Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1916 — COLUMBIA CLUB AT CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

COLUMBIA CLUB AT CONVENTION

Hoosier Political Organisation Preparing to Attend Great Gathering in Chicago in June. “I" ' Indianapolis, Feb. 16. —At the annual election of the board of .directors of the Columbia club, the following members were selected as the officers for the ensuing term: Lucius 0. Hamilton, president; Charles W. Miller, vice president; Ben R. Inman, secretary; Henry F. Campbell, treasurer. Judge Louis B. Ewbank tendered his resignation as a member of the board of directors and Charles Roemler was elected in his place. The resignation of Judge Ewbank „ was due to his entering the race for the republican nomination for judge of the supreme court of Indiana. Chas. C. Rouzer was re-elected manager of the club house. The club is making plans for a big demonstration at the republican national convention to oe held at Chicago June 7. Special trains will be operated to cany the members of the club and other Indiana republicans who desire to attend the conventionNegotiations are pending which will result in securing special rates on the steam lines operating between Indianapolis and Chicago. It is expected that several hundred party leaders from all parts of the state will join the Columbia club delegation and take advantage of the special rates. All republicans in Indiana who contemplate attending the national convention are invited to join the Columbia club delegation" in order that the state may make a creditable showing at the convention. 'Mr. Inman will gladly furnish further information to those who may be inter- —■—-- 4The Indiana delegation to the national convention will be accompanied by a band, and a Columbia club marching club will be one of the features of the demonstration. The officers and board of directors are rejoicing over the recent growth of the club, in which the membership has been increased more than threefold. When the campaign for new members was inaugurated a few months ago, there were about one thousand members of the organization. This has been increased to over thirty-four hundred; and new members are being received constantly. The club is now the largest political club west of New York and will be a potent factor in state and national politics In the present and future campaigns. It is expected that several hundred new members will be enrolled between now and the November election. The capacity of the club building is being taxed to the uttermost to provide quarters for the rapidly increas--ing membership. As the result, the erection in the near future of a tenstory annex to the club house is one of the questions that is being favorably considered by the board of directors. |