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THEY CARRY BANDANNAs,
The Famous Thurman Club of Columb,
to BE in Line

Ihe Famous Thurman Club of Columbus
to he in Line.
In the month Of December, 1885. invitations
were issued to a number of gentlemen Of CO.
lumbus, Ohio. to meet for the formation Of
young mems democratic club. Thirty-fve men
answered tho call and effected temporary or
ganization by the election of George ". Dun
as president and Ben II. Harmon as secretary.
At the next meeting, which was in January,
1887, the meeting resulted in the perfecting of
permanent organization and the election Of
officers. The club was chr;stened tho Thur
man Club. after Judge Allen G. Thurman.
February 49, 1890, the club applied for and
was granted articles of incorporation under
the laws of Ohio and adopted its preamble and
principles.
Thursday, November 10. 1890. the club cele-
brated the seventy-seventh birthday of Judge
Thurman by giving the ''Old ROMAN Banquet"
the greatest political banquet ever held in
this country. President Cleveland was one of
many prominent guests of the club on this oc-
casion.
The Thurman Club uniform consists of a
drab-colored overcoat with black frogs, a ban
danna red lined cape. silk hat tan gloves, BAN
danna-colored badge and hickory cane. This
uniform was noticed at the national convention
IN st. Louis in 1888, Chicago in 1892, many
state conventions and political meetings in
Ohio and neighboring states. The officers of
the club are as follows: President, Dudley A.
Filler; first vice president Franklin Rubrecht;
second vice president, Henry Steube; secre-
tary. Lincoln Fritter; treasurer, John G. Dun,
Jr.; financial secretary, Theodore Ganther;
captain, Henry c. Pirrung; first lieutenant,
W. S. TussIng; second lieutenant F. II. Schile
directors: John J. Len'z, Frank c. Eaton.
Samuel Stevens, Edward Denmead, Felix A.
Jacobs, Patrick J. Cassidy, Clement r. Gill
more, Alexander NJ. Campbell
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This famous club was organized in the spring
of 1882. 1t was the offspring of factional
strife. Those who then controlled the ma
chinerv of the party were not favorably re-
garded by the rank and file. Finally an or
ganized effort was made to dethrone them
In the fall of 1881 number of democrats met
at the Palmer House for the purpose of devils
ing means to overthrow the machine" Their
efforts eliminated the following April in the
organization OF the County Democracy. John
j. Corcoran, a coal merchant, was elected the
first president and George Kersten. a justice of
the peace. was chosen secretary. Head
quarters were established at 119 Monroe street
and there many exciting scenes occurred The
club rapidly grew in membership. 1t now has
the names of LAO active politicians on its
rolls. Not until 1884 did the club come into
prominence in the state. In that year Carter
II. Harrison was the democratic candidate for
governor. The club escorted him all over the
state in his campaign and everywhere it went
it inspired the democrats with its enthusiasm.
Those who attended the national democratic
convention in 1884 will recall the club. Nature
has been generous to most of its members.
They are stalwart fellows. with fine military
bearing. They traversed the streets during
the convention days escorting arriving and
departing visitors. They attracted great
deal of attention at the time. Two years ago
the club in body, went to Des Moines. Iowa,
to attend the Inauguration of Gov. Boies.
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Following are the officers Of the Bushwick
Club: President, Samuel s. Whitehouse; vice
president, George Straub; secretary, Peter b.
Huberty; treasurer, Gottfried Westernacher;
financial secretary. Julius Muth; sergeant-at-
arms, Diedrich Nicholson: board of trustees
John W. Weber, chairman; Thomas ]. Kenna, A.
G. Scharmann, Ernst Ochs. B. j. Pink Charles
Worn, p. II. McCarren. William Ferris. Adolp6
II. Goetting, Frederick Keller, G. f. Armbruster,
Vim. Battermsnn, julius Lehman, Andre "
Beck, Henry Claus; house committee. Ernst Ochs
Frederick Keller, William Battermann; finance
committee. Henry Claus, Thomas j. Kenna, c.
z: Armbruster; committee on admissions, p. J.
Pink, Adolph II. Goetting. William Ferris;
auditing committee, A. c. Scharmann, Julius
Lehman, P. H. McCarren; entertainment
committee, A. c. Scharmann, Henry Claus b.
]. Pink, C. E. Armbruster, julius Lehman.
