Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-30
Admitted that Democracy in
the Empire State Has
Again Become Men
ace to Party
SOUTHERNERS ARE
IN ATTENDANCE
Opening Gun of 1912 Cam
paign Belches at Nat
ional League Meeting

New York. Sept. 3O.-The opening
gun in National campaign OF 1912
was fired here today when the two
days convention of the Republican
National League went into session,
Several thousand delegates are in at
tedance.
A feature Of the convention this
morning was a train load OF delegates
from Georgia, headed by Henry S.
Jackson Of Atlanta, who are trying
to carry Georgia for Taft in 1912.
The same southern movement was
represented by delegation from
North Carolina headed by congress-
man Morehead and B. Frank Me-
bane. Colonel Roosevelt speaks this
afternoon and President Taft tomor-
row.
They Remember Maine.
New York. Sept. 30.--A battle cry,
a call TO arms. was sounded today by
the leaders OF the Republican hosts
assembled In the metropolis for the
biennial convention OF the National
all that the army OF the Democracy,
which seemed two years ago to be
making last vain stand in the finall
ditch, has recovered wonderfully and
has again become a menace. The re-
suit in Maine and other Republican
strongholds BODIES i'll for the Republi-
can majority in Congress, unless i'm
mediate action is taken to stop the
advance OF the enemy. That such
steps will be taken by the leagues
convention today and tomorrow is the
declaration OF the aroused party lea
ders. IL is asserted that the adher-
ents OF the G.. o. p. policies are not
dead, but sleeping, and that only n
clarion call is needed to turn back
the Democratic advance.
President Taft has been chosen as
the man to sound the alarm and awak
Ell the Republican sIeepers, and his
address. the only distinctly political
speech he will make during the cam.
paign, Is expected TO be masterpiece
The Presidents address will be the
feature OF a banquet which will ter
inmate the sessions of the league. Il
is understood that the President has
wrestled with this address for many
weeks, and that It will exactly repre-.
sent his ideas and policies, on which
he is willing to stand or fan. Beyond
all doubt II will be the most impor.
tant political utterance of the year
and will be eagerly read and discuss.
ed throughout the nation and I'm for.
eign lands.
That the Republicans OF the nation
realize that the party is reaching n
crisis is proven by the representative
nature OF today's gathering in Car
negie Hall. Not only are all the states
OF the East and central West repre-.
sented by hundreds OF party leaders.
but the Republicans of the South and
or the far western and Pacific states
are alive to the importance of the
event. Georgia. Oklahoma. South Car
olina and Texas are each represented
by score or more Of official deleea.
tes, and many visitors are here from
states as distant as Utah and Cali.
fornia. The guests will be Iavishlv
and literally entertained while I'm the
city by the New York state Republi.
can League and local political organi.
zations.
John Hays Hammond, OF Massachu.
setts. Is president OF the league and
will preside at all the sessions. Pros.
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