The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-29

met last ulRnl anu Was atteuueu ny
large number of members.
DR.. Behrens, president of the club,
called the meeting to order and Secre
tary Fred Lueders kept the minutes.
After the preliminaries were over
the secretery submitted the following,
which was adopted unanimously:
Whereas, Through the election of
the Hon. Roger Q. Mills to the
United States senate, vacancy &C.
CURED in the Ninth congressional dis
trict of Texas; and,
Whereas, McLennau county is a
part of said district therefore be it
Resolved, That the German.Ameri-
can Citizens club Of McLeunan
county, in our fellow townsman, the
Hon. G. B. Gerald, finds the right
person for the right place, to represent
this district, as a trustworthy, honest,
able and fit person to fill the vacated
seat of the Hon. Roger q. Mills.
Resolved, That we will use all hon.
orable means to secure the said nom
ination for the Hon. G. B. Gerald, and
most urgently ask all good citizens of
the Ninth congressional district to
cooperate with us to gain this end.
Mr.. F. W. Schumacher aroused
much enthusiasm when he introduced
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the election of the
Hon. Roger @, Mills to the United
States senate by our state legislature
receives our hearty approval. Our
state be6ttingly rewarded its noblest
son, patriot, statesman and unfinch-
ing advocate of personal liberty and
justice.
The club then went into considera-
ton of the various candidates for al
derman in the city and DR.. Charles
A. Dreis took the floor on behalf of
DR.. J. c. j. King candidate for alder
man of the Fourth ward, and said:
AS resident of the Fourth ward,
very naturally feel an interest in the
man who shall represent us in the
city council as alderman. 1t is true
have lived In the beautiful Central
. CityNa comparatively short length Of
. time, and it may seem presumptious
to some of you who, perhaps, have
lived here for many years, to take
such an active part in local politics
but however short my residence among
you has been, have found it Ions
enough to become endeared to thu
j people of Waco, and to feel an in
terest in good local government
There are, / understand, three candi
dates in the field, asking the suffragel
D of the people of that ward for the i'm
q portant position, one of whom
has received the hearty en-
dorsement of the people il
mass meeting assembled. These
a three candidates are DIR. j. c. j
King, Sam Booth and Jerry Hanson
J, l have carefully and impartially sur
D veyed the field, with a view to ascer
tanning the man best qualified tc
|, properly serve the people, and have
/, no hesitancy in asserting that, to my
/ mind, DR.. King is so far ahead o
either of the other two In everything
that goes to make up man eminently
qualified to fill the place of alderman
of his ward, as to admit Of nc compar
= ison. l might indeed 60 further, and
i state that were l asked to select man
| know of no one in the ward better
qualified than he. | deem it almos
T useless for me to attempt to recite his
o peculiar fitness to mon who have
q known him for years, and for this rea-
t son refrain, except to remind you
a that he is an educated and refined
d gentleman, a physician second in
!. point of practical experience to but
+ few in the broad state of Texas, and
d q man during his long residence in
v Waco, has made a success of every
It thing he ever entered into. He has
J, acquired and retained the confidence
o and respect of all who ever knew him
It This is the first time he has ever been
u a candidate for any position within
your gift, and he is now in the field
) only at the earnest solicitation Of his
S many friends and admirers, and not OF
" his own choice or volition. Were he
< to consult his own interests he would
doubtless refuse to make the sacrifice
his election would impose, but being
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