The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-07
BRYAN AND SEWALL CLUB
Perfect Organization and Give il to
the Banner in the Neck.
And What do You Think! CoXey Was
There all Over the Grass.

The Democrats of the city and dis
trict perfected their organization
last Saturday night in the Circuit
Court room. N. b. Cheairs, the
Chairman of the former meeting,
was unanimously made President;
Col. H. G.. Evans, first Vice. Presi-
dent, J. r. l.. Cochran, second Vice
President, and o. p. Rutledge,
Secretary. The committee on rules
and bylaws made their report,
which was adopted, and some of the
committees for which it provided
were appointed; but the Campaign
Committee, who will have active
charge of the campaign, will be
elected by the club at its next regu-
lar meeting. The club has already
an enrolled membership of about
two hundred and twenty-five. 1t
will be potent factor in the cam
paign, and branch clubs will be
organized in every civil district of
the county.
At the conclusion of the regular
business Mr.. James A. Smiser intro
duced the following resolution,
which was carried unanimously
amidst the cheering approval of the
members
ResOIUed, That inasmuch as there
will be at an early date established in
the city of Nashville, The Post, an
evening Democratic newspaper, which
will stand as a stalwart friend to the
cause of Democracy, free silver and the
people; and inasmuch as said paper
will be met by its insiduous foe, the
Nashville Banner, which while posing
as the friend of the people is really the
secret cohort of the railroads, bond
holders and Republican party, the
national foes of Democracy; therefore
we the members of the Bryan and
SeWall Club Of Columbia, do hereby
recommend to the Democrats of this
county, that they in every way lend aid
and assistance to said Evening Post,
and repudiate the Nashville Banner as
the unrelenting foe of Democracy and
the secret cohort Of corporate greed and
Republican autocracy. 1t is the sense
of this club that the secretary furnish a
copy of this resolution to the county and
Nashville papers.
1t was also moved and carried that
the President confer with the Demo-
cratic speakers in this county and
have some one to address the club
at its regular meetings every Satur-
day night at eight o'clock in the
a Circuit Court room.
P The club held a special meeting
Tuesday night and transacted some
: business with reference to the cleo
u ton Thursday, and appointed work
e ers for the various voting precincts.
s And what do you think! Jacob
u S. CoXey, of Massilon, Ohio, was
there. The real, live, keep of the
grass" CoXey! Actually CoXey was
there with his mouth and made Us q
speech. 1t was nOlsed about thai
CoXey was in town, and the clul
d would have HIM as curiosity, anC
1t in rush they moved to give him {
chance to exhibit himself and t.
g turn his crank, and committed
<. went after him and brought him
q only too glad to come, and he actually
A. made us a speech of about two hours
He assailed the Cleveland-Sher
1T man Democratic Republicanism
g dwelt at length upon his non-inter
IS est bearing bond scheme, govern
a ment ownership of railroads, and II
ID his rational moments talked abOu
lie the free coinage of silver, and at tn
~ request of the crowd, told of hi
9. famous march to Washington. H
mt spoke at Lewisburg Tuesday an
he was on his way to Peoria, Ind,
IS. make speech, but missed cOnnec
lg ton at this point, with the above RI
We suits. He was too much fatigued
ss be interviewed that night, and lei
We for Indiana early Wednesday morn
ing,