The record-union., 1895-04-01
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Call Issued by President Tracy for an
Annual Convention.

Call Issued by President Tracy for an
Annual Convention.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-President Tracy
and Secretary Humphrey of the Repub-
lican National League to-day issued the
following call for an annual convention:
$50 the ReDU6tjcdB State Leagues, the
League Clubs and dU Republicans: In
compliance with q provision OF the con-
stitution Of the Republican National
League establishing the annual conven-
tion, and in accordance with the instruc-
tions of the last national convention at
Denver, the eighth annual convention OF
the Repu blican National League OF the
l uited States is hereby called to meet in
the city OF Cleveland, o., on w Wednesday,
June 10, 1895, at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, and continue its session until its bus
lness is competed.
at is proposed to take three days for
this convention, so that there may be
ample time for q full discussion of the
questions of special interest TO the party
at this time. The ratio of representation
will be six delegates at large from each
State and Territory, four from each Con-
gressiOnal district and one from each COL
lege Republican club in the United
States represented in the American Re-
publican College League at Grand Rap
ids, Mich, April D, 1870.
The following are ex-officio delegates:
The President, Secretary and Treasurer
of the League; one Vice resident and
one executive member OF the national
organization from each State and Terri
tory, and the President and Secretary of
each State and Territorial League, max
ing four eX-officio delegates from each
This gives each state practically ten dele
gates al large, in addition 10 The four from
each Congressional district. The total
representation will exceed 1000 delegates
with an equal numbe of alternaLes.
The business OF the meeting will in
clude reports from the officers OF the
League, the election OF officers, Vice
Presidents and members of the Execu-
tiqe Committee for the ensuing year, the
designation of the time and place Ior the
National League Convention, a general
discussion OF League clubs work, party
policies and organization, the formation
of plan OF campaign, with special refer
ence TO the Presidential year, anu con-
Hideration of such other questions as the
convention may deem proper.
The utter failure of the Democratic
Administration in its management Of
both foreign and domestic affairs has
created national distrust general par
alysis in business and has driven capital
from the factories and labor into the
streets, reduced the revenues of the Gov
ernment and increased Its bonded indebt-
edness. These humiliating conditions of
national misfortune have eliminated
party lines somewhat, as indicated by the
unprecedent landslide OF 1894, which
brought large numbers Of protection
Democrats and Populists into the Repub-
4lcan ranks. These new allies will find
ample room and welcome in the Repub-
ican platform.
Inc republican party can stand on it's
record. 1t has kept faith with the people
of the United States, and has protected
all their interests, both foreign and do
mestic. 1t has demonstrated its ability
to manage the affairs of the Government
successfully, both in war and in peace.
We believe the United States now recog-
nizes its ability to grapple with and settle
satisfactorily all the great public ques-
tions of the day, and to meet any einer-
gency that may arise.
ut is the privilege of the League. now.
as heretofore, to be first in the field to
prepare the way for the next campaign.
1t is the only political organization that
has kept it's forces constantly at work
since 1887, and with the coming conyen-
ton proposes to begin at once a campaign
of organization and education throughout
the United States, upon platform broad
enough TO attract from all parties the men
who believe that the principles, policies
and aspirations of the Republican party