Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-01
TIE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS A Clarke Club Was Organized
 Last Night. HON. I. H. WATTS PRESIDENT They Start Out With Over Two Hundred Mem bers and Advocate Joint
 Debate.

friends in Montgomery of The Hon. Rich ard H. Clarke met in the recorders court room tonight and organized a Clarke club. The number present was some what in excess of that which assembled to organ nize the Johnston club the night before. Not exceeding 235, however, were present at any one time, and as many perhaps as twenty-five of these were members of the Johnston club, who att tended through curiosity. Hon. Thomas H. Watts was called to the chair and Mr. w R. Green was made temporary secre- tary. MT. Alex Troy introduced reso- lution pledging the members of the club to support the candidacy of MT. Clarke and use every honorable means in their power to bring about his nomination Captain Pollard amended by adding that the members of the club pledge them selves, however, to cordially support the nominee of the democratic party, who- ever he might be- AS amended the reso- lution prevailed. Governor Jones was called on and rallied the crowd in man. 11er most agreeable to them. After he took his seat a committee was appointed to recommend officers for the club, and while the committee was preparing its report Colonel Gunter spoke at some length.
 The committee reported the following officers, who were unanimously elected; Thomas H. Watts, president; w. K. Green, secretary; William Burks, treas urer; vice-presidents, w. F. NandiVer, David Well, W. A. Gunter, w. A. Chis- olm, Sr, T. A. billiard, C.. E. Crenshaw, Jr.. w. D. Sayre, Thomas Howe. R. w. Shaw pr. William Wilkerson, John F. Kahn and Wallace Screws; executive committee, E. B. Joseph V. M. Fillmore, l.. Strauss, J. T. McDavtt L. Goetter, T. H. Carr and J. R. McMaster
 T1,a- fn11 inp rpCnl1Itinn Joseph was unanimously adopted:
 Resolved, That the candidate of this club, Hon. R. H. Clarke of Mobile, be in- vited to address the democrats of Mont gomery county at convenient date ana that this club extend cordial invitation to Captain Johnston to discuss the ques- tions now pending before the party with MT Clarke on such occasion: that this club assures Captain Johnston that the discussion of questions concerning the policy of the party will not dlsturp me harmony of the rock-ribbed democrats of Montgomery
 After several gentlemen had encourag- ed the gathering with short talks and jollied the boys a little the meeting ad- journed sine die.
 The following gentlemen are members of the Clarke club:
 Thomas G. Jones, J. H. Clisby. D. B. Westcott, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mlchael Cody, Jr, A. West, James H. Screws, R. E, iSutZ, J. w. JOneS, w. b. toHOoe5i e'oo, W. M. Stamps Thomas H. Watts. T. M. Westcott William H. Micou, Jr., w. K. Wood. w. D. Sistrunk Daniel Fraser, John Sheen, Robert Goldthwaite, J. l.. Gasten, A M. Baldwin, J. M. Garrett. H. w. Parrish, J. c. Haas, J. D. Clark, A. c. Stewart. J. w. Hobbie, Fred S. Ball. F. E. Simpson, H. B. Faunce, D. w. Mc1ver. A. T. Duff. w. C.. Williamson, 10. c. Spann. w. w. Screws, J. H. Sweatt, F. F. Glass, Thomas H. Clark. D. w. Mur- phy, w. M. Wilkerson T. J. Rutledge' D. c. May, S. Gassenheimer, l. H. Snipes, w. E. Williams, w. O. Strauss. Julius Steinfeldt, c. A. Thigpen, John P. kohn. Clifford Lanier. Jr., E. l.. May, w. A. Gunter H. c. Bullock, A. Biggis. w. Y. Davenport, H. Cook. s. T. Westcott. Haywood H. Tatum, w. T. Joseph. R. c. Paris. Jr., R. H. Sommerville. Edward Stratford. G. w. Craik O. s. Woolford, Alexander. Troy. S. B. Marks, Jr., T. J. Reynolds, R. Emmet Seibles Thomas E. Hannon. J. s. Wilcox, Cecil Wilcox. l.. M. Troy, B. L. Boykin, W. c. Holt. J. C. Hunter. A. B. Garland, s. Roman. F. q. Weatherly, w. A. Gayle George w. Halls, Charles T. Pollard, M. A. Benja- min, J. A. Whiting, R. J. Chambers, Ed win F. Jones, Harris Gunter. Charles IF. Jones, Ira H. Virgin S. H. Westcott, 10. P. Amerine. Cliff Gibson. J. P. Bullock, F. c. Fowler, J. w. Cue, w. A. Wilson, James s. Fuller, Tunstall Crossand. F. W. Gault Jr J. A. White. W. McFar- land Beale, r. C. SteVeHson IT. hInpe' D. H. Hale. M. s. Whitfield, Robert Tait, S. F. Woodward, J. H. McTyeire. Mar shall B. Jones, R. N. Pitts, E. R. Shan non, Leon J. Goetter, V. M. Fillmore, George H. Copeland. w. R. Wilkinson, w. H. Daniels, John A. Elmore, c. w. Black, C. H. Cheney, E. A. Holt, Arthur l.. Jones, Ernest H. Warren. Griffin Ia tum, Dr. J. T. Hearne, w. H. Barrett, Francis G. Caffey w. T. Seibels. Joseph Goetter, R. s. Williams, Charles Kohn,
 
 Hubert Higgins, H. H. Smith, William Roland Hall Dr. M. H. Futile, ". ". Brumby, G. o. Willis. Robert s. Noble, Dr. Jerome Cochran. Dr. J. R. Jordan, James Chappell C. W. Duncan. F. E. Hill, D. c. Allen W. R. McDade, W. A. Crossland, Jr., J. H. Crossland. w. F. Law, George Stuart. George Weatherly. T. R. Fariss, w. F. McGehee, Isaac Win ter, Thomas Howe, David Well, si Master T Roberts e1bert. 1f R. r,5,,is Ma, Hamberger. Jr.. Hartwell Douglass. E. P Morrisette, E. B. Jones, J. Loeb. Jr., J. D. Beale, c. G. Abercrombe, F. G. Hammond. H. Grumpt, R. s. Strlngfel- low, Jacques Loeb, G. M. Marks, William M. Marks, T. Scott Sayre, w. A. Cary, F F. Jshnstone, James P. Ferrall, E. w. Allen, William B. Jackson. John w. Skipper. J. T. Ogletree, Joseph Manegold, M. A. Chisholm F. w. Jackson. H. Well, Sidney Winter, Leon Winter. Emanuel l.. MarX, Willam I. WHlker, D. r. Crum. J. F. Trmble. c. E. Owen, A. s. Sayre, T. H. Beauchamp, H. A. Jones. l.. w. Jones, Thomas Davidson, w. T. Robertson. J. F. Mabry. A. C. Jones, John J. Mickle. John G. Crommelin,- Jr., S ]. Mohr, George H. Duncan, G. H. Janney, l.. R. Mckee, w. H. Crusius, M E. Ford, J. H. Foster. H. P. Screws. Michael L. Woods, w. W. Screws, Jr., Holt Screws, G. H. McCombs. W. w. Waldo, c. c. Wing, J. F. Keys, w. E. Bo- wick. J. B. Clarke, D. c. Hanson, E. B. Joseph, John D.. Young. D. Fleming. J. w. Harrington, J. W. Martin, Ray Rush. ton. B. R. Pearson. M. D. Philip H. Stern, E. H. Lewis. P. T. Sayre. l.. H. Rambo and others.
 The Supreme Court.
 The supreme court adjourned today un- til Monday, when the cases from the Sec