Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-04-21

INDUCED In before the adoption OF the
An amendment was
offered by W. H. KEENAN,, which pro-
vided that the members of the club
tender their services to the govern
ment in case of war. President Gull
len queried as to whether that includ-
ed the chairman and when answered
in the affirmative ruled the amend
ment out of order. The original res
olution passed.
E. E. Jones here introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"Resolred, By the Mexico Bryan
Free Silver Club that in the candidacy
of F. R. Jesse for Circuit Judge the
Democracy of Audrain county pre-
septs to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
a lawyer of ability, a Democrat of I'M
finching loyalty and a man of most
resolute honesty, whom no influence
can swerve from the path of duty.
"Mr. Jesse was among the first
Democrats in this State to volunteer
in the great fight within the party
which eliminated in the overthrow of
Clevelandism and the adoption of the
Chicago platform. He was an advocate
of the Pertle Springs convention, and
during the campaign of 1895 took an
active and earnest part in the struggle
against the gold bug combination.
"In recognition of his worth as a
man, his high standing as a lawyer and
his unselish and answering DEM
ocracy the members of the Mexico
Bryan Free Silver Club pledge him
our earnest and active support and
recommend him to all silver DEM
ocrats throughout the Eleventh Judic-
ial Circuit as a man and a Democrat
worthy their fullest confidence"
"Mr. Chairman" said Mr.. Jones, 81
would say in presenting these resolu-
tions that Mr.. Jesse has always been
at the command of the free silver
cause; that the roads have never been
too long, the mud never too deep and
the nights never too dark for Mr..
Jesse to answer any call for his serv-
ices in this cause"
w. B. McIntire here arose and en-
tered q remonstrance against the
resolution; he claiming the right as 9
Democrat and as a member of the clut
to vote as he pleased.
\ 8. B. Cook answered in a short
speech in which he stated that he wa
a personal friend of Judge Hughes
| Mr.. Jesse's opponent-but that h
wanted to go on record as a loya
friend of F. r. Jesse.
w. II. KEENAN, arose and said that h
Endorsed Frank Jesse. He stated tina
Mr.. Jesse was of the same unassum'
ing character as that noble man, G. B
Macfarlane. He said: SIT is the dut.
of every man of you to vote for Jesse
for he is a man and a lawyer"
Mr.. McIntire moved that the por
ton of the resolution pledging tn
support of the Club to Mr.. Jesse b,
stricken out. No second vas receives
and the adoption of the resolution, a
read, was voted upon. 1t passed witt
but one dissenting vote, that of MI
McIntire.
President Cullen here introduce,
the speaker OF the evening, Hon. J..
Lee. Mr.. Lee makes a pleasing ap
pearance and talked In a cool, argu
incentive style, which carried convic
ton to the hearts OF his listeners.
Following are extracts from hi
speech:
PARAGRAPHS FROM LEES SPEECH.
am proud aud greatly pleased
have the privilege of addressing q
audience in Mexico. 1t has been
Rip Van Wrinkle period, twenty year
since / last visited Mexico and th
changes I find are as remarkable as
found on returning from his twent
years. sleep; but the changes r dii
ferent from those he found, whic
were chiefly Encouraging and sorrow
full. I note q rather ordinary strue
Cling country county seat of twent
years ago transformed into an activ'
progressive, modernized western cit.
> Some I'M GEMS to have gotten hoI
] OF Aladdin's lamp, described in u
} Arabian Nights, and 70 have sun
] moned the genii and through the
power to have converted . villas