Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-18
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bers were to compose the conference COM
mittee.
'Toothaker has the sense Of smelling down
as fine as a bloodhound, but in this in
stance he barked up the wrong tree.
Thomson Is a free silver Republican and
when he heard Of this dark plot he be-
came highly indignant. He has refused to
preside over any of the clubs meetings
since then, and last night he cent the fol-
lowing letter, to be read in open meeting:
kansas City, Kas., Oct. 16, 1895.
ITO the Secretary, Young Mems Bryan
Club.
Dear sir:-I hereby tender my resigna-
ton as president of the Young Mems Bry-
an Club for the following reasons:
1.-The club, when instituted, was to be
non-partisan in local politics and to be
devoted entirely to the advocacy of the
cause Of free silver. In my opinion, this
agreement is not being adhered to.
Quite a pronounced tendency has been
shown toward the support and advocacy Of
one political party, to the exclusion OF all
others, This being in strict contravenuon
to the rules of the club as understood by
me, feel in duty bound to tender my res
ignation as its president. Yours very re-
spectfuIly, WILLIAM ]. THOMSON
In an interview with a Journal reporter
Mr.. Thomson said:
II was a charter member OF the Young
Mems Bryan Club and have always taken
a great interest in the success OF the or
ganiZation until / became aware OF the
fact that outside political schemers were
making a tool out of the club. As soon as
Toothaker discovered that I would not
sanction any such trickery on the part OF
any ward heeler or curbstone politician,
he made an awkward attempt to cover up
his tracks. AS an illustration of how po-
litical fixers have assumed control OF the
club 1 will cite a little underhanded work
Ioc ri,yhf
A certificate of membership was received
yesterday from the headquarters of the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
at Washington, showing that the Young
Mems Bryan Club of this city had been ad-
mitted to the association.
Now just who is responsible Tor TINS
piece OF trickery, 1 am not at liberty to
say, but l will say that whoever did 1t Is
certainly guilty of a filthy transaction. 1.
as president of the club. signed no appli-
cation for admission to this association
and knew nothing about it until the ceru-
ficate arrived by mail yesterday, was a
free silver Republican when ! accepted the
presidency of the club and I still remain
the same to-day, and all the efforts on the
part of a few ringtailed politicians VIII
never convert me to Populist or DEM
ocrat." .
The Bryan Club has never been consid-
cred anything but non-partisan orSani-
zation. and the fact that it has been turned
into a partisan organization without the
sanction or knowledge of the president and
the majority of the members shows very
clearly that some high-handed work has
been done by Popocratic managers. The
club will surely suffer on account OF the
unfairness being practiced. The present
membership is predicted to take sudden
decrease as the majority of the members
will not put up with such oppressive work.
The following is copy Of the certificate:
mo. 5000.
This certifies that the Young Mems
Bryan Club, of Kansas City, Kas., Is on
the roll of the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs.
LAURENCE GARDNER,
Secretary National Association.
"CHAUNCEY F. BLACK,
president National Association.
washington. D. c., Oct. 13, 1885,"