Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-22
|T0 KEEP UP THE WORK HOLIDAY FOR BOY HERO
Headquarters of Republican Mon Roche, jr, Sent Home
National League Opened SO Other Pupils Can Study.
ITO CONSERVE ENTHUSIASM RESCUED DROWNING GIRL
PROPOSES Clara
Party Members. With Cold She Contracted
ATM IF Holm HAYS HAMMOND LIFE SAVER PHOTOGRAPHED
Of
Trust Building He How It
Service in the Camp
Headquarters of Republican
National League Opened.
TO CONSERVE ENTHUSIASM
Proposes to Maintain Interest Of
Party Members.
AIM OF JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
Offices Opened Today in the Union
Trust Building = Important
Service IN the Campaign.

| The Republican National League has
become a permanency. From an organ.
ization that was allowed to disintegrate
between presidential campaigns and thus
| become inefficient It is now a regular
part of the national political machinery
as stable as a national committee or a
state central committee.
The headquarters of the league were
opened in Washington today. and here
they will remain for four years and long
er. unless it is thought advisable to move
them to New York in the next presiden-
tial campaign. Comfortable quarters have
been taken on the sixth floor of the Union
Trust building at 10th and H streets
northwest Smell Smith, secretary and
national organizer. is in charge.
Potent Factor in Campaign.
John Hays Hammond Is largely re-
sponsible for injecting vitality into the
league After MIR. Tafts nomination at
Chicago Mr.. Hammond determined to
build up the organization. He gave ali
his time and a great deal of money to
this work in the presidential campaign,
and his headquarters, at the Hotel AStor,
became one of the cemerS. OF political
activity in the summer and fall. So sue
cessful was the league in arousing en-
thusiasm among the younger members OF
the republican party that its influence
grew rapidly until 1T was recognized as
one Of the potent factors in Tafts cleo
ton.
The league now has about 1,2OO.OOO &C
tive members, who represent republican
clubs in every section of the country. 1t
has absolutely no connection with the re-
publican national organization and does
not seek to influence matters within the
party 1t will take no sides In facttOnal
differences that may arise from time to
time inside the party. nor Will 1t attempt
to assist in the nomination of any man
for any office by the party.
To Conserve Enthusiasm.
Its work being purely auxiliary, 1t will
keep hands off during nominating cam
paigns and come to the front after nomi-
nations are made. Wherever party in
terest appears to be on the wane, how
ever. Mr. Hammond. Mr.. Smith and their
assistants will see to it that the fires of
enthusiasm are properly famed.
Our object" said Secretary Smith to-
day, lis to conserve enthusasm-to keep
il bottled up, as il were, so that 1t may
not dissipate itself between campaigns,
but will be ready to burst forth with
full strength when it Is needed.
The headquarters are simply furnished
There are four rooms and there is ample
room for political gatherings Of state and
district leaders. Mr.. Hammond expects
to spend a great deal of his time in
Washington during the Taft adminstra-
ton. He has taken the house recently
occupied by Senator Root, at the corner
of Rhode Island avenue and 10Th street.
and will make 1t his home after next tall.