Telegram-herald., 1889-06-07
THE ALGER zouAvEs.
Address nsiissrsd a. Fheir MoasAl,
Meeting - Capt IOunen


GENILKNES President has re-
euesse4 Axe 10 make fevlew of car
organization. is past. present aaa fu-
tuFe prospects. A. Va have been of
eanzti b.It nlne months, Il us,oosssr.s,
Nlli L. short
il Was lass September, one evening.
tnat tae chairman of the County Rt-
publican Committee, Mr Fred ] CLARK.
,xresssa4 tAe wish % me thas W. had
e club oi regularly drliea young ~hu.i-
lers" g. t4ke part Ia the Iaradasln ana
oal If the cty. J told hm that Nlth
assistance could Organize suoa
company. The nezi day committee,
~ whom cN-IleUtenam c. II. Clme
mas an active menner, "hustlea
around w.gh tle result that on Monday
evening. iuliy foriN Young Republicans
were al Luct Hall, winch Was KINDLY
donated Ia us bN MF. IL. e.. iuce, aud
tae club MAS organized under tae name
of the BE .knap Husilers. aud officers
elected a. follows. Captain, a.. ".
Banuell. FIRST Lieutenant, 4. II. Clme-
second Lieutenant, III. l. toiHa.
such. gentlemen, WAS the beginning
oi club and ot thls company,
which Was conceded los all 10 have
been one ot the most SUGGEST ui
ranlpalan clubs IN the county. Those
of us VINO still remain well remember
the victories Nc eachieyed, the hard work
done, and the end 81 that campaign
which has ended 80 glonousiy Tor ile
Republican party. A. near a / reineii-
her, Ne took part IN about twenty -hNe
parades IN and cut Of the city. he
Inafkahle among our exploits MAS ouf
/ trip 10 the town oi Lowell. Previous
+ 10 gong there Ne had been DONG some
! hard drilling. and there gave al eN-
/ hib.uon dril, winch Wac very good,
considering the length ot time Ne ilad
/ been drilling, and which Was highly
( pra sed by the local papers. After the
! drill We drew up 10 the stand - near
/ an Grafton by our lately appoinitu
/ circuit nudge, Nc. Burch, bat tnc hood
/ lums surrounding the stand made p
/ lmposs. bic Tor hlm 10 be heard, and
after numerous cntIcaucs our patience
/ gave out. and We had occasion 90 Dc
/ tcud our cause with hsts and hain-
! beaux, after which the meeting pro-
coeded. Ia recalling THESE experience
do not lose sight OF thc fact
I that We were largely indebted
/ t. that sheet winch supposes
I itself TO control all political
/ affairs. both national and municipal
/ the Daiig Democrai These frequent al
tacks, however, had the opposite eject
from which they were intended, and
only served 30 make us more popular
than ever. But II WAS the night Oi No
! Vember g when, as a citizen expressed
it: The Husticrs thought they owned
the earth" They were at Hartman
Hall when the maJortes began 10 roll
in. They rushed full force for th'
/ Bclknap Wagon Works. and scizug q
wagon, drew 1t pell-nell through the
streets, never stopping. and INTO tho
hall where, seized by hundreds OF
hands, il was lifted upon the stage, and
that little giant-kiilcr," Charles +,
Belknap, raised INTO II, amid the chccr-
of the asscmhlagc. The Lcxt day
! headed bv band, We paraded tht
streets. and at night attended IN body
the reception given by Mr.. II. 4. Biod-
gett. and from there % Congressman
Belknap's, where a general hand--hak
ING was indulgcd IN, and we departed
to meet again IN one week.
We met IN the rooms OF the county
committee. where Chairman Fred. :.
| Clark and Secretary K. \. Maynard, lu
short addresses, thanked Us for thu work
we had done. and encouraged n.
to form permanently. We decided Ia
form a permanent political military
! company, under thc name OF that ll-
lustrlOus soldier, our cX-(fovcrn0r and
| Michigan's fayorte son. Gen. Russell
4. Algcr, and designate ourselves a'
the Algcr Zouavcs, with the following
list of officers. President, Fred :
Clark: Wee President, 4. T.. CalIgan
| Corresponding Secretary, j. Allen
Recording Secretary, ". x. Rozcl
Treasurer. II. j. Craig; Captain, q. W
Bunncll; First Lieutenant, {. II. Cline
Second Lieutenant, JOS. Klas>cn.
On account of the resignation OF {
II. Cline, special election has beer
held since promoting Jos. Klasson q
first lieutenant and II. J.. Colby &
second lieutenant. At the first of th
year we decided To uniform our-Clvc-
Xouave style. and excepted bids from
| Foster, Sons * CO., OF Chicago. "
also decided 10 incorporate. and as yO
all know, the hiil introduced for tha
purpose IN the nate has been ablod
but our Senator We-~elu- is puttu
forth strenuous efforts 10 hatc
passed. and / have uO doubt hut wia
hc viii succeed. 4 short statement q
} our finances would uot he out ot VIac
here. To ha-u Wt1. Wc owe nothing
and we have u Cur trca sury slH
which ha- h..n donated - ms ty th
good Republicans oi Grand Eapd-. ]