The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-12
But Really to show Up Alleged Iniqui-
ties of n system That Il Said to
BE Injuring the Party.
MOVEMENT TO BE NATIONAL
AUXILIARY LEAGUES TO BE FORMED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
List of OHicers-The Worlds Produce
ton of Petroleum-Exports from
the United States Last Year.

WASHINGTON, June ll.-There has been
organized here a permanent Republican
working association to assist in the election
of a Republican President In 1900. The idea
was conceived some time ago and a number
of prominent Republican workers have be-
come interested in the scheme. Several
meetings have been held this spring. at
which matters pro and con were thoroughly
discussed. The idea took tangible form last
Thursday when sixty prominent Repub-
licans met at go Pennsylvania avenue and
perfected the organization by electing OFF,
GERS and adopting a constitution and by
laws. 1t is pointed out that nearly every
Northern State has In the national capital
State republican association. which gen.
orally meets a few weeks before a national
election holds a meeting or two, makes an
effort to get the voters home. and then re-
solves itself into state of innocuous desue-
tude for the next four years. The men in
terested in the permanent Republican Ma
tional Association believe there is great
need for such an organization composed OF
veteran workers from the different States
with sufficient means behind Ii to help mold
public opinion by press publications and
otherwise. both before and after the ma
tlonel convention.
While these men are stanch supporters of
the administration of President Mckinley.
they are absolutely opposed to civil service
as at present administered and do not be-
lieve in the policy which has resulted in
filling, as they allege, the best places in the
various departments of the government with
open and avowed enemies OF the Republican
party. Nor do they believe IL necessary TO
make the least effort to conciliate what they
designate the mugwump cvil-service re-
formers who are now attacking the Presi-
dent on account OF his recent civil-service
order. These idealists arc characterized as
an incubus on any party, Republican or
Democratic. The new organization proposes
TO put before the people facts and figures
which will show that under the guise Of
civil service the last Democratic admins
tration decapitated Republican office holders
en- masse. and how. under its regulations
now in force and under Democratic control.
the injustice has been perpetuated.
The constitution clearly sets forth the on
position of the association to civil service
as now administered and provides fo- the
formation of auxiliary leagues throughout
the country The association is to be
known as the National League of Repub-
lican Workers. The officers elected are as
follows President, Henry NJ. Baker, of
New Hampshire: first vice president Will
liam NJ. Wilson. Of Iowa; second vice presi-
dent. j. c. CLANCY. of Indiana: third vice
president. James S. Browning, OF Virginia
secretary, L. w. Sargent, of New Hamp-
shire: treasurer, John w. Parrish, OF West
Virginia; chairman of the executive COM
mittee. A. C. Bacon, of West Virginia: chair
man Of the press committee, Col. VIM. E..
Rogers, of New Jersey
None Of the men named are Office seekers
or spoils hunters, it is claimed. and the
league will under no circumstances recon-
mend any candidate for office. Mr.. Baker
is lawyer Of prominence, who served two
terms In Congress a representative from
New Hampshire. Judge Wilson has long
and prominently been identified with the
home politics of his own State of Iowa and
is now assistant attorney in the law division
of the Interior Department and president of
the Iowa Republican Association Of this
city. John g. Cha,.ey was assistant attor.
ney general under the Harrison administra-
tion and now a prominent lawyer OF WASH
ington. Mr.. Browning is the president of
the Pocahontas Coal Company and is one
OF the most prominent factors in Repub-
lican politics in Virginia.
1t has been predicted by some OF the lead
ers OF the new movement that before the
next campaign is fairly on this organiza ton
will have on its rolls more than 1oot care
fully selected members of the best W orkiny
element in the Republican party in this
| city, men who are not strikers or heelers
| but who are disgusted with what they call
the hollow sham OF civil service"