, 1875-08-14
An Effort to Revive tho Dying
Organization.
a Proposition to Voto Again on tht
Chnrter,
An Appcnl to the Council 10 Stop Contest
Ing tho Quo Warranto.
Stormy Proceedings Of Minority Meeting,


For several dhyH past It mas btth notof1ouH
fact that : dospotate elfoit WAS about to bo
nnlo 10 foHurrect and rojnyonato tho Jefferson
ian Cinb which nlddonly sprung iuto o1intonco
cnuplo OF month"; nYo, and Which with o1ina'
| quckncss faded md palot in tho faco
OF tho noB!ot and moro blbulous or
Eanization known ~ tho "Cos,nops." Just
lov 10 commence tho work was discussed froo!g,
md how 1t coul DO carried out vaa \ question
of sill creator importance. Finally, however,
It was agreed that tho be.t thing for te Club to
| do under tho circumstances would be to sto1,
| asfto momcHtttily from Its limo OF warfare
| tho Republican Iatty, and To loho aight Of itH
ambition to illl nll tho Offices from NoadnlaBtor
10 rrosidont, aud
sTn1EE SOME QUESTION
of tho hour that wont,l tend 10 ropu1nrzo tho
| Club aud Eiyo 1t hold upon tho affections Of
the poople. irrespective Of party. Aftes great
doal Of Whispering aud planning, the deyislnH
aud fulfilling Of tue roylvlfying hchomo was left
to tho hanld Of !. Il. Doolitto. jr., aid Senator
Mica Kohoe. They pondorcl over tho situation
early and 1a.o, consumed much OF thoir precious
limo, lost many hours OF aloep, and sacrificed
much OF their mental energy and political an
tusencss. beforo reachinE my plan that bore to
tl,eul the eembluuce Of feasibility. "Whors
| theEo'n will thore'B way Was their motto,
| md, laborlng to that ond.
| PLAH WAS FINALLY REACHED,
80 comprehensive 1T ita iasu1e. general In Eta
bearing. and 10 pronounced III itB character, that,
as they put their hcada toAhther In scanning aud
woghnG it, they wcro thufrseivea transformed
| ntd could see the muscles VI tho putrid renl-
| inaHcenca qniyer, aH it woro, from tho ooni,g
| e.Ucttlo shock that should givo |. now life aud
laBtou tho roturn to 1t OF tho good old dh7H OF
yors.
4 montne Of tho " Council OF ona nuns1rod !"
Of tho Clnb was called "a Hoon ~ the Pann were
perfected, and last oyeutng IN response si1tcan
u the rauk md fo headed by Doo-
little and Kehoo mot very socro.y
at tho Sherman House. Tho moes,ng was called
to order BY, placing peruard Callahan In the
char. and john 1fise dld the duties Of Secretary.
No ono, sayo select fow, appeared to know
anything about tho object ot tho meeting. and,
10 sayo its haying q "cut and died" Appearance,
aono routine work was transacted as intro
dnctory TO tho, great eruption which was
to arouac aud intensity tho Club to
tl,o realization Of ue~ IIfe. This bong
through with, MI. Doolitsla arose to sound the
fesnrrscsinE tFnmees, onlling from hin pocket =
page aud . half Of resoutsous. I1o road thoM
auild brohthloss stlouce, except tho OCCASIONAL
scraoch Ut The reporlofiAl boot which, Was tread
ing ths roof OF scaling the walls in quost OF in
| formation.
wore In effect that tho lase charter sleotion was
fraud, and had boon placticaIly 10 decided by
Judges Booth and FArwel1 In tbs quo wayrunto
proceedings nov pendlnK; that further rosst-
ance On tho part Of tic city Wha inoonvenicnt
and expensive that tho city authorities, there
fore. be roqHestod 70 cease tholr contention mud
,r,c, l. .sa;n,d NJ ,oo~. ., - f.t n...;a5 ~,
c,mnIv In rotnin thnmxcive. IN ofHcc th.t
nntler tl1o Constitution. 1T. ". san. n tanir
| tn,.r, - af;ne .n,,iI ,,4 - a.ttIi - 49, ~ ,rs
III I'm. for vIin thsv r"po oiootad tGst 4
~. 1Is',,a,,t ~ -. ni a,so.i,,s
ths ri fnr ali div of1corn md At thc enn,a
time IN sn,,n,t fha o;,est;o,, n liz S,notior ~
rejection OF tho charter Of 1919 to tho peop!o.
| oi.y at,thur1ties in 40 many vords. J" rou 5o
nut secant theso prononitIot,a tfon wo. thu Jafrs
.s;,l Sn;n ia f:ittgaps Assn;.t,o, ,s,e o,sr H..
tiunuca and moans in nrntccuiin0 vnn untii I'm
1no ,~rr.t.,a 81. III .os,r tts. - sh.i - ,a.t
snIrit of foroyor hy tho adlct Of tbo Snnremc a,
eoat'' v, noo,,-,v
Y,louo1 lin a5rg ~ IN -auo,r,;ora Wit, a
v;"orous snscch s H. sfsv,r ~ III. .dmo,,,n T.,
| vf,ich ha nrgucf that nntH tho !. JetYa "a w
thn noonie to nn'lo,Htana that nt,
elnctfon va. In hc b.ld ti,,s fsii II wond ha I'm.
"n;TIa =, $1,000 -, WI rt,h. ~ ~ ~ c,h
Is1o ~ " ~ Suun, ~ ~, - -. ~ ~ ~ C'"o ~
ssa. 70 oeeumS , se.cpy sa powe''u' 70 e'oe' al
'''" '''4sA =. oa4,sas
ropoa that he thought; eS ia view Of tho want Of
auoeuom ~ w.. HoaI Glu ~ .s ~ ao,s. no''o3 9 ~
r,I T., tha ,s.n,;o,o ,aa liz +"soIntnn, nns
sida1nd ~ SA hv rnn'n;,ton ~ Hvo ta In snno,rtaa
by tha Char. ''S' '" ~ "f'0'A's4
~ tao o"A'' uv,,r,, vr,,or
s.,a - ,. x,,.sa s1.o,' I'll" =. so,.p ,t,..,
1nan ~ ,,.os m"o tgy ~ H.
uesAsa "oto uanfv.ous. iI: ~ nan h@t.aneo LINZ
taSon snH ha w., t'rcd nf msotino soa ani,.
| Hsett ano ~ - t4ou u lnsot!us aoo uo'us
nU.n'A. ,.,I - ."p etuo os"s sAlec.ou ~ neo1
p'iao any stA1ns 'noso "na ~ aue ~ W Ao11'
...,.a .,,.t - ~ ~. 80 .. 'ua.s ~ ..
t.t sss srs ~ r.; We ~ na,5
s..,,raa ~. maa M. ni'sno - .nd ho ~ ra.stnas.
aasuaau nsm nlapS; H. t .oa ~ ,,. - ssueen -
10 no taaen , 20 .no ~ oupletno souft ne w. u,
hsoI h easn'io ~ ha@ ne sot4ea mi, t%st ts o