The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20

bured of the Republican majority vote
that would be cast.
In speaking Of the inception and
purposes OF the proposed national Re
publican Icagne organization last
evening. Mr. Turner said:
THE movement to make the league
a national organization had it's incep-
tion soon after the Inauguration OF
President William II. Taft early in
March.
"At special convention held in
Washington. March O. at which fully
twenty states were represented. 1t was
then decided TO make the league a
permanent organization.
For local purposes the organization
was effected last fall for the presidea-
lial campaign, and the work accom-
rlished was bread In It's scope
The following telegram was re-
ceiyed by President John Hays Ham
mond. at Hotel Astor. New York City.
from William H. Taft. dated Cincin-
nan, o. Nov, 8, 1903:
4 thank you and through you tho
National League OF Republican clubs
for their congratulations on eve of
victory, TO which you AID they, by gen
crous assistance, hard work and earn
est support greatly contributed
The league has headquar-
ters. during the session OF
congress, in the Union Trust build
ing at Washington, D. c., but when
the national legislature is not In ses-
sion, the headquarters OF the organiza-
tion is at the Astor hotel In New
York.
The purpose OF the movement Is
educational In It's character, and Sen
ator Warren of Wyoming said In re-
gard To 1t that the more he figured on
it the more important IL became TO him
As a means for disseminating knowl-
edge of the principals OF government
and of general political progress. Our
object Is the betterment of the Young
Mems clubs In the various states. and
which are TO be established hereafter,
1T was an astonishing fact TO me
when | found thart one-fourth Of the
vote cast at each presidential election
are first votes. The necessity for TAX
ing these young voters In hand and
developing them politically. for the
benefit of the country is not entirely
a partisan movement but one calculat-
ed to benefit the young voters as cit
liens OF this great republic
1T is the purpose OF the league to
hold a convention of the western
branches of the organization at Seattle
about Sept 15. and we hope to have
every western and mountain state
thoroughly organized before that time,
so that every local and state league
may be represented at that meeting.
Mr. John Hays Hammond will be In
attendance at the Seattle meeting.
I'VE effected local organization In
Salt Lake City last fall. with Judge II.
E. Booth, as president. Carl A Bad
ger, first vice-president, Mrs. Margaret
Zane Witcher second vice-president,
William H. Folland. secretary. and ].
A. Groesbeok, treasurer, The exec
utiye committee, besides the president
and secretary. ex-officio. was composed
Of Mrs. D. c. Eichnor, T. H. Callister
and Leroy Armstrong. ! understand
Judge Booth is ouj of the city, and
when he returns meeting Of the
local league will be called and tnc work
of spreading out in Utah Will be com.
menced l expect to go to Logan
Monday. and will effect organizations
at Bingham and Ogden. and then We
Will work southwark. and before we
get through there Will be 20 or 30
local clubs in this state.
Smell Smith, secretary and nation
al organizer OF the league Will accom-
pany me here about Aug. Is, next on
tour of the western and mountain
states. We will spend a few days in
the capital OF each state and make