Among the prominent business men and
democratic leaders of Brooklyn who are in the
club may be mentioned John W. Weber. Ernst
Ochs, III. b. Scharmann, Joseph Eppig, John
Well, Charles Zerwich, John +. Becker Will
liam II. Frank, Frank Ibert, H. NJ Sloat,
Mathew Figuera, VIM. b. Waterman, Frank
E. Wilson. ". j. Gallagher, Samuel s. White
house, Bernard J. Pink. James F. Moffet, L.
w. Van Vrauken and j. Z. Swanstrom, William
Battermann. Adam Schultz, John A. Schwarz.
Andrew Schmitt, Louis Spatz, ex-Mayor Alfred
&. Chaplin, Commissioner Of City Works John
7. Adams, Police Commissioner Henry j. Hay
den, Excise Commissioners John Schliemann
and John s. Cahill, Health Commissioner John
Griffin, Register Thomas ]. Kenna, Sheriff
John Courtney, County Clerk John Cottier,
State Senators John McCarty and P. H. Nc
Carren, Judges Jacob New. Adolph H. Goetting
and Robert E. Connolly, Democratic Leader Of
the Assembly James F. Quigley and others in
public life. The present membership Of the
club Is more than 400 and is increasing at the
rate of about fifteen month.
Mr.. Whitehouse. the president Of the club, is
Q lawyer, . member Of the law firm OF Morris 4
Whitehouse, who are the attorneys for most of
the local railroads and other corporations. He
10 prominent In the democratic politics of
Brooklyn, public speaker Of much force and
ability, q member Of the democratic county
general committee, and was secretary Of the
democratic electoral college which cast the vote
Of the empire state for Cleveland and Steven
son on the 9th Of January last. Mr.. White
house is q member Of about all the leading clubs
Of Brooklyn and has very extensive acquaint-
ance. He Is thirty-fve years Of age. was born
in Portsmouth, N. H., educated in the public
schools Of Brooklyn and 10 in all things a
hustler"
AN ACTIVE PHILADELPHIA ORGAN.
IZATION.
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Judge Gottfried Kruger, the patron OF the
association, is its president. having accepted
the Office in compliance with the unanimou.
request OF the members aud friends OF the Or
ganIzation.
He is one Of the judges % the court OF error
and appes's OF the state OF New Jersey. Before
going on the bench he had declined al puhlio
Office excepting three terms in the Legislature
in obedience TO the unanimous request of ths
voters OF the district
He is an uufinching democrat Of great in
fuence in state and local politics. He Ia CHAIR
man OF the democratic cOuaty committee has
been a member OF the state committee for
eight wears. aud was twice chosen n delegate to
the national convention. fighting IN the Cleve-
land column. Landing m this country forty
years ago a moor boy. through his untIring en-
ercy and perseverance he has amEssed for
tune Of many millions IN the brewing business.
and Notwithstanding his wealth and standing
in the community at large he is one Of the most
affable, unassuming and everyday men Of he
time.
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Adam B. Reeser, president Of the club, Of
Reading, Pa, was born in Berks county. Octo-
Der p, 1854. After receiving a preparatory
education he entered Franklin and Marshall
College, in the fall of 1876. from which institu-
ton he graduated in June. 1880. with high
honors- he Immediately entered the law Office
OF Henry c. G. Reber, a leading member of the
Berks county bar. and after reading the requi-
site length Of time was admitted to the bar in
November. 1882 For the past fifteen years he
has taken very active part in politics. and in
every campaign he has grstuitously given his
services to the chairman Of the democratic
party. and stumped his county from one end to
the other. He has been a member of the
Arhericus Club since 1880. For many years he
was secretary of the club. and for the past two
years he has been its president, for which Office
be was lately rennminated
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John S. Cooper, second vice president of the
club. was born in the twenty fourth ward.
where he still resides. He is of commanding
presence and of genial temperament Caring
nothing about Office for himself he is ready to
devote his time. which is valuable. to aid his
party and his friends. He has never he'd am
public office. He is a wealthy and well-known
contractor. To him is largely due the new and
improved methods of political warfare
which the democrats have recently
adopted with much success. II has
been his contention for many years that
the democrats are in the majority in the city
and county and that if they could be induced
to go to the polls disaster would overtake the
republicans. Acting on this idea he secured
reorganization OF the party and drove the
thugs and scalawass from the places they oc-
cupied. The result has been as he predicted.
