Republican State League

The aiinuul convention of the Michigan Itopublican Ötate League, conaistinjf oi delegates trom the various republican clubs throughout the state, was held at Philbarmonio hall, Detroit Friday last. The couvention was calleü to order by its president, Junius E. Beal, of Ann Arbor, and ihe usual committees wereappointed. After the usual preliininary work au adjournuient was ell'ucted uutil "2% o'elock. There was a much larger atteiidance iu the afternoou. The deiegates began to come uto the hall one by one befóte the time set lor the opening of the procecdings. They soon eutered in couples and trios aud ut lust poured iu a steady stream of humanity. Young men formcd the majority, but tnere were many snowy beurds and silvery heads to be seen, and a large nuuuber of Grand Army buttons on coat lapels attested the tac: that uiuny old soldiers were iu attendance. When President Beal had called the conveutlon to order he annouuued the presence of Hou. John M. Thurston, of Omuhii, Neb., President of the Young Men's liepublican League of the Juited States, who liad enteied the hall just as the couvention asseinbled. "I have Juat come frora Missouri," eald Juüge Thurslon. "1 suppose thiit motil people Uiiuk Missouri ls a democralic state, il uiay have hi-.-ii o iu tbu past, but in 1892 Missouri will surely break trom democralic rule aud become a republican state. [Applause.] I am Jusliüed iu inaktug mis statement irom wiiaL I naw iu Kausas City, wüere a gatheriny of tíUU delégales carne together, aud tbe '■ii y did not seein large enough lo üold Ihe llie spirit oí republlcauism. "A gatherlng oí the kind we have here thls afteruuou büould üll oue with uope ior ihe cuuiiiry. Iamaflria bellever intüeluture. 11 ls well íor Ibis .Nutlon that Ibero are lwo oppoalug pulltlcal puntes, íor outol me conlesl wliat ís rlgbt aud Just and best wlll come. Tbere ls uo questlou ibat tbe íuiure oí tue country, iis prosperlty and Hs well-belng, lie wiih Ibu pariy lo whlcli you beloug, íor Ibul pariy umoodies the best Ibeories tor republl' cau goverumenl- tbeories wliich, applied, secure íor'every cilizen that which ls liis rlgbt. Tbe young men oí Milu couutry are gaiberlug logelber Ín many clubs, and everywbere tbe orgau izatlous are becomlng sirong. Tbey are margtialed Ín well-orgaulzed bodles, aud wlii-n tbe time comes tbey wih uiove ioiwitid Irresistible, like au anny. " uur democratie irleuds say tbat the great issue before tbu couutry, tue lssun wlucti all iueu sliould careíully consider, is in ni" relorm. They will tell you tbat it ls the rlgbt oí every American citlzeu to buy wiiai lie wants wberever he can buy lt ebeapest. i will uot take tlie lime to enter uno argumeut on the questlon. You all see the ialiacy oítheir reasouing. "As the old men paos away tbe young men take up tbe burdeu oí Ibe política! Ügni. You sbould uol be goverued by tbe opiulons oí your fatherct, but every one should lake a licket Ín oue haud and bis citizeusblp Ín tbe otlier aud do wbat ls besl íor bis couutry. TUe repubiiean party embodles the iruest priuclpies and ls loyal to tbe couutry aud every cllizeu. ReiereDce was Uien made to the great meetlug to be held at Nanhvllle. "Ve are not golug luto tbe South wltb hostlle míen tiouB," contluued tbe speaker, "bul we are oliig there exteudlng tbe hand of írlendshlp, iorgulllng pasl diaerences, alibougb many oí us who go i ln-iv wlll be aons oí soldiers. Xlie republicau party has a Urm falih lu Ihe future prosperlty of Ibe South. Kor many years they llave been held back, bumpered and kept iu shackles by the democralic party." Tbe speaker ihen drew attcnllon to tlie fact that the republican portions of the country havo always prospered. 'Texas, for pie," hesald, "isa democratie ulule, luxas is the lamí oí tlie tarántula and cactati. tile laúd of cowboys aud hlghwaymeu, wliere dlfl'ereueesare settled wltli revolvers, Witli the vote oí Texas and New York clty tlie demócrata expect to govera tlils country. Wherever you ünd tlie republlcan partv strong lo auy locallty, there you wlll tlnd a communlty of brave, Ihoughltul ineii, tbere you wlll flnd the best educatloual tuslitutlonsandthe best municipal governmeut." Applause.l Judire Tnurston closed wltli a few word, referring confldenlly to tlio growtli wlnoli mlgbt be expected in the republlcan leagues throughout the country. After Judge Thurston had concluded his speecli, the President delivered liis annual address, of wliich tlie following is a bnef synopsis: He opened by congratu!atlng lil.s lienrers upon the present prosperous condltlou of tlie rcpubllean party, and gave a brlef description of lts present powerful posltlon In the Nalion's politics. ïliis has been avery quiet ycar but what elsc could have been expected afler' the eyeloue of '88, wliicb blew our frienda. tbe euemy, bo thorougbly out of doors? The repubUcau party, hé sald, had ever sliowcd ltself to be a greut mass of voters, massed together, not for prívate galu, hut for the piiblle good. The rcpubllcah loaguo of Michigan Is In no sensc a machine. It Isa band of workers with no prl7.es tod istribute and without money to offer. The league iaalso a valuableeducator, slnce lt has never failed to demónstrale that politica not only raay, butmust be carried on pure principies of patrlotl8m. Mr. Beal ahowcd by a great array of startIlns; statlstlcs that all democratie victories in Miuhlgan In recent years had been dtrectly due to the apathy of voters who stayed away from the