New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
REPUBLICANS GATHER
National Leagues Convention 10
Assemble Today.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK
President Taft Will Be the Cnier
Guest at Great Dinner To
morrow Night.

The National Republican League VIII
begin fra eleventh annual convention At
Carnegie Hall az 10 o'clock this morn'ns'
and in the afternoon the campaign VIII
open with a speech by Colonel RooseVei' u"
Young Voters" The programme OF u'e
Republican State COMMITTEES IS 70 begin
the campaign for the election Of Henry u"
Stfmson as Governor OF this state arfer
the official notification Of Mr. Surnson on
his nomination on Tuesday. but no one
expects Colonel Roosevelt TO make a DO
HticaI speech to a political organization
and not advocate the election Of Mr. sim
son
But this is not the only break IN tne
programme Of the state committed Fresi-
dent Taft will make speech at the dinner
to be given for him at the Hotel Aston ov
the league tomorrow evening There "Ni
be another big boost for Mr. Stirnson n
that dinner.
And on top Of this Mr. Stimson Is TO
break into the programme himself TIE
league announced yesterday that Mr. slim
son would be a guest at the dinner ror
president Taft and would speak
II looks as though the Republican cam
paign would be on with three cheers ana a
brass band before the Democrats know
who their candidate IS TO be-
John Hays Hammond president Of the
National Republican League, made a little
talk on President Taft yesterday after
noon. when he announced that Mr.. Slim
son would speak tomorrow night
Mr.. Taft a Real optinnist-
Mr. Taft Is a man OF irrepressibie opt,-
misun" he said II speak with the knowi-
edge OF a continuous friendship OF nearly
forty years X is well for the country
that he is an optimist- IL IL my expert
ence that IL IS the optin1ist who succeeds.
ut is said that Mr.. Taft does not I'M
derstand politics I do not agree with this.
He hasn't the inclination OF the time to
play pot-house politics. but he understands
politics in the best and greatest sense as
is shown by what he has accomplished IN
the enactment Of progressive legislation
The tariff commission and the railroad
commission are two of the most important
progressive achievements Of recent years
T have not the slightest doubt that Presi-
dent Taft will be renominated and re-
elected in 1872
This meeting of the league promises Q"
he the largest and most important thai
the organization has ever held Besides
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt and
Mr.. Stfmson there will be present about
fifteen Republican governors. twenty Unit
ed States Senators and thirty members OF
the House of Representatives. President
Taft's speech at the dinner to-morro"
night will be his only campaign speech thus
fall 10 is understood that II will De a
very important utterance. touching on leg
tsIation desirable during the next two
years and advancing cogent arguments Tor
the support of Republican candidates at
the coming elections
The convention will be called to order ia
Carnegie Hall this morning by John Hays
Hammond. and the Rev Or. John Wesley
Hill will offer the opening prayer John n
Stewart president OF the New YORK STATE
League of Republican Clubs. viii naSs
the address of welcome. and this will ne
followed by the announcement Of the stand
ing committees
Az the afternoon session. beginning At Z
O'Clock. there viii be speeches By Con-
gresham Mckinley. J. Benjamin Diu,rntcs-
of Pennsylvania and Colonel Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelts speech is scheduled for
4 O'Clock. and the galleries Will DO kept
open until : O'Clock.
The committee on resolutions VIII report
a platform tomorrow morning and resol2-
tiors fndorsing the administration Of Pr-sf-
dent Taft D. z. Atherton. secretary OK The
league said yesterday:
In nv opinion the league Will adopt
platform which every Republican, be be
regular. Progressive. fnsurgent or Of any
other complexion. can stand on, and WHICH
the country at large should approve -
based on sound principles
The regular sessions Of the convention
will end with the election Of officers to-
morrow morning II is expected that Mr.
Hammond will be reelected president and
Mr.. Athertou secretary.
Tomorrow afternoon. however. Represer-
tative Nicholas Lougworth will make .
speech at Carnegie Hall. and there will ~
a reception for President Taft at the Re
publican club rom TO o'clock followed
hv the dinner for President Taft az the
Hotel Astor at O'Clock
one ~ the features Of the convention win
be the trainIoad Of Taft clubs from GeOr-
gta headed BY Henry :. Jackson. Of Az
Ianta Mr. Jackson and hts followers are
now actively engaged trying 70 elect "A Re-
pubIican Congressman from Georgia. CON
gresham J. NJ MOorehesd will bring a
large d@eSs ton from North Carolina.