New-York tribune., 1900-09-14
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
SENATOR FORAKER sPEAKs
STATE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS
MEETS IN JERSEY CITY.
sENTING EVERY COUNTY IN NEW
JERSEY ATTEND

The New-Jersey State League OF Repuhlican
Clubs held It's annual convention yesterday N
Columbia Hall. Jersey City. Fifteen hundred dele
gates attended. and every county was represented
The Hudson County League had members waiting
at ali the railway stations to escort the vislsirg
delegates to the hall. which was decorated witb
flags and banners
The convention was called to order by President
F. F. Meyer Jr.. OF the State League. who intro
duced Edward w wooIiey, chairman OF the FIua-
son County Republi COMMITTEES. who made the
address OF welcome.
Senator Isaac Miller Hamilton OF Illinois prssi
dent Of the National League of Republican Clubs
delivered address. He described the benefit a.
organization and the advantages derived By the
Republican party from the formation OF clubs h
developing the spirit Of Republcanism in young
men.
The convention ordered that greetings be ssn,
to President Mckinley and Governor Roosevelt
assuring them Of the support Of New-Jerssy A
platform adopted renewing the Leagues al
legiance TO the principles OF Repu5Hcanism IN
dorsing the platform Of the National Convention
congratulating the country on its prosperous cor
ditiOn under Republican rule. after business cona
dence had been destroyed under Democratic rule
commencing the administration OF President Nc
Kinley and condemning Bryanism-
President F. F. Meyer. ir.. OF Essex County
was reelected and after an address By CrsswsI
Mclaughlin the convention took a recess Tha
delegates enjoyed a trolev ride Bergen Point
and through Jersey City, and returned in tine
for the meeting held IN the evening az which
the speakers were Senator J. 3. Foraker % Ohio.
| John Barrett. former United States Minister 70
Slam; D. H stine. secretary Of the National
League of Clubs, and J. Hampton Moore. president
| Of the Pennsylvania League.
At the mass meeting fully three thousand people
! were present. Franklin Murphy. chairman OF the
/ New-Jersey Republican State Committee presided
| and was greeted as the next Governor OF New
] Jersey. After a brief speech Mr.. Murphy intro
duced Senator Foraker of Ohio. who said IN part.
/ I feel assured that Mckinley and Roosevelt viii
/ carry NeW-JeTsey. In Hudson County &c css-s
something, 10 be Republican: You are Republ-
/ 70 stand on I have read the platform adopted By
frea Tgsa or free siIyer 1otEin resr1g - > lou
} the great problems OF the past campaigns. II i
! all about their new war CRY imperialism What
soon alter ceSeands land second term he e0a5! R
| became Bem3cratiG the benks. the mills tae fac
was panic until 1896 It is true that there are
ministration are far different from those T1dsr %
! Democratic Administration Under Republican rule
! il is always question regarding rhs scale Of
/ wages. Under Democratic Administration the
| Under President Mckinley this country has en-
! Ioyed the greatest prosperity i has ever known
| Instead OF the United states becoming debtor
nation as Bryan predicted in in the event Of Nc
creditor nation. and all the world comes 70
/ our market. We are not in the class with Spain
/ and Mexico, as we would be had Mr.. Bryan been
! The Democratic issue in this campaign IS al
peralist. and that the Republican party IS trying
( to build up an empire. There Is no iTnperialsn r
/ the Democratic party has always been disturbed
Constitution @ Of the Units.d States ana they %
/ seem to understand either. President Nc
/ spain ana was a little toe slow for me but The
results OF the war st snoWsd SSS Esat ae was sure sure
| up the Maine blew up the entire American people.
and og Te a6y a5y only ohS BeTs gf5 seas 9h dST8 which
dead as herTinG, could deal W5Jh me Philppines
Give US an open door in China and our manu-
| facturers will do the rest All the labor OF tnis
! country should be employed at good wages We
shah have an open door peacefully i: We can. By
and let our cry BE no surrender
Mr.. Barrett followed Senator Foraker. He dis-
| cussed Imperialism at length. and among ether
things said:
would have been cry OF imperialism u there had
been no insurrecton in the Philippines There would
| AsuinaIdo There would have been no opportunity
96nsnt had not been against America The Nation
| unhappy experience in adversely IS therefore ne
Satisfaction Of the Nation's enemies To what
extremes is party driven when is Par paraa2ln II s
issue in a National campaign is the battle yen o.
| the Nations enemies!
President Meyer read the following telegram ron
| Governor Roosevelt:
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Accept my hearty thanks for your greeting
have just returned nom big meeting here Nafn
-e9''0 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
In response TO repeated calls for speech Con-
gresham Charles n. Fowler made a few remarks
The following officers were rejected; d. President sss..:
| Frederick F. Meyer; viCe-prestdentS for congress
districts, Ist State Senator Herbert W I01nsonn,
| I'D Walter E. Edge: lid, BENJAMIN F 6oSs4,
| WITH J. B. R. Smith; Vth William NacASI11lss' A11s
With James Baxter; With Robert carey -. -
Gideon E Ludlow The convention decided 70
meet at Camden in October, 1901