The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-09-19
AROUND BKYAN,s STANDARD.
Representatives of all Parties Join In
(lrpanizinr A Club.

Representatives or All HartleS JOIN In
Organizing Club.
Pursuant to a call published in this
paper, there was meeting held at the
courthouse in The Dalles last Satur-
day evening for the purpose of orga.
nizipg VIM. J. Bryan club. A call
had been circulated for the organiza-
ton of such a club, and had been
signed by 210 residents of Dalle5 pre-
cincts, and when J. B. Crossen called
the meeting to order, some 10 or SO
persons were present. The Assem- blage
was composed of republicans, populists
and democrats, former political affil-
iation cutting no figure in the per-
sonnel of those who banded together
to pledge their support to the great,
young commoner, William J. Bryan.
The club was permanently organized
by the election of Judge J. L. Story as
president; B. Fl. Thurston and J. B.
Crossen as vice-presidents; Frank Hill
and J. A. Douthit secretaries and r.
L. Gibbons treasurer.
On motion A. S. Bennett, A. l..
Reese and B. Fl. Thurston were ap-
pointed committee on bylaws, and
E. B. Dufur, R. F. Gibbons and T. S.
Ward committee to secure hail.
After the business of organization
had been disposed of, A. ). Brigham,
of Dufur, was called upon, and enter
tained the audience with half hour
speech. AS an introduction to his re-
marks, Mr.. Brigham said he had been
lifelong republican, had never voted
for the nominee of any other party for
a political Office, but if he lived until
the Sd day of next November he would
cast his vote for William j. Bryan,
the candidate, not of the democrats,
the populists or the silver party, but of
the great masses of the American
people. Mr.. Brigham declared that
the issues for which his party had de-
clared in the past were all secondary
to the money question, and since his
party had declared for a monetary
system which he believed to be detri-
mental to the best interests of the
masses, he was forced to break away
from old party ties, and go with the
party that was nearest in touch with
the common people. Mr.. Brigham's
remarks struck responsive chord
among his hearers, and his address
was heartily applauded.
Judge A. S. Bennett was the next
speaker, and his argument tended to
show the dangers to the masses from
on gold basis, and the
benefits to be derived from the free
coinage of silver. Hon. E. B. Dufur
followed with an enthusiastic appeal to
the masses to take stand for their
rights, and announced that at some
future time he would more fully dis
cuss the money question. The last
speaker was Seth Morgan, who de-
clared the populists of Wasco county
were unit for Bryan, and that their
was cemented to the demo-
cratic nominee since the gold demo-
Gratis had read themselves out of the
party.
After the meeting adjourned, l2
more names were added to the roll of
membership. making grand total of
222 members with which the Bryan
Club of The Dalles was organized.
The secretaries were instructed to
invite prominent speakers to address
the club at different times between
now and the November election, and
will be made to hold
weekly meetings at which noted
orators both of this and other states
will be present.