The record-union., 1896-02-19
new REPUBLICAN CLUB.
One Formed Last Night for the Twenty
First District.
A Call Issued to Form One for the
Twentieth District To-mor-
row Night.

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which had been called for the purpose
Of organizing a Twenty-first Assembly
District Republican Club, the cali hav-
ing been issued by DR.. H H. Look
Much curiosity had been aroused as
to the reason the call had been issued,
as there were already two permanent
clubs in existence, which were formed
during the last campaign for the Twen-
tieth and Twenty-first Districts and
which had large rolls of active mem
bers. The officers of the Twentieth
District Club are: c. H. Hubbard, Pres
ident; Ed. Kay, Secretary, and A. G.
tolger, Treasurer Those of the
Twenty-first District Club are: ]. o.
Coleman, President; ]. L. Robinette,
Vice-President; c. H. Holmes, Secre-
tary, and Frank Miller, Treasurer. The
club rolls have been recognized sy both
the State and County Central Com
mittees.
Frank D. Ryan called the meeting
to order and stated that some months
ago he received a communication from
San Francisco appointing him an or
ganizer for the Republican Council for
the Senatorial District. few days
ago he received a communication from
DR.. Look to the effect that there would
be a meeting of Republicans to form a
Republican Club for the Twenty-first
District.
There is already a club organized
for that district, he said as well as
the Twentieth District Dr. Look did
not know this, he thought, at the time
this call was made. The question for
this meeting then is to decide whether
it is or is not best to join the Twenty
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a strong organization. In union there
is strength and his advice to them was
to join the clubs already organized and
work in harmony with Inem as a unit.
The prospects of the party for the
future are bright, with a Democratic
administration that has proved itself
failure, and if it works in harmony
victory must follow.
]. F. Sullivan did not see that it made
any difference whether there were two
clubs or forty, as they could all work
together for one common end. To get
the sense of the meeting, he would
move that it proceed to organize a club
now. He did not know whether the
existing club was a regular one or not.
Mr.. Ryan said that he would prefer
that some one of those who favored
the new club should take charge of the
meeting, as being organizer he did not
wish to do so.
C. II. Holmes being called on to ex-
plain the status of the existing clubs,
did SO. He said that last September it
was not deemed wise at the time of the
campaign to elect new officers, and the
election was therefore postponed.
Daniel Hicks said it was not fair to
perpetuate the club and shut out other
clubs. He protested against it.
Mr.. Holmes said the purpose was not
TO hold the same set of officers, but sim
ply to hold the organization together
and elect new officers.
DR.. H. H. Look said that he had au-
tkority for making the call from the
Republican Executive Council. He had
conferred with Messrs. Hubbard and
Coleman, and they seemed to have
very foggy idea of the status of the ex-
listing club He did not propose to Gre
ate any schism, but thought that a
new club should be formed, and then,
If thought best, the clubs could be con-
solidated, if not, they could work sepa-
rately
Mr.. Ryan suggested that DR.. Look be
called to preside over the meeting, and
put the motion already made. DR.. Look
did so, and called for nominations for
Secretary.
A P. Soule was nominated for Tenn
porary Secretary and chosen unani-
mously.
The motion to organize a new club
was renewed, and carried without dis
sent. DIR. Look was placed in nomina-
ton for Permanent Chairman and
elected unanimously.
Mr.. Soule was made the Permanent
Secretary
J. R. Knowles was nominated for
Vice-P President and elected.
John Beaton and Daniel Hicks were
nominated for Treasurer but the latter
declined, on the ground that although
he would always be with them in spirit,
he should be absent during part of the
campaign, and Beaton was elected.
Mr. Sullivan moved that the Chair
appoint a, committee of five as a stand
ing Membership Committee. Carried.
A committee of five on Bylaws and
Resolutions was also ordered appointed.
The Chair appointed on the Commit
tee on BYLAWS and Resolutions DR..
Brown, A. P. Soule, Daniel Hicks, Dr.
Bailey and DR.. Dixon.
Dr. Dixon said that he thought that
the committee would be professionally
overlooked with so many doctors on it,
but the Chair would not make any
change and the doctors had to take
their medicine.
The Chair announced that he would
appoint the standing Membership Com
mittee later, and the meeting adjourned
to meet again at the call of the Chair.
After the meeting had adjourned, DR..
Look announced that on Thursday
evening there would be a meeting in the
same hall to organize Twentieth Dis
trict club. Nearly 100 members signed
the roll.