polls on eleetlon day. The average nutnber of voters who rulled to do their duty to thelr country In 1884 averaed over 13 000 for every congresslonal district In the state. He cal led attention to the great Importance of the coming campaign and polnted out oue very Important dillerenco between Northern and Southern politics. Wheu a Southern district Kets a good man Incongress lt keepH lniii Hhtc rlght alom: growing all the time in acquaiutance and In the power and iníluenctí that that acquatntanee brlngs, and so lncreaelng the value of hls services to hls constituents, wtille a Northern cougreRsman, no matter how faltufully he may serve the lnterests of hls electors, can nevor teil how soon hls labors may be awarded wlth defeat at the polls. The president thought that some form of consolldatlon with the Michigan club seemed deelrable, "but," lie said, whatever we do we must not lose slglit of our fealty to the Kepublican League of the United States." Secretary C. E. Baxter's report was very brief. lt begau with a few wordfl on the arnalfiamatlon problem, whicli it favored. "A state organization if only in name is what is wantod," said he in eoiieliuliiig this part of his remarks. Mr. Baxter spoke of the necessity of a better tinancial scheme in the league and closed with tlie words: "Putyour shoulders to the wheel, boys, and help your offleers witli wolk and money, and you'll soon be the eqnal of imy .similar uxganlzfttioü in thu whole United titates." The followlng resolutiuns were Ihen adopted by theeonvention: 1. That the good done by tiie republican party in the past hus been due to the proiound pat.i lotlsm and broad lntolligeuce whleh lias characlerized the party sluce it organization. ü. That the perpetulty and future usefulness of the pariy depends upou lts abllity to retain the same elements of success which have heretofore made Itlnvlnclble wheuever it has come Into contact wlth treasun, disloyulty aud error. 3. That there is nothlng ro usefal to edúcate the citizen and reuder him capable lo discharge the high duty ot citlzenship as a tborough and intelligent organization, whereby he Is made acquainted wlih tingreat lundamental principies whicli underliea free government and of whicli the republican party íb the true exponent. 4. That through the ineans of club organization, when properly conducted, great gooi has been accompllshed In the past, and as these organizations are lmproved by the addlllonul experlence whicli years always bring stiil more good can be done, and that for this reason lt becomes theduly of every true republlcau lo ldemify htmsHir wltti Hiicii a club. 5. That lt is the sense of this convention that the republican league or the state of Michigan should at once take steps to secure for itself a permanent headquarlert, eitlier l.y unltlng wllh the Michigan Club, or otlierwi8e, which shall be always kept open, and rlgbtto enter at all times, and from whicli Information or directions eau be rapldly forwarded to every club. Joscph B. Moore presented tho report of tlie comniittee on finalice, wliich reconiinenuou mihi every repuuuean ciuo In the state should pay into the treasury of the league aunual dues of $5 and that for club3 in cit es of 10,000 inhabitauts or over the annual does from clubs should be $10. The report was aceeiited without discussion. The report of the advisoiy coinmittec, presented by Hon. Henry K. Lovell, dealt with the amalamation question The paper expressed the greatest regard for the Michigan Club, but its tenor was that owing to the faot tliat nuiinbers of the league would feol atiy form of union with thatorgaiilzation tobe lo sotne txtent a sacrilice of their political independenee and that no one not n resident of Detroit could hoUl office in the club, the report was ajiiunst consolidatiou. The report was adopted after sonie discuasion. Treasurer Joseph B. Moore's rcixrt showed a cash balance on hand of $1.38, out of wliich the rent of l'liilharmoulc hall for the day and ether expenses oí the convention were to be naid. A delégate then moved that the doors of the hall be locked and every one present be ordered to turn the sum of 1 over to Mr. Mooie. No one seemcd the least friglitened by this susrgestion, and it occasioned great laushler, whieli turned to applauae when Hon. Henry Iloward atepped forward with $25 contributlon in new, crisp greeubacks. Delégate of the dill'erent clubs represented at once acted on the suggestion embodied n the report of the coniinittee on finalice, and nearly $100 was soon collected. Deleates to the national convention at Nashville were then elected as follows: At large- Hon. Henry Iloward, of Port, Huron, and Junius i. It?1 -■ - '"" lst Dfot. - iiviivy A. iluigti uud John F. McKinley, of Detroit. id- br. F. K. Owcn, of Ypsilanti; B. F. Graves, of Adrián. 3d- Oeo. M. Devlln aad W. W. Bcnnett, of Jackson. 4th- F. R. Gllson, of Benton Harbor, and James M.Shepard, of Cassopolls. (ith-VV. A. Alwood, of Flliil; V. II. Iïronson, of St. John. 7lli- S. B. Squlre and J. S. Thompson, of Port Huron. 8tli- Stanley E. Parklll, of Owosso; and M. J. Brown, of Montcalm. 9th- H. V. Carey, of Eastlake; Wra. Pipp, of Kalkaska. 10tli-N. M. Hlchardson, of Caro; O. Palmer, ef Grayllog. The old officets were re-elected for the coming year, as follows: President- Junius E. Beal, of Ann Arbor. Secretary- C. E. Baxter, of Charlotte. Treasurer- Josepü B. More, of Detroit. The conveutiou then marclied (o (ien. A1ger8 house and attended a reception.