Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-06
YOUNG DEMOCRACY
Met at the Court House aud Or
ganized a Club Last Night.
Preparing For the Struggle With De-
termination Born of Confidence in
Just Cause.

Gratis in the Crrui court room las
night for the purpose-of organizing 6
young mems Democratic club.
= Fount d. Daniel took the chair anC
called the meeting to order. HI
stated the purpose of the gathering
aud said that nominations were il
order for president, a vice-president
secretary and a treasurer for th'
club.
Dancy Fort accordingly, in shor
speech, nomina ed Frank s. Beau
mont for president. There being M
other nomination, Mr.. Beaumcn
was unanimously elected. Tha
gentleman, on taking the chair, stat
ed that. as was well known, he wal
no orator, and for one time he sin
cerely regretted the fact, for he fell
that he should like to give them ar
old-time, rousing Democratic speech
the time seeming to MIN most prOpi'
tious for out-spoken Democracy. He
pledged his hearty co operation, how
ever, in every measure looking to the
success of straight Democracy In the
coming election, counselling united
front all along the line.
After his spee,h the preside It call
ed for nominations for vice president
F. ID. Daniel placed w. B. Anderson
in nomination. There being no other,
Mr.. Anderson was unanimously
elected. That gentleman was not
present, and his fellow Democrats
missed a good speech.
@. b Lyle then nominated w. w.
Barksdale for secretary oi the ub.
There being NO other nomination fol
this Office, Mr.. Barksdale was unani-
mously elected.
Bruce L Rice, prect ding it by q
neat little speech, nominated Col.
Gracey Childers for tre surer His
election was unanimous, Col. Childers
returning his acknowledgment.
fhe presid ut tlren requested tha
every one present who wished to be
come members of the club should
hand his name to the secretary for
enrolment. Here is list of thos.
who Immediately responded: Dr.
N l.. Northington, w. w Barks-
dale, Col Childers, j. 1. Belote, F. d
Daniel, Ed. X. Beach, A s. Major,
Dancy Forl, @. b. Lyle, g. L. Pitt,
Jas. Wells, A. s. Wood, M. Savage,
v. K Beech. N. l.. Carney, Butler
Boyd, G. w. Hodgson, J. M. Stuart,
Sam Rosenield, A. G. Stafford,
Bruce Rice, B. s. Page, M. I. Page,
B. w. Herring, ). N. Belote, A. s.
Wood, Jas Monroe, Wiley ]. Smith,
Albert Wolff, H. G. Manson, Ed.
TURNKEY, Jr., A G. Payne, Chas.
Lockert, W. s. Payne, Jno. F. Couts,
G. w. Tyler, J. g. Rice, B. M. Barks-
dale, w. ID. Tayler, A. F. Tilly, G.
W. Beaumont, Jr., Waller Naylor,
Louis Michel, o. o Watts, Albert
Rohner, F. t. Martin, JOS. Mattill,
Geo. A. Leigh, A. A. Herring, g. F.
Herring, Norman Smith, J. d,
Smoot, district 10, G. A. Hooper, G
II. Bailey, q. M. Lowe, r. L. Gun
ningham, JOS. r. Wilson. Jr., g. e.
Warneken, d. Kohler, r. w. Jack
son, l.. l.. .>eble,t, Jas. A. Grant.
There were calls for DIR. Northing-
ton, who took the floor and made an
old-time, ringing Democratic speech.
He spoke OF the periIs 10 which tn,
democratic party is now exposeo
ga b"spught every ~ II to IT nd b.
20 old ship ii she WIS feIy ha
bored. His speech Was heartily ap-
plauded.
Dancy Fort next respond d to cal :
tor a speech He waved earnest, ann
c"unseled united front to the
enemy.
Bruce l.. Rice then moved that'the
president appoint both a finance
committee of three members, and ar
executive committee, consisting o.
one member from each ward In The
city and two INT mbers from thu
Twelfth district.
The finance committee is as fol
lows: @. b. Lyle, @. w. Hodgsor
and F. N. Smith.
Executive committee-1st Ward
Jas. Rutherford; I'd Ward, w. r
Bringhurst; Sd Ward, f. Il. Hodg
son; 4th Ward, Albert Rohner; 5tl
Ward, Butler Boyd; 9th Ward, B
l.. Rice; 7th Ward, f. G. Morrow
Sth Ward, M. ~avage; 9th Ward
Ed. Beach; 10th Ward, Jas. Belote
from the district-Matt Dunlop, F
d. Daniel. The president was adde,
as ex-officio chairman.
Upon motion Monday night IL
each week was selected as the time G
meeting for the lub.
DR.. Northington suggested tina
steps he taken to secure some one t
ad Ir s. Il club at its weekly meet
ings. The idea was well received an
generally discussed. 1t was finall,
moved by WHEY Smith that tn
president appDint a com itfee q