He rarely speaks in the club meetings, but
when he does his words are listened to with
attention and his recommendations are inyar-
iably adopted,
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President Dudley Anthony Filley OF the
Thurman Club is the third son of Henry C, and
Eliza Filley, and was born July 81, 1860. in the
little village of Somerset, Perry county, Ohio.
His parents moved with him to Columbus
his education in the common schools of that
city.
The Columbus Evening Dispatch, new daily
paper issued about this time. was an induce
ment for the boy to make his pocket money
after school hours
1t was in August, 1877. and after finishing his
education. that he was appointed as .'office
boy" in the city water department 1t was not
long. however. before he was made clerk then
advanced to the position of bookkeeper; was
made assistant secretary shortly after this and
IN January, 1887, although democrat, was ap-
pointed as secretary and treasurer by the then
republican board of trustees. The fact that
he has retained his position during the many
political changes that have taken place in the
department is good evidence of his popularity
among the business men of Columbus.
He Is one OF the young members Of the Co
lumbus board OF trade, having been elected to
membership In that organization in April,
1886, and also a charter member of the Thur
man Club. He has been elected as committee
man, director. first and second vice president
and is now serving the club as president. hav-
ing received the unanimous vote of members
at the election held December last. He is
one OF the charter members of Columbus
Court, No. 1872. O. o. F., and was chief ranger
OF the court during 1890.
Wednesday, October 1, $780, Mr. Filley was
married to Miss Clara VI. Miller, "a daughter of
the late Mr.. Thomas Miller of the buckeye cap
ital city.
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The Young Mems Democratic Club OF Massa-
chusetts to March.

The Young Mems Democratic Club Of Massa-
chusetts to March.
The Young Mems Democratic Club OF Massa-
chusetts, which has come on to take a part in
the Inauguration, is one of the most powerful
an influence extending all over the state The
club was organized January 81, 1888, and in
the following June, at the time Of the publica-
ton Of the first catalogue. there were 164 men,
bers. This number was increased to 1854 in
December, 1883, the close of the presidential
contest OF that year. In December, 1889, the
membership was $50. an increase Of I66 over
the year before, and representing ninety-two
cities and towns. In December, 1880, the mem
bership was 1853, an increase Of 23S over the
preceding year, representing 124 cities and
towns. In December. 1891, the membership
was l,24S, representing 100 cities and towns
At present the membership is 1,646, an in
crease of 3ss, or 50 per cent, over last
year, with 173 cities and towns represented.
Two duties were delegated to this club by
the state committee:
~ The whole duty Of preparing and distrib-
uting documents during the campaign. The
document committee for the past year con-
sisted OF Messrs. Osborne Howes, jr., Henry W.
Lamb, Frank W. Howes. Joseph Lee and John
7. Wheelwright
Documents and pictures to the number of
l,s64, SlS we're sent out by the committee.
% The other duty which vas assigned to the
club wa: the forming Of campaign clubs
auspices OF this club, and they did good work.
Since election number Of t6em-have effected
permanent organization.
The officers Of the club are as follows: Pres
ident, Harvey n. Collision Of Boston; vice pres
idents, A. George Bullock Of Worcester, John
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but the reorganis alton Of the Gottsrled Krue-
ser Engineer Corps. organized July I. 1850,
a semi-miltary political body. numbers 500
uniformed meu. famous Tor It's soldier-like
bearing and rendering valuable service 20 the
party during he campaigns The leaders in
the corps having decided with the approval OF
the Judge. 10 form a more permanent organi-
zaton 10 promote the principles of the party
and to establish headquarters and take moro
sOhstan;ial active part. the rbove mentioned
association was formed and has nov passed the
GU mark OF active, energetic workers whose
numbers include some OF New Jerseys most
prominent osicials The Judge purchased Q
capaclous club house
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Edwin Cav Flanigen; secretary. B. Gordon
Bromley; treasurer, James J. Breen. Execu-
tive committee-A. p. Douglass, C. Oscar
Bessley. VIM. wilkins Carr, Emil CaufYman.
John H. Councillor, Adam S. Conway, Henry
I. Dechert, Jos. NJ. Dohan. VIM II. Doyle,
Chas Hart, Samuel T. Jaquett, J. Peter
Hinges. VIM. Henry Price. Henry Lehman,
John f. Lewis, Aaron Lichten, Henry C.
