The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-26
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MORRIS.
Clubs Formed In the City with a Member
ship of Over 1000.

ship OF Over 1000.
The Mckinley and Morris club Of
this city met at the Turf hall Thurs
day evening. The meeting was called
to order by President Sturtevant at
$50 O'Clock, the hall being filled to
the very edges.
The resignation of VIM. j. CoWling
as secretary of the club was accepted
and Peter Schaefer elected to fll the
pOsition as was also w. T. James
elected to fill the place of treasurer
left vacant by the resignation of
Major NJ. w. Burt.
Major Burt was called upon and
RECALLED the audience with extracts
from the late address of Senator
Cushman X. Davis on the silver ques-
ton. a. j. Thomas upon being called
delivered an able half-hour argument
on the issues OF the day from a Re-
publican standpoint. Mr.. Thomas
brought forth some able comparisons
between the present money standard
and the Demo-Pop standard as adVo-
Gated by the fusionsts. He also
smoke of the debt of this nation in a
manner which left no doubt in the
minds of his hearers that he knew his
subject thoroughly and was abundant
ly able to discuss the same.
The club adopted the following con-
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CONSTITUTION.
The name of this organization shall
be the Mckinley and Morris club of
Ely.
The object and purpose of this club
shall be to strengthen the Republican
party organization, and promote by
all fair and legitimate means the sue
cess of the Republican party and it's
candidates, thereby exerting the most
potent influences in behalf of sound
money and sound government.
Any person over Is years of age, who
believes in the principle of the Re
publican party, may become members
by signing the lists circulated for that
purpose.
The officers of this club shall be a
president, eight vice presidents, a
secretary, and treasurer and of an
executive board of five to be named
by the president.
The duties of the various officers
shall be those which usually belong to
offices named.
Meetings shall beheld, for business
or to attend speeches from time to
time, as the president and executive
board may call them.
President Sturtevant appointed the
following as an executive committee:
M. w. Burt, John Glede, John Pakiz,
S. P. Ireland and III. c. Kelly. The
committee have full power to act on
all occasions, In the vicinity of 800
names have been added to the list the
past few days and the club now
numbers over 1000 members. A Fin
nish and Austrian branch of the Nc
Kinley and Morris club has also been
organized, the Firms coming together
Thursday evening and electing the
following officers: President, I. A.
Norberg; vice-presidents, Otto Sven,
John Palmgard; secretary, j. III.
Castren: treasurer, Chas. Lahti; ex-
ecutive committee, Aug. Juusola,
John Kajaanus, Otto Pikkarainen,
VIM. Abrahamson and Otto Manninen.
The Austrian club is differed as
follows: President, Jos. Agnic; vice
presidents, Jos. Skala, Ivan Pakiz;
secretary, John Kocevar; treasurer,
Matt Agnic; executive committee,
Jos. Staricha, John Cove, Frank
Vouk, Jake Klobucher and Gregor
Mikelich. The Austrian club has en-
rolled 534 names and is the largest of
any one nationality in the state. The
Films have in the neighbOrhood OF
400 members.
Arrangements have been completed
for the reception of the Hon. Page
Morris, Friday evening. The Chand-
Ter and Pioneer mines have kindly
consented to shut down on that eve
ming to allow all who desire, to attend
the meeting. A parade of the various
branches of the clubs will take place
immediately after supper. Torches