Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
BIENNIAL Aoonvaknr1on OPENED
AT 1HD1GNAro11s
Large Representation of Delegates Wei
coined by Gov. Burbin-President
Moore'sa Address.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. October 5.-The
biennial convention Of the National Repub
lican League, of the United States opened
today at the. German House, with thirty
five states and territories represented by
delegations. According to its president. j.
Hampton Moore of Philadelphia, who was
in the chair. today the league represents
two million members. organized into seven
thousand republican clubs
Governor Winfield T. Durbin of Indiana
formally welcomed the q delegates to the
state.
The response was made on behalf of the
convention by Sid B.. Redding of Arkansas.
the national treasurer.
The call was read by E. w. Weeks Of
Iowa. secretary of the national league. and
the biennial address of President Moore
was delivered. I'D
President Moore's Address.
President Moore said:
''Since the Chicago convention we have
waited In vain for the democrats to show
cause why republicans should change their
faith. The whole country listened with its
ear to the ground for the Sage Of Esopus
to speak. but heard only the echoes of re-
money question In 1895 and you were
right Judge Parker says. I was wrong In
l9Oo and you were right; you are right in
l9O4 and / am right, but 1 am more right
ance."
,, MlIh peculiar personal alarm at the ap-
palnng spectacle of the democratic axman
hacking at the tree of protection the ven
eraDle sage of West Virginia cries ont
oodman, spare that tree, but in the same
pre- preatn exclaims. My party, right or wrong:
Out. right or wrong, my party
Knew Gold Standard Was Right
Our democratic friends endeavor to alb
sorb the well-seasoned planks of an invin-
cloie republican platform. They would
come In under any old umbrella. They
knew the gold standard was right They
were only joking on the Panama canal
question. OF course, they derived an incl
ways intended to regulate the trusts rbav
favored the expansion of trade, and thew
were anxious to prosecute the postal frauds.
ana they know how all these things were
n nia but they have a horrible
nightmare about Roosevelt He is unsafe
Grover Cleveland author of Hard Times
ior Millions of Toilers,' tells you Roosevelt
IS unsafe John Sharp Williams, with a
,,ned constituency of 5000 Mississippi
voters, tells you SO. Champ Clark woiIid
cut your throat from ear to ear If Won die
puted with him, and genial Tom Taepart
VINO is getting along so happily with Shee-
nan IN New York. would give his national
Indiana" - III 'ie state VI
~, Mr, moore then spoke of the purposes of
sne Natlonal League, which he called the
ooIunteer force of the regular republican
army. He said:
I'VE were less than a n;,,io,, -. r,,.-
Two years ago; but the work or orpaniza
~ ~ iihoHs the younger men of the country
. mas oeen going forward so steadily under
t tnd uainer OF Roosevelt and Fairbanks that
10y we proudly boast a membership Of
more than one million and a half Thir -.
lays remain for campaign work-tb;rty
gays IN which the young Americor 49,!
n aUor IN 1or mat finest type Of young America
sion, and that splendid statesman Of ,ona
experience who is associated with him ,,nn
the presidential ticket" 'A- up'h
SCI soscfe,ary Weeks read the following letter.
ceived Isl tae m Roosevelt. which was re-
d Se,a with three cheers and a tiger the
oeiegates standing: = Tue
Letter F1em Roosevelt,
resident Moore read the following letter
from President Roosevelt:
g~ WHITE HOIySE
washington, D, G.,
September q. 1904
My Dear Mr.. Moore: Permit me fbro,,a,,
oou, " extend my warmest greeting to the
I@arne OF the Republican National
a. appreciate to the full the work
ooing. The jealous and disintarastad
aIo oi the men who compose ii mea n. ,,,o.o
aor the party than almost any othar LinS
IN hu apiu ana l count our party fortunate
IN having able men to work for II In tho
spirit mat your Organization has shown
we noio tnat our party. Is worthy OF s,,n"
porI because 1t has served the nation Nth
haea',s ana T., emciency SO long, and especially
because II Is now thus serving It. Honin1
you VIII have a most succession maetina
am sincerely yours. s' :
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
D. hampton Moore, president National Re-
punncan League, Hotel Denison In.
annapolis, Ind. ~
messages From scortelyou and Fair
banks.
Inc Following messages were read fro,,
National Chairman ,Cortelyou and son.to-
charles w. Fairbanks, candidate for viz
President: fa- '-'o
NEW YORK, October 1.
Inc Importance of such aggressive vol
unteer work as that now being done nv the
Nauohai Republican League is beyond
question. l commend the league to the
republican state committees wherever CO.
operation may prove effective The lea eue
pan OF organization appeals particularly
70 young men and voters of INDEPENDENT
thought.
Wishing your organization the preatest
SuoeeSs' l am very truly yours,
GEORGE B. CORTELYOII"
TRACY. California, October 4 .
j. Hampton Moore, President of the
League of Republican Clubs. indian
apolis, Ind y
Kindly convey to the members of the
league my regret that engagements made
by the national committee prevent me from
meeting with them. / wish you would ex-
tend to them, each and all. my most cordial
congratulations and thanks for the mag
nificent work they are doing in the cause
of republicanism. fr 49,
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS"
All three messages were acknowledged by
the convention through reply messages of
greeting IL
Negro Assailant Strongly Guarded.