The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-11
CONTINUES
TO GROW
Young Mems Republican
League Adds New Names
HELD ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
Young Men are Doing Good
Work for the Ticket,
HELD ENTHUSIASTIC MEET


The Young Mems Republican league
continues 20 grow and there is every indi-
cation that the membership viii be above
1000 before the campaign ends. Last
night thirty-eight active members and
eight associate members were admitted 70
membership in the league.
Last night an adjourned session Of the
league was held III the Republican head
quarters. James Comfy, Jr., vice presi-
dent, presided at the meeting and when
he called the league 70 order the enthu-
siasm which had been growing for many
weeks broke over and rousing good
meeting held. Every member of the
league is full of enthusiasm and the way
they take hold Of The work shows that
the younger men Of the Republican party
are ready and willing TO do whatever is
best for the organization. Each new
member az he is taken into the meetings
becomes imbued with the enthusiasm and
life Of the meetings and sets to work
with his best ability. In this way the
league has grown from a few dozen mem
bers to over zoo in the few weeks Of its
organization and it win be an easy mat
ter TO make the total membership J. 90 be-
fore the campaign ends.
Mr.. Paul Brown. president Of the league
end chairman Of the executive committee,
reported that the constitution had been
revised and was now In the hands Of the
printer and would soon be ready for dis
ulbutiOn- He made some remarks re-
garding the officers trip TO Valley Center
three weeks ago and found that most
enthusiastic crowd Of young men formed
the association in the village to the north.
In the audience at this meeting Nj.
Brown said that five young men joined
the league whose fathers were Democrats
CT Populists.
j. II. Mcpherson. secretary Of the county
central committee, stated that on October
Il Chester !. Long would lie here and hold
B big meeting at the Auditorium. The
committee was at work 10 get some other
speaker for the evening. but this man had
not been definitely decided on as yet.
There viii be big delegations from
Cheney. Valley Center and many other
towns In the county It Is the purpose Of
the central committee TO have the young
men f the party take entire charge of.
this meeting at at the Stanley meeting
later in the campaign the old soldiers viii
have charge. Arrangements had been
made TO have at least 200 old soldiers IN
this parade and the colored band and
colored delegation and he desired TO have
500 or 500 Of the young men in line. There
viii be ample provision made for the pa
Fade by the central committed He pro-
posed that badges for the league be made,
which each Of tho members viii wear in
the parade. 1t was also suggested that
the committee purchase patriotic canes
for the use Of the members However,
this viii be settled today when the COM
rnittee appointed TO make arrangements
for the parade win meet. There was some
discussion ard Mr. Comfy appointed Geo
Alexander, chairman, Richard Bird. A. J.
Adams Samuel Day and Paul Brown the
committee 10 make arrangements for the
Young Mems league IN the parade. This
committee viii meet this afternoon at ,
o'clock in Mr.. Alexander's Office and be
gin their preliminary work.
There was some discussion on how 10
mark a ballot. Some Of the members an
derstood that if they put cross mark
In the circle under the party emhlem and
also made cross marks NJ the right II all
sia names on that ticket it would throw
the ballot out This was erroneous, as it
was explained by Mr.. Mcpherson end a
runbcr OF others that if person placed
the cross in the circle and also cross
In the squaare at the right OF each name
she ballot was legal. but that if any names
were omitted the ballot would be thrown
out.
The county central committee has issued
slips asking the voters 10 register for the
coming election. Mr.. Mcpherson asked
the members Of the league 10 distribute
these cards among their friends and see
that each Of the voters of the city IS reg
sstered FOR this fails election.
The active members of the club admit
ted last night were: Harry Black. All
Conklin. W H. Rowlee. Charles Short,
/. ". Tolen. Charles Huet. A. .. Weber,
Earl Dewing. J. a Ruth. James Black
ford. J. Lipp. 7. ". Bending, c. c.
Cuvot. James A Clark Archie Hay. z.
r. Barrett. Win Parker. Frank Jones,
NJ c. Means. ". u. Evans, Ellsworth
Ransom. J. w Baughman. ". s. Mckee,
Ed a. Newman. Charles IT. Hatton. PHI
Ahern. Jr.. a r. Wsstcott. DIT J. j.
Kernan. Charley Karbt. Garden Plain. +.
b. Childers.
The associate members admitted were;
A. G. Walden. s Harvey Horner, William
T4anchet r. L. Den1on. Y. s. Pierce. Rob
ert c. Dean. II. c. Baughman OF Cheney,
md u w smith