The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-07-03
Meeting Of the RaVenna Demo.
" cratic Club.

Last Iuesday evening, the Ravenna
Democratic Association met at their Club
Rooms in Phoenix Block and organized BY
appointing Gen. E. B. TYLER, President,
and DR.. ]. G. WILLS, Secretary.
A. HART, on behalf of Committee up.
pointed at the last meeting to draft Con-
stitution and plan of organization made the
following report:
The Committee appointed to draft Con-
stitution and plan of organization for the
Democratic Club, at Ravenna, have had the
same under consideration and report the
following
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I. This association shall be
called the DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF RAvENNA.
Its object shall be to disseminate the princi-
pies and promote the success of the Demo-
cratic party and its candidates, National,
State, District and County.
ARTICLE ii. The officers of this associ-
alton shall consist of a President, two Vice.
Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, whose
to the same officers in similar associations
and who shall be chosen at the first regular
meeting OF the Club, and continue in office
until the second meeting night, after the
Presidential election in November, 1856.
ARTICLE III. In addition to the officers
above named there shall be a standing Com
mittee of three to procure speakers to ad-
dress the meetings whenever the club shal !
direct. Also q committee of finance, COM
posed Of three, to procure. funds to defray
the expenses of the Club.
ARTICLE w. The meetings OF this Club
shall be held on Tuesday evening, of each
week at the R 1om Of the Club, in Phenix
Block, unless otherwise provided by vote
of the members at regular meeting. All
the meetings of the Club shall be public,
and the citizens Of the place, without regard
to party or sect, shall be permitted to at.
tend.
ARTICLE V. ANY person may become
member OF this C Club who belongs to, and
shall avow his intention to support the
nominees Of the Democratic party, by sub.
scribing his name to this Constitution.
ARTICLE vi. This Constitution may be
amended at any regular meeting by the vote
of majority Of the members present, notice
of such proposed amendment having been
given at least one week before the vote
thereon shall be taken.
The Committee further recommend that
the Club subscribe for the following Demo-
cratic Journals, to be kept in the Rooms Of
the Club and 10 be free of access to its mem.
bers and others, at all times, viz:
Cincinnati Enquirer; Ohio Statesman;
Washington Union; Philadelphia Pennsyl-
vanian, Detroit Free Press; Chicago Times;
New York Day Book; New York Journal
Of Commerce; st. Louis Union, and the pa
pers of the village.
And it is furthermore recommended that
/ funds be raised to procure speeches ofmem-
bers Of Congress and other documents rela.
ting to the political questions Of the day, for
distribution among the people.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
n A. HART,
s. D. HARRIS Jr,,
JIG. WILLIS,
MI. JEFFRIES.
The Report was accepted and the Consti-
ution adopted.
On motion, N. L. JEFFRIEs, H. C. RAN
EY, and JosEPH LOOMS were appointed
ommi,tee to report permanent officers.
s. d. HARRIS, Jr. made q report on be-
alf of the Committee to select and rent
lnb Room, stating in substance that the
pmmittee had secured the room now occu
ed by the meeting-that they had taken
me pains to furnish and decorate the same
becoming manner, and that in few
hys the work of tho committee would be
ny completed.
After music by the band, the committee
nominate permanent officers made a re-
brit, and the following gentlemen were
ected as permanent officers of the Club.
For President-WILLIAM GOODMAN.
(" Vice -Presidents-E. SPAULDING and ].
!. Willis.
/" Secretary-ANDREw JACKSON.
=. Treasurer-ALvIN BELDISG.
/" Committee to secure Speakers-Luther
ay. E. B. Tyler. and A. Hart.
I" Committee on Finance--E. D. Clark,
L. Ranney, Samuel Strawder.
The President being absent, E. SPALDINe,
Q OF the Vice Presidents was called upon
preside. On taking the Chair, he stated
clear, concise and emphatic language, the
rpose and object of forming Democratic
pb, and he congratulated the Democracy
on The gratifying circumstances which
round them, the beautiful and appropri-
manner in which the Hall was decora-
and the spirit that animated and he trust
would continue to animate every Demo.
bic heart. 1t was not the first time that
ub had been organized in this village un-
the banner ofour country. Within two
re, q secret conclave. sworn band, at
hour Of midnight, with the flag of the
on above them, had formed an organiza.
to which none but like conspirators a.
bst the rights and interests Of portion
be- people, were adm itted. 1t was not SO
the Democratic Club now organized.