The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
With Music and Speeches an
Enjoyable Evening Was
Spent.
THE ENTHUSIASTIC LISTENERS
Each Week Orators Will Be Heard
Upon the Principles of the
st. Louis Platform.

The United Railroad Employees Repub-
lican Club was permanently organized
last night in Native Sons Hall on Seven
tenth street, near Valencia. 1t was a
grand gathering of hardy and intelligent
men that filed the place of meeting when
John F. Clarke, foreman of the construc-
ton department of the Market-street
Railway Company, officiating as tempo
rary chairman, called the meeting to
order.
Secretary Meacham read the following
report from the committee on permanent
Organization:
We beg leave TO report and recommend that
the name of this club shall be "The United
Railroad Employees Republican Club" ana
that its object is to advance the interests of its
members and to unitedly support the prin-
ciples OF the Republican party as defined in
the st. Louis platform and the letter OF accept
ance OF the Hon. William Mckinley, Republi-
can candidate for President of the United
States: to aid nv ALI honorahle means in tho
election of William Mckinley for President and
Garrett A. Hobart for Vice-President and the
Republican congressional and Legisl ative
candidates, believing that the success of the
Republican party will insure National pros
perity, which means personal prosperity TO the
Individual workingmen of the whole country
We earnestly ask the hearty and harmonious
cooperation of each individual member OF the
club to bring about this grand result.
up of the FIVE organizers of the origi-
nal United Railroad Employees Repub-
lican Club"-W. 81. Philpot, J. a. Nc
Sparks-and of the employees of street railway
companies who may desire 10 join the club,
said roll to contain, with the above exception,
the names of those only in the actual employ
of such companies operating in the City and
County OF San Francisco.
Thanking those gentlemen who have assisted
in the temporary organization and asking
your hearty cooperation with the permanent
officers in the discharge of their duties, we
propose the following permanent officers for
the United Railroad Employees Republican
Club:
For president, W. C. Carpenter; vice-presi-
dents-M. c. Whyte, A. B. Bartholomew and ].
c. sawtelle; recording and corresponding sec
rotary, W. e. Cook; financial secretary, w. H.
Philpot; treasurer, r. C. Allen; marshal, P. s.
Seymore.
Executive committee-A. W. Barron, Edward
Howe, Henry Ascroft, H. o. Rogers, N. j.
Bailey, 1. F. Kidd, G. H. Fairchild, H H.
Lynch, ]. F. Clark, c. A. Potter, ]. G. Skinner
E. E. Gibson, a. A. Iddings, NJ. D. Stein, W. F.
Gibson, S. E. Foster, S. A. McLenegan, c. II.
Harris and ]. w. Harris.
The duty OF the above gentlemen shall be to
attend to the financial and general Interests
of the club and to provide speakers and neces-
sary entertainments.
Wilicutt, G. G. Newhall, A. S. Halladie, E. P.
Vining, L. H. Brown, G. W. Wallis, ]. L. Will
cult, Captain Hanford, ]. B. stetson.
Committee on permanent organization-J
H. MeCluer, ]. W. Williams, C. s. Heron, P. S.
Seymore, f. E. Meacham.
In taking the chair W. G. Carpenter
said: 1--WE have assem- bled here tonight
for one and the same purpose, and we will
cooperate to make this political organiza-
ton one OF the most powerful this side of
the Missouri River"
Chairman Carpenter then introduced
Hon. Eugene f. Loud, who was greeted
with cheers.
The Congressman did not speak at
| length, but rather to the point reviewing
| the question OF finance, and his words met
with appreciation. He prefaced his remarks
| with the statement that his would have
been positive loss if he had been unable
to address an audience such as had
| gathered to enroll under the banner of the
Railroad Employees Republican. Club.
You, gentlemen" said the speaker.
'who have to contend with so much from
! early sunrise until far into the NIGHT
represent class of men who know how
| to think and weigh matters according tn
| their worth, and it is gladdening to see
] you grouping about the acknowledgements
of MISUNDERSTANDING and Hobart.
You belong to a class of men which
must use good judgment, tact and intel
| ligence at all times from the moment Won
encounter the Grabbed dyspeptic whose
digestion failed him in the forenoon nm
! til you land the befuddled individual aft
his home door in the we small hours of the
early morning. II is no ordinary man
who can do this with good Judgment, de-
liberation and mild temper-he must be an
intelligent and superior man. / am.
therefore, pleased that we belong to the
| same party"
A humorous speech was made bv Score
! tary Cook, and s. w. Dockworth also de-
livered a short address
The club expects that at the next meet
ing MONDAY mighty the roll, which has al
ready reached 1900, will be twice as Iaree.
AS A RAY OF LIGHT.