Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-12


meeting OF the Democracy Of the First Ward
was held at the Reynolds House, corner 18th
and Pennsylvania avenue, Saturday night
Mr.: r. L. Boswell called the meeting 20 order.
uEll the meeting " as fully organized.
Mr. Clark, on taking the chair, said that the
object OF the meeting was to organize a society
for the purpose Of aiding the election Of General
Geo. B. McClellan TOR President and Pendeton
for Vice President He hoped they would
throw aside ell party difficulties, and whether
they were de democrats, wings, or native Ameri-
cans, they must become brothers in the great
work OF sle ecting little Mac.
Messrs. Drury, Mann, and McCracken were
appointed committee 10 draft rules and by.
The following is the preamble to the rules
as reported by the Committee:
The undersigned having in view the res
toration and preservation OF the Federal Go.
vernment as 1t has heretofore existed under
the Constitution of the United States, to se-
cure to every citizen all the rights and pri.
vileges which are guaranteed to them by that
instrument, and to oppose by every consttu.
tional means in our power the plans and pur-
poses Of all who are endeavoring to abrogate
any OF its provisions, hereby organize our
Mcclellan Club Of the First ward OF the City
Of Washington. ANY person can become a
member upon the payment of one dollar.
The following are some Of those who paid
their dollar and became members :-R. L. Bos-
well, J. 7. @. Clark, w. Reynolds, w. H.
Forrest, q. Clark, Terence Drury, J. B. Moore,
Jesse Mann, JOS Edwards and about thirty
others
The following officers were then elected :-J.
T. @. Clark, President; Terence Drury, Vice
President; j. W. Reynolds, Treasurer; T. Q.
McCracken, Mann, and Joice, were appointed
an executive committee, to make preparations
for the celebration, to take place on the 18th in
slant. 1he meeting then adjourned.
Nothing was said at this meeting about the
Union victories at Atlanta ana Mobile.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN THE SECOND
WARD-On Saturday night, about twenty
Democrats, and those favorable to the elec ticn
OF Mcclellan and Pendleton, assem- bled at Uni
ted Hall, 11th street, in obedience to published
call. Among those present, and who partici-
pated in the proceedings Of the meeting, were
J. F. Halliday, j. f. Ennis, E. Holland, Geo.
M: GrRbb, W. J. Miller, F. A. Aiken, Geo. R.
Adams, J. r. Gill, j. B. Scott, Mr. Tally and
Mr.. Eubank.
Mr.. ]. F. Halliday was called to the chair,
and W. ]. Miller acted as secretary.
Mr.. Halliday, on taking the chair, announced
that the object OF the meeting was for the pur-
pose of forming Mcclellan club auxiliary TO
the National Democratic Association.
On motion of Mr.. J. F. Ennis, the Chair ap-
pointed committee of three, .isting of
Messrs. Aiken, Holland and Hurst, to select
permanent officers for the association.
The COMMITTEES reported the following
President, ]. F. Halliday; Vice President, j. D.
CLARK; Secretary, w. ]. Miller; Treasurer, G.
r. Adams.
Some discussion here ensued as to why MIR.
CLARK was selected for Vice President as that
gentleman was not present at the meeting. It
was explained that Mr. Clark was detained by
sickness, but that he would serve, and accord
inglv the officers as recommended, were con-
f1rmed.
On motion OF Mr. Ennis, the constitution and
by. laws of the Parent Society National Demo-
cratic Association) was adopted for the gov
ernment of the Second Ward Mcclellan Club
Mr.. ]. II. Gill moved that q committee of
FIVE be appointed to collect funds In the Second
Ward to defray the expenses of the Club. The
CHAIR appointed Messrs. Gill, Grub, Tally,
Aiken, and j b. Scott.
Mr.. Aiken here arose and introduced a
lengthy resolution for the benefit Of the Con-
stitutionol Union. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Adams stated for the benefit OF the AS.
sociatior that the room they now had posses
sion OF cost 80 per night, and suggested that
committee be appointed to procure another,
as they could not afford to pay that sum.
structed to advertise where the next meeting
would be held.
Mr.. Grubb moved that it be advertised in the
Star and Constitutional Union.
Mr.. Gill objected to the Star, and wanted to
advertise In the Union and Times, as they were
pn his opinion) the only two Democratic pa
pers in the city.
Mr.. Aiken said that all of their advertise
ments should be published in the Union, but
II they did publish them in the Star it would
be for their own benefit, and not for the Stars
1t was finally agreed to publish in the Star,
Union, Ixteltigeneer, and Times.
A collection was then taken up to defray the
expenses OF the association, which (the Chair
stately was sl3 up to the present time. $50
was realized by the collection, and the associ-
alton adjourned.
Nothing was said at this meeting about the
Union victories at Atlanta and Mobile.
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