Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-03-03
REPUBLICAN CLUB.
AN ORGANIZATION FORMED
LAST NIGHT.


Republicans.
Everybody knows how the rain fell
in torrents Monday night, and almost
everybody was glad to remain at home
and enjoy the comfor of the itesidc
But despite the raging storm, At eight
O'Clock there we're over one hundred
people at Horner's Hall, anxious to
form aperinanent Republican Club.
Ard when the meeting adjourned,
such club had been founded that
this city has never known heretofore,
composed of the best men In the city,
and upon sound financial. basis.
w. W. Robbins, President OF the
Campaign Club of 1888 called the
meeting to order anil stated the OBJ
jects of his call in the newsp. p.rs. Bv
acclamatiop, Mr.. Robbins was made
Temporary Chairman, end H. L. Ty
ler, Temporary Secretary.
Reports were heard from gentlemen
who, at q preliminary meeting, had
been appointed to solicit funds, and it
was found that $500 was already cub
scribed for the furnishing and renting
of rooms.
1t was resolved by this meeting that
the action of the preliminary meeting
In appointing a Finance Committee,
be endorsed, and the same canvassers
requested to serve who had been doing
this work.
A membership roll was opened and
over one hundred people last night
signed their names to the paper, and
before two more meetings are held,
there can be little doubt but that fully
Ave hundred names will be on the list.
The Chairman appointed the follow.
ing committees:
Permanent Organization-Wm. N.
Hewitt, Stratton w. Moore, Chester J..
Buck, David McBrida
Rooms-Jacob Mengel, VIM. b.
Trenchards M. w. Appelgate.
.Rules-Geo. W. MCGOWAN, VIM. M.
Bodine, Daniel Elmer, Thos. w.
Trenchard. ~
Membership-William E. Souder,
Elijah Hider, Merritt Sooy, Charles
Stevenson, F. D. Paullin, Saml H.
Gaskill, Henry Janvier and Stanton
B. Cole.
| The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization then retired and shortly re-
turned with its recommendations w.
w. Robbins was named for Perma-
nent President, bnt that gentleman
declined. He thanked the Committee
very kindly for the compliment, but
he could not be urged to accept the
Office. ~
The Committee again retired, and
the following recommendations we're
made;
Pfesident-Wm. M. Bodine.
Vice Presidents-Walter II. Bacon,
Edw. L. Harrington, Daniel Elmer,
VIM. B. Trenchard.
Secretary-H. l.. Tyler.
Corresponding Secretary - Charles
F. Reeves.
Treasurer-Lewis H. Dowdney.
The Committee also recommend the
appointment by the meeting of an ex
ecutive committee of two from each
ward.
The recommendations of the com.
mittee were adopted by the meeting
by acclamation.
The following Executive Committee
was named:
First Ward-E. NJ. Appelgate, VIM.
H. Souders.
Second Ward-Lewis Marks, VIM. M.
Leach.
Third Ward-Joseph T. White, John
H. Morris.
Fourth Ward-Frank Mckee, John
L. Hubbs.
On motion 1t was unanimously or.
dered that the organization be
known as the ''Bridgeton Republican
Club"
After some further enthusiastic re.
marks relative to the Spring election
and the necessity for standing by the
ticket, the meeting resolved to ad
journ to meet again on Friday night.
At this time the Committee on Rules
and Rooms will report, and everything
will be in working shape and the
Club will 20 on toward making Re.
publican sweep next Tuesday and at
subsequent elections.
| This club has been organized to
stay. 1t is not simply campaign
club. It Is an organization that will
be permanent. It will not fall imme-
diately after election. The finances
are assured and 1t is the sentiment OF
the Republicans about the city that
such club is necessary for protection
when 1t 10 considered that the Demo-