Republican Clubs

Detroit, July 13. - Cool and pleasant veather was furnished for the opening of the tenth annual convention of the National League of Republican Clubs, which was oalled to order considerably later than the schedule hour of 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Rev. Dr. Robert J. Service of the Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian church came forward to offer prayer. He prayed for a blessiní on President McKinley, congress, the governors of states, and all others in authority, and that the national honor might be saved from tarnishment. President Woodmansee then introduced Governor Pingree to deliver the address of welcome on behalf of the state of Michigan. Applause for Illinoisans. The governor was compelled to pause for a moment on account of an interruption caused by a ripple of applause at the entrance of the Illinois delegatioriJheaded by Governor Tanner. Mr. Pingree's address was not in any sense a sp"read eagle speech, and the applau?e vas'rather faint, coming mostly from his friends in the Michigan delegation. At oVie point the governor aroused a genulne burst of applause by an interpolated reference to the miners' strike, expressing the hope that it, would be succesful-. Colonel Henry M. Duf field of this city welcomed the delegates on behalf of Detroit. E. ?N. Dingley Jr., of Kalamazoo, was the next speaker. As president of the Michigan League of Republican clubs he welcomed the visiting delegates. The president of the national league, I). D. Woodmansee of Cincinnatl, then delivered his annual address. Thé rcll of states was then called for announcement of members of committees. Greetinjer to McKinley. A resolution was adopted directing that a telegram of greeting be sent to President McKinley congratulating him upon the success of the Republican administration and asserting that the promised era of prosperity is now near of fulfillment and declaring that the league has always been the friend of McKinley and will always hold up his hands in advancing the interests of the country and of the party of Lincoln and of McKinley. At this point the following telegram from President McKinley to President Woodmansee was read: "I offer thtough you my heartiest congratulations on the tenth annual convention of the Republican League and my continued best wishes for the increased usefulness and prosperity of this Tvorthv ors-anization.