The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-11
THE YOUNG PERFORMERS
MET LAST NIGHT ~ THE CITY
HALL.
A small Attendance-Pe Permanent
Organization Effected--Resolu-
tions Adoped-Much speechifying
INDUCED In.

The Young Mems Reform club met
last night in the city ball. The at
tendance was small but all present
showed much enthusiasm in the move
ment
The meeting was called to order By
Mr.. j. r. Downs, promptly at the APP
pointed hour, who, in short speech
stated the object of the meeting to be
to organize into a local political club
with aims and objects the same as the
old club, under the banner of which
they had before marched to victory,
He urged that in or Ter to success 1t
was necessary for every member to ex.
ert his every energy in the work, and
in selecting their standard bearers to
be conservative, discreet and cautious.
He further stated that the organiza.
ton would devote itself solely to city
politics and in the interest of good
local government to put in office the
very best men; that the members
were expected to pledge themselves
to abide by the decisions of the ma
jority of the club and to support every
candidate thus selected. Temporary
organization was then completed by
the election OF Mr.. J. r. Downs
as temporary chairman and
MIR. Tom o. Plunkett temporary
secretary,
A motion was made by Mr.. J. E.
Boynton, and carried, that COM
mittee of three be appointed to draft
resolutions setting forth the aims and
objects of the organic alton. Messrs.
J E. Boyntou, Stark West and Chas,
Banlster were appointed and recess
of fifteen minutes taken, during which
time several enthusiastic speeches
were made.
Upon the return Of the committee
the following resolution was reported
and after some discussion, adopted
unanimously:
Whereas We, the undersigned,
citizens of Waco, believe it to be for
the best interests aud future welfare
of the city that an organization be
effected for the purpose of securing
the election of good men to the CT y
Offices, to be filed at the coming
April election; therefore be it
Resolved. That we organize our
selves into club, to be known as the
Young Mems Reform Club, of the
city of Waco; that we invite all voters
having the good of the city at heart
to join us, and that the object of this
club is solely to the accomplishment
of this end.
STARK WEST.
CHAs. BANIsTER.
J. Il. BoYNToN
The roll Of membership was then
opened for the names Of tn ose desir.
ing to become members and the fol.
lowing gentlemen joined the club
w L Railway, J B Stone, G A Rich
ardson, Bruce Gerald, Chas. Banister,
t NJ McCulloch, r L Allen, j T
Studer, j G Monrose, w E Hawk
ms, j e Boynton, G F Thomas, w B
Morrison, G A Boynton, R III Kings
bury, Ewell Bassett, VIM j Talley, R
w Joblonowski, Stark West, S J Quay,
J r Downs R II Rogers, Willie
Sleeper, Pat Massey, N l. Davis, Tom
o Plunkett, II l. Taylor, Willie
Plunkett, G Z Albea, r. B. Banton
and j. B. Baker.
The club then went into permanent
organization and the following officers
were elected:
j R Downs, president; Bruce Ger
aid, secretary; Thomas p Stone, as
sistant secretary; Pat Massey, treas
urer.
A motion was made by Mr.. r H
kingsbury that one vice-president
from each ward in the city be elected
but as a precautionary measure it was
suggested by Mr.. j. e. BoyntoD,
that action thereon be deferred till
the next meeting of the club.
The following call signed by all the
members was authorized to be pub
lished in all the papers:
The undersigned, who have organ