Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-01
REPUBLICAN CLUBS TO MEET
Convention of National League to Be
Held in New York.
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL SPEAK
Chief Executive viii Make Address
at the BANQUET 10 BE Held at
the Hotel AstOr First
of October.
(From a staff Correspondent.)


WASHINGTON. Aug. S1.-CSpecial.)-
Every Indication. according to d. B. Ather-
ton, secretary pro tenn OF the National Re-
publican league, points to the largest con-
vention ever held by this great volunteer
organization OF young republicans. The
convention will be held In the city of New
York Friday and Saturday, September 30
and October /, at Carneigie hail. the Hotel
Astor having been selected as headquarters
for the league. ytSese President John Hays
Hammond will hoa forth. Interest in the
forthcoming convention is being shown
throughout the entire country, Secretary
Atherton being in receipt OF lists of dele
gates that.already run into the thousands.
Pennsylvania and New York stand side by
side in the number OF their delegates fol-
lowed closely by New Jersey, Wisconsin,
Michigan. Massachusetts,, Illinois, even
far-away California having selected twenty
delegates to represent the golden west.
President Taft viii Speak.
President Taft has stated to Mr. Ham
mond that he will address the delegates at
! the banquet to be held at the Hotel Astor
on the evening of October !, in which
speech it is expected he WILL outline the
republican position as TO the great ques-
tions now before the American people. 1t
will be the only campaign speech which
the president will deliver this year, and is
therefore looked forward to by the hosts
of republleansm with especial interest.
| Vice President Sherman will also be pres
ent at the banquet as will Senators Bulk
eley of Connecticut, Crane of Massachusetts.
Burton of Ohio and Representatives Heald
| of Delaware, Loudenslager Of New Jersey,
Olcott of New York. Dwight of New York
I the republican whip of the house; Morehead
of North Carolina, Moore of Pennsylvania,
Foster of Vermont and Austin of Tennessee
In addition to these. letters of acceptance
have been received from Governor Quimby
OF New Hampshire George b. Cortelyou
Iex-Secretary of the Treasury William Loeb
Jr., collector of the port of New York
Lieutenant Governor Horace White OF New
York. Lloyd Griscom OF New York and a
host Of other republican leaders both in the
state and nation.
Reduced Rates Provided.
| Arrangements have been made with the
railroads for a reduction in passenger ratei
to fare and three-fifths. although efforts
are still being made by the committee II
Icharge OF the convention to secure a rat,
OF fare and one-half. This reduction IN
passenger rates will be made on what Il
known as the certificate plan. delegate.
having TO have the credentials vised by
joint representative Of the railroads. wht
will have an office at Carnegie hall.
The New York League OF RepubncaI
clubs, Of which John A. Stewart is presi
dent, is already actively engaged in pre-
pairing for the entertainment OF the dele
gates but just what form this entertain
ment will take has not yet been deter
mined on although the New York Leagu
OF clubs viii have open headquarters at tn
Hotel Astor and around these headquarters
as well as the headquarters OF the presi
dent OF the national league. interest vii
most largely center.