Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-15
Bryan and sewaIl Club.

At n meeting of the citizens, held in the
court-house on Saturday. Sept. 9th. 1910, at
ESQ o'clock, for the purpose OF taking steps
toward establishing u Bryan and SewaI Ctuo-
ON motion James NJ. Mason. Jr.. was cleo
ted as Chairman and s. Lee Phillips to act
as Secretary.
On motion B, G. Washington was unani-
mously elected rs President of the Club, who
i'm acceptIng, thanked them for the honor
conferred upon him in making him PRESIDENT
of the Club now about TO be organized, ana
urged the importance of all voters uniting and
to work for the election of Bryan and
that may save the country from the hands oil
the money grabbcrs.
The next business in order being the nam
ing of the Club, and on motion it was order
ed that Ia committee of six be appointed by
the Chair as a committee on organization to
report at q meeting be TO held Monday night,
Sept. 9TH, 1896. Committee appointed; frank
Beckwith, Nm. Campbell. james Eagan,
Geo. w. NARROW, John I. Colston and 3, Lee
Phillips.
There being no further business, on motion
the meeting adjourned to meet on Monday
evening, Sept. 18th, at 7:S0 p. M, at which
time the organization was completed.
s. LEE PHILLIPS,
Secretary.
At an adjourned meeting of the Bryan and
Sewall Club held in the Courthouse on Mon
day evening, Sept. Tth. 1896. at 1880 p. M,
presided over by B. G. Washington; President,
the following Constitution was unanimously
adopted:
CONSTITUTION.
This Club shall be named the THE BRYAN
AND SEWELL CLUB of Charles Town,
OFFICERS.
Its officers shall consist of q President, 90
Vice-Presidents, 2 Secretaries and q Treasu-
rer.
MEETINGS.
Regular meetings shall be held Tuesday at
1850 p. IN. of each week. 1t shall hold a
meeting on the Saturday previous TO election
day.
at least once q month-the oftener the better
when speakers should be secured to address
the members and public generally.
This Club will aid all in its power to make
the public meetings of the County Club sue
%cessful.
The objecl of this Club is to advocate the
principles of true Democracy, to educate the
people on the Silver Question and to work to
save THE HOMES OF the people, to prevent
the still further depreciation of the prices of
land, labor and products of labor and the
triumph of monopoly at the polls in Eovem-
Der next
There shall be an Executive Committee.
which shall arrange for meetings aud have
charge of all campaign work of the Club.
There shall be appointed a Committee on
Speakers, u on the Distribution OF
Literature, n Committee on Enrolment of
Voters, q Committee of One for every ten
voters in O Precinct, whose duty shall be to
see that the vote is all cast for BRYAN and
SEWALL on election day, a Committee on
Finance, and q Committee on Enrolment of
Members of this Club.
All voters, irrespective of former or present
party affiliations, are invited to lay aside for
the time being all differences on minor is
sues, and unite in one supr enc effort to re-
deem our country from the domination of a
foreign and domestic money power, and pre-
serve the right of American citizens to labor
and enjoy the fruits thereof, limited only by
their own intelligence and industry.
The nomination of BRYAN and SEWAL
signalized the triumph of the plain people of
the United States against the insidious at
tempt of the enemies of liberty at home and
abroad to control our politics and cnslave
| ourselves and our children.
Below follows the list of officers and mem
bers of Committees.
vICE-PREsIpEETs.
Gustav Brown, r.. p. Chew, j. w. Russell,
S. C.. Young, W. Ct. EarDshaw. DIR, VIM.
Neill, F. l.. Beller, b, F. Dooley, James ".
Mason, Jr,. H. B. Davenport, Geo. F.: Walker,
DIR. j. d. Starry, j. c. Burns, A. d. Goetz,
]. F, Weller, r. w. Alexander. Jno. Elliot,
H.. T. MiIey, b. F. Ramey, j. F, Englc, JAS.
w. Carney.
SECRETARIES
S. Lee Phillips and A. d, Barr.
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