The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-02
LEADERS CONFER.
Democratic League ESeCu.
tive Committee Meets.
DISCUSSING IMPORTANT PLANS
Organization Preparing For Rochester
conVention-Bis Increase In Mem
bership - Campaign Committee
Chairman Lloyd Optimistic.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. 30.-A meeting
of the executive committee Of the
State Democratic league is being held
at the league headquarters In Albany
this afternoon.
The members of the committee in
clude Thomas NJ Osborne, chairman;
Francis A. Willard, secretary; Edward
NJ. Shepard, Brooklyn; Morgan j..
O'Brien, S. Stanwood Menken, r. G..
Monroe and w. S. Rode, New York;
James Smith, Buffalo; w. G. Rice, AL
bany; James b. Calvin, Waterford;
John Anderson, Jr., Newcomb Charles
f. Rattigan, Auburn; Hugh Duffy,
Cortland.
The executive committee will, among
other things, fix the date of another
meeting similar In character to the
Saratoga conference of September last.
to be held either prior to or In connec.
ton with the Democratic state con.
vention, which meets at Rochester on
Sept. 30.
Secretary Francis A. Willard has al
ready secured the commodious ball
room and other rooms on the second
floor of the Hotel Seneca in Rochester
as the headquarters of the Democratic
league during convention week.
The advisability of holding a Demo.
cratic mass meeting at the Lyceum
theater, Rochester, on the evening of
Sept 20 will also be considered.
During the past few weeks the
league has increased the number OF
enrolled members to a considerable ex.
tent. Branch headquarters are main.
tanned at 1913 Fifth avenue, New
York, and 532 Ellicott square, Buffalo
Particularly strong is the enrolment
in Manhattan and the Bronx.
The Democratic league was organ.
lied at Saratoga Springs In Septem
ber, 1909, for the purpose, among other
things, "of aiding and Strengthening
the Democratic party, bringing back
to its ranks those who have been sep
arated from 1t and attracting to it the
independent and young voters"
With the view of carrying out this
purpose, the league is making an eff
| fort to get in touch with as many in
dependent voters with Democratic
| leanings as possible in every county
for the purpose of enrolling their
names and. when occasion arises, pro
curing their assistance in doing active
work to strengthen the Democratic
| party in the state The league has ne
factional purpose whatever, but hopes
to be an important factor In promoting
the growth of sound Democratic prin
ciples throughout the state.
The declaration of principles at the
Saratoga conference announced thC
following essential Democratic princi
Piles and policies:
! First.-A tariff for revenue only.
Second.-Equal and uniform taxa
ton.
Third.-Home rule and local self gov
ernment by the state and each sub
division thereof.
Fourth.-Rigid economy in govern
mental expenses.
Fifth.-Enforcement of federal ant
state laws against federal and crimi
nal trusts.
Sixth.-Election of United States sen
ators by direct vote.
Seventh Reform in our primary
system, as well as in our registration
and enrolment laws.
Eighth.-A federal income tax.
Electors in sympathy with the oh
jects of the league and Of carrying
out it's platform are invited to enrol
as members Of the league.