The times., 1897-05-05
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATS
Old Association Met Last Night
and Elected Officers.
MR.. NORRIS AGAIN PRESIDENT
The Organization TrGe to Principles
Worn by the Members of the Sc
ciety- Eulogies of the Last Cam
paign Standard-f3earer.

President James l.. Norris, called the
Jackson Denloo ratio Association TO order
with gavei modelled from Hermiioye
hickory, at Meyers Hotel, last night.
The meeting was held pursuant to the
constitution Of the association, which re-
quires the election OF officers to be held
on the first Tuesday in May.
With few PREDATORY words the election
was proceeded with, and resulted as
follows:
President, James l.. Norris; first vice
president, William Crouch Mcintyre; second
vice-president, T. V. Noonan; third vice
president, James w Parker; fourth vice
president, Robert E. Mattingly; treasurer,
Richard II. Johnson; recording secretary,
Nathaniel SaTdo; corresponding secretary,
7. b. Keefer; financial secretary, John a.
Clarke; serge t-at-arms, Bernard Kill
martin; 5a1
James l.. Norris, Oh being unanimously
elected president OF the association for tie
ensuing year, said:
You nave again conferred a distin-
guished honor upon me, net twithstan,Iiag
the fact that l have personally urged you
TO have regard for the Jeffeisonian theory
relating to rotation in office. With SO
many before me who are eIninently capable
OF administering the duties of this high
office l cannot feel that your choice is an
empty compliment. 1t is nay grateful be
lief that your suffrages, by wbICh ! am
once more constrained TO occupy this chair,
are due 10 your recognition OF the deep
and sincere Interest feel in the welfare
and prosperity OF this organization; my
keen desire to Zealously protect and
strengthen it, and above all my reverence
for and loyalty TO the principles CT true
democracy.
If in any other respects ! have been
deficient, surely in these may without
VANITY claim TO have been faithful, for
that interest, zeal. loyalty and reverence
will become dim and cease only at that
moment when ! lay down all earthly
duties and burdens. Inculcated a an early
period, these sentiment Is Rave become essen
tial parts o I my daily life, and To see the
con.,Bon bond that unites US grow weak, 20
observe the indications of decay or the ap-
proach TO d mnriOund condition, by this
illuStrious and famous association, would
cancel a large part OF the interest which
binds me TO life To the wise and friendly
counsel Of many Of the members | am
largely Indebted for such success as have
enjoyed in presiding over your meetings and
discharging the duties of my office /
trust the future may usher in far greater
success, closer bond Of union. and even
a higher usefulness in tie political duties
we have discharged and in what we may
undertake hereafter.
1T is a happy omen for that future
to observe the zeal, aiacrity and honest
faith evidenced by the members or this
association in ranying to the support of
the Chicago platform and the nominees
or tire DemocT attic convention. Through
victory and defeat, in the day of good
fortune and in the hour Of dark disaster,
we can point with a worthy pride to tie
record of an answering, undisnayed and
unfaltering allegiance to the great prin-
ciples of pure Democracy.
There is much upon which could con-
graduate you in the history of the past
year 1 will mention, however. only one
event, aud / speak OF that only because
it is related to point have already re-
ferred to The recent brilliant banquet
you gave upon the anniversary of the
birth OF our iilustrious nanesake, the un-
diminished enthusiasm there manifested
following close upon defeat the undimmed
faith in our great leader, and the increased
determination to carry our cause to
victory in the next national campaign
these were sure indications Of the health
and strength Of our organizations, and from
these and many other circumst ances 1
draw our horoscope with a sure hand and
augury of our future brighter than any
thing in the past
President Norris explained that the ex-
ecutive committee would be appointed ana
announced at the next meeting of the assn
ciatiOn. This committee consisted of TWEEN
ty-two members, each representing a legis-
latIve district. j. n. Rowcll moved that
the address OF President Norris be print
ed at the expense OF the association and
preserved in its archives The motion pre-
vailed
1t was explained that there was under
consideration a proposition TO adopt a
medal TO be worn by members of the aSsc-
cation. The device suggested was a disc
OF bronze, with d bust of jackson on one
side and bust OF Bryan on the other.
1t would be inscribed with the dates of
their nomination and be suspended from a
metal bar inscribed washington
George Kileen wanted TO know if the
cost of the medal might not be reduced by
elini Mating the bust of Jackson. Jackson
was dead man and the association want
ed only TO deal with live men Mr. Noonan
suggested that Jackson lived in the mem
ory of Democrats and the annals of the
party. ~
T.. V. Br60kshire, of Indiana, objected
to the proposition to dispense with the
bust OF Jackson. He was sterling Demo
crat and a great soldier. He had i'm
pressed himself on the history Of the
republic His principles lived The last
campaign marked an epoch, and Bryan
came forth as the leader of Jeffersonian
and Jacksonian Democracy Mr. Brook |
shire prophesied that the electoral vote |
OF Indiana would be cast for William .Jen- |
nings Bryan in 1900.
Mr.. Killeen said that If Jackson were |
alive today, he would be looked on as an |
Did fogy. He believed that Mr. Bryan was |
The greatest man into whose noStrils God |
had ever breathed the breath of life"
lie had come before the Democratic con
vention like a thunderbolt from heaven" /
Mr.. Bryan was as pure as the snow and |
as honest as the sunshine" Only thievery,
and corruption had defeated him.
''He was the biggest man in the Ameri- |
can republic today"
j. F. Reigel thought the medals should
be made of silver. President Norris was
to ascertain the relative cost