Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-08
PORT ROYAL AT WORK.
Organization of a Red Hot Dem
ocratic Club.
ssxty-five Names Enrolled to Begin
with-An Enthusiastic Meet
Ing

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pose of organizing a Democratic
club, and thereby hangs tale. The
Third party leaders have been saying
all along that there was no use try
ing to organize a club in that district.
Every man in it with the exception
of few they termed boot-lickers was
for Buchanan and the Third party.
They even went so far as to say that
a Democratic speaker could not get a
hearing anywhere near Port Royal.
Subsequent events, however, show
that the claim was about as visionary
as the sub-treasury scheme, for
the young men received an
ovation yesterday and they organ-
lied one OF the largest clubs, II not
the largest Ia the county. They ar
rived at Port Royal at is22 o clock, and
were taken in hand by that "meanv
old Democrat, Frazer Northington,
He took them home with him for
dinner, and the boys say II was one
OF the best dinners they have sat
down to In many days. After din
ner they went to tobacco ware.
houseshat had been put in readiness
for the meeting, and there they found
a good crowd to meet them. f. ID.
Daniel WAS introduced to the
audience first and made speech,
dwelling briefly ON the Importance OF
Democratic organization. He was
followed by Mr.. Fort, who spoke
about forty minutes, making good
Democratic speech, which was fire.
quently applauded. At the close Of
Mr.. Forts speech the doors OF the
Democratic church were thrown wide
open and the organization Of q club
was begun. Following is the list OF
members in full, and 1t will be notic-
ed that many names are contained
therein that have heretofore been
claimed by the Third partyites.
| l.. G. Atkins, w. w. Connell, Ross
Bourne, J. M. Todd. Joshua Todd,
e. l.. Bradbury. w. N. Gaines, J. a..
Keele, M. T...Keele, w. e. Alley, M.
Keele, @. Dowlen, ], T. Felts, G.. III.
Randle, r. Murphy, Gus Watson, g.
E. Davis, Jno. Cover, Jas. Cover,
Thos. Power, Henry Winters, Hem
ry Rosson, s. A. Terrence, VIII
Keele, Marion Keele, Jno. r. Keele,
q. N. Weakly, w. T. Weakly, r.
Csrnley, Chas. B. Ross, w. s. Pick
ering, j. w. Allen, Frazer Northing.
ton, N. T. Alley, T. M. Williams,
Robt. Pickering, George Pickering,
w. G. Pickering, Sr.; Robt. Murphy,
E. w. Vaughan, w. ID. Cotter, Sam
Wilkerson, J. Williams, J. O. Nor.
thington, Thos. J. Weakly, 8. Morri.
son, Tobe Davis, Geo. Il. Rosson,
Logan Rosson, Sidney s. Williams.
Walter Hunt, Jack Rinehart, Jas.
Ciuley, Andrew Cauley, Jno. Muf
ply, j. w. Atkins and A. b. Stew
art, colored.
An organization was effected by
the election of Frazer Northington
president and W. e. Alley secretary.
1t will be seen from the above list
that sixty.one voters joined this club
and pledged their support to the
nominees of the Democratic party.
| Nor is this all (; there are many De-
mocrats in the district who
could not attend the meeting
and who will yet Join the club.
II is reasonably safe to say that by
the next meeting there will be one
hundred names on the list, and that
meals great big victory In the
Fifth district for Democracy.
The meeting was very enthusias-
tic one, and much Of the honor IN
due the young men who went out
from this city to organize the club.
There was one name given at the
meeting that does not appear on the
list. A. M. Wombell, a Chattanooga
drummer, happened to be In town
and gave in his name as member
wish three cheers for Hamilton
county.
/ 1t was by the hardest that Messrs.
Daniel and Fort could get away from
The crowd to come home. Everys
body wanted them TO spend the
night and have big ratification
meeting last night. They promised
the people, however, that they would
come again, and after wishing the
club success, they left for home.
i The days work shows that the
claims OF the Third partyites, SO feE
as the Fifth district Is concerned, are
very visionary, and that they win
never be atle to deliver the goods
they have promised the Republicans
In this county. The Fifth district
heretofore, has been claimed bog
and soul by that party.