New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-11
LEAGUED FOR THEIR PARTY.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS TO HAVE THEIR
NATIONAL CONVENTION.

PURPOSES OF THE MEETING THIS WEEK IN
DETRoIT-THE ORIGIN OF THE LEAGUE.
The National Republican League OF the United
States will hold its tenth annual convention at
Detroit on July IL, and will continue IN session
until the business for which it has been called
is completed. The business Of the convention
will include reports from the various officers of
the League, the election of new officers, the
designation or the reference of the time and
place for holding the next annual convention,
consideration Of amendments to the constitution
and general discussion of plans for club work
and organization.
In the call for the meeting. which is signed by
d. d. Woodmansee, president. and NJ. j. Dow
ling, secretary, the following words appear:
We cannot overestnate the Importance Of this
convention to the Republican party. Our vic
tory of last year does not guarantee permanency
of power. We must keep our organization wei
equipped for the contest Of 1888, when we Will
again vote for members Of Congress. In many
of State elections this year the terms OF
members of the United states Senate are at
stake. and as our II "jority in that body can
hardly be seen b, the close observer. i. be-
hooves us fortify ourselves against the enemy.
Let US come together in large numbers at De-
tr0it for the purpose Of revving and enarging
Cur political enthusiasm so that we may return
homes better qualified to defend Repab-
lean principles and the better able to carry cut
There will be delegates present from every
State in the Union. and the discussions which
will take place are looked forward 10 with much
interest by those who are in sympathy with the
Republican party These conventions of the
National League are particularly interesting to
members of the Republican Club Of the City Of
New-York. because the idea Of an organization
such as has been established originated in the
Of itc
first to solicit the cooperation of outside clubs
in the work Republican clubs had been organ
lied before, and had done good work in the
cause of the Republican party. Some historians
have gone so far as to attribute to the work OF
the Wide Awake clubs much of the success OF
the Republican party in that disturbed time
But Republican clubs after that ti'ne had only
local worth. and there was no State or National
organization OF clubs. With view to increas-
ing the usefulness of the various organizations
and bringing about harmonious action on I'm
portant measures. a committee was appointed ny
the Republican Club in 1887.
The special committee consisted Of Joseph
Pool. chairman; Henry Gleason, secretary;
James A. blanchard. Edward T. Bartlett and
Josenh Iylman This committee undertook the
work which had been mapped out by the club,
and compiled a list Of all the Republican clubs IN
the country for the purpose of soliciting their CO.
operation There at that time less than
one hundred Republican clubs in the United
States: but representatives from these were
asked by the Republican Club or the City OF
New-York to attend National convention for
the purpose Of forming National organization.
The result Of this call was the meeting IN CHICK
ering Hall on December TO- 1881, ATTENDED py
about fifteen hundred delegates The meeting
u.s one Of the most peculiar Of the kind that
.oa ever taken place 1t included representa-