The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-13
CALLED FOR JULY FIRST.
state Republican League Meeting to be
Held in Topeka.

Held in Topeka.
Topeka, Kan, June 12.-The ninth an
nual convention of the state Republican
league has been called to meet in thi:
city July l.
The officers of the league. President
Chas. F. Scott Of lola and Secretary
Chas E. G2ult of Topeka, have issued
a letter to the various clubs in the state
1t also catains the official call and i:
in full as follows:
The executive committee of the Kan
sas Republican league met in Topeka
on January %, 1896. and authorized the
! president and secretary to call tbs
ninth annual convention as SOON as pos
sible after the national Republican con-
Vention at St. Louis.
In accordance with this authority,
| the convention is hereby called 20 meet
in Hamilton hall on Wednesday, July 1,
1896, at 10 o'clock a. m. It's sessions will
be continued until its business is COM
pleted.
THE business of the convention will
be to select officers for the ensuing year
TO elect delegates TO represent the sta te
in the annual convention of thenational
Republican league OF the United States
which will be held in Milwaukee, Wis,
August 1921, 1896, and TO transact such
other business as may come before the
meeting.
Each Republican club in Kansas,
whether it has been identified with the
state league or not, Is entitled to be rep
resented in this convention by its presi-
dent, who is the ex-officio, a delegate,
and by three other delegates to be She's
en- by the club. County central COM
mittees will not be entitled to represent
tation in this convention if their respec-
tive counties are otherwise represented.
In order to avoid confusion and an
noyance, it is particularly urged that
the names and addresses of delegates,
together with $1.OO dues from each club.
be sent to Charles E. Gault, secretary,
at Topeka, Kansas, on or before June
20, 1896
''The railroads have made an open
rate for this convention of one fare for
the round trip from all points in Kan
sas, and from Kansas City and St. Joe.
Missouri. Tickets will be sold on June
30 and July 1, good returning if present
ed not later than July 2
The feature of the convention viii be
an address by General Charles II. Gros-
venor Of Ohio, the distinguished soldier,
statesman and orator, who has definite
ly promised to be present
Following, as this convention does,
Immediately after the national conven-
ton at st. Louis, and being the first
state gathering of the Republicans of
Kansas, after that event, it is desired
ana expected that it will be grand rat
ification meeting, and the opening gun
OF the campaign OF 1895. Let every club
that was represented last year, and all /
that have been organized since, meet
promptly, elect delegates and prepare
to attend in force what will certainly
be one of the most inspiring and en-
meetings of the campaign.
This will doubtless be one of the most |
interesting meetings in the history of |
the league and TO no one will be due |
more credit for its success than to Con- |
gresham Charles Curtis. Through his |
efforts, ably aided by Congressman Cal |
1erhead and Senator Baker, General |
Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio has been
induced TO address this meeting.
General GroSVenor is one of the ablest
men of Ohio, and one Of the strongest
men in congress; he has been closely
Identified with the Mckinley movement
ana the Republicans of Kansas will be
delighted TO see and hear him.
Last year. through the efforts of
Charles Curtis, J. p. Deliver of Iowa
vas secured to address the league meet
ng, and he delivered one of the finest
addresses ever heard by a political ga
herring in Kansas.