The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-26
OF the Republican Voters of
the Nation by John Hays
Hammond.

X of John Hays Hammond. President
4 of the National Republican League
with headquarters at the Hotel Aston,
II New York City. Long strides in this,
I direction have already been made,
Il as under the energetic direction OF
1 Mr.. Hammond and the immediate
Il supervision of Smell Smith, the sec
rotary and national organizer, the
membership OF the league has all
READY reached the 100000 mark
and. there are excellent indications
| that before the close of the Campaign
/ this numper Will be Increased to two
/ million. But the work OF, the organ
] ization Is really In it's infancy as the
Il League Us permanent one and the
Iabors OF Its officers will be continued
4 paign has closed. Substantial busI-|
] ness men throughout the country
have become Interested in this great
4 political movement and they have az
| forded every facility to the organf-
Ezers of the League to enter their es-
! Establishments for the purpose OF or
Ganizing, their employees into clubs.
They have welcomed these organ
| izers because modern business meth
4 DDS are being applied In politics by
/ the organization which is engaged in
/ teaching the principles of the Re-
| publican party to first voters. the for
lefgn born voters and the Democrats
!
Although the League was organized
in 1888, this is the first time in its
! history 1t has been headed by a prac-I
/ teal business man, and much Is be-
/ ing accomplished among the bust
ness men. They all know President
4 on account of his prodigious industry
and great ability, and they are more
1 easily aroused by his appeals than
! those made by professional politic-
/ ians.
When Mr.. Hammond was elected
4 President of the League September
! 1. it was in a comatose condition.
Many OF the clubs existed on paper
1 only and general apathy marked the
II work OF the organization. So dor
mant was its spirit-it being in almost
II a state of utter paralysis-that when
Mr.. Hammond proposed to hold a
II convention of the League in Cincin-
natl and have william Howard Taft
deliver his first important speech of
the Campaign at the gathering. the
proposal was tabood in the most enl-
4 phatic manner by the Republican
National committee which feared the
meeting would be a failure. and
would affect the party disastrOusly.
But Mr.. Hamond insisted that the
convention should be held. despite the
fact that It was frowned upon by
every one except Mr.. Taft. who was
1 HammOnd's cIassmate at college and
who had faith in his ability and ener-
ey and was confident taht the affair
would be a success. That Tafts
faith was justified has been proved
amply as the organization has grown
to a wonderful degree. as many as
II thirty clubs with thousands of mem
4 bers being organized In one day.
clubs have been formed in every
u state OF the Union, and those who
are stimulating interest in Repubu-
can doctrines are business men of the
highest class who have the interest of
/ the country at heart. The success
with which his work has been met
has encouraged Mr.. Hammond to
continue organizing clubs after the
national election, and plans are now
being made to encourage the clubs to
make permanent headquarters for
1 themselves. to discuss Republican
politics and to enroll other members.
Literature will be distributed con-
stantly and organizers will visit every
section of the country with instruct
ions to get busy and keep busy so as
to carry out the aims of the presi-
II dent OF the League. 1t is anticipated
that nearly one million members will
be enrolled each year, and before the
next national election occurs the
league will have enrolled 100000
members.
AS the neau OF Lle OEBdHlHdllOil Va
this character Mr.. Hammond will be
"a great power in politics which can
be welded FOR the good OF the party
and the country. Mr. Hamond is not
a candidate for office. but IS deeply
Interested in politics and the welfare
of the country which he believes will
prosper progress and enjoy peace
only under Republican administra-
n tIons. President Hammond is not a
politician in the ordinary acceptance
of the term. He Is n practical bust
ness man with large interests and n
world famouus mining engineer and
enjoys the distinction of having re-
ccived the highest salary paid to any
man. The work in which he is en-
gagged has received the hearty en-
dorsement of President Roosevelt and
II William Howard Taft and leading
business men and politicians of the
country have commended 1t highly.
III Mr. Harmon is largely responsible
for thedeveIopment of the rich mines
of South Africa, having introduced
American engineering methods there.
He was a strong supporter and great
admirer of Cecil Rhodes, and was
consulting engineer of the ConsoH.
dated Gold Fields Company of South
Africa. Mr.. Hammond was one of
the four leaders of the reform move
ment in the Transvaal, and he partic-
i ipated In the Jameson Raid. Unfor-
L tunately this movement resulted I'M
the Boer war with which Hammond
was not in sympaty. Despite this. he