The Brookhaven leader., 1888-07-12
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
Adoption Of Constitution and EIee o
Oficers

Officers.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 6-The conves.
.tion Of Democratic clubs held its second
session Yesterday at the Academy Of Music.
When the hour for opening arrived not
more than $50 delegates were in their seats,
but the lobbles and halls were well filled.
Mr. Russell, Of Massachusetts, the TEN.
porary chairman, called the convention 70
order at 10:3O o'clock, when the report OF
the committee on resolutions was presented
by J. I. Gathnight, of Kentucky. II IN
dorses the st. Louis platform, approves the
administration Of President Cleveland and
his tariff message expresses JOY at the
prospect OF the early passage Of the Mills
bill and polns with pride to the record OF
Allen q. Thurman. 1t was adopted by
acclamation amid perfect storm of cheers
Chairman Coffran OF ths committee on
permanent organization Of the Convention
submitted his report, which named hon.
John Winsns, of Wisconsin, for president
OF the convention. The name was greeted
with mighty cheers and the report adopted
without discussion. On taking the chair
he briefly addressed the convention, re-
turning thanks for the high honor con-
ferred on him, and stating that the object
of the gathering was to devise ways and
means TO defeat the enemy OF American
pu bic institutions
Hon. Timothy Z. Tafsney, Of Michigan,
chairman OF the committee on permanent
organization of the league, made the re-
port Of that committee, and submitted the
constitution of the National Association Of
Democratic clubs. Tic plan proposed was
for the selection Of II 81 lent, one vice
president from each Sta and Territory, a
secretary and treasurer. The following
names we're recommended for CffiC GERS Of
the associations President, Hon. Chaun.
cey +. Black, Of Pennsylvania; secretary,
| Edward b. Whitneyi Treasurer, General
II. 7. Lambert, of New jersey.
The constitution states that the object is
to foster the formation of permanent Dem
| ocratiC clubs and societies in the United
! States, to insure active cooperation in the
dissemination of JeffersonIan principles o
! government; TO preserve tue Constitution
| of the United States and the autonomy o
| the States; to III hold local self-gOycrn
rhenti 70 resist revt lutlonary changes
cen tralzation of pCNer and the app opria
! tlon Of public moneys for other than III
purposes Of government economicall!
administered; to oppose numerical re
strIctlono for the benefit of the few a
the cost OF the many, and class Legislation
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monopolies. The affairs OF he assocla
tion are to be managed by a general com
mittee Of four from each State and Terri
tory, with the officers Of the association
The convention of the association is TO b
held every fourth yer, subsequent to tn
National Democratic convention, and
two-third vote of the general committee l
to call special meeting, Each club 0
society is entitled 10 one additional dele
gate for every loo members in good stand
ing, no club to have more tran five dele
gates When the clubs or societies Of an
State or Territory have formed State {
Territorial Ass ssociatiCn, such association
to be entitled to eleven delegates at large
The constitution was unanimously aC
opted after which recess was taken.
In the evening great mass meeting wa
held in the main hall of the Academy {
Music, which was addressed by prOmlner
speakers Of the Democratic party.