welcome and address of President
Clarkson; appointment of committees;
to & p. M, general business and i've
minute reports on league work by
states, and five minute speeches on the
general good of the league.
Thursday, September Is, 1880 p. NJ
A league mass meeting Will be held IN
the great Music hall of Buffalo. This
Will be under the auspices of the Ma
tlonal League, assisted by the repuoh-
can clubs of Buffalo. The following
speakers have accepted invitations for
this occasion: The Hon. William Nc
Kinlev, Jr., the Hon. J. Sloat Fassett,
the Hon. L. o. Wolcott, the Hon. John
NJ. Thurston, the Hon. j. Z. Deliver,
the Hon. Charles S. Morris. Other
prominent speakers will also address
one or more meetings.
Friday, September l6, 10 a. m.-Bus-
| mess session. Reports OF committees.
Election of officers and standing COM
mittees.
At 10 O'Clock a. m. OH Friday will be
held women's republican mass meet
ing under the auspices of the Women's
Republican association of the United
States. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, president,
presiding.
National College Clubs.
There was inaugurated last May at
Ann Arbor a movement of great signlfi-
canoe to the republican party. Repre-
sentatlves from various colleges IN the
| United States met there and organized
the American Republican College
Leaugue, as the college branch OF the
! National Republican League. This or
| ganization has national headquarters
at No. 202 Fifth avenue, New York
City, where the work of organizing re-
| publican clubs in ali the colleges and
universities in the United States is pro-
crossing. As a fitting recognition of
this very important work the National
League has invited the college men of
the country to attend the convention
at Buffalo, and q special session from
2 to p. m. on Friday will be devoted
| to their special work. This session will
be held under the auspices of the
American Republican College League,
James Francis Burke, president, and
James NJ. Perkins, secretary.
The National Republican League will
present fine standard of colors, con-
sisting of the American flag and state
| flag, appropriately lettered, TO the state
league which shall send To Buffalo the
most and best drilled league clubs to
participate in the great league parade
in that city on the evening of Septem-
Der l6. The Buffalo Republican League
| offers prize banner to the largest and
best drilled club present on that occas-
ion, exclusive of Ere county. The
National Republican League, in order
| TO encourage the smaller clubs, offers
prize Ola handsome silk banner, APP
proprlste!y inscribed, for the best
drilled club of fifty or more partlci-
patlng IN the parade.
visit to the Falls
On Saturday, September Il, the Buff
falO republicans Will tender the dele
gates and their friends an excursion to
Niagara Falls. Sufficient time Will be
! allowed at the falls TO visit the New
| York state reservation parks, which IN
clude a magnificent view of the great
cataract, and to inspect the workings
of the Niagara Falls Water Power com
| pany, by which the tremendous power
at the falls. that for centuries ba. run
to waste, is TO be used for msnufsctur-
ing purposes.
John Patton, Jr., and c. W. Watkins
of this city are delegates to the league,
and II is expected that several promln-
ent local republicans will attend. The
| college clubs will be represented by
Ralph Stone and Harry ID. Jewell.
A rate of one and one-third fare has
been secured on ali railroads for per
sons desiring to attend the national
convention az the League Of Repubh-
can Clubs, to be held IN Buffalo next
! week