The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-01
MONUMENT TO JEFFERSON
At NATIONS CAPITAL
An Appeal for Aid to Be
Made to the People.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial As
ISOLATION of the United States, organ
lied in this city April IS. 1902. for the
purpose of erecting in the National Cap
itaI an appropriate memorial TO the 'au-
thor OF the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence," is now ready to present its
aims and object of the movement to
the American people. It viii be pre-
scented in the form of an address. and
viii contain an appeal for aid.
Admiral Dewey, president Of the as
ISOLATION, has the work in hand. and sue
cess is assured. At the initial meeting
# was unanimously agreed TO depend
absolutely On the people, whom Jefferson
loved so well. for liberal response
when asked to contribute as best they
could; that the memorial should be
tribute Of the masses of the young and
Old, and no appeal should be made to
Congress for money, as has been too
frequently the case in the erection Of
memorials to others. It was further IN
derstood and agreed the association
should be non-partisan, members Of all
political parties to be APPEALED to alike.
Following is a complete list Of the Off
GERS of the association:
Admiral George Dewey. president;
Jesse B Wilson, Of the District of Co
Iumbia, treasurer; William s, Mexican.
Of New Jersey. secretary.
Board Of governors-Judge Morris B.
BeardsIey, of Bridgeport, Conn; ex-Sen-
ator r. R. Kenney. of Dover, Del; ex-
Governor A. D. Gambler, OF Georgia; Ed
win Warheld, Of Baltimore, Nd; Mayor
Patrick Collins, of Boston, Mass; Ho-
race s. Cummings, OF New Hampshire:
Philip P. Baker, Of VineIand, y J.: Jo-
sephus Daniels, OF Raleigh, y. c.; Ed
ward II. Shepard, Of New York: Charles
Emory Smith, Of Philadelphia, Pa;
Mayor D. L. y. Granger, Of Providence,
R /; T. " Wagner, of Charleston, :.
C.; A. A. Lipscomb. of Virginia; DR..
Ralph Walsh. Of the District OF COIUm-
bia; Delegate Mark Smith. Of Arizona
Vice presidents-Ex-Se Secretary Hilary
a. Herbert. Of Alabama; Governor JET
ferson Davis, of Arkansas; Senator Per
kins. OF California Senator Patterson.
Of Colorado; Judge Lyude Harrison. Of
Connecticut, John s Russell. Of Della
ware; Joseph jefferson. Of Florida; Col
Clark Howell. Of Atlanta, Ga; Senator
Dubois, Of Idaho; ex-Vice President Ad-
laf E. Stevenson. Of Illinois: Senator
Fairbanks. Of Indiana. Governor Cum
mings. of Iowa; Senator Blackburn, Of
Kentucky; Senator Burton. of Kansas;
Governor Heard, of Louisiana; 5. ".
Gould. OF Maine; Admiral Schley, OF
Maryland; Senator Hoar Of Nassachu-
setts- ex-POstmasrer General Don NJ
Dickinson, Of Detroit. Mich; Senator
Nelson. of Minnesota; Senator Money. Of
Mississippi: Representative Champ Clark.
OF Missouri, Senator Gibson. of Mon
tana. William Jennings Bryan, OF Ne
braska; Representative Francis G. New
lands. Of Nevada; ex-senator William
f Chandler. Of New Hampshire: Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, Of Princeton Uni
versity; Representative Jefferson NJ
Levy. OF New York. Governor Charles B.
AycocE. of North Carolina: Senator Nc
Cumber. Of North Dakota. Senator Fora
ker, Of Ohio; ex-Gov. T T. Geer. Of Ore
gon; ex-Gov. Robert z Pattison. OF
KfmbaII. Of Rhode Island; Representa-
tive Lattimer. of South Carolina; sena-
tor Robert J. Gamble. Of South Dakota:
Senator Carmack. of Tennessee Senator
CuIberson, Of Texas; Gov. Herbert NJ
Wells. of Utah; Senator Dillingham;. Of
Vermont: Senator Daniel. Of Virginia;
Gov Henry Mcbride. Of Washington.
ex-senator Faulkner. Of West Virginia
Mayor David s, Rose. of Milwaukee:
ev-Gov- J Z. Osborne. Of Wyoming;
Gen John N Wilson, [. s. A. lTeureU.
OF the District of Columbia. and Gov
Miguel p OreTo. Of New Mexico
All Of these officers. beside many
others, are deeply interested in the pro
5ect. and although the nature OF -he
memorial mas not been decided. il VIII
be a fitting tribute 10 this great states
man