Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-02
DEMOCRATIC REFORM CLUB.
IitGASizEp ny BUSINESS mI-N YES
TizRDAY.
Movement in the Interest of Mu-
nioipai Reform by Prominent cit
fssns who WIN Attend the Pri-
mrs.ies--An Important Meeting.

n A meeting was held by Few repre-
tentative business men at the First
;aiional bank Tuesday which has re-
s uited IN importani developments. The
\ fbject Of the meeting, as stated BY one
ll,f the participants 10 the quiet little
'fnaiT. WIS, approaching that In order
10 obtain sound and economical muni-
slpal government. Il was necessary
s';hat aldermen should be selected from
y lmong the most responsible and in
uentihl citizens and that meeting
Ike his one ior the initiation Of a
pavement 10 iha; end was necessary
- arouse the public spirit OF the busi-
less men Of the city Il. c. Edringion
. vas elected chairman and Glen Wal
-sr secretary. and after pre-
'tlIainarg discussion q was decided
70 adjourn 10 yesterday afternoon in
RIDER % secure a larger attendance and
dive time for further consideration o.
ihe important matter Ia hand il was
tieeieei 10 adjourn 10 yeaterday after
floau a. : o'clock. At thA; hour the
taeeine assembled IN the han u The
! Chamber % Commerce, the Use 81
Which had been rendered for the occa-
ipn b. the courtesy u Messrs Middle
en- & Malone, the as-uts 81 the bullI-
ing,
s Mr. Burlington presided as az the
.orner meeting aud Mr Glen Walker
Tas secretary as before. and there
we're upwards Of seyenty-Hve OF the
most prominent business men OF the
isity "A attendance
f Col. r. NJ Wynae 10 a short address
Explained the object Of the meeting IS
above stated. Remarks were made BY
otheTa. among whom vas Judge A J
Booty, after which he following res1-
uiion, o1ered by Col. l. NJ. Wyune,
WAS adopted unanimously
3 Believing that the best interests Of
5er city and ourselves demand that the
3usiness nllr aud iht prosperity o"aeIs
land AL good patriotic citizens who de-
sire good government ia this city shall
organic f0r thr purpose Of securing
.ihe nomination and election o. good,
Efficient aud tr-afw1fthy men 90 all
pity offices and 20 that end We. the
inndersigned citizens, organize our
selves Into Democratic Reform
Stub. and we each and an pledge our
selves 10 use all honorable means IN
our respective wards and In the city
lat large at the Democratic primaries
10 secure the nomination and election
lof our best aud most trustworthy aud
reliahie citizens with business cxpe-
.rienco and sagacity to nj the said Of
uees.
\ The following resolution offered by
ID W, Humphreys wns also adopted.
Z Resolved, that 81 10 the sense OF this
~ arpg that good citizens of each
WARD meet IN their respective wards AZ
eRrly as possible and call out good
man In each ward 10 run for alderman
and that said good citizen go 10 work
IN earnest to secure tho nominations
nf said men so-chlled out at the coming
Democratic primaries.
on another resolution offered by Col
Wynne the chair appointed the follow
tng committee to prepare an address to
the public MesnrB. r.. NJ. Wynue. A.
~ Booty, X NJ. Van Iandt. ID. w. Hum
phreyH, II. c. Holloway. W. q. Turner.
~, Y. Nicks, NJ. j Lewis a. j, slack.
"a. Il, Want, George AtullSey. r. p. Mar
Tin, j, ". Bomar j. o. Talbot, j. 9.
K, Burlington.
4 The meeting adjourned to Monday at
- m, on motion offered by Col.
fNynne, which embodied an Injunction
lprging all members present To endcayor
fip influence every person Interested in
sound municipal government to at
ihe.
number Of those who took part IN
the meeting yesterday are well known
Republicans.
q Chairman j, =, NickH OF the city
fpemoeratic executive committee when
tintorrogated IN regard to the meeting
SUD mat he thought II was In accord
with the party in It's main object, which
was nvowed TO be the selection OF good
Jimen for office. The city Democracy
mud, he spid, sought to do this and he
9thought they had succeeded In most In.
etanoes. He said the party might have
Talled In few cases and ho thought
this movement would he In the interest
gof the party by assisting to accomplish
the work 20 which It was already com.
United. which was TO secure tho cleo.
non OF good men to the Offices, and
fhererore he had attended the meeting
On being Invited 10 do 70. and had par,
ficipated In Its proceedings with mat
lend In view. He believed this Demo.
cratic reform movement would be In
She interest of fair and honest prl.