New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14
MEETING TO ORGANIZE A IVTDE-AJVAKE
CLUE.

Last night agreeable to & call published 10 the daily
papers, upward Of $50 young men assembled at the
ror ms of the Republican Central Comuiaee, No 6l8
Broadway for the purpose of organizing ludepend-
ebt Wide-Awake Genital Club. SEYMOUR A BUscE
was called to the chair, and N. JEFFRTEs chosen
Secretary.
meeting wss TO organic wild, a wake Company sim
liar to the corps rxi.'iCg in Ilrtford Conn. Ru
noIs bad been crcul4ee that the meeting was called
for the purpose Of br' atDg down the Republican
Union; but such h. wou'd assert em phsticay was not
the caee and he hoped that the Republican Union
might number many thG usants as the proposed or
gsrizalion would make hurdre5s
Mr. GAyIT Of the Il wentie'h Ward hoped than il an
organization was effected it wou'd he called the
Wide -Awakea" as no other name would cr-ate
greater enthusiasm. In the City OF Alhsny the WIDE
Awakes numbered two thousand and in Other cites
the nun beIs still greater He bad m Ter 1 COM
nsnd a hundred ard fifty men who woulf c'oNerats
with central organization and he booAd that before
the election TIE City OF NewYorS would be enveloped
in ore blaze from fifty tn ,usaLd Wide Az axe cIessets
On otion Messrs. Riuerband, G.vit, Hils, Pinck'
ney and jackson appointed C., nmittee to draft
a Constitution forthwith. They. retired, when MIR.
SLAs b. butcher said be glad to so large au
sssemblsRe on stormy night, aud he looked upon
the meeting nucleus around which hundreds would
gather. He hoped before long TO perfect Wide
Awake organization in each Ward. He predicted the
desth nf the DenOer c party and he felt ass1rad that
the Wide "A wakes woul0 bury them election day.
SON and HoUGHTALIsG, of the Fifteenth Ward, aud
col sung by mr. WHITE.
The Committee to whom the matter of drs fling
con-tuton was referred retained, and reported ma
iori,y and minority report. The former report pre-
sened various articles and sections setting forth rules
for the government of Independent Club. TIE mi
noriy por, opposed formation of any Independent
Wde-Awake Clubs and suggested that delegates from
each organization eet in convention for the purpose
o. 'ramil constitution and electing civil aud military
officers.
The majority of the Committee opposed the forms-
ton of military conpsny Outside of the Wards as
such an organic ,tcn would create jea'ouses. After
boiaeroue discus SIGN the matter Mr. Gillespie offered
rs substitute for the minority report series of reso-
luticns recommending the formation Ct a central or
e. ization To be composed of Delegates from the
various Ward Clubs.
The minority report was withdrawn.
Mr. RITTRhBAND insisted that the meeting was
called 10 effect an independent organization OF Wide
Awskes Some further dlscussi II ensued when Mr..
butcher suggesed that az there had been some msun
deIs'sndirg these opposed 20 forming any Independent
corps bad better retire which suggestion YVES acted
upor and about twobrds of those present retired TO
another ROOM where a second meeting organized.
Mr.. butcher was chosen Chairman, and Mr.. Gayit,
Secretary.
Mr. GILLESPIE offered the several resolutions above
r. ferrt 10, which adopted ard motion Com
mittee composed Of the Chairman, NJ ssrs. Tucker GA
Wit, Hills, Toucey and Lawrence were appointed TO
cArIy out the of the meeting. The meeting ad
iourned subject TO the call of the Chair
Tho rst Ueetirg adopted the Constitution referred to
shove and after appointing several committees oil per-
manept organization, &c, adjourned.