Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-27
Democrats will Organize.
Tacoma News.

Tacoma News.
The Democrats OF Washington will
organize next August State Demo-
cratic Association for the purpose of
Strengthening the party organization
throughout the State. A meeting
for that purpose will be held in Ia
conn between August lst and Goth,
the exact date to be determined later
by the Central Democratic Club of
Pierce county, which has taken the
initiative in bringing about the State
organization.
Secretary George Hazz ard, of the
Central Dem 0cratic Club, is fast COM
pleting arrangements for the August
meeting. He said regarding it:
From having been personally in
more than half the counties OF this
State and from correspondence with
active and influential Democrats in
the other counties, am able to state
definitely that there will be a large
and representative gathering OF Demo-
Gratis from all parts of Washington at
the proposed meeting to organize a
State Association. Immediate steps
will be taken by the Executive Com
mittee of the Central Democratic
Club to secure the attendance of
speakers Of national reputation, when
the exact time for the general meet
ing will be fixed and due notice
given.
Senator Henry Drum, who has
gone to Chicago, carries with him an
urgent invitation to General John NJ.
Palmer, candidate for United States
Senator from Illinois, to be present at
the meeting in August. Mr.. Drum
will go to Springfield to present the
invitation to General Palmer and per-
sonally urge its acceptance. is con-
iidently expected that General Palmer
will be one of the orators at the meet
ing. Invitations to be present have
also been sent to ex-President Grover
Cleveland, William F. Villas, Henry
WattersOn, Governor David B. Hill OF
New York, United States Senator John
G. Carlisle and d. w. voorhees,, Gov.
ernOr J. X. Toole OF Montana and
Lieutent Governor Stephen M. White
of California. The two latter have
already signitied their acceptance Of
the invitations and will make ad.
dresses.
In the event OF General Palmer's be-
ing unable to accept the invitation, il
is expected that at least one of the
other speakers will be secured from
among the list invited.
Following is the call for the meet
ing, which has been signed by officers
of Democratic clubs in 20 out of the
33 counties in the State:
WHEREAS, There are many local
Democratic clubs and societies in
Washington, and no State association
of them existing, and
WHEREAS, The National Association
of Democratic Clubs has requested the
Central Democratic Club of Pierce
county to take the initiative in organ
izing State Association of clubs OF
societies, auxiliary to the National
Association, which said Pierce county
organization has done:
Therefore, We, the undersigned rep.
resenting our respective local organiza
tion, do hereby join in inviting the
several Democratic clubs or societies
now existing in Washington to send
delegates to general meeting to be
held in Tacoma for the purpose of or
ganizing State Association.
The general meeting shall be held
not later than September LIST, 1890
but the exact date is to be fixed. and
due notice thereof given by the Cen
trail Democratic Club of Pierce county
after they shall have completed all ar
rangements for the same, and shall
procured the attendance of Democrats
of national reputation as orators fol
the occasion.
Signed as follows:
Adams county-A. L. Coffey, Chair
man County Central Committee
Philip L. Kretcher, Secretary County
Central Committee.
Cowlitz county,. F. Van Name
Chairman County Central Committee
Chehalis county-John J. Carney
Secretary County Central Committee.
Clallam county-D. McImes, Chair
man County Central Committee
Thomas Maloney, Secretary County
Central Committee.
Columbia county-James P. Turner
Chairman County Central Committee
J. X. Rutherford, Secretary County
Central Committee.
Clarke county-William H. John
son, Chairman County Central Com
mittee.
| Franklin county-Adrian s. Brown
Secretary County Central Committee
Fred Kurtzman, member State Cen.
trail Committee.
| Garfield county-M. F. Gose, chair
man county central committee.
| Island county-Walter Crockett
chairman county central committee.
Jefferson county-R. C. Hill, chair
man county central committee; Wal
ter Bowen, secretary JeffersoniaI
club; Joseph Kuhn, member nationa
committee.
King county-Junius Rochester
chairman State central committee; F
S. Mussetter, secretary county centra