The herald., 1898-06-01
LfAGU[D REPUBLICANS
MEET TO ADVANCE THE PARTY
WELFARE
preliminary sKIRMIsHING
To Be Followed by Hard Fighting
Today When Resolutions Come
Up for Adoption
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO. May s1.-All this
forenoon at the headquarters of the Cali
fornia Republican State League. at the
Baldwin Hotel, Republicans from many
different parts of the State talked party
politics and organized the various delega-
lions to the first biennial convention of the
league. which commenced at Golden Gate
Hall on Suffer street at o'clock this
afternoon. Among the visitors are quite
number of candidates, and their friends
were not by any means idle this morning.
r. J. Waters of Los Angeles, candidate for
Congress in the Sixth District. 1t Is gener-
ally believed, will receive the nomination
over ex-Congressman James McLachlan
and Congressman Barlow.
Although the object of the three days
meeting of the California Republican State
league is not to select candidates for state
or congressional honors, but merely to dis
cuss ways and means for the advancement
of the welfare of the Republican party,
much preliminary work is being done in the
interests of various political aspirants. To-
day witnessed merely the preliminary skir-
mishing. Tomorrow when the resolutions
are reported there will be some hard fight
ing over the attempt to lay the foundation
stones upon which ambitious politicians
can build.
When the meeting convened this after
noon delegates from the various counties
had already caucused by congressional dis
tricts, so that the appointment of commit
tees for organization, credentials and reso-
lutions was speedily effected.
Colonel George Stone OF this city, who is
slated for the next presidency Of the league,
called the convention to order General w.
H. L. Barnes delivered the address of well
come to the visiting delegates and Arthur
w. Kinney, president of the Republican
State league, responded. He spoke at
length on the purpose and plans of the or
ganization and was we'll received.
A mass meeting under the auspices Of the
league was held tonight in Golden Gate
hall. 1t waS mi the. nature Of a, party re-
a number of representative Republicans
from various parts of the state.
Among the speakers were Messrs. Par
dee and Davis of Oakland, Bulla Of Los
Angeles. Eddy Of San Francisco, More
house of Santa Clara and Robertson ~ So
nora.
The address of welcome was delivered
by General w. H. L. Barnes President
Kinney's annual address was In part as
follows:
In closing my term as President Of the
State League, I venture to address you
In compliance with the custom of Ma
tional and State League conventions.
The Republicans Of California are to be
| congratulated upon this magnificent AMI
, representative gathering. Should it be
said that this is a partisan meeting rather
than patriotic assembly, and that we are
here to consider political measures rather
than those pertaining directly to the ma
lion at large. let us reply to all that to b,
| good Republican Is to be good patriot
| Our government Is government of the
people, and. at the same time, 1t is gov.
eminent by party therefore, as the present
administration is Republican and is united
upon all matters of public policy, we have
great reason to assemble here to congratu-
late it upon its broad and wise statesman.
ship in time of peace and in time of war.
The National League is the fighting
wing of the Republican party. Organized
in 1887, 1t has kept it's headquarters open
every working day, laboring in conjunc-
ton with the party committees when they
were in organized existence and working
alone at other times, but aiming continu
ally to maintain the principles of Repub-
licanism. The organization has held ter
successful national conventions. and all
of our party leaders give 1t their unqual.
flied Endorsement and encouragement.
There was a time, however, when some
of our distinguished statesmen looked ask
ance upon the efforts of the league; others