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| NEW YORK, Aug. William r. Hearst
PRESIDENT of the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs. has issued the following
call to the Democratic clubs. societies ana
associations of the United States:
"All organized bodies in aflliation with
| the National Association of Democratic
| Clubs are invited to elect delegates to q
| be held In the city of indianapolis on Sep
TENDER ., in accordance with a resolution
adopted by the executive committee
at is intended to make this convention
Of Democratic organizations the greatest
single political demonstration of the pres
ent campaign. 1t will be national in mem
bership as well as in character an6 will in
clude the delegates of Democratic clubs
and societies in Territories and States
alike.
THE Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice Presiden. have both accepted
the invitation of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs to address the con-
vention and many OF the leading orators
and statesmen of the party will be present.
The work and utterancas of this conveu-
ton sh' aid stir the Democrats of the
whole country to renewed efforts in de-
fence Of the Republic.
Every Democratic club or society should
a: once prepare for representation in the
national convention and promptly report
the names of the delegates elected to Max
f. Ihmsen, Secretary. at the headquarters
of The National Association of Democratic
Clubs, 1870 Broadway, New York City. ANY
information desired will be furnished by
the secretary. 1t is important that Demo-
craft: clubs should be formed in neighbor-
hoods where none exists and that their
names should be forwarded to the Secre-
tary of the National Association imme-
.diately.
Section Of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs provides: In conyen-
ton the members Of this association shall
be entitled TO representation as follows:
Each club or society shall be entitled 10
one delegate and enc additional delegate
for every 100 members in good standing |
But 10 club or society shall be entitled 10
more than five delegates
The executive committee has advised
the repeal OF the limitation feature of
this clsu9e and clubs are advised TO
elect one delegate for each 100 memte.
without regard TO the limitation
Everything points to this convention as
a political event of tn, first magnitude.
1t will be held in Indiana. a battlefield
already won by the Democratic party, but
which must be held against a powerful,
alert, and corrupt enemy.
The Republican party is relying for
success this year on misrepi esenta ion. in
timidatior, ard corruption. The masses
Of the people must oppose this attempt
to establish Imperialism. militarism and
trusts These three issues will be pre-
scented for the first time II American his
tory as practical. living questions for the
endorsement or condemnation OF the
people.
THE Democratic party meets misrepre-
sentation by pointing to the revolutionary
attitude ard acts of the Republican Ad- |
ministration at Washington-its violation |
OF the Constitution and defiance Of AIneri- |
can tradition and sentiment by the estab- |
Iishment Of subject colonies under the |
American flag in Porto Rico and the Pail
ippines. it's refusal to execute the anti |
trust laws, and its protection OF criminal
industrial tyTannies. aEs
Intimidation and corruption on the one
side call for urceasing organization On
the other side. Every Democrat owes it
to his country to Join Democratic club or
society this year. Let the forces of law |
and liberty be united. The Republic itself |
is in peril