Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
LOCAL REPU BLICANS
HELD RALLY LAST NIGHT IN
METZFROTT HALL.
Marching Club Organized With
Frank K. Raymond as Colonel
"Trip Into Maryland.

More than 200 young men, enthusiastic
republicans, responded to the invitation of
the Old Boys Fremont and Lincoln Club
to assemble at the Riggs House last night
to reorganize the old Interstate Republican
Marching Club, which did effective work
four years ago in Maryland and helped the
republican party to carry the state for
Mckinley.
Col. w. S. Odell, secretary of the Old
Boys Club, in an appropriate speech well
coined the Junior Old Boys" after which
the entire gathering repaired to Metzerott S
Hall, where a republican meeting was in
progress under the auspices of the Roose-
welt and Fairbanks League. and as the
visitors entered the hall the entire meeting
Joined in singing campaign song.
The following staff officers for the march-
ing club We're unanimously elected: MI.
Frank X. Raymond colonel and Mr.. L. w:
kerney, ma jor. Three companies composed
of fifty more men registered their names
and elected officers as follows: Company A
Captain, Robert II. Wood; first lieutenant
G.. r. Morrison; second lieutenant. Z. +.
Leonard. Company B-Captain, John F.
May; first lieutenant William Reardon;
second lieutenant, a. c. Homan Company
C-Captain, Jackson Blair; first lieutenant,
William A. Hickey; second lieutenant, d.
c. Walker
To Wear Uniforms.
Inc marching CluD Will De neatly uHl1OTII-
eG the same as four years ago. Most all Of
the officers are veterans of the Spanish war
and Philippine insurrection. The club will
attend every republican meeting held in
nearby districts of Maryland and hopes to
accomplish the same results 1t did in the
last campaign. Gen. Hale Sypher, for
mer member of Congress and veteran of
the civil war, delivered a stirring speech in
which he characterized President Roosevelt
one of the truest most able and upright
public officials that this country has ever
produced.
Gen. Sypher said that Roosevelt was
leader, and that under his leadership the
republican party would march on to vic
tory. His remarks were received with ap-
plduse. Just Gen. Sypher left the
speakers stand, Mr.. Ed. ]. Roach entered
the hall with large portrait of President
Roosevelt and the whole asSemblage arose
and sang another campaign song. entitled
Teddy! Get Ready to March to Victory"
Going Into Maryland.
Ali invitation was read from the Mary
land state republican central committee in
vltrng the marching club to attend the
mass meeting to be held in Baltimore Octo-
Der 10. The club accepted the invitation and
it is expected that large delegation from
this city will accompany the marchers
Brief speeches were delivered, all of which
were eulogiStic of the present occupant of
the White House and commencing the re-
publican party for its good government.
Among the speakers were: Judge Drew
John H. Rrinkman, Ed. j. Roach, Col E.
NJ. Marble Col Ezra Nat HILL Major Buck
Frank Metzerott, Col. Dan Grosvenor and
Frank X. Raymond. The marching club
will attend the republican meeting at
Brentwood tonight. They will assemble at
i4th and e. streets northwest and a large
delegation is expected to join the club on
the triH.