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Show NAMES REAL LEADERsJ OF THE REPUBLICANjBg William A. Prcndergast Auswora RecenlKlf Speech of Bird at iBK Indianapolis. iK IN I) LA NA POL'S, Jtul., April 22,JBf-' The Ropublican state convention vrKu opened here today with speeches tiEdl William A, Prendergast, comptroller oBEm' New Vork city; Howard Maxwell thB5 temporary chairman, and James iBF',i Watson, former courcssman. Sp Mr. Prender-.-nst digressed from buMM!1 .sot spoocli to answer Charles Sunin'oB Mini of Massachusetts, who addrejieB the Progressive state convention lionB" last Saturday. Mr. Bird, in. coinparlnB the leaders of the two parlies, nnntcB Barnes, Penrose. Smoot and GuggiMiiieuiBi' as tho Republican standard bearers JBfc" "It wira not fair of Mr. Bird.'7 jS' clarcd the speaker, "to enumerate onlB1 thoao men. They arc not the onlK" leaders of the great party. Let u-j lmrBjft)' a procession of our own. As our lcajElitt ers we will name Henry Oabot liO(l)'fttlu KJihu Root, Theodore E. Burton, C'hurlcKli' W. Fairbanks, Robert M. La !FnIctttBrta Albert H. fiimmins nyd men of thcBu;! sterling worth. Now if Mr. liird dcsiraHiM' ( to make a comparison and he fair, leBifttii him name the real leaders.'' IEnit The mo utl on of each name bronq'ajBiTX prolonged applause from tho dclogat-Ki!' Charles W. Fairbanks, former ' ricjEbf president, will preside at toinornnYBpit session of the convention as purranrienKiH chairman. TEji |