San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-10
M'KINLEY AND HOBART.
ROUSING REPUBLICAN CLUB FORM
ED IN THIS CITY.
Complete Organization, With Sound Repub'
lican Doctrines, Enumerated at Mis-
sion Garden Last Night.

The first move in the politics
campaign in Bexar county wal
taken by the republicans last nigh
in the organization OF a rousins
big Mckinley and Hobart club.
Carl Beck's military band was
engaged and from s o'clock to s sc
furnished music in front of the
city hall while the crowd assem-
bled for the parade. At $3.50 the
start was made through Commerce
street and thence to Mission gar
den by way Of Alamo street, the
band leading. In the procession
were transparencies with appro.
pirate republican notices and en-
blems.
On arriving at the large hall,
there was not much time lost in
organizing, an audience of fully
400 republicans and erstwhile
democrats having assembled.
DR.. G. G. Clifford called the
meeting to order, and stated the
object OF same. He then asked
what was the pleasure of the meet
ing?
DR.. Fred. Terrell responded by
placing Bart. J. Crowther in nomi-
nation for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Ed. Froboese, ST., also nomi-
mated Mr.. Crowther, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Crowther was csc orted to the
platform and introduced by DR..
Clifford, said:
Fellow Citizens and Republicans:
"Our object is to form a Mckinley
and Hobart club, and l hope every
republican in this city will join it.
l am a straight republican from
top to toe, and hope now that every
republican in this Twelfth congress.
sional district will bury the Ratchet
and unite for one grand object
republican success. Applause.
Music by the band.
DR.. Fred. Terrell was then elect.
ed secretary.
w. s. Messmer then moved that
a committee of nine on orgaiza-
ton and plan of business be
appointed by the chair, carried,
and DR.. q. G. Clifford, VS.. Mess
mer, Frank Roberts, Ed. Froboese,
ST., w. S. Anderson, Fred. Terrell,
T. j. Dillwood, r. W. Wallace and
G. X. Brenneman were appointed.
While the committee retired to
formulate the report, calls for q
speech from Mr.. J. j. Stevens were
made. He excused himself on the
plea Of being very tired from
travelling all day and Chairman
Crowther remarked, SO true re-
publican should never get tired;
come forward, Mr.. Stevens
Hon. E. H. Terrell was called
for. He said he could not remain
long at the meeting as there were
three members OF his family i'll at
home and he must be with them.
He hoped the club would be
good one and powerful one
Looking at the events taking
place in Chicago the last three
days, it was time every citizen
should stop and think of the con-
dition of the country under
democratic rule, the deplorable
condition of the finances of the
country, the hand of prosperity
stayed, etc. Capital will not come
out until the owner of that capital
knows whether he will get a Scent
dollar or an honest one in return.
1t is something astonishing to see
the men who own silver mines in
Colorado and Nebraska want to
take their 52-cent silver to the
mint, have 1t coined free and get
it stamped as one dollar in ex-
change. He eulogized Congress S..
man Noonan and spoke of his
already successful work for his
district in securing the Federal
court for San Angelo. "With a
republican president and a republi-
can congress, l hope we will send
Judge Noonan back, and we'll then
have a man there who will stand
up for the protection of the inter
ests OF West Texas" He closed by
urging the club to invite all demo.
Gratis and others who desired to
join the ranks.
Chairman Crowther then invited
all democrats and others to join
the club. He was a convert for the
past ten years. He was the son OF
q Confederate soldier, but when he
saw the interests of West Texas
melting away under democratic
sway, he thought it time to join q
party that would stop it.
l.. @. Grothaus spoke, confin.
ing his remarks to the money
question and calculating the prin