The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-16
THE DEMOCRACY.
Lively Meeting of the Clatsop County
Club Last Evening.

4 No. l Engine house.
If any republican thought that there
wasn't enough democrats left in Clat.
sop county to fill the hall, he should
have dropped in on this meeting, for he
would have found every chair filled and
an overflow. Sheriff Smith was present,
and so was Pat O'Hara, with his bass
voice. They kept coming until the room
was filled, and every mothers son of
'em, by elevating his nose to the proper
altitude, though he could sniff victory
in the air.
Herman Wise, the president OF the
club, stated that the meeting was called
to discuss the ways and means of max
ing the reception of the delegates to
this convention a success. The chair
man was empowered to appoint the fol-
lowing committees: Reception, hall. en-
tertainment and finance, all of which
were to report at no later date than
Saturday. The members of these com
mittees will be named today
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members, the pith of which was that on
account Of these good old times the
committees should keep down the ex-
pense of entertaining and as long as
democracy was in the saddle at Wash
ington the lighthouse tenders should be
called into use and take the clubs
guests down to the bar
| Mr.. Dillon, feeling rather good on ac-
count of it being so near st. Patricks
day, wanted lots of music, plenty of
bands, and said he would pay his share
of the expense.
C. r. Thomson hoped that before any
of the delegates left the city they
should be shown all over Astoria and
suburbs, they should be lodged well |
and looked after, and he felt certain !
that every citizen of Astoria would aid
the club in having the strangers leave
the city with good impression.
President Wise right here ought to
have closed the meeting, but as every
member present seemed elated over
democracy's chances and the night was
yet young, he called for a few remarks
ION the good of the order"
Councilman Bergman arose in the
audience and made a brief speech. He
said he saw the press notice of this
meeting, and thinking it a good place
for democrat to be- he came. He felt
certain that the democrats had men in
their ranks that were capable of man.
aging the state, and he for one was not
going to surrender the state to the re-
publicans
Mr.. Sutton said he believed in true
democracy and only true democrats
should be put on guard. He wanted no
mongrel ticket in his; nothing but a
pure democratic ticket, letting every
tub stand on its own bottom" as it
were.
This seemed to shake up the anatomy
of Chris Vejhens, who was onto his
feet at once, and made quite a talk,
and wound up by saying that there
was no success like success-in other {
words get the offices somehow, no mat
ter how you get them,
Mr., Thomson, seeing that things
were getting warm, and being a kind s
man at heart, got the floor, and tried !
to pour oil on the troubled waters by :
stating that the meeting was not called /
to discuss fusion. and ''as democrats we
all ought to be one family and united =
on what was the best for the party"
Had Brother Thomson kept this up :
a few minutes longer he would have s
had Mr.. Dillon sprawling on the floor in S
4 fit of delight, When he reached the Z
point where he didn't know but what
maybe he would be for fusion, If it was
for the good of the party, O'Hara's face
was covered with smileS, He leaned for t
ward and grabbed himself in his arms, v
drew UP one foot and jabbed 1t down on
the floor, and was about to cut loose
with a few yells for "Old Glory" when a
Thomson let up.
Alex. Sutton was up agaiB-in fact he E
was up on one leg before Thomson got i
through, and after shifting onto his
,ther foot, placed his hand on the small
IF his back, pushed his spinal column /
nto a perpendicular and repeated his . .
sentiments about true democracy" He ..
,aid he knew If there was victory 1t
would not be an easy one but he did
lot want fusion. He didn't believe in
nasouerading under another name; that /,
,ou could fool the people some of the
ime, but not all the people all the time.
Applause) He wanted a straight tick q
4; that he wouldn't recognize any per- :
on as a democrat whQ rap en other
han the democratic ticket. :.
phe end was not yet. :
Pat QHara by this time was up into
he air, with both heels cracking to- L
ether, and exclaimed; "Mr. Chairman, b
would like to know whether Mr.. SUIT
on meant" Fl
What O'Hara wanted to know no one g
ut himself knows, as Sutton. O'Hara n
nd o. sovey (the last pamed is no re- =
alton to O'Haral were all up talking at
nee, so that President Wise had to call -
he meeting to order. Mr.. Sqyey had on - =
pair of new rubbefs, and was not In a 81
logd to be- bluffed, SO he stood and was x
He started out on harmony al
! the party. and the troubled look left
ir. wise's face, but as he warmed up II
e put more fat on the fire by saying "
e for one didn't think any popllfst e
ad any business on Che fleeF OF this g &
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