New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
TO HELP ELECT M'KLNLEY
AUSTRO-HUNGARIANS FORM A LEAGUE
AND ADOPT RINGING RESOI I--TIO@s

For long time representative Austro-American
and Hungarian-American citizens have felt that
they should have organization and last nirhr
they met AID formed the Austro-H Hungarian RaDub
lican League. The meeting which was an an
thusiastie one, held in Boulevard Assembly
Hall. No 152 Second-ave. IL was largely attended
by many of the best known Austrian and HIM
garian-AmeTicans in the State
In series of resolutions which were unanimously
adopted, the league pledged itself 10 support Nc
kiniey and Roosevelt and the principles Of the
republican party in the present campaign The
league is National in its scope and branches vii
be formed all over the country
The call for last nights meeting which was sent
by William Blau secretary Of the Hungarian Re-
publican Club, and Joseph Winter secretarv of
the Austrian Association. inspired BY a Joint
conference of committees appointed BY the two
organizations
Letters were read at the meeting from many
austrian and Hungaran-American citizens through
out the land regretting their inability be present
indOrsing the objects OF the league and giving
full permission to use their names for the purpose
OF helping along the election OF Mckinley and
Roosevelt Among these were letters from Julius
Fleischmann, Mayor Of Cincinnati; DR.. Joshua J.
Roth, A. ". Brunn and Marcus Sehnitzer. Of No
10 Broadway. The latter wrote:
In regard 10 your request for permission 10 use
my name in connection with said organization. I
express condition that the OBJECT Of the Droposed
3Tga11s ton VII be to support the candidacy Of
Inn md i impoSsiible in the coming capaisn 70 sup
eiearI9 incates t5s{ fbs tneiT Platform
Jerersonian principles OF Democracy.
The meeting called 10 order by President
Braun OF the Hungarian Republican Club who ex-
planned its objects and the desire of Austrian and
Hungartan-American citizens TO help elect the Re
publican candidates The mention OF the names
of the Republican standard bearers was greeted
with loud cheers. The following officers OF the
newly formed Austro-Hungarian Republican League
were then elected unanimously: Dr. E H Makk
president; A " Brunn and Emanuel Klenman,
vice-preSidents; William Blau and Charles P.
Hangl. secretaries; Emil Nuitrai treasurer ard
Marcus Braun, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee.
A number of addresses were made prophesying
the election of Mckinley and Roosevelt after
which resolutions adopted heartily indorsing
the Administration of the President.
The resolutions also referred to the fact that the
country was in most deplora5Ie condition OF in
dustrial and financial stagnatiOn when William
Mckinley came into power, and contrasted the con-
dition then with the present prosperity.
The resolution then continued:
The Austro-Hungarians. who number about three
hundred thousand within the State of New-York.
tegrity of the United States TO preserve the
% or honest money and 20 protect the fair
only be accomplished through the Republican party.
Hungarian origin and to place before them in
proper hight the issues OF the day 10 the end that
sently as TO how 10 act during the coming cam
paign.
To this the league is moved fully by patriotic
purposes. believing that the destinies OF this
try lie in the hands of the Republican party. and
that under its administration foreign born citi-
Zens can realize the ideal American life which in
duced them TO settle down In this country The
AUstro-Hungarians always believed. they do be
EeVe to-day, that governments. like business con-
Germs. must be conducted upon the basis of hon
esty. Its money must be placed upon sound
basis. and they do not believe in repUiidting any
of their financial obligations proposed in the
platform adopted by the Democratic party in Kan
City
They believe in display of National courage to
meet the responsibilities OF the hour and do not
shrink from any obligation which events imposed
upon the Nation.
\ large majority Of the AUStrO-F FtUngarianS has
always affiliated itself with the Republican party.
believing that IN that party exists the most undl-
Vided liberty. and the call Is upon the AustrO-
Hungarans and their descendants TO stand BY the
Administration of William Mckinley and 10 see
that the party represented by William Jennings
Bryan shall be OVerw helmingly defeated IN the
coming election in November, and TO that end we
pledge untiring efforts and undivided support
toward the election OF William Mckinley ana
Theodore Roosevelt