The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-13
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Organized in the West End
Last Night.

The Norwich Lock Democratic Club
was organized last night in the West
End under favorable auspices. The
Machine Works Band met in front OF
avenue at 1880 o'clock, and marched
| down Salem avenue to Jefferson street,
where the street cars were boarded with
prominent number Of Democrats, who
went to the Norwich Lock Hotel, where
q large number of enthusiastic Demo
Gratis were waiting to receive item.
The dining room of the hotel was
kindly loaned by Mrs. Miner, tho pro-
prietress. Every seat was occupied and
noon could be obtained. Waller p.
HUFF in few words stated the object
Of the meeting and introduced the
speaker of the evening, j. e. nj.
Wright.
Mr.. Wright said he was glad indeed
to meet in harmony the gentlemen
present, and stated he would not dis
cuss the tariff or Mckinley bills, but
would devote his attention to n bill that
was of far greater importance to the
people Of the South than these. namely,
the force bill
The speaker admonished all present
that work was needed TO make the cleo
ton sure thing in November and as
sured his audience that when tho club
was organized if he could be of any
benefit to them all they had to do was
to command him and he would not be
| found wanting.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wright is
speech the band rendered fine selec-
| ton after which there were loud cries
for Mcfarland.
| Mr.. Mcfarland arose and said he had
not expected to be called upon to make
speech, but since he was called upon
he could not fail 10 respond.
Il see," he said, faces that are
familiar 10 me here l mean people
| like myselr who came here from Penn
! sylvan ia, New Jersey or Connecticut
and can we forget when we first planted
| our feet on the soil OF the Old Dominion,
the warm Virginia welcome and the
true Southern hospitality that was en-
tended to US? When we compare the
Democratic and Republican parties in
the South, which shall We place our
allegiance with? 1 say with the
Democratic party because il represents
the intelligence and the bost people OF
| the country"
| ~ uIdNco dEOSts 6S QUO vi
| the committee from the Central Club
which was appointed to call the meet
ing, stating that the obie;t was to form
| club, and thai the election of officers
was the first business in order. j. NJ.
Maupin was unanimously elected presi.
dent and c. l. Noyes secretary.
a motion prevailed that all persons
who wished transfers from other places
would give their names to j. +. NJ.
Wright, who would attend to the matter
for them. About forty gentlemen gave
their names for transfers. A large
nun Der also registered, Mr.. Moomaw,
the registrar OF the Tinker Creek dis
trict, being present. Owen McVeigh
was unanimously elected vice presid ent.
and Rudolph Mush treasurer.
a committee Of three was appoin ted
ID look after transfers, registration, etc.
1t was unanimously decided that meet
ings should be held every Wednesday
night. On motion, it was decided to
call the newly organized body The Nor
witch Lock Democratic Cub. A motion
pre- vailed that vote Of thanks be ex-
tended to Mrs. Millner for the use of the
hall as place OF meeting.
About sixty gentlemen came forward
and enrolled their names as members of
the club. AT intervals the band rem
dered several selections Of fine music.
Mr.. Wright donated to the new club a
box of the Pride of Winston chewing
tobacco, such IA he had presented TO the
various clubs in Roanoke.
After tho present ation lie was elected
an honorary member of the club. After
the club had been thoroughly organized
Eston Randolph delivered . speech of q
few minutes duration, in which he dis
cussed in logical manner the effect of
tariff and force bill In conclusion the
band played The Star tangled Ban
ner."