Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-06
i. I. WEAKLY,
Isaac MERANDA,
T. WISE,
r. HARDACRE,
c. II. MosEY,
RpN Ktaatxoru y
[For the Emplre.l
Organization Of the Union Club.

In obedience TO a call in the city papers the
citizens of Dayton favoring the election of
Bell and Everett to the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States met in
the Club Room corner Of Third and Jefferson
streets, on Wednesday evening, September
9th, for the purpose Of organizing a Union
Club They were called to order by JosEPH
CLEGG, ESQ., Chairman Of the Central Com
mttee, and THos. o. Lowe was appointed Sc
cretary.
A committee consisting of Gilbert Kenne-
dy, w. G. Breene and Joel Estabrook, were ap-
pointed to draft Constitution. During their
absence the Chairman gave cheering ac-
count of the enthusiasm manifested in the east
ern cities for Bell and Everett us observed by
him during recent visit
The Committee of Constitution made their
report, as follows:
CONSTITUTION OF THE CENTRAL UNION CLUB OF
DAYTON.
We the undersigned citizens Of Montgom-
cry County, do hereby form ourselves into n
political association to be known and desig-
mated as the Central Union Cub Of Dayton
The object of this association we declare
to be the defence and propagation of the prin-
ciples of the Constitutional Union Party. as
proclaimed in its national and patriotic plat
forcement of the Laws"
These simple principles are those upon
which Henry Clay predicted party, would be
formed when sectional strife and dangerous
discord threatened the peace and integrity of
our country, and we now rejoice in enrolling
ourselves in the grand army of this Union
Party which has so recently sprung into exis-
tence from such fearful causes, and which
knows no geographical or sectional distinc-
tons but our Country our Constitution and
our destiny. e
In order tn our purposes may be attained
we mutually pledge ourselves to each other
and TO our brethren of the Union Party in
every city, village and hamlet throughout our
great country to make all honorable efforts to
elevate those able and distinguished patriots
JoHN BELL, of Tennessee, and EDwARD EVER
EFT of Massachusetts to the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States at the
approaching election.
| The officers of the Association shall con-
sist of President, Vice President, Secy,
Treasurer, and corresponding Committee of
which the Secretary shall be a member and
such other officers and committees as may be
deemed necessary
Any voter may become q member Of the
Club by signing his name to this Constitution.
Inc report was adopted unanimously rs
read, and Immediately received the signatures
of the forty-one voters present
The following officers we're then elected I:
President-Jos c. Pierce; Vice President
Jacob Gilbert; Treasurer-H. K Greble Sec
retary-Joe Schnebly; Corresponding Com
mittee-Gilbert Kennedy, Thos d. Hale and
Joe Schnebly.
A committee on memberships, one from
each Ward was then appointed First Ward,
W. s. Westerman; Second Ward, George Phil
lips; Third Ward, r. W. Duff; Fourth Ward,
James Turner; Fifth Ward, Jos. W. Estabrook;
Sixth Ward, J. r. Bart
A Central Committee on finances was then
appointed, consisting of II. B, Brown, ]. V.
Perrine and Thomas o. Lowe.
An Executive Committee was appointed as
follows; Jas. Mcdaniel d. l.. Smith and Chas
f. Clarke.
Motion carried requesting theDayton pa
pers and the Erening Post, of Cincinnati
to publish these proceedings
Adjourned to meet on Monday evening
next
JOS. c. PIERCE, P-eS't
JOE SCHNEBIY Sec