Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-24
GL..UBMEN BLAZE
WAY TO VICTORY
Pennsylvania League Lines Up
For the Campaign,
ARE READY FOR BATTLE
Republicans Inaugurate An Aggressive
Canvass to Insure the Election CT
Taft and Sherman ano to Keep the
Keystone State at the Head of the
Party Column In November.

Keystone State at the Head of the
Party Column In November.
Especial Cores spondence.l
Wilkes-Barre. Sept. %.
Pennsylvania Republican campaign
was formally opened last week at the
convention of the League Of Republi-
can clubs, and there is every assur.
ance that the Keystone state will give
a splendid account OF herself at The
election on Nov. next
The clubmen were particularly fer
unate in having SO many men gf ma.
tional prominence as their guests and
TO speak at their mass meeting
Vice Presidential Nominee James
S. Sherman was very happy in his
references to the aJalWartlau oil Penn
sylvania Republicans. and ha declared
that their fellow Republicans o. tha
Empire state would vie with .-au a.
the coming election i'm roIiag up i
big majority for the entire RepuaH-
can ticket
Congressman Nicholas I.nuwar.h
Senator Boies Penruae and john Hays
Hammond were among others who adj.
dressed the great aaaa4uiage ia t-4
aymory
This meeting. the splendid attend
anca at the convention ana the demon
suation made by the mine workers
and others in the parade which was
given prior to the opening of the
meeting, left no room to doubt the en-
thusiasm for Taft and Sherman among
the Republicans OF this state
Aside from the cordial Endorsement
of the nominees and the platform OF
the Republican national convention,
the club league placed upon record
strong testimonials to United States
Senators PenTose and Knox, and later
on there was an exhibition of earnest
anG sincere approval of a suggestion
from Colonel John r. Virgins that the
members of the league should go to
work at once to insure the election of
Republican members of the legislature
who will In January next be called
upon to elect successor to Senator
Penrose. Colonel Virgins was ap-
plauded when he advocated the re-
election of Senator Pcnrose.
Following the reelection OF Robert
B. Hahgood, of Mexican county. to the
presidency Of the league and the elcc.
tion of other officers, a platform was
adopted which among other things
says
A Patriotic Party.
THE PENNSYLVANIA state r.-e-ge of
ReppbIican climbs in its rwcrt,.sa.onf
annual convention ass--,hl.a declares
its unwaverinq faith in the rnIs.f.s If
the Republican Marty under which the
state of Pennsvlyania in co-,plap with
its sister states. has grown ana pros.
pered In the more than fifty years of
its existence the Republican party in
state and nation has gr.r been loyal
90 the patriotic institutions of the
While il has advanced q the
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