Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-02
TO AID THE PARTY
Enthusiastic Republicans ofthe
Second Ward
ORGANIZE A STRONG CLUB
And WI Push ths Fight for Harrison
and Protsction-ML Crosby's
Patriotic Address.

Thursday september L. Second - ara
nleeks 81 hsadquarters Of Lincoln club.
trlaays september : Eleventh ward
meets at corner Hall and " AaisoD.
saturday, september 3 Ihtrd ward
meets at No. SOS Cherry
Monday, september 81 nth ward meets
al INNS hail
" Wednesday, September :. First ward
hall 10 De announced
Wednesday, september 7, sixth ward
hall 10 be announced.
The meeting IN the rooms OF the
lincoln club last night to perfect the
organization of the second ward re-
publican club was attended by the
active working republicans OF that
ward. Enthusiasm aud repubhcanlsm
were manifested early and often. At
S.l5 the meeting was called to order 10y
c. r.. Harrington who called Frank A.
Rodgers 10 the chair. Mr.. Rodgers
after taking the char stated the object
of the meeting and said that II the
republican forces had organized two
years ago the democrats would not
have won the election. lie made the
statement that in his OPINION no repub-
iican IS too good 10 work. "IF' Mr..
Rodgers said, every republican would
get out and join the ward clubs and
nelp 10 create enthuslasm the republl-
can party viii win this year"
The Hon. Alfred Wolcott WAS elected
temporary secretary. The next IN the
order OF business was the election OF
permanent officers of the club. The
Hon. NJ. ;. Crosby nominated David
Forbes, but Mr.. Forbes declined, having
been president Of the ward club four
years ago. c. f. Hethrrlngton was
nominated ami elected by acclamation.
III accepted the office ana honor IN
neatly turned speech.
Ir woIootr chosen Secretary.
On motion of +. d. Conger, the Hon.
Alfred Wolcott was elected secretary
by reclamation.
George Bonnell, one of the most
busting and energetic of the younger
republicans, desired TO have the club
join the state league or republican
clubs. and explained It's methods and
constitution.
The constitution and bylaws of the
league were adopted by the club by an
enthusiastic and unanimous vote.
Mr.. Rodgers suggested to the meet
ing plan OF increasing the member
ship and to induce the republicans to
turn out and work as well as vote. He
suggested dstrichng the wards and
some one person being assigned TO each
district tor missionary work. By
adopting that plan. Mr.. Rodgers
thought, much interest and enthusiasm
could be created and good done for the
cause.
The Hon. NJ. S. Crosby had many
words of advice to offer the club. He
didn't believe the election could be
carried without the earnest work of the
republicans, and he believed with the
help of the club the second ward could
be the banner republican ward of the
city. He called the attention of the
persons present to the fact that many
young men IN the second would, at the
coming election, cast their first votes
and many will be undecided as to how
to cast them. A word of encouragement
would certainly bring them into the re-
publican fold. He wanted TO do his
share of the work, but wanted It
divided around so that two or three
would not be obliged TO 90 1t all.
Recognition for Young Men.
Especially did ne desire to see the
young men recognized and he believed
by that means victory would rest on
the banners of the republican forces.
Secretary WolcOtt had prepared the
following preamble: ave, the under
signed, believing in the principles of
the republican party, and desiring to
so organize the voters of the Second
ward that We may promote the success
of that party at the polls, and in every
way advance the cause of republican
ism, hereby organize ourselves under
the name of the Second Ward Republi-
can club"
The First siKners.
The first signer of the roll was George
w. Allen, who had voted for William
Henry Harrison IN 1885, that being his
first vote The signers are: