Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-04
LAID0UTTHEW WORK
The Lincoln Club OF Kent
County Duly Organized.
list OF THE vICe-pRESlDENTs
Words ef chsss spoken BY csnessssmaz
coseheon-A Glorious Future 10 ~
bulis Upon an Hsnosabls Past

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watkins. prsssdent OF the recently pr
ganized Lanooln Republican clab. and
IN the absence Of Secretary Dwight
doss X. A. Maynard Was elected secre.
tary. Chairman Watkins announced
~ the frat buslness TO be brought before
the meeting would I've the report Of Tho
committee on constitution and by. lava.
F.A. Maynard then read the couststu-
ton ~ drawn by the conimittce. The
name suggested Nv the committee for
the club Was "'rhc Lincoln Republican
club OF Kent county," but when the
motion was made 10 adopt the report
Of tho committees, DIR. Griswold offered
as an amendment that tho club be
called "The Lincoln Republican dub
of Grand Rapids. Michigan"
The amendment was voted upon And
declared lost.
r. b. Fisher moved that the annual
meetings OF the club he held February
II. or IN case the day he Sunday TO be
held on the following Monday. The
motion was carried.
+. +. Skeelp, chairman of tho ccm-
nnttee chosen 10 report the Remaining
officers of the club and q list of tice
presidents and the executive committee
consisting Of one member each from
the townships and wards. reported that
Col. +. s. Pierce hat been chosen trd2s-
urer of the club and that the following
vice presidents and executive commit
tee had been appointed:
Names OF the Omcers.
Algoma, l.. c. Warner, d. S. Nc
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Thos. w. Gibbs; Bovine, w. IL.
McDiarmed, William Silcox; Byr4n,
Byron McNeal. Phil Collins; CAe-
donia, Sherman Colson, Emantel
Bergy; Cannon, w. J. Thomas, Frank
Ladner; Cascade, Henry b. Proctor,
Chas. +. Holt; Courtiand, VIM. IF.
Woodwork, Chas. Mann: Grshd
Rapids, Sanford w. Lyon. Hardy
Brsmen; Ga,nee. Nelson Kelly, Aafbn
Clark; Grattan, Oliver /. Watkins,
Edward p. Nash; Lowell, S. P. Hicks,
F. d. EDDY; Nelson, Fred Hubbard, ".
Rosco; Oakfield, Nelson B. Rich. 4. 81,
Jones; Paris, James Henry. Connor n.
Smith; Plainfield, Sol. Sullivan; Myrbn
Livingston; 6olou, D. G. Lyle. Il. =.
Woodworth; Sparta. l.. D. LuIl, C. H.
Loomis; Spencer, Scott Griswold, G. Is.
Medier; Tyrone, II. II. Willy, Fred
Bitely; Vergennes, Geo. II. Godfrey, q.
f. White; Walker, A. Rs>Edison, r. b.
Graham; Wyoming, Loren Day. GtD.
Wykes. From the city, First ward. II.
II. 4. Locher. II. A. Frost; Seco6d
ward, NJ. s. Crosby, Dayid Forbs; Thind
ward, W. J. Stuart, Fred Aidrich;
Fourth ward, Fred Clark Henry Chaa1
Fifth ward, Geo. Cogshal, Enos. ~
Pugh; Sixth ward, n. ]. Felker, Bartik
Yonxer;; Seventh ward, John j. Knox,
Jas. Cc,ye; Eighth ward, S. G. Ketchem,
Henry Hartmann; Ninth ward, l.. c.
Stowe, Robert Logic; Tenth ward,
Sybrant Wesseius. William A. Stowe;
Eleventh ward, Ernest Disbr0w, +. e.
Skeels; Twelfth ward. B. S. Harris
Henry Harper.
The report was accepted and adopted
after which q recess Of fifteen minutes
was taken to give those present an op-
portunity to become members of the
club by sisning the constitution and by.
laws.
sixty Names Were Subscribed
to the document, and the club was duly
organized. When the meeting was
again called to order Chairman Wat
Ash9 iutAO0uSC0 0Cus Ds Va SuSCiCOus
who addressed the club with q twenty
minute speech full Of bright and pun
gent comments on the comparison of
the records of the two old parties. Mr..
Cutcheon was greeted with applause.
He said that the news received from
the municipal elections in New York
indicates that the Empire state remains
IN the Republican ranks and can be de-
pended upon ut the fall election.
The republican party has broad field
of labor lying before it, but 1t Will be
found 10 5e equal TO tile emergency.
At the Michigan club banquet the.
other night, Governor Mckinley, lap
plause said that when there is any
thing to do the republican party IS
always called upon to DO it. The DEM
ocratic party has earned the name of
the do nothing party and is now sus-
tanning its record with remarkable
precision. So long as there is anything
TO do, there IS call for organization
in the ranks OF the republican party
and that step has been taken tonight.
All legislation of vital Importance to
the country has hcen brought about
BY the republican party. This manner
of action is inherent in both parties.
The democratic party has always acted
as an obstruction TO legislation. The
republican party
Mas = work to DO
and this Is the place 10 do il, right in
the Lincoln club If Grand Rapids. The
ideas connected with the name OF the
club lends force To ts influence. fhe
equality OF msnkind Was one of the
principles promulgated by LincoI n.
Another Lincolhian idea is that labor IS
greater than capital. Capital has no
independence without labor. In orga-
nixing this club let us remember that
humanity ~ above all and that labor
stands pre.eminsnt TO capital. The
speaker then took up the tsrih question
aud said that protection is an Ameri-
canisn. IL ia the producer of free
schools and facteries. Another lssue TO
be decided IN the comlng campaign is
the question Of honest money. We do
not propose TO permlt the bullion owner
10 bfsng lels - or - cenis and have II
stamped A. loo eeuts. The republican
party is for equality OF all men. The
republican party has slralght record
behind IL aid before lt. Two years ego
. few republicans tired the experiment
of stayine st home. but ! think they
are heartily siek new OF experiments.
We have had the sluavbuek IeElsis-
ture. the eerrymanderlng OF the state
and other insqulties. son1eiinses
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