Loughlin. VIM. N. Mccormick. Thomas F. Nc
Mahon, Oscar r. Meyers. Edwin Phillips. ].
Edward Ryan, Otto Wolf, Edward f. VOL
gamuth.
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A CLUB WITH A RECORD.
The Young Mems Democratic Association
of PHILADELPHIA.

VI EhAiaueipnt4
The Young Mems Democratic Association Of
Philadelphia is one OF the kid glove political
organizations Of the city Of brothsrly lore. 1t
has come on for the Inauguration in great
style and II the members have any spare time
upon their hands while they are in the city
they can spend it around the corridors of the
Arlington for they have secured handsome ac-
eommodstions there and are living right in
the lap Of luxury. The association numbers
among in members many Of the leading men
IN Philadelphia business and social circles, and
its annual dinners on Jackson day are events
q considerable moment Leading politicians
and statesmen from all over the country are
the guests Of the association on these occs-
sfons and the speeches are worthy Of the per-
manent record that the association gives them
In handsome volume that 10 issues in memory
Of the banquet. The officers Of the association
are - follows: President, Samuel Cuisine
Thompson; vice presidents. Henry Flanders.
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President Rusk was born in Baltimore 1852;
was educated in that city, took the degree Of
LII at the Maryland University Law School
in 1872, in which year he was also elected a
member of the house of delegates and reelected
four successive terms; was afterward elected
member of the state senate. where he served
four years; was subsequently elected to the
Forty ninth Congress and has continued mem
Der up to the present time, and will be in the
Fiftv-third Congress. In addition to being
president of the Calumet Club since its organi-
cation. Mr.. Rusk has also been for the past six
years chairman of the democratic CITY executive
committee, conducting all the campaigns in said
city during that period; took part in the Asso-
citation of Clubs at It's organization at the
Hoffman House in New York city in 1884: was
chairman of the committee in charge of the
great club convention held in Baltimore on
July 4, 1884. which was attended by over three
thousand delegates; when the National Associa-
ton of Democratic Clubs perfected; was
then appointed a member Of the national execu-
tive committee of said association and is still in
that position.
HERE IN 1885.
At the Inauguration of 1885 the Calumet Club
made a very creditable showing. with Gen.
Patrick Reilly as marshal and Mr.. yinceute and
John Quinn as his aids. The Crescents. how
ever, had the advantage Of them in general
style. their preparations having been under
way for many more months. Nevertheless the
Calumets had the right Of the line and they
were pointed out to the crowds as 1.-THE regu-
lars" Since then. however. the glory OF the
Crescent Club has departed. and J. Frank Nor
rison, whose personal magnetism made il what
it was, has dropped out of politics-simply re-
naming. as he saws, within mailing distance"
At the Inauguration of 1898 things are very
different. They have made all arrangements
to have about coo men in line and have as
their uniforms black cashmere high hats, blue
capped overcoats. yellow gloves. canes and badges
They have three bands of music and a drum
corps. the principal band being the Naval
Academy Band.
Mr.. Rusk is the marshal Of the parade. with
Capt. Robt c. Cole of the fifth Maryland regi-
ment as his adjutant.
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W. Corcorsn Of Clinton. James Russell Reed Of
burlington, W. n. Osgood of Maiden; secre-
tary, Benjamin ]. Wells Of Boston; treasurer,
John l. Nichols Of Somerville; executive COM
mittee, Henry W. Ashley Of WestfeId. Sigour-
ney Butler of Quincy, James H. Carmichael of
Lowell, Charles A. DeCourcey OF Lawrence,
James j. Dooling Of Boston. Freeman c. Girls
void OF Greenfield. Charles s. Hamlin of
Brookiine, Ira G. hersey of Foxboro. Pierre
Humbert, jr.. of Boston, Charles E. Mongan
OF somerville. Arthur E. Perry of New Bed
ford, Daniel L. Prendergast of Boston.
Ex-ofhcio members: President. vice presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer Of the club.
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Daniel E. Root. or as he is Familiarity called
"Uncle Dam" is first vice president of the
club. He was born in Baltimore. He, too.
was a soldier. Although he was engaged in
several battles and was severely wounded he
came out of the army private. He is engaged
In the commission business at the stock yards
He stands high in the commercial circles of
Chicago. When the boys are in doubt, polit-
cally. they look to him for guidance. He is a
dyed-in-the-wool democrat. He has been
elected vice president on each occasion with
out opposition. No one would dream of rue
There is not member in the organization who
is not his personal as we'll as political friend.
