. Golden jubilee of the Republican Party; the celebration in Philadelphia, June 17, 18 and 19, 1906. Itwas proposed to strengthen the Repub-lican organization by interestingyoung men in politics, especially first voters and constitution adopted by the first Convention thus definedthe purposes of the new organization. The objects of the League are to encourage and to assist inthe formation of permanent Repubhcan Clubs and State Leagues,to unite such clubs and leagues for effective and organized work,and generally to advance the principles of the Republican words mor
. Golden jubilee of the Republican Party; the celebration in Philadelphia, June 17, 18 and 19, 1906. Itwas proposed to strengthen the Repub-lican organization by interestingyoung men in politics, especially first voters and constitution adopted by the first Convention thus definedthe purposes of the new organization. The objects of the League are to encourage and to assist inthe formation of permanent Repubhcan Clubs and State Leagues,to unite such clubs and leagues for effective and organized work,and generally to advance the principles of the Republican words more than all others, described the necessityof the hour and have since continued to animate the work of theLeague—agitation, education, organization. It was understood in the beginning, and has continued to beunderstood to this time, that the League was to advocate, promoteand maintain Repubhcan party principles and not to originate orpromote candidates for office in advance of the action of the regu-lar partv convention. The plan met with instant approval on194 HARRY W. KEELV,SECRETARY A. R. J. HAMPTON MOOREPRESIDENT NATIONAL LEAGUE DURING JUBILEE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 195 the part of the national leaders and was generally accepted by theleaders of the States and Territories. Since the Chickering Hall meeting the work of League organ-izations has been going on, the doors of the general offices beingopen upon every working day for the dissemination of informationor the promotion of organization. In national campaigns the League has been of great serviceand in Congressional elections it has been useful, vigilant andeffective. At first the National Conventions of the League were heldannually, but inasmuch as those who represented the variousclubs were volunteers engaged in party service at their own ex-pense and for other reasons deemed sufficient, it was decided, in1898, to substitute biennial for annual conventions. Since the convention at Chickering Hall
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