The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-22
Ms THE NAME OF AN ORGANIZE
TION FORMED IN ST.
PAUL.
OPPOSED TO FREE SILVER.
JUDGE G. II. FLANDRAU ELECTED
PRESIDENT AND SENATOR
OZMUN SECRETARY.
corr OFF CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
Proposed to Secure Assembly Hall
for Permanent Headquarters
to Reach the Masses.

T AT meeting of. voters and business
men who are opposed to the free COIN
age of silver held at the chamber Of
commerce last evening, the Sound
Money Club of ST. Paul was organized
with the avowed intention of literally
carrying the war into Egypt and COM
batting the white metal idea, tooth
and nail, regardless Of previous party
affiliations.
The officers of the organization are:
President, Judge c. e. Flandrau; sec
rotary, e. H. Ozmun. The following
constitution was adopted:
The name of this organization shall be
the Sound Money Club Of St. Paul, Mime
ssota.
The object of this club shall be the dis
semination of sound money doctrine without
reference to political party utilization.
Any voter in the state of Minnesota is
eligible to membership in this club who Is
opposed to the free coinage of silver as
enunciated in the financial plank in the
platform adopted July g. 1885, at Chicago.
ILL.,, and who believes in maintaining the
honor and credit of the United States.
The officers OF this club shall be presi-
dent, fourteen vice presidents, one from each
the county of Ramsey outside of the city Of
st. Paul; secretary, whose salary shall be
fixed by the executive committee; a treas
urer, and an executive committee consist
ing Of seven members, and the president and
secretary Of this club shall be ex offcio
members of the executive committee. All
of the officers of this club before mentioned
shall be elected by the members Of this club
at regular meeting thereof, except as here
in otherwise provided.
The executive committee shall have charge
generally OF the affairs of this club, and
four members thereof shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business. 1t
shall make its own rules and hold meetings
at such time and places as it shall determine,
and meeting may be called at any time
by its chairman, and must be called by him
when requested by two members in writing.
This committee shall have power to fill all
vacancies in it's own number or any Of the
officers of this club. The executive COM
mittee is authorized to adopt such bylaws
for the use of the club as it may deem nee
essary.
The regular meetings of this club shall be
held on Tuesday of each week at such place
and time the executive committee may
hereafter determine. and general notice In
the newspapers shall be deemed sufficient.
Ten members shall constitute quorum for
the transaction Of business.
Any voter is eligible to membership in
this club by signing the constitution.
This constitution may be amended at any
general meeting of this club by vote of
two-thirds of those present.
In order to comply with the provision
of the constitution requiring officers to
administer the affairs of the club in adj
dition to those elected last evening q
special committee, consisting of Thomas
Cochran, Richards Gordon, Gustav
Scholle, Kenneth Clark and Moses e.
Clapp was appointed to select men,
berS of the club for vice presidents in
accordance with the constitution and
to report nominations at the next meet
ing.
Whe last nights melting was called
to order it was generally understood
that a sound money organization was
to be perfected. The situation had
been thoroughly discussed at meeting
held for that purpose a week ago, a
report of which appeared in the Globe,
and so when the supporters of the
movement had taken their seats SEN
ator OZmun presented a constitution
which had been prepared and moved
it's adoption. The document was read,
section by section, when it was unan-
imously accepted with a few minor
changes which had been suggested
Judge Flandrau was then selected pres
ident by reclamation, as was Senator
Ozmun to the Office of secretary.
In accepting his Office Judge Elan
drau delivered a strong address in sup
port of the object Of the club, during
the course of which he stated that to
preserve the honor and credit Of the
country it was the duty of every sound
money man to affiliate with the organ
ization and help carry it's mission to
a successful fulfillment Judge Elan
drau said that he was a life long DEM
ocrat and that he had never voted for
a Republican in his life not even when
his party was disrupted by the nominal
ton of Horace Greeley, but that in the
present crisis he had no other alterna-
tive than to repudiate the free silver
doctrine espoused by the Democratic
party and vote for Mckinley the candi-
date for sound money, Republican
though he was. This the newly elected
president stated was the course he in
tended to pursue, and he not only
coUnSeled every other true Democrat to
do, but declared it to be the duty of
those concerned in the perpetuity of
national honor and permanence The
speakers concluding statement that in
pursuance with his convictions he pro-
posed to- do all in his power to dispeI
the fallacies of free silver and to di-
rect his energies toward aiding in the
election of a sound money candidate
at the coming presidential election was
received with the most enthusiastic an
plauSe.
During discussion regarding the
clubs place of meeting, c. J. BerryhilI
suggested that if war was to be waged
against the white metal the place to
carry on the fight was among those
who championed it, and that the proper
place in which to conduct the clubs
discussions was at Labor hall where
those of, opposing belief could attend
the meetings and be brought out into
the light of sound money doctrine. The
suggestion was considered opportune
and one which, If carried out would
greatly assist in the furtherence of
mir 49, nj.
was appointed to secure Labor hall for
permanent headquarters.
There was about the same number
present as were at the meeting a week
ago.