Mr.. Root was elected county commissioner
last fall. He is at present chairman of the
county boards public service committee.
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THE ILLINOIS CLUB.
The Organization That Escorted the Vice
President Elect to Washington

Tresoeht-Liect TO washington.
The Illinois Club Of Bloomington attends the
Inauguration ceremonies at the capital as the
personal escort Of Vice Presldent-elect Steven
son. Fully 100 persons compose the party and
they have complete train, which came
through unbroken from Bloomington to Wash
ingtor, starting Monday. February %. 1t con-
sisted Of seven cars and came via the Chicago
and Alton and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
roads. The train was composed of sleeping
cars and dining car. Vice President-elect
Stevenson and his family occupied private
car of the train. and the Illinois Club make
their home on the train while at Washington.
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y Mr.. Geo. W. Gibbons, the president of the
Robt. S. Patterson Association was born in
Philadelphia on May 8. 1850. He has been
president of the association for the past ten
years. having been first elected in 1888 lie is an
ardent democrat and an active worker in the
ranks. He ran on the ticket with Gov. Patti
son In 1852 for the legislature when the dis
trict had 1.6O0 republican majority and was
defeated by l25 votes. He was a candidate for
select council in the first ward Philadelphia,
in February. 1892. and was only twelve votes
behind the republican candidate out of an ag-
gregate vote OF nearly 10000. He is a fluent
speaker and has been on the stump for many
years in Philadelphia. He has never held but
one Office and that he now holds as school di-
rector, a post for which he is eminently fitted
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THE BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY,
The Bushwick Democratic Club Hero in
Force.

The Bushwick Democratic Club Here in
Force.
One Of the best known and most influential po-
litical organizations of Brooklyn is the Bushwick
Democratic Club. They have come on with
about $50 members, expecting to make the
finest kind of a figure in the parade. As the
club numbers among its members some
Of the most prominent men in the city Of
churches there is no reason to think that they
are over-sanguine. During their stay in Wash
ington the club is quartered at the Metropolitan
Hotel, having engaged almost the entire front
OF the building. In the parade they wear no
uniform, but march in citizens dress, dark
suits and silk hats. They carry their own club
banner, but in the parade form a part of the
Kings county democratic organization, OF
which MIR. VIM. A. Furey is the marshal.
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still found enough time to look after and in
terest himself in the political welfare Of his
county. Soon after reaching his majority he
became one of the leading political spirits Of
his ward, and is at present the president Of the
Second Ward Democratic Club
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Thomas P. Merritt, the chief marshal Of the
Americas Club, was born at Mount Holly, n. j.,
In 1854. He is the present mayor Of the city
and Is active and prominent in business. social
and political circles. He is an ex-president Of
the Americas Club, president of the Fourth
Ward Democratic Club. member of the Penn
sylysnia board of worlds fair managers presi-
dent of the Reading Benevolent Society, and
connected with a number of other societies and
organizations. Last year he received the COM
plimentary nomination as one Of the Congress-
mep-at-lArge from bis state
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Frank J. Gaulser, financial secretary or the
club, is at present clerk Of the circuit court
His popularity extends beyond his own party.
Although a young man of fwenty-eight wears
he is regarded as one OF the leaders OF the
party. He Is possessed Of considerable ability.
Mnicn ne places at the service Of his party
HIS friends predict bright political future for
him.
Tho Miami Club Of Hamilton, Ohio.
weil-known organization in Ohio is the
Miami Club Of Hamilton, that has come on 70
march In the inaugural procession. They are
upward Of sixty strong and parade under the
command Of ]. 3. Lehman, a prominent citisen
OF Hamilton. The club was organised In 1854
Ihe oficers are a. follow: President, II. @.
Gray; vice president, Thoa. II. Boyd: secretary,
Chas. Mueller; financial secretary, Frank Fon-
, sLcK HxApAcaEs promptly cured By bromo-seltser
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Judge Krueger's son and right-hand man. Col
John +. Kruger. is treasurer of the sssocia-
ton. He is an active and energetic worker in
party politics and yields a strong influence
with the young democracy of the country He
is one Of the district leaders and member q
the city and county committees and an Iniuen-
tal member Of many other associations OF g
social nature. He declines to accept any public
ONCE, taking a greater pleasure in assisting
his friends to obtain such honors.