Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-24
ORGANIZING DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Secretary Gardner Gives an Account of the
Work Already Done.

ORGANIZING DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Secretary Gardner Gives an Account of the
Work Already Done.
| Correspondents of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. August %. 1892.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner of Washington secre-
tary of the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, is here looking after the work of his bu-
reau of the campaign committee. He finds
marked Improvement in the conditions since
he left here last week. ~ think" said he,
THAT We have great reason to be encouraged.
There is marked activity all over the country,
and particularly in New York state. AT no
time since the organization of the association
has the work been SO far advanced or so many
clubs on the roll at this early date in the CAM
paign as there are today. 1t is simply marvel
Gus how they spring up. Applications for
membership in the national association are
reaching our committee at the rate of fifty or
sixty day. A very complete organization OF
the democratic clubs has been effected In
Maine under the guidance of Mr.. John B.
Donovan, chairman of the state democratic
committee. assisted by Mr. H. B. Moulton Of
Augusta, Me. He is the state organizer of
/ democratic clubs. In Massachusetts the orsani-
cation of clubs has been placed entirely
in the hands Of the Young Mems Democratic
| Club OF Boston, who are now organizing clubs
in every township in Massachusetts. They are
preparing to make great display at the COM
ing convention III New York, and all their Off
GERS write encouragingly az to the outlook in
that state. In the last two weeks the state
! league of democratic clubs Of New York state
has assumed activity. While there have been q
number of active clubs through New York state
that have been in existence for months. still it
was only within the last two weeks that any
general activity has developed itself through
the state Mr.. John Boyd Thatcher Of Albany.
president Of the state league of democratic
clubs, will on next Monday night appoint the
campaign committee. In the meantime num-
Der of officers of clubs in New York, represent
ing the different exchanges and young
mems business clubs, have taken hold of pre-
| pairing for the national convention of clubs
| that Is to be held in New York on the 4th of
October Their subcommittee have not vet
| determined the place at which the meeting ia
| to be held, but they expect to report next
| week They have in view hall with q seating
capacity of 10000 new hall which has never
been occupied In New Jersey the organiza-
| ton of clubs has been in active operation for
some time, under the management of Secretary
Mckee of Asbury Park. He reports that there
are between 300 and 400 clubs now on the roll of
their state organization. They hold their state
| convention on the 9th of September, at which
time the delegates will be elected to attend the
New York convention and arrangements made
for their clubs visit to New York at the came
time TO participate in the parade. In Pennsyl-
vania tho organization takes a different name.
They are known Us democratic societies. Gov
Chauncey L. Black, who is the president of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs, is
also the president Of the State Democratic So
ciety OF Pennsylvania. They have. head
quarters at Harrisburg. under charge of Maj.
John u. Woman. Their state convention will
be held about the middle of September. Up to
the present time there are over 200 clabs on the
state roll. At the last convention of the Penn
sylvania society there were present 1925 dele
gates. Through the west the organization of
| clubs seems to be spreading very rapidly. In
| Indiana they have a system Of clubs. all gadi-
ating from parent club in Indianapolis. known
as the Hendricks Club. all other clubs in the
state being subordinate to that organization.
| From Illinois we receiving a great many
applications from clubs. principally in the
hopefully of their chances of carving
their state. In Iowa the state organization of
democratic clubs was formed about two months
| ago. ard the chairman of the state committee
| writes that they estimate they now have 20 900
names on their roll. He says: we are getting
a great organization in this state. We have
now an equal show with the republicans. They
really have small hopes Of carrying this state.
| The tide is our way. You can put II down that
we will be equal to Illinois and Wisconsin, if
not ahead of them when the result ia known
next November. Our club will be well repre-
| sented at the convention in New York next Oc-
| tober.'"
What about the German clubs, Mr.. Gard
ner?"
"A plan of organization is now being per-
fected under Messrs. Willard, Ottendorfer and
| Ridder to organize German democratic so
cieties in every voting precinct in New York
city. They expect to take a leading part in the
reception of the visiting democratic clubs.
| The organization now planned cannot help
but be one of great power. The Germans
I lzxA
every German vote that is to be had in the city
| of New York"
WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER MEN.
Mr.. W. c. Mcbride and Col. Sam johnson Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer are here. johnson will
remain during the campaign, while Mcbride
will leave Tor tour of the doubtful western
states to see whether the democratic rainbow
really is worth the chase that Chairman Dickin-
| son proposed to inaugurate.
Mr.. Z. T. Speer Of the Atlanta Journal is
| also here for a brief stay. He has been the
victim already Of the campaign interviewer"
and said regarding the situation in his state: 81
| do not regard the situation in Georgia with any
| sort of distrust. The third party people are
apparently counting largely on the colored re-
| publican vote to help along their ticket in the
October state election. but they won't poll half
of it. Northen. the present governor. has made
most acceptable record, and the colored peo-
| pie respect HIM and will vote for him. Ny
| judgment is that he will beat Peek, the third
party candidate, 10000 votes and the state will
| give the democratic national ticket an equally
large majority. The only serious business Ahe
| democrats have on hand is the election Of Con-
| gressmen in two Of the districts the ninth and
| tenth. the first represented by Mr.. Winn and
the latter by Tom Watson. Vim will be
beaten. in my judgment. but the result in the
| tenth district is in doubt. Watson is a good
caInpaigncr and taking speaker on the stump.
| The democrats have put strong candidate in
the field against Watson Mr.. Black Of Augusta J.,
who, if elected, will easily make his mark in
| Congress-
A LIVELY CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.