The daily gazette., 1879-12-16
FIRST EDITION.
n "BOOns" From the West.
A FI.ouRIsHING BAyARD CLUB ORGAN
IzEp IN 1T. LOUIS,

A fI.ouRIsHING BAyARD CLUB oRGAN>
IzEp IN 1T. LOUIs.
The Jefferson Democratic club, of this
CITY, at It's reg Llar meeting, last night,
received news .ot a lively aud cnc0ura-
giDg 'Bal ard boom" IN st. LOUIS, Mo.
rhe news was In tho shape OF copy of
the constitution aud bylaws OF the
Biyard Club Of st. Louis, NO." and
letter from the Corresponding Secretary
OF the ORGANIZATION, received through l.
Y. Grnbb, Esq. The letter written to
Mr.. Grubb is M follows:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1879.
C.Grutb, Esq, Wipington, Del:
DEAR SIR - Enclosed l hand you
cory OF the Constitution and By Laws Of
the Bayard .Olub Of our city. for The
JEFF ;rson Club Of your city. l was 80
directed by resolution, and at the sug-
gestiOn OF our mutual friend, VIM. #.
Causry, Esq, OF this city, l send them
to you, not knowing who lis OH GERS are
WIN you do us the favor TO hand 1t to
them aud please furnish me with the
names of the President and Secretary.
The "Bayard boom" is ON The IN, rease
out here, and We propose Keeping 1t up.
Quite number Of us were strong. Bayard
men In 1876, unul the National CoLven>
tion nominated Mr.. Tilden. Then, Of
course, we did all we coald for bin, but
now We are stronger Bayard meu than
ever, and confidently believe lie IN the
looming man." i am, respectfully, &c,
WIN. Ii. MAYO.
The constitution, which, Is of the Kind
usually adopled for general organiza.
tions, opens with the folio wing ;pream-
ble:
"The Undersigned ci,izehs of st.
Louis, believing that republican instltu-
tions In this country can best be pre-
served BY reestablishing the principles
Of the Democratic party IN the admins
tration OF the National Government, and
believing that THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD,
| Of Delaware, Is the most available candI-
date for the Democratic nomination,
hereby form u political organization, to
| he known M the BAYARD CLUB OF ST.
LOUIS.
"The objects of this Club shall be to
urge upon the ID mocrats Of the nation
the policy OF nom mating Senator
BAYARD fer the Presidency, and when
| nominated of electing him."
Two pertinent ana suggestive articles
| of the Constitution are as fol 0 Ss:
"AkTICLE III SAID officers [of the
Club sh all hold their offices 1ntil Mr..
BAyARD shall have been elected anu
inaugurated President.
| .'ARTHCLE Nv. Any voter who pledges
| himself to the support OF BAYARD for the
| Presidency may become me Ii Der OF
this Club upon signing this Conatitu.
| uon."
Accompanying the copy of the
| Constitution was the following official
| letter:
st. LoUIs. Mo. Dec. 8, 1879.
| JeGuson Club, Wilmington, DEL:
send you enclosed Con.tirution and
By Laws of the "Bavard Club OF st.
Louis" with partial list of the orig na-
tors, when the organization was started,
| several weeks ago. We now number
several hundred member, composed OF
our most prominent merchants, attor-
| usys and usliticiaIs. We are in earnest.
We mean business, and we want Mr..
Baya DIS friends to knowit. Any sug-
gestion OF advice from you or youe
managers will be thankfully received.
Respectfully, &c,
| VIM III. MAYO, Cor. Secretary.
| Also, Secretary Stae Central Commit
| tee ahd Secretary Missouri State
| senate, Both General Assembly.
Among the names appearing in the
| list OF mem bers are those of Alex. j. l..
Garesche, A. j. p Garesche, Jr., W. .
B. Ry der, John j. McCaDn, and WIN. r.
CAusey, all well known Delawareans,
Joseph Pulitzer. the able editor of the
g.. Louis Post Dtspdtch, is also MEM
| ber.
VIM. IL. Mayo, the Corresponding
Secretary, ia Grand Secretary Of the
Grand Chapter of Missouri, Royal Arch
Masons, and is well known IN this city
He visited here in the summer OF 1877
with the committee of the Grand
Chapter that escorted the remains OF
Frank Gouley, who was burned to death
by the disastrous fire in the Southern
Hotel in st. Louis, and was inferred In
this city.
The Jefferson Club on the reception OF
the above letters aud constitution
ordered the receipt of the same to be
acknowledged, and copy OF their owr
constitutions and bylaws forwarded t,
their 81. Louis contemporary.