Show republican CAMPAIGN MEETING SHORT SPEECHES refreshments AND conversation ladies present form a club for the furtherance 0 their political alms prom saturdays standard A t short speeches were the order at tha first meeting of the campaign held yesterday afternoon at republican headquarters for the republican ladies as it was chairman idea that those laho were present might wish to do some of the talking over tho refreshments which followed ahe speechmaking speech making and in this he was correct to those who engineered the meeting and to the candidates for office on the republican ticket the meeting was a great compliment for it was a representative gathering ot republicans atthe gentler sex who attended and by their cheerful presence added vigor to tho at present young campaign there were a few men there but they were greatly in the minority and that they felt their isolated position was evidenced by the way they stuck together in one corner of the room and watched the ladies covertly out of the corners of their eyes host of the candidates on tha city ticket were present and spent the time jn becoming acquainted with the ruling element in their party was especially true of one of the unmarried candidates who circled about and judging from appearances did much good As a result of the meeting a ladles republican club was formed and before tho meeting adjourned nearly all those present had enrolled in the club during the afternoon speeches were made by mrs jennie nelson mrs john B bagley chairman rudolph kuchler mayor glasmann city attorney bagley joseph dana william C critchlow mrs florence onell stanford and judge john D murphy the addresses were necessarily brief but they aroused the keenest interest and enthusiasm music was furnished by the madison orchestra at intervals throughout the afternoon and after the meeting refreshments fresh ments were served |