The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-16
DEMOCRATS INTO LINE
Those In Cascade County Will
Form Q Club.
THE FIRST STEPS TAKEN
The ascad County JefYersonian Demo-
crstac Club Will Be Organised on
Broad Basis Including All
Northern Montana.

D. 1reat rails, April March
70 a PAPER has been circulating through
the ranks of the democrats in the city
whose purpose is to organize a demo
cratic club to be known as the Cascade
County Jeffersonian Democratic club.
The call has received many signatures,
which include many Of the best citizens
of h town.. This evening a meeting
OF the signers was called and met in
the city council chamber with about SO
men present.
The meeting was called to order by
George H. Stanton, who stated the
Idea briefly n asked that temporary
officers be elected. On motion, w. nj.
Cockrill was made temporary chairman
and j. G. Thompson secretary. The
chair said that the object Of the meet
ing was merely to effect temporary Or
ganization n to take steps for perma-
nent organisation later. Good results
always came from organization on the
part of the democrats. and this no
doubt would not only follow that prin-
ciple. but exceed anything which had
hitherto been attempted.
The call n the names Of the signers
were hen read by the secretary. AT
the request of Vincent Fortune the
name of b. b. Kelly was added to the
list. Paris Gibson was called upon for an
expression of opinion, and he stated
that he was glad that steps looking to
the organization of such a club had
been taken. He was in most hearty
accord with the idea. and he pledged
h club for his support.
X. 5. Ford was called upon, blu de-
clined to make any speech save the
statement that he thoroughly approved
OF the movement. j. H. Hall escaped a
speech by suggesting that there were
two members of the Jefferson club of
Helena present who were posted and
could speak on the subject intelligently.
He asked A. c. Gormley to address the
meeting, n The gentleman complied
with the request.
He said that he was a m of
the Helena club to the extent that he
had Joined it and lac paid his dues. He
thought that much good would be lone
by the club in this count The best
work comes early in the campaign, and
1t spurs up interest throughout the rank
and file of the party. He spoke of the
advantages Of having a central ryan
ization that was always at work and
said that there was no time like the
present for being a democrat. Every
thing was in favor of the party. both
circumstances and principles. He was
glad that the name of thesclub included
the name of Jefferson. The democratic
party in its principles had not drifted
away from him, but was still for the
masses and for the common people. AL
though others were trying to get under
the democratic party's standard, the
party should make ii distinct that itself
was in the lead and the others were
merely following.
c. H.. Clark was called upon by the
chair and replied that he had no speech
to make. but he would promise to give
the club his heartiest support at all
times. Will ii. Clarke was also called
upon for remarks. but declined.
G. II. Stanton stated that he had Civ
en- some time and thought to the organ
izing of the club, and while he had not
worked out the details he would like
to make some suggestions. He be-
lieved that the name of the club should
be changed so as to include all of
Northern Montana, instead of limiting
the membership to Cascade county. 1t
would add permanency to the club and
add owe particularly when the DEM
ocrats of this section, where interests
were clearly allied. should feel / k
asking for something, a public building
or the like. The enlargement of the
club would not interfere with the man
agement Of local politics. With an ac-
i've secretary, the club should have on
is membership list the name of every
democrat in the county, and that in the
course of a few weeks. Possibly it
might be necessary to ave two classes
Of members. The club should be so ar
ranged that every democrat in the
county could join without fear of the
expense and at the same time there
should be subscribers to a fund to be
used in necessary expenses. Possibly
the subscribers might contribute a kind
of executive committee. This was Civ
On t ho Hevnn ~ N 30 AhA
committee on constitution and bylaws
that would be appointed later.
Then, on motion, the chair appointed
the following as a committee to draw
up the constitution and bylaws: A. c.
Gormley, r. S. Ford, G.. III. Stanton. w.
NJ. Bole and j. A. Sweat. On motion
by Mr.. Stanton. j. H. Hall and w. NJ.
Cockrill were added to the committee.
Paris Gibson said that he Endorsed
Stanton's idea as to the enlargement of
the scope of the club so as to take in
all of the so-called ''cow countless" IL
it were a possible thing. He thought
1t would prove a difficult matter. but
1t would be possible to get the other
counties to form similar clubs. and
these might work i'm harmony with the
Cascade count club.
John w. Stanton said that the club
name should be broad. Vice presidents
might be elected who were residents of
other. counties, and the work of organ
ization in their counties be left to them.
A great advantage that the club would
have would be that when an election
approached the democratic party would
know its approximate polling strength.
gauging 1t by the membership of the
club.
II was voted that the soliciting COM
mittee be continued. 1t was also agreed
that when the club adjourned IL should
meet on the call of the committee on
organization. Dudley Crowther was
appointed by the chair as assistant sec
rotary, and instructed to prepare sew
feral copies of the paper soliciting mem
bership. The names of j. +. Kehoe.
william Birkenbuel. r. A Merrill,
David Dowty and w. L. Turner were
added to the list of members.
A committee to solicit membership
was then appointed by the chair. IL