The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-09
pENNsYLYANIA REpuBLICANs
Enthu,tAstic Meeting OF tho State Lsagu,
ofCIubI.

EnthusfaStic Meeting OF the State League
ofCiubI.
WILLIAMsPORT, Pa, Sept. S.-There
was great gathering OF active young
political workers here to-day In at
tendance on the 10th annual conven-
tlon of the State League OF Republican
clubs. The convention was held In the
Lycomlng opera house. with delegates
present from all the leading Republican
clubs In the state. Congressman Chas
w. Stone. OF Warren; William A. Stone,
ot Allegheny; Horace y. Packer OF
Wellsboro; State Chairman John L.
Elkin, of Indiana; State Treasurer B. ].
Haywood, OF Mercer, were among the
spectators. There were many ladies'
present during the morning session and
manifested interest in the proceedings.
A mass meeting was held tonight at
the opera house, at which stirring ad-
dresses were made by Congressman w.
A. Stone, Congressman G. w. Stone,
Major Mcdowell OF Mercer, chief clerk
OF the national house Of representatives,
Gen. James W. Latta, OF Philadelphia,
secretary OF internal affairs. and j.. ].
Crawford, OF Newport, KY, president OF
the National League of Republican
clubs lsadore Cobel. Of Erie, president
OF the state league, presided.
The convention was called to order nt
1880 o'clock this morning by President
Sobel He made brief speech cOngrat-
ulating the league on the large repre-
sentatlOn and reviewing the effective
work which had been done by the clubs
through the state in the last CAM
pagn.
The convention took recess at noon
Tor two hours to allow the committees
TO meet.
After the recess n report was read
from the committee to select place for
holding the next convention. recon-
menllng that the matter be referred to
inc executive cOmmitte Ralph Light,
OF Lebanon, moved that the committee
De instructed to select Lebanon The
motion failed and the report Of the COM
Ialttee was approved by n vote OF 10 TO
Chairman Lowry reported the follow
lhE from tho resolutions committee;
., ThC representative members Of the
republican League Of Pennsylvania, IN
convention assembled. hereby rcnillrm
thclr allegiance and devotion to the llv-
lng principles underlying this co.cNlcn-
'''H WV HlfhN HhINg VI wv l'NflN
aS cEproFgod In the platform adopted nt
lhc Republican national convention nt
~ Louis In 1895. and In the state con.
ycnilon nl Harrisburg in 1897, with such
mplllcntIOnH of the civil service law NJ
hhall Insure fair treatment to all Cltl-
lens N tho Republican faith
we congratulate the people NJ the
United States on their rendy conception
9' Republican principles and their
prompt action In November last, when
by spontaneous uprlHlng thoy elected
h7 President, that advance agent of
ptosporlty' william Mckinley.
We appeal confidently 10 the people
ot Pennsylvania 10 nnHwcr NJ the polls
IN November whether ur not the prom.
lfrsH " our party have boon fulfilled.
we pledge uutHolvCH 90 the earnest
ana unilrlng support " our standard.
bearers. James ~ loncpn, for Hlntu
treasurer ana Low y McCnuloy for nu-
1Ilpr gonofnl believing TINT they win
receive ihu loyni nld " cycfy true Re.
publican IN thlA commonwealth
MI Ylrdln moved 10 amend by Insert.