Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-20
THE FLAMBEAU CLUE.
Its Democratic Members Increasing and
.Practicing Their E~yolutions Nightly.

Its Democratic Members Increasing and
.Practicing Their Evolutions Nightly.
Another very enthusiastic meeting Of the
Butte Flambeau Club Was held at Demo-
cratic headquarters last night. The fam
beaus and uniforms, fifty in number. have
been received and have been turned over
to Quartermaster Casey by the COMMITTEES.
The uniform consists OF q white capt
trimmed with red with the monogram
&c. q T." between the shoulders, and
white cap, naval style, with red band and
front-piece.
The membership of the club has doubled
| since the previous meeting and the list is
still increasing. The club is drilling hard,
and otherwise preparing itself for parades
and will be one Of the features Of the re-
mainder OF the campaign. The members
are imbued with q strong esprit de corps
and win make a splendid showing. The
gentlemen at the head Of the movement are
working hard to make the club q success
and leaving nothing undone in that direc-
| ton.
After the business of the club had been
/ disposed OF loud calls were made for
Colonel w. Y. Pemberton to address the
meeting.
Colonel Pemberton responded with one
o. bis characteristic speeches, full of the
fire and enthusiasm Of the genuine war
horse. He pronounced the meeting one Of
the most enthusiastic he had yet attended,
and complimented the members OF the
club for the spirit they displayed. He had
no doubt the club would be q grand sue.
cess. The Colonel then adverted to the
county and Territorial tickets, which he
characterized as the strongest it had ever
been his pleasure to support, or that he
had seen in the West.
When he passed to the National ticket
and mentioned the names OF Cleveland and
Thurman, the applause vas ~unbounded,
his hearers nearly going wild with enthusi-
asni. After fully exemplifying the merits
of the Democratic Administration and
pointing out it's merits, what good it has
accomplished and the further benefits its
continuance would confer on the country,
he referred to the great time the Democrats
OF Deer Lodge county had prepared for
their brethren OF the Territory tomorrow,
and hoped that every Democrat of Silver
Bow would do his utmost to make it a
success, az we might want some assistance
from them in the near future.
Colonel Pemberton closed by saying that
if the Democrats would do their duty on
November 6 there would be such an OK.
preston of the honest sentiments of the
Territory as would put the Republican
blatherskites forever at rest and bury
their lies in oblivion.
Ringing cheers greeted the gallant GENTLE
mans happy points and witty illusions.
John f. Forbis vas the next speaker.
He asserted that this was a campaign of
principles aud not OF men, in which the
Democrats had easily the advantage,
kh@,ru1 20 - Az poa n roa~ hn nanl ~4% M
mind his hearers that the Democratic
party i n this Territory had immensely the
ADVANTAGE over their opponents.
Mr.. Forbis declared that hitherto there
has been a greater lack OF enthusiasm
among both parties here than he had ever
before observed. He counselled his hear.
ers to take advantage of the supineness Of
the enemy and overwhelm them in con !
fusion in the final charge to victory on
November 6. The Democrats never
had SO strong a ticket in the field as
the present one. Everyone on it has q record
that can be pointed to with pride by the
workingmen of the country and there
is nc reason why every man on it should
not be elected. He said when the Demo. :
Gratis have won this Territorial election
they will have won the fight for emancipa-
ton from Territorial bondage, for every
vote for Clark is a vote for Statehood.
[Applause.l And when Grover Cleveland !
is again elected President the Republican
party will sink beyond any thought Of ever
rising again. [Greate enthusiasm. He urged
them to 60 to work earnestly as working. |
men with their sleeves rolled up, and when
the ballots OF November 6 were counted
they would find that they had showed the |
party out of existence. Loud
Other enthusiastic addresses we're made |
by }. II. McQueeDey, Fred V. Scheuer, Sam
Leroy and others and the meeting adj
with great enthusiasm.