The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-09-02
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY.
They Take the Field and Organize a
Hancock and English Club.

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The young men of Pulaski or
gained a Hancock andlEnglishIclub
at the courthouse Saturday night
last. Hon. Z. I. Taliaferro was
made temporary chairman and 5
I. Q. Doak and John Bateman
Smith temporary secretaries. Mr..
Taliaferro, on taking the chair,
made an invigorating speech in
which he commended the zeal now
being displayed by the young men
of the country in the Democratic
cause and said that the chivalrous
traits of Gen. Hancock we're well
calculated to arouse their enthusI-
asm, while the character of Garfield
was corrNspondingly unattractive
and repulsive.
TIE following committees were
appointed:
PERMANENT ORGANIzATIoN-C. z.
Jones, Charles Buford, j. L. Pearcy.
observation-disclosures r Grove,
John G. Lesser, S. G. Mitchell, Will
liam Rice, Milton Graham and 10.
G. Martin.
The Committee on permanent or
ganization, after retiring for a
short time, returned and recon
mended the following gentlemen as
permanent officers OF the club:
Laps. d. McCord. president; DR.. G.
ALI. Alternately and 5. G. Mitchell,
vice presidents; John Bateman
Smith and S. L &. Doak, secreta-
ries and LreasureTs.
The report was approved and a
committee was appointed to escort
the permanent president to the
chair. Mr.. McCord acknowledged
the honor conferred upon him in a
few timely and spirited remarks
which were received with applause.
The committee on resolutions
then appeared and submitted the
following resolutions as express
sive of the sentiments of the club:
Resolved, That we approve the
Cincinnati platform and the plat
form adopted by the Democratic
State Convention at Nashville, An
gust 10, 1880.
Resolved, That we pledge our
selves to support, and use all honor
able means to elect, the straight
democratic ticket from Hancock
and English to the regular demo
cratic nominee for county represen-
tative.
Resolved, That this club will not
support any man for any office in
the election OF 1880 who does not
plant himself squarely on the Ma
tioDal and State democratic plat
forms.
The resolutions were adopted
with much enthusiasm.
On motion OF Mr.. j. r. Grove,
Messrs. >. L. c. Doak, John G. Les
ter anu John X. Jones were APP
pointed committee to draft rules
for the government of the club.
On motion of Maj. b. z. Roy, Mr..
Peter MESSENGER, of Lawrenceburg,
was invited to address the Climb on
the evening of September 9Th. On
motion, the President was author
lied to appoint Committee of In
vItation to consist of six members.
Messrs. j L. Pearcy, Il. H. Lasse-
ter, Nilt VOORHEES, and l. Hanne
berg were appointed copmittee TO
the feasibility of erecting
Hancock and English pole in the
courthouse yard.
During the evening spirited and
addresses were deliv-
cred By Capt, John G. Lester,
Messrs. C. p, Ira Z. and John r.
Jones and others. The best of
feeling prevailed, and there was
determination on the part of the
members to do some effective work
during the campaign
A book was opened and forty
three persons enrolled their names
as members, after which the club
pntil Monday night.
The club met Monday aight pur-
suant to adjournment. A commit
tee was appointed to make arrange
ments for receiving Hon. John V.
Wright, the democratic candidate
for governor, on his arrival in Pu-
laski on the 2Sth inst, and to pre-
pare a demon stration in his honor.
The cub decided to act as bis es-
cort to the speakers stand, and to
invite similar clubs In the county
and neighboring towns to particl-
pate in the demonstration.
Rules and regulations for the gov
eminent of the club were presented
by the committee appointed TO
draft the same, and adopted with
some slight alterations.
The following additional officers
were electcd: II Arrowsmith, ser
geant, at arms; w II. McCallum,
treasurer.
The following standing commit
tees were announced: EXECUTIVE
CoMMITTEE-John r. Jones, j. A.
Cayce, w. H. McCallum, A. F. Fin
ley, II. g. Crow.
COMMITTEE OF INvITATIoN-H.
Arrowsmith, +. Smithson, Jack
Mcdonald, Il. 5, Morris, Guy
Sumpter, w G. Nelson.
Seven new members enrolled
their names and the club then adj
journed until Saturday night.
Parker'S Store.