The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-21
Young Men Of Patty Have SuC-
CsSSfuI Initial Gathering.
ENTHUSIASTIC ADDRESSES.
President Roosevelt an Honorary Member.
Holden Tells Of tho Need Of Ma-
chine Politics.

over -HO Behtltmcn most OF WHOM AT
prominent i'm Republican politics. enjoye,
a dinner at the Wellington last evening
ana before they left the banquet hall tn
/ Young Mems Republican club was organ
2cd and George H. Webb and Fred NJ
Rhodes were elected Es temporary =rr---f
dent and treasurer. respectively.
III. Webb as chairman of the meeting
said although the club was formed FOL
I the benefits OF national politics. the state
city and ward politics would be just as
\ important a factor.
Mr.. Webb then introduced John r.
| l. tl.yon who il a well known sdherant &c
/ the Republican principles and a former
4 president OF the old Young Mems Repub.
| lican cub"
] lie spoke OF the old club which he help
/ ed To organize i'm 1880 and which had a
/ very successful career until 1891 when II
was disbandod
! He spoke of tho necessity of the mem.
bers OF the club remaining staunch to the
party and at the polls vote tho straight
ticket.
lie said that there were three Republi-
can governors I'M the room, men who
served the party faithfully and OF whom
IL was proud, and who were a credit to
the party.
Hon. George +. Litteheld spoke n few
words in which he expressed himself as
being heartily in sympathy with the pro-
1ect OF the new organization and believed
I'm its strength and coming power.
He urged the necessity OF such n club.
that fitting welcome might be offered
10 the senator from Rhode Island, the
leader Of that body. on his return to his
native state, and an organization that
CfTh hlf IA f.l
our strenuous president who can mount a
mustang with the ease that he can break
a coal trust.
FORMER Governor Charles Dean Kim
bah said that Rhode Island IL essentially,
a Republican state and Providence a Re-
publican city and that he believed that
the newly organized Young Mems Repub-
lcan club would see that II was restored
To power and that il would remain so.
Mr.. Webn next presented Mr.. George L.
bdrte. whom he said though a new-com-
er bore an honorable record. having
served Uncle Sam as consul 10 several
foreign countries and that he considered
MN worthy representative OF the Re-
publican party.
Mr.. Darte said that he could assure
the members of his earnest cooperation
ana he thought the plan a most feasible
one. lie said that he had been greatly
surprised To learn that there was no
Young Mems Republican club I'm the
state as his native state had always
been thoroughly Republican. so much so
that ne had always imagined that the
Democrats were Republicans at heart.
Former Governor Charles Warren Lip
pitt said that he was most heartily In
sympathy with the good cause and that
his services are at the command OF the
Young Mems Republican club
IL. q. Buckland made a few remarks
ana said that the new club would support
the principles OF earnest honesty and
would support real honesty i'm politics
whether II be on the part OF capital or
labor and he also suggested that the in
dlNidual members OF the club could not
do better than follow i'm the footsteps of
President Roosevelt. who typehes the
real honest politician.
Mr.. Frank r.. Holden. chairman OF tho
Republican state committee said that tho
committee welcomed the endeavor OF tho
Republicans Of the state who felt the
supremacy of the party and he felt the
need of the strengthening OF the Re
publican machine" so-called. and of the
need of making that machine SO good
and honest as 10 earn the support and
appreciation of all the Republicans I'm
the state. then a signal victory at the
polls next year would be the reward
Other speakers were Joseph T. Bur
tngame, cx-speaker OF the house of rem
resentatives, Judge Sweetland, General
Hunter " hftv uf-the Republican city
committee. former Gov. j. Edward Stud
lay, Hon. William p. Vincent and Cant
Alonzo Williams, all Of whom commend
ed most heartily the proposed work OF
the new organization and who pledged
their personal efforts for the attainment
OF success.
The fo'cwing gentlemen were then an
pointed as committee for the nomina-
zion of permanent officers
John r.. kendrick, Judge Sweetland n
j. Horton j. Edward Studley and G. III
Grant. with instructions to report al the
next meeting which will probably be
held in January.
President Theodore Roosevelt was then
elected unanimously as an honorary,
member and the secretary was Instructed
to inform the president Of the action
taken
During tho dinner an orchestra dis.
coursed popular music and Bowen R.
Churh rendered cornet solos that mot
with tho usual applause and apprecia-
tion
II was nearly midnight when the meet,
INK broke up. md tho lusty cheers of
welcome TO the newly born Young Mems
Republican clto Of Rhode Island and n
most healthy infant IL seemed. too.
The Tramp once lived on water lady.
for six months
The LADY You don't look a. How did
YOU manage H.