Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-10
A Rousing Rally.
THE BRYAN CLUB MEETING HELD
AT THE COURT HOUSE ON
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Candidates For State and County
Offices There and Presented Their
claims-Nuch Enthusiasm was
Manifested and the Occss-
ion Highly Enjoyed.

osAy AJ~J JS>&s
The meeting of the Bryan Club held
In the Court room Thursday night
was the height of success In each
and every particular. 1t was just 2 80
o'eleoh when Prosfdeus Cullen took
his seat in the chair and called the
house to order. Even at that time
the court room was well filled with q
representative crowd of Audrain
county voters.
Secretary E. II. Carter read the
minutes OF the last meeting of the club,
which were approved.
None of the standing committees Of
the club had any reports to make.
On motion of e. e. Jones the chair
appointed a committee to draft suit
able resolutions relative to the death
of 8. 8. Craig and j. NJ. Riley. On
this committee the following gentle
men were named: e. e. Jones, J. ].
Winscott and F. r. Jesse. The reso-
lutions are to be presented to the club
at its next meeting.
The chair announced that the office
of General Secretary of the club had
been made vacant by the death of ..
s. Craig, and asked the sense of the
house as to what should be done about
it. As no suggestions were offered
the matter was allowed to 60 over
until the next meeting.
President Cullen then stated that
the especial object of the meeting was
to give the candidates for county and
State offices, whose names will be on
the ticket at the Democratic primary
in this county on April 80, a chance to
present their names before the club.
President Cullen said he wished 1t
understood that between all good
Democrats that the Bryan club, as a
club, had no choice and that all would
be treated alike.
The first gentleman called upon to
speak was H. A. Forgey, of this city,
candidate for State Railroad Commis-
sioner. Mr.. Forgey arose and stated
that he was too hoarse to speak him.
self, but that he was not without an
advocate and presented to the audi
ence Master Charles Pigg, of Vandalia,
aged 8 years, who bravely mounted
the rostrum and sang in q most pleas
ing ana artIstic manner well wordsd
and musical song entitled, "Vote for
Forgey." At the conclusion OF his
effort Master Pigg was heartily en-
cored and congratulated.
Speeches were now In order from
those present, and Orlando Hit, of
this city, being called upon, took the
floor.
Mr.. Hit said: 81 am glad that the
chairman used the words, prospect.
i've candidates,' for am not candi-
date for this Office nor do expect to
be, However, in view of the fact that
my name has been associated to some
extent in connection with 1t I feel it
incumbent npon me to declare my
position In regard to the matter, and
1 now take occasion to state that am
not a candidate for the Office"
Mr.. Hit went ON to state that there
were now two avowed candidates for
the judgeship, and upon being asