The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-10
LEADERS OF THE
G. 0. P. TO meet
BIENNIAL CONVENTION OF Ma.
TIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
WILL BE NOTABLE
GATHERING

Washington, ID. C. Sept. i0.-The
biennial convention of the National
Republican League, which will be held
in New York Friday and Saturday,
September SOth and October 1st gives
promise OF bringing together the lar
gest number of national leaders of the
party seen at a convention this year
and bids fair to outstrip any of it's
predecessors I'm the number OF dele
gates i'm attendance Colonel RoOse-
welt endorsed the work of the League
i'm no uncertain way when he was
president by stating in public ad-
dress that Money cannot buy the
work the league is doing. 1t arouses
young men to important public SER
vice heartily approve of the league
and it's mission"
President Taft Is also a believer in
the purpose of the league which is the
greatest volunteer organization con-
nected with the republican party,
performing it's work without regard TO
emolument having at heart only its
success and it's perpetuity. In speak
, ing of the work of the league, Pres
ident Taft said in the campaign Of
1905 "Your enthusiasm and your
numbers are a good augury of the re-
suits in the coming election because
you believe in the republican partq;
because you believe that 1t keeps its
promises; because you believe the
PARTY is one that has cohesive power
enough and governmental experience
and statesmanship enough to do
things; because you believe that ii
has i'm it the moral force to resist
selfish influences that attempt to turn
it from its purpose and the pursue a
course consistent with the public in
| terets."
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 five of the forty-six states
have already selected their delegates
TO the forthcoming convention which
| will be held at Carnegie Hall, New
York City. The remaining states ac-
cording to letters received by Presi-
dent John Hays Hammond will selec
delegates within the next two weeks
interest i'm the league work beins
largely accentuated by reason of the
promise of a rousing demonstration
for republicanism which will occur on
this occasion.
There will be a number of notable
speeches made during the two days
of the convention winding up in
blaze of glory with banquet at the
Hotel Astor which has been selected
as League Headquarters. AT TINS
banquet President Taft and vice
President sherman will make address
es and possibly Governor Hughes
During the Convention proper speech
es will be made by William b. Nc
Kinley of Illionois, Chairman of tn
National Republican Congressiona
Committee, Nicholas Longworth o
Ohio and J. Benjamin Dimmock o
PENNSYLVANIA. ex-Mayor of the Cit!
of Scranton and one of the great or
ators of the country. Mr.. Dimmocl
was strongly talked for the United
States Senator TO succeed Philande
C. Knox when the latter left the up
[ per branch of the National Legisla
ture to become Secretary of State
Representative ]. Hampton Moore O
Philadelphia. one of the ex-President
of the National Republican League
also expected to address the conven
ton, as will number of other lead
ers