Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-09-08
WILL BLAZE THE Way
Republican Clubmen Leading Fight
For Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
A NEW SONG FOR THE CAMPAIGN
chairman Penrose Procures Speak
ers of National Prominence For
the State Leagues Convention at
Reading.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.
Reading Sept 6.
Pennsyl. ylPennsylyania!
Pennsyl-Pennsyl-P PENNSYLVANIA!
Pennsyl-P yl-Pennsyl-yania!
She's going to blaze the way!
For Teddy and Fairbanks. too,
(To air of GLORY! Glory! HallelutahuD
The above campaign song will be
sung in every section of the common
wealth after the convention Of the
State League of Republican Clubs,
which is to be held in Reading on Sep
tember q, % and 23.
Already enthusiastic Republican
clubmen who are preparing to attend
the convention are singing this song
at home, and they expect to join in a
mighty chorus when they get together
in the convention from every county in
the state and formally open the presi-
Dental election in Pennsylvania The
convention of the clubmen this year
promises to be the greatest in the his
tory of the league and much of the
credit for the success OF the conven-
tion will he due to the active cooper
alton of Chairman PenrOse and Secre-
tary Andrews, of the Republican state
committee, who have given every as
sistance possible to President John r.
Virgins and Secretary John Kelley
and the other officers Of the league and
the members of the local committee
of arrangements.
Senator Penrose made a personal
appeal to Chairman Cortelyou, of the
Republican national committee. and
Chairman Babcock, of the Republican
congressional committee to send
speakers of national reputation to the
leagues convention, and they have
promised TO comply with his request.
AS the result of Senator Penrose's
visit to New York Candidate for Vice
President Charles w Fairbanks, of
Indiana, and Senator Jossph B. For
aker, of Ohio, are among others who
have been assigned to address a mass
meeting under the auspices of the
State League. which will be held in
the Reading Academy of Music on
September 21. 1t is expected that
there will be a number of other dis
tinguished Republicans from other
states to address the meeting in addi-
ton to many Of the leaders Of the Re
publican organization of PENNSYLVANIA.
Senator Penrose, SenatOr.elect Knox,
Governor Pennypackcr, Attorney Cen
eral Carson and d host of others have
been invited to he present Every Re
NM If
Pennsylvania is expected to attend. so
that the gathering win be q notable
one
There will be music and fireworks
galore and special excursions to Mount
Penn and other points of attraction in
and about Reading viii be arranged
for the entertainment of the delegates,
alternates and other visitors to the
convention. Secretary Kelley estimates
that at least 25O clubs Will be repre-
sented, and that the number of visitors
who will accompany the delegates viii
be the largest on record.
The convention of the club league
will be the Inauguration of brilliant
series Of Republican mass meetings to
be held under the auspices of the Re
publican state committee Senator
elect Philander G. Knox. who has lust
returned from a trip abroad, had
conference with Chairman Penrose last
week and agreed to speak at a mass
meeting to be held in the Academy of
Music in Philadelphia, under the direc-
ton of the Manufacturers Club of that
city This will be one of the largest
demonstrations that will be held in the
state during the campaign. 1t is pro-
posed to have a tremendous rally of
employees of the various manufacturing
plants in the Quaker City that have
prospered under the protective tariff
and which would be jeopardized in the
event of the election Of Democratic
president and of Il Democratic con
gress favorable to the Democratic idea
of free trade.
Capital and labor will figure con
spicuously in this meeting which is
likely to be one of the most unique
features of the presidential contest.
A large delegation of active Repub- |
Hcans from Allegheny county were in |
conference with Chairman Penrose
last week relative to a series of mon. |
ster mass meetings which they pro
pose to hold in Pittsburg and vicinity |
They submitted a list of orators they |
desired. which among others included F!
Candidate Fairbanks, Speaker "Joe" |
Cannon, Senators PenrOse and Knox, |
Governor Pennypacker, Attorney Gen !
eral Hampton l.. Carson, Charles EN- |
ory Smith and General Thomas ]. |
Stewart.
County Chairman Ford and City |
Chairman Leslie informed Chairman |
Penrose that Allegheny county will |
give '"osevelt and Fairbanks the larg- |
est iority that has ever been given
to any Republican national ticket.
They informed him that the party Is |