The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-22
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
ENTHUSIA AND INTEREST.
ING MEETING LAST NIGHT.
The Membership Growing Rapidly
and Everybody Terribly In
Earnest.

and Everybody Terribly In
Earnest.
1t was an interesting meeting Of the |
Cleveland Carr club last night The at
tendance was large, the enthusiasm was
great and every member showed love for
the cause and an earnestness in the organ
ization and the work for which it is de-
signed. President Stronach presided and
in the absence of the Secretary, caused
by sickness, Mr.. Greek o. Andrews was
appointed secretary pro TEN. Mr.. John
w. Thompson. of the committee on by
laws, submitted report for the commit
tee, corresponding with the form of the
constitution and by laws already pub
lishcd with the following substituted for
the first three articles:
Constitution.
Article I. This organization shall be
known as the Cleveland Carr Young
Mems Democratic club of Raleigh town
ship, Wake county, N. c.
Art. 2. Its object shall be to regularly
maintain the principles and support the
candidates regularly nominated by the
democratic party.
Art 3. The officers of this club shall
consist of president, seven vice-presi-
dents, secretary, treasurer, corresponding
secretary and executive committee, COM
posed of five representatives. from each of
| the voting precincts in Raleigh town
ship, who shall be elected by ballot. but
such officers as have already been
elected and committees appointed shall
hold until the next annual election.
The committee on badges we're grant
ed another weeks time to complete cor
rcspondence. Mr.. s. M. Telfair of the
membership committee, reported twenty
four new nanIes, and they were all duly
enrolled. Several other names were also
presented by members and enrolled. The
total number of members reported was
over seventy.
The president announced the following
as the complete committee on member
ship: 1st ward. George G.. Heck; 2nd
ward, Will Green; 3rd ward, s. F. Tel
fair; 4th ward, II. E. Litchford; 5th
ward, r. E. Lumsden; outside west,
James A. Thompson; outside east, Geo.
F. Kennedy. The following appoint
ments were also announced: Finance
Committee, w. E. Ashley, J. w. Thomp
son, Fred. Habel, w. D. Smith, Joseph
Blake, George C. Heck. Vice Presidents
1st ward, B. r. Lacy; 2nd ward, L. c.
Bagwell; 3rd ward, E. B. Engelhard
4th ward, w. P. King; 5th ward, w. T.
Bishop; outside west, w. E. Ashley
outside east, Geo. F. Kennedy.
Mr.. Daniels announced that Mr. Coop
er had the organization of a Glee Clul
we'll under way
Short addresses were called for ant
Mr.. Geo. G. Heck was invited to address
the meeting. He responded, declarin,
u that the rule of the people was necessar,
: in opposition to that of corporations ant
), that the present republican rule wa
: one of mammon and not of manhood
Z Z The republican party is one of retro
: gression, the democratic party one O
progress. He compared the two presi
> dental nominees and declared that tn
republican nominees name was Harri
. son to day but it would be Dennis afte
{ November Mr.. Heck was frequentl
- greeted with applause.
Il Messrs. John W. Thompson and L. S
II Ellison were called on and spoke briefly
Mr.. j. d. Boushall was called out an
, made an enthusiastic appeal for demo
cratic supremacy. 1t was good speech
J. Mr.. Graham Haywood was called upo
81 " and he predicted brilliant victory fc
.e !. the democracy. Messrs. B. C. Becl
II !, with, S. F. Telfair, J. A. Hollomal
II Greek o. Andrews, j. G. Ellington,
Z F. Lumsden and others were called q
and made brief remarks.
Mr.. John w. Thompson moved that
committee be appointed to invite HO
le A. E. Stevenson to deliver an address
Raleigh during the campaign, and II
IN motion was adopted. The chair a
of pointed the following committee: Messl
k. Thompson, Daniels, Heck, Lumsde
r w. w. Briggs and Ellington.
b. The following committees were a
nounced:
t. Public Speaking-Josephus Danie
C. w. w. Parish, B. G. Beck with, Geor,
re G. Heck, G. F. Lumsden.
Campaign Literature-G. f. Leac
II, w. w. Briggs, L. s. Ellison, J.
B. Boushall, J. G. Ellington.
,r- 1t was an enthusiastic meeting and
d. the members are working ably for den
G. cratic victory