Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-10-04
LEAGUE FINISHED WORK.
League Of Republican Clubs Adopts
Its Platform and Elects Of6cers
for the Year.
Commend President Roosevelt's Ad-
ministration and Endorses the
Philippine Policy.
!. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
Chosen President 81 the League
W Reclamation.

CnlcaSO, OcC. 4.-Ihe convention or
the League OF Republican Clubs has
completed it's labors and adjourned.
At the opening of the second days
session the committee on resolutions
was not ready to report and it was re.
solved to proceed with the election of
officers. ]. Hampton Moore Of Phil
adelphia had no opposition for the
nomination for president and his elec-
ton was made by acclamation. The
president-elect, when he received the
gavel from retiring President Hamil-
ton, made a brief speech in which he
urged the necessity OF organized ef-
fort in seeking the success of the Re-
publican party. .rz
The committee on time and place OF
next meeting, after mentioning Penn
sylvania, Missouri and California as
candidates, left the matter to- the new
executive committee. The league plat.
form, as produced by the resolutions
committee, was then presented to the
delegates, who adopted it without dis
cussion. The platform follows:
THE National Republican league, in
its thirteenth convention assembled
congratulates the party of Abraham
Lincoln and our American citizenship
of all parties upon the prosperity that
was restored to- the whole people un-
der the wise and patriotic policies that
signahzed the administration of Will
lam Mckinley, in war and in peace,
and that have been continued with
energy and fearlessness by the sol
ier-statesman, Theodore Roosevelt.
We give unqualified commendation to
his administration. We believe in his
honesty of purpose, admire him for his
courage and love him for his unswerv.
ing Republicanism.''
Philippine Policy Endorsed.
The administrators policy in Cuba
and the Philippines is endorsed and
the admission of New Mexico, Okla
homa and Arizona is favored. Re
garding the tariff the platform says:
THE unexampled prosperity that
has attended the full exercise of Re-
publican tariff policy is obvious, and
commands unWavering adherence tc
that policy as one of cardinal impor-
lance in protecting American labor.
maintaining American industries, anc
sustaining American institutions"
Continuing the platform says:
I'VE condemn every combination OF
capital whose purpose is self-aggran.
dlZement at the expense of the work
ingman, the general public, the ma
tion, or any state or local govern
ment, or to increase the cost of the
necessities of life, or, in any way, tc
assail the moral, physical or political
welfare Of the people.
I'VE characterize the Democratic
party as one without fixed policy on
any of the great public questions OF
the day. 1t offers no remedy for any
existing ills, and it is only active in
opposition to the progressive acts OF
the Republican party, while it awaits
a possible national calamity that may
furnish it an issue'
After the adoption of the platform
the other officers were elected as fol
lows: ,.-
Secretary, E. ]. Weeks, Iowa; treas
urer, Sid B. Redding, Arkansas; vice
president, ]. J. Sheridan, Illinois. The
only contests were over the Offices OF
treasurer and vice president, Byron E.
Sheffield of Kansas having been a
candidate for the former and Luther
w. Mott of New York for the latter.