The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-27
THE EVENING SESSION
Made Enjoyable by Music and Other
Interesting Features.

The most enjoyable feature of the
session of the Republican League last
night was the song, What Did Dewey
Do to Them" by Mrs. George P. Ash
ton, assisted by the Modoc Club. Mrs
Ashton sang in her usual pleasing
manner, and the words were 80 appro-
pr1ately catchy" as to send the en-
| thusiasm of the audience to the CEN
| fury mark. Each verse concluded with
the line, What Didn't Dewey Do?" and
| prolonged cheering followed the conclu-
sion of the song.
Jackson's Military band and the Mo-
| doc club also contributed to the enter
| tainment of the audience at the opening
| of the session. The band played patri-
otto airs and the club sang patriotic
songs, and the audience showed that it
was patriotic by generous applause.
Mr.. F. P. Lindsay of this city, the
newly elected president of the League,
presided at the session last night Mr..
L. ]. Crawford and Mr.. D. H. Stine
respectively president and secretary of
the National Republican League, both
Of Newport, KY, and ex-Congressman
Ca1derhead occupied seats with him on
the stage. The latter was first called
on for a speech, and spoke briefly on
politics and war. In reference to the
present trouble he said:
'The war we are now engaged in is
not merely a battle Of the United
States and Spain. 1t is the battle of
liberty's nation with the idea of en-
pire- The idea of empire is incOnsist-
ent with the perpetual duration of any
nation, and we must combat this idea
to perpetuate the duration of our ma
ton"
Speaking of the appropriation Of $780,
900 for war purposes, Congressman
Calderhead said:
Every party in the United States to-
day makes the statement that it is in
favor of the war with Spain, but the
Republican party was the only one in
the last national campaign that voted
for the means of carrying on the war.
IT is due entirely to the RPDIlhliPan
party that congress was able to place
in the hands of President Mckinley the
necessary amount to prepare for the
struggle
Secretary Slime was next introduced,
but declined to make a speech, stating
that President Crawford would repre-
sent the National League. Mr.. Craw-
ford is a speaker of prominence, but
was handicapped last night by a severe
cold At the start he said:
Ct come to you tonight with two mes
the Republican League of Kentucky
and the other is from the Republican
state of Kentucky. That is the state
that gave Abraham Lincoln the mag
nificent number Of 1000 votes when he
made the race for the presidency"
This reference to Kentucky's growth
as Republican state was greeted with
cheers
Continuing, Mr. Crawford said:
For the past ten years the people of
the United States have been treated to
d spectacle 1ney nave
seen the spectacle of an unselfish polit-
ical organization. The officers and
members of the Republican League
have given their time and money to the
interest of the Republican party and
have asked nothing in return. The
members of the Republican League are
the salt of the earth. They do not ask
to write platforms or dictate policies.
They are willing that should be done
through the regular channels. All they
ask is the opportunity of furnishing
the enthusiasm to make the Republican
party a success.
Don't be discouraged because you
didn't have a big convention today.
You can't keep up big clubs in off
years. But you can keep up the or
ganiZation and when the time comes
you find you have the material for en-
ergetic work.
The following kilograms We're read
from the stage by President Lindsay:
From Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General J. L. Bristow: IT deeply re-
greet being unable to attend the annual
meeting of the Republican League, hav-
ing missed but one since it's organiza-