Evening journal., 1910-09-09
PARTY LEADERS
AT REPUB MEETING
Many Will Gather at National
Republican League COnVen-
ton in New York
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT
BELIEVE IN ORGANIZATION


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept 9.-rhe
Bienian Convention of the National
Republican League. which will be
held in New York Friday and Satur-
day, September Both and October 1st.,
gives promise of bringing together the
largest number of national leaders OF
the party seen at convention this
year and bids fair to outstrip any Of
its predecessors in the number of del
egates In attendance Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt endorsed the work OF
the League in no uncertain way when
he was President by stating i'm pub
lie address that, Money cannot buy
the work the League is doing It
arouses young men to important pub
lie service. l heartily approve of the
league and its mission
President Taft is also a believer in
the purpose of the league which is
the greatest volunteer organization
connected with the Republican party.
performing its work without regard
to emolument having at heart only its
success and its perpetuity. In speak
ing of the work of the league, Pres
ident Taft said in the campaign of
| 1908. Your enthusiasm and your
numbers are good augury of the re-
suits in the coming election, because
you believe in the Republican party /;
because you believe that il keeps its
promises; because you believe the par
ty is one that has cohesive power
though and governmental experience
and statesmanship enough to do
things; because you believe that it
has In 1t the moral force to resist
selfish influences that attempt to turn
IL from its purpose and to pursue a
course consistent with the public in
terests."
Under the constitution of the league
each state is entitled to six delegates
at large and four delegates from each
Congressional district where league
clubs are organized. Thirty-hve of
the forty-six states have already Sc
lected their delegates to the forthcom-
ing convention which will be held at
Carnegie Hall. New York CITY. The
remaining states according to letters
received by President John HAYS Ham
mond will select delegates within the
next two or three weeks interest in
the league work being largely accen-
tuated by reason of the promise of a
rousing demonstration for Republican
ism which Will occur on this occa-
sion.
There will be a number of notable
speeches made during the two davs
OF the convention winding up in a
blaze Of glory with banquet at the
Hotel Astor which has been selected
as league headquarters. At this ban
quet President Taft and Vice-Pres-
ident Sherman will make addresses
and possibly Governor Hughes. Dur
ing the convention proper speeches
VIII be made by William b. McKin-
/ ley, OF Illinois, Chairman of the-Na-
uonal Republican Congressional Com
mnttee, Nicholas Longworth. of Ohio
and J. BENJAMIN Dimmock, of Penn
syiNana,eN mayor OF the city ofScran-
ton, and one OF the great orators OF
the country. Mr.. Dimmock was strong.
ly talked of for United States Senato,
to succeed Phliander c. Knox wher
the latter left the upper branch of tbs
National Legislature to become Sec.
retary OF State. Representative I
Hampton Moore, of PHILADELPHIA. on,
OF the ex-Presidents of the National
Republican League, is also expected
to address the convention, as win ,
number of other leaders.