Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13
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Sound Money Democrats summarily Fired
from the Jaoksonans
NONE OF THE ACCUSED WERE PRESENT
Several of Them Send Letters EN.
pressing Their Opinion of the Free
SiIvcritcs-Scntcncc Deferred
on Three OF the suspects.

The Jacksonian club held an exciting meet
Eng la,t night and when It was over the club
had to all outward Appearances thrty-'wo
members lce5 than it mad when the meeting
commenced. The long delayed but threatened
expulsion of the members who refused to
support Bryan and free silver in the late
campaign was carried out, after going
through the form Of hearing testimony for
the purpose Of proving that the proposed VIC
tins had not supported the Bryanite doctrine
during the last campaign. The club is in
corporatcI under the laws OF this state and
1t 10 stated by those on the inside that the
mcmbers expelled last night own a majority
Of the stock of the organization, so that a
legal complication may develop in the mat
ter which may cause the impetuous members
more or less trouble before the aiair is
ended.
The occasion was the annual meeting Of
the club and the free silver element of
the organization was out In full force. The
meeting was held in a small room in the
back part of the building occupied by the
club rooms. The walls OF this room were
decorated with several portraits over the
chair of the presiding officer was large
framed portrait of David B. Hill and under
1t was a small unframed print of the patron
saint of the club, the late leader of the lost
framed portraits of Adlai stevenson and
Martin Van Buren, and on the other side
was a similar portrait of George Washing
ton. The companion portrait OF Grover
Cleveland, which formerly occupied the
place Of honor on the walls of this room
was conspicuous by its absence.
KEY TURNED ON OUTSIDERS.
When the members of the club had assem-
bled careful examination was made to see
that no interlopers were present, and then
the door was locked The meeting proceeded
at once to business and the charges preferred
November II, against members OF the club
were read These charges were signed by
Ed p Smith and |. j. Dunn, and allege that
. the members named had been guilty of not
supporting the Bryan-Sewall ticket during
the last campaign. and urged that they should
be expelled from membership in the club.
The notice sent to each OF the accused mem
bers, ordering them to appear at the meet
ing then in session and show cause why they
should not be expelled was also read.
1t was then moved that the club proceed
to take up the case of each of the accused
members separately and hear any evidence
that might be offered. None of the accused
were present, but that did not deter the
meeting from proceeding with what some of
those present called "a trial"
Don C. Aver was the first victim to be led
to the slaughter. j. j. O'ConnOr raised the
point that these men might not have received
the notice to appear. He was quickly 81
called his attention, in a whisper, to the
stack OF letters on the sccrctary's desk
These letters were written by the gentlemen
about to be thrown out into the cold world
and contained conclusive proof that the writ
ers had been duly notified of the proposed ac-
tion of the club. Some of the letters were
couched in language more forcibe than ele-
giant, and invited the belligerent free silver
ties to sojourn in a place where ii never
SHOWS. Other writer's took the time to in
for nlt nh hot rrtt rel "a
hered to the principles of true democracy
and regarded the course of the club in the
last campaign in much the same light as
bushwhackers were regarded in time of war
None of these letters were read to the meet
ing, and few except the officers were per-
mitted to see their contents. The letters
were highly edifylng. and one in particular
made very interesting reading. This was the
letter written by Postmaster Euclid Martin
In answer to the notice sent him to appear
for trial. For the information of the MEM
bers of the club who were not permitted to
read 1t, the letter is given herewith in full:
EUCLID MARTIN ANSWERS.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. TO- l7;6.-To the ON
GERS and Members of the Jacksonan Club,
Omaha, Ncb-Gentlemen: on the 2lst of
last month | received through the mails n
notice from your secretary advising me
that charges had been filed with him charg-
ing me with misconduct and neglect of duty
That you did during the last campaign
of 1896 oppose and refuse to support the
regularly nominated candidates of the dem
ocratic party for president and vice pres-
dent, William j. Bryan and Arthur Sewall,
contrary to article viii of the bylaws of the
e club"
And | was further notified to appear be-
fore the club at its next regular meeting,
to be held Saturday evening, December u.
at o'clock, and show cause, If any, why |
should not be expelled.
| also received upon application n copy
of the charges which | find are signed by
Ed Il Smith and /. j. Dunn and include
the following named gentlemen: Don c.
Aver, T. A. BroEan. c. NJ. Conoyer, Charles
Dugdale, w. a. Gardner George V. Hines,
W. *, Jacobs, T. J; Mahoncy Euclid Mar
tin. a. Mathews, w, ID. McHugh. c. IL.
Montgomery, T.. w. Sherlock, Lee W. Sprat-
lon Cornelius Farrell, Frank Heller. c. c.
Wright 10, w. Sdhermer, NJ. G. Thaxton
Charles r. Tuttle, Arthur c. Wakeley
George l.. Dennis, Thomas Leddy and James
y. Kelby. all Of the city Of Omaha, Doug
las county Ncb, also L. ID. Sturdevant OF
Fillmore county f. Il. White of Saunders
county, 4; j; Sawyer OF Lancaster county.
Charles G. Ryan of Hall county Tobias
Castor of Lancaster county, Il. Il. Dunphy
of Seward county, d. +. Rolfe of Otoe
county, ! G Crawford of cunning county,
John T. CroCker OF Buffalo county,
Milton Doolittle of Holt county A. NJ.
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