Show I 1 rib HE no CLUB convention convenes at detroit amuell rr u D germit abany party flarty leaders are arc present Ut the G 0 P F illusto fee be fortified I 1 DET norr mich july 13 special the spacious auditorium was crowded in every part parac this morning at the opening of abc tenth aandal convention of the Nt nation ionni il league le ague of I 1 I 1 republican F ciuba 1 depro the fact that this thia is ia an off var poetically tha attendance is is the barges in the lea leagues guss lil bi atory and is hike likewise wise rEmark abC for number of prominent republicans in attendance among these are Ga vernor john RT anier ex national president W W tracy Cong congressman Lorimer State senator uary gary and representative charles P Bry Brys nali of emory amith eolior edlor of the philadelphia pre press s senator Tn thurston urston of s x sanator brown of utah general E A Al McAlpi cAlpin a of york abert P porter the eminent stati of washington D C congar man J john jhn hn B corliss aas assistant t postmaster fost master general perri heath ex congressman Robi of state treasurer hay woo wool j of pennsylvania ex mayor maior stuart j ot ol philadelphia republican state chairman Elkin E kanof of pennsylvania isador sobel the republican leader of erie pa who ws defeated defeats d for mayor at the last election on Lec account count of his race james S Cl caarlson arLson of iowa A B cummins Com mina national nation pl committeeman lor orl awa ex governor D brown of rhode island hon james P I 1 smith secretory of the bureau ot of kmer american ican republics congressman J r F mrs addle addie L ballon of cf san francisco and the only waman delegate george N T wiswell of wis coasin sin john A deweese of denver state treasurer golvin colvin of new york george M green mayor of plon K N Y ohio nebraska ard other states were also represented it was a few minutes after 10 when the national pre president Eident D D Moad mansee of ohio caned called the ibe gathering to order nearly two thousand delegates were ranged by states un on the dor laor 0 the halt ball while five thousand spectators occupied the rear and too gallery after brief welcomes and responses secretary M J dowling bowling of read ane call for the gathering and various paragraphs of which were loudly applauded in part it said we cannot overestimate the importance of this convention to the republic can an party our oar victory last year does oot guar guarantee antea permanency of we amnet keep our organization well quipped for the contest of 98 when we will vote for members of congress n many of our state elections this year the terms of members ol of the united states senate are at otake and as aa our conr majority in that body can scarcely be seen by the close observer it behooves asto na to fortify ourselves against toe the enemy alst ns therefore to revive and enlarge our political enthusiasm so t we may return home better que qualified lifred to defend tho the republican principles and be better able abla to carry out ont the purposes of the league president then proceeded to deliver his bis annual address addres which was permeated with republican fervor feivor and cordially rec received elved the work of the convention is to include the selection tich of officers ikera of the reading of 0 departs frum committee 3 and retiring officers a general discussion of political politic sl mal ter and nd addresses dresses by prominent party leaders tonight there will tie a mass at which addresses will be delivered ty representative delegates |