San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-06
CENTRAL CLUB ORGANIZED
DR.. g.. j. Starnes' Candidacy En-
dOrsed and Rousing Speeches
Made.

Mckinley and Hobart Liberal
club to order.
Immediately loud cries were
heard for l.. ID. Thomas. who re
spOnded in his usual able and
impressive style, assuring the au-
dience that once in a generation
they assured the aid of the race
TO give them representation and
dictated hat they seize the OPP
portunity. The speech was fol-
lowed by prolonged applause
and wild shouts. Then came
Mr.. Abe Mills in his usual forci-
BILE style and advised that we
stand as a unit in the support of
Starnes for the legislature.
Speeches were made by f. W.
Howard and Geo. D.. Moses, along
the same line. On roll call the
club was unanimous in its en-
dOrsement Of<Dr. Starnes.
They then repaired to Odd
Fellows hall to participate in the
organizing of a central club.
There they found the Six ward
Mckinley club in session, Ed
Townsend in the chair.
They endorsed Mckinley. HO-
bart and NOOnan. The dele
gates from all the wards were
rapidly filing in and the house
was soon packed to its utmost
capacity.
Wells from all over the audi
ence began to ring out for Starnes
and rs soon as that gentleman
succeeded in crOwding his way
to the front the silence for a few
minutes was profound. AS he
Strengthened himself in front of
the vast audience cheer after
cheer rent the air until the vast
audience was one mass of enthus-
iasm. He began fight after
in.h his old time style of elOquence,
every pause being applauded to
the echo, until section after sec
ton, all over the audience joined
in one prolonged applause, yell
ing themselves hOarse.
l.. ID. Thomas followed with
another of his strong speeches,
and from the way he handled
his subject showed that he was
equal to the occasion. When he
began to press the claims of his
candidate for the legislature a
faint murmur was heard in the
trio, Holt, Harbert and Easton,
trying to be heard something a
bout lily white and with their US
ual tactics trying to cavil, when
they can't carry but the crowd
yelled the louder. Thomas and
the vast tide swept onward, leav-
ing the trio like drift wood after
a storm.
Thomas said he had found it
necessary in this great fight to
rise above factiOnal strife and
petty enmity and press forward
to more noble aspirations; name
l,v; to have the race represented;
and they who continued to try
to stir animOsitv in the ranks by
whining lily white were not only
enemies to the cause of Judge
NOOnan, and the interest of their
race, but to the grand old Repub-
lican party. The committee of
the whole representing all the
wards finding that no central
club existed in the city only in
name, proceeded to organize
temporarily by electing J. H..
Martin chairman, and r. d..
Jones secretary.
A committee of nine was ap-
pointed on permanent organiza-
ton, consisting of j. F. Vandu-
zOr, Thos. Holley, w. w. Bilup,
G. j. Starnes, Ed. Thomas, Cal.
G.. Dustin, j. L. Joues, j.. j..
Washington and VIM. Tilman.
T. J. DilwOod clamored for a
place on the committee and was
finally added by the chair.
The committee returned in a
few minutes and reported the fol
lowing for permanent officers:
Chairman, John H. Martin;
first vice chairman, Ed. Town
send; second vice chairman, j.
NJ. ShellbOurn; recording secreta-
ry, J. F. Van DuzOr; assistant
recording secretary, VIM. B. AL
exander; recording secretary,
Prof. r. d. Jones; treasurer, DR..
G. j. Starnes; sergeant at arms,
Lieut.. 7. ]. DillwOod; sergeant
at arms, ]. J. Washington.
-Credential committees. S. IT.
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