Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-29
A New Democratic Club is
Started.
1t Begins With a Strong Men,
bership.
The Officers Elected, Committees and
the Members.
Chamber of Commerce Matters-Meeting
of the Ladies' Annex-Objection
to Dog Catching.

II lllCCUlllS was ilClNi lhoC CNSiii'fo ~
the Grand opera house hall of number
of the representative Democrats OF this
city for the purpose of forming new
Democratic club. A call for the meeting
had been passed around and the follow
ing names were obtained as charter
members of the organization:
Andrew Glassell, John Bryson, j. de
Barth Shorb, Stephen M. White, John
E. Platter, T. E. Rowan, George E. Dick
son, r. F. Del Vale, Herman Hellman,
S. M. Peyton, w. J. Brodrick, George c.
Hagan, w. R. Burke, A. d. Childress,
Jay E. Hunter, w. F. Bosbyshell, N. A.
Covarrubias, j. F. Humphreys, H. J.
Woollacott, J. R. Mathews, L. J.
Mathews, w. H. Workman, Charles
Prayer, J. A. Graves, Eugene German,
w. p. Hicks, j. w. Montgomery,
II. 7. D. Wilson, NJ. E. G. Munday,
T. c. Shankland I. H. Polk, H. M.
Mitchell, F. Harkness, III. w. Patton,
r. A. Ling, j. p. Moran, Joseph Mes
mer, j. g. Estudillo, A. B. Hotchkiss,
II. w. OMelveney, George S. Patten,
Abbot Kinney, Harris Newmark, E. E.
Hewitt, j. T. Gaffey, ]. w. Winston, w.
Pridham, Samuel Mayer, George j.
Denis, VIM. Crawford, 7. E. Gibbon, f.
H. Howard, L. j. Rose, G. F. Heinze-
man, j. r. Dupuy, H. NJ. Smith, T. L.
Winder, George H. Smith, D. Botiller,
A. E. Sepulveda, j. ID. Bethune, H. M
Johnson, J. j. Mellus, J. G. Garrison, r.
DUNCAN, M. j. Nolan, L. Levine, j. E.
Fulton, NJ. Teed, A. T. Patton, G. B.
Barham, j. C. Pridham, Kaspar Cohn, A.
W. Hutton, S. Reinhart, G, f. Last, r.
+. McGregor, VIM. Juenger, Charles
Schroeder, j. A. Ledoux, Charles r.
Redick, Joseph Kurtz, P. j. Mcmahon,
j. Kuhrts, II. Nadeau, 2. M. Scott, J.
Mutually, J. M. Baldwin, A. G. Harper,
w. M. Cobb, R. M. Barham, A.W. Ryan,
H. S. Baer, J. S. Crawford, S. Nord-
linger, R. G. Guirado, w. T. Martin, A.
G. Taylor, Wesley Clark, w. Fl. Ander-
H. P. Anderson, John Chancellor, r. R.
tin G. Marsh, John Moriarty, Joseph
Shredder, John Kenealy, E. H. Work
man, w. F. Heathman, E. G. Taylor,
Samuel G.. Foy, j. T. Bearden, H. S.
Orme, Frederick Lambourne, James
Castruccio, H. S. Parcels, A. M.
Stephens, J. H. Bryant, D. Munro, H.
F. Finney, G. E. Huber, A. G. Clarke,
E. d. Gibson, R. H. Howell, D. L.
Craig, Orr Harrolson, w. d. Mitchell,
G. Witherspoon, G. B. Franklin, P. V.
Briant, S. w. Godbold, f. P. Compton,
r.. S. Yerkes, d. Neuhart, H. G. Weiner,
w. G. Worsham, G. w. Burton, F. H.
SWEET, Terrence Cooney, Charles D.
Willard, H. Jay Hanchette, E. H.
Owens, G. N. Williams, George Zober-
lein, A. w. BENEFIT, Fred Linde, B. G.
Weir, ]. Greenwald, A. McNally, VIM.
A. Ryan, J. 0. Koephi, j. A. Booty, B.
A. Holmes, J. G. Foy, J. M. Patton, J.
A. Anderson, A. F. Mackay, E. E.
R. G. Carlton, Silvanus White, D. Nord-
holdt.
About one hundred were present.
John 7. Gaffey called the meeting to
order and M. f. G. Munday was chosen
temporary chairman and Mr.. Gaffey
secretary. A committee, consisting of
w. H. Workman, William A. Ryan,
Stephen M. White, John T. Gaffey and
Eugene German was appointed to draw
up constitution. After a recess of five
minutes a report was made, by which
the club was named the Democratic
Alliance" The constitution offered by
the committee was adopted, and an
election of officers was Immediately
held. The result is as follows:
DR.. Jos. Kurtz, president; J. r.
Mathews, first vice-president; A. Glas-
sell, second vice-president; Jno. Bryson,
third vice-president; secretary, j. T.
Gaffey treasurer, d. Botiller; directors,
w. H. Workman, George Dickson, Fred
Harkness, John P. Moran, John F.
Humphreys, Herman Hellman, w. R.
Burke, R. H. Howell, w. Pridham.
General John r. Mathews took the
chair, in the absence of DIR. Kurtz. When
the doctor arrived he was escorted to the
chair, and made short speech. Stephen
M. White was called upon to speak,
and responded with some forcib1e re-
marks of a practical nature. Charles R.
Redick, Captain Mackay, Judge Bear
den, John Bryson, John p. Humphreys
and G. F. A. Last also responded briefly
to calls.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Finance. F. Last, Z. E. Crandall,
John Bryson, A. McNally, Jos. Mesmer,
John Moriarty, T. E. Gibbon.
Membership-Judge Beardon, H. Jay
Hanchette, R. A. Ling, DR.. Nadeau.
OrganiZation-J u. Lynch, Geo. S.
Patton, Harris Newmark, Kaspar Cohn,
l.. j. Rose, J. DeBarth Shorb.
The meeting adjourned to the call of
the chair.