The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-02
Annual Session Of Rhode Island Clubs
Held at WoonsOckel Yesterday,
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT qlEPKE.
The Power and Influence of the Club
and Its Tuture-The Platform Pre-
son.cd and Adoptod-Annual Election
or Omcers-Next Session at Arctic.

hall, Woonsocket, last night as the guests
of the Fremont club. President Henry Il.
Tieplxe presided. Officers We're elected, a
platform adopted and other business
transacted. Secretary Jennings read the
roll Of the convention as follows:
seventh Ward American Republican
club, Providence--Willi ii. Liverpool,
James Green, George III. Simms, Norah
Pernell, George Burton, Robert Minton.
Layfayett Republican club of Man
ville-Frank III. Roberts, David Sum,
Emanauell Narcotic, Uric Grenon, Dosi-
the Roberts, Nap Cartier.
Maryville Republican club-A. N. LANCE
lier, Joseph Jette, j. It. Ray.
Franco American club of Pawtucket-
Alfred A. LaPlante, Ambrose Choquet,
Andrec Faucher, Andre Blanchard, Adolph
Gervai9, John b. G. NORM.
French Republican club of Providence
Alphonse Deslauriers, Arthur NORM,
George ID. Grandpre, Paul Bsruier, Anso-
lette Rivard, Octave Carigan.
Abra ham Lincoln club of Olne yville-
= w. A. Phillips, Thomas Walch, Frank w.
Tilling hast, James n. Smith, John f..
Bowen, Harry Daw.
Fifth Ward Republican club-James III.
Smith, Marinus w. Gardner, Thomas A.
Easton, Victor Ayotte, Roswell p. Smith,
Robert l.. Stanton.
Swed sh- American Republican club of
Providence--Joseph Sundin, s. w. John
son, s. p. johnson, 8. w. Johnson, A.
Norman, Aug. Person.
French republican club of Arctic--Jos-
eph Bouchard, Edouard Langloit, Ed
mond Cloutier, Simion Pelletier, Pierre
st. Jean, Roman Archer.
George Peabody Wetmore club OF New
~ n Tax hor N Pol
inson, ID. B. Allen, NJ. Van Horne, s. G.
Payne Armstead Hurley.
Swed dsh-Amcrican Republican club of
Crompton--Alfred Pearson, Clauss II. Tor
ell, Alfred Kraens, Franch Lendstron,
Jooksb Laerson, John w. Torell.
Bruce Republican club of -Propi--
Washington Jackson, Charles ii.
Brown, John Easton, John Harris, Samuel
Wilson, Morris Hamblet.
Garfield club of Pawtucket-Walter III.
Stearns, Philip e. Thayer, John w.
Meikleiohn, Andre Blanchard, Thomas Nj.
Swcetland, Fred G. Perry.
Fremont club, Woonsocket--J. Ambrose
Morin, Gilbert Laporte, Arthur c. Milot,
Joseph j. Albert, J. M. Provencher, p. Il.
Gervai5.
Irish-American Protective club of Provi-
dcnce-Simon Revens, Michael veasey.
Franco American Republican club OF
Central Falls. M. Arthur, Ambrose
Choquet, Hector Schuller, Fred Alix,
vilbau Monard, David st. GODDARD.
Robert T. Lincoln club of Providence
G. III. West.
After the completion of the roll call
President Tiepke delivered the annual
address. In brief 1t was this:
The Republican league of Rhode Island
breaks new ground to-day, in coming to
the city of Woonsocket, for the purpose
of holding its annual convention. The
political conditions which prevail here To-
cally, and those which attend our coming,
are not widely divergent, nor presumably
Antngonistic.
The evolution in politics and business
during the last twelve months land es-
pecially since March 4, 1882 is both
striking and singular. The constantly
changing party affiiliation of marked
percentage of the voters of the country
who see in fixed party association no
advantage to themselves or to the COM
munlty, has during the past few years,
very seriously disturbed the leaders of
the great political parties in this country.
1t Is not necessary to delve into the long
ago, or pursue illogical reasoning in
making comparisons of business con-
ditions in order to attract the attention of
the American citizen to the commercial
conditions which permeate the marts of
trade and commerce i'm the land today.
The league invites the people TO study the
effect OF the last presidential election upon
the business interests of the country.
Cause and effect are both fortunately
plainly visible in the present condition OF
affairs.
We need only to point the bread winner
to the closing year of the magnificent ad-
ministration OF Benjamin Harrison, and
to the matchless commercial prosperity
of 1892, and remind him that the great
changes which have taken place are only
the fulfllment of Republican prophecy.
Business Conditions.
Dun's Review of Trade for Dec. 30
1892, summed up as follows the prevail
ing condition in business: "The most
prosperous year ever known in business
closes tomorrow with strongly favorable
indications for the future. For the year
che volume OF settlements through the
clearing house Is the largest ever known.
The largest total of exports and imports
ever known in any year. Unprecedented
purchases for consumption. Mannfactur-
ers have made extraordinary progress.
The year closes with all wooden, cotton
and nix machinery fully employed"
There can be no reasonable comparison
made between the Republican industrial
blossom of 'g2 and the Democratic in
dustrial blight OF '9s, which will not tend
TO more clearly and firmly established the
wisdom of the cardinal principles OF the
Republican party in the minds OF those
who toll In the varied pursuits OF life.
The great political contrast OF 1892 was
decided by the people against the Repub-
lican party, but the people have the i'm
hcrent right TO make reviewal OF the
cause.
II IN my duty to transmit from time 20
time information concerning the condi-
tion of the league. There -appoar npnn
the league roll Of club membership the
names Of fifty-nve clubs, located i'm the
several cities, towns and villages of the
state, with total enrolled membership Of
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