Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1889 — LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS [ARTICLE]

LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS

Vew and Original Plan of Invading the South. The last official session of the executive commission of the National League of Republican Clubs was held Wednesday at Saratoga. The principal topic of discussion was the place of holding the next contention. It was proposed to get up excursions for the delegates, and make a tour of the South, stopping at the towns tlong the route, and have prominent Republican speakers address the people. Gov. Foraker and Maj. McKinley, Gen. Woodford and others have already consented to speak, should this plan be carried cut. The New York Tribune was made the official organ of the league. Messrs. Hudson of Indiana, Byrnes of Minnesota, and Humphrey of New York were appointed a special committee with power to confer with a sub-committee of the Republican national, committee in mapping out general political work and conferring together for the good of the party. The rest of tiie work of the committee was detailed to various committees.