Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-15
KEEPING UP THE ACTIVITY
RAIN FAILS TO DAMPEN ENTHUSIASM
OF REPUBLICANS.
Meeting Saturday Night at Bethesda
Park-Other Associations
Hear Speeches.

| pour than that of Saturday night to have
| dampened the enthusiasm of the repubn-
| cans who gathered at Bethesda Park Nd,
| to listen to discussion of the campaign
| Issues. Tp special electric cars left 9th
and F streets at o'clock and carried full
| compliments, made up of Marylanders tenn
porarily residing in Washington and others.
Each car bore streamers with the words:
Mckinley Roosevelt and Pearre, Bethes-
da District Sound Money Club" 1t was
expected that Representative Pearre would
be present and address the gathering, but
he was unable to attend because of sick
ness.
Mr.. Dan A. Grosvenor, auditor for the
War Department, called the meeting to
order Bryan, he declared, was endeavor-
ing to overshadow the real issue, which
was the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1,
by bringing up trusts and imperialism but
he could not fool the sensible American
people by such subterfuges, which would,
if successful. replace prosperity and ma
tional honor with the calamity and disgrace
attendant upon a dishonest monetary sys-
tenn.
Mr. Ashley NJ Gould, assistant United
States attorney for the District of ColuSn-
bia. paid his attention to the many-sided
position which, he claimed, Bryan sus-
tanned. Bryan, he said, was for silver in
the west and gold in the east, and while
preaching of human rights, was silent on
the subject Of the Acknowledgement of more
than 100000 citizens of one southern state
alOne-North Carolina. Contrasting Bry-
ans declaration that he would recall all
the troops from the Philippines in case
he elected with Senator Morgan's
statement that Bryan could not get Sen
ate or House to support him In such
course, Mr.. Gould said the condition show
ed that the democratic party did not know
itself what it stood for.
Every mention Of McKinley's name was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers by the
crowd. During the evening the National
Guard Band played patriotic selections.
other Club Meetings..
Members of the Minnesota Republican
Club listened to an address by MIR. Henry
A. Castle, auditor for the Post Office De-
pertmcnt, at their meeting held Saturday
night in Typographical Temple. The re-
publican party. Mr.. Castle said. was the
party of honestly kept promises, and he
declared MIR Bryan was in no sense a
democrat. but distinctively the apostle of
calamity and distress. He strongly pictured
the benefits that the great northwest,
which was the result of expansion. would
receive from the latest expansion, and ridi-
culed Imperialism as an idle vagary. The
club committee appointed to poll resident
Mnnesotans reported much enthusiasm
and a general intention of voters to go home
to cast their ballots.
The New York State Republican Club has
issued a circular to empire state voters re-
siding in the District, inviting them to
enroll their names and state their inten-
tions about going home to register and
vote. The circular concludes with the state
ment that a complete roster of non-voters
will be supplied to New York state republic
can headquarters Immediately after cleo
ton.
Future Meetings.
At the regular meeting of the Mckinley
and Roosevelt Interstate Campaign Club.
to be held tomorrow evening at 4l9 10th
street northwest the enrolment of MEM
bers and the election of officers OF the In
terstate Marching Club will be the business
Of Importance. The uniform to be adopted
will be shown.
The North Carolina Republican Assocfa-
ton will meet tomorrow evening at O clock
at Schmidts Hail. 516 9th street northwest.
Representative Pearson of North Carolina
and MIR. j. w. Langley will deliver ad-
dresses.
Charles P. Lincoln of this city, formerly
deputy commissioner Of pensions, leaves to-
day for Indiana under assignment from the
republican national committee. After one
week of speechmaking in the hoosier state
Mr. Lincoln Will go to Nebraska, working
Indiana he will speak in Dekalb Grant
Henry and other counties being at New
Castle the Goth.
The Virginia Republicans.
The following speakers have been engaged
and VIII address the union mass meeting
under the auspices Of the Virginia Repub-
lican League Wednesday evening next at
Grand Army Hall: Mr.. J. G. Bailey of Ken
lucky, Mr.. Frank w. Collins OF Lincoln.
Neb.; G. s. Worthington of South Carolina.
Mr.. w. w. Brown. auditor for the NAVY
department. Mr.. Geo. E. Bowden of Nor
folk Va; Mr.. Jas. II. Hayes of Richmond
Virginia republican state committee Other
state republican clubs have been invited. The
republican clubs have been invited The
committee has also proposed a musical pro-
gram for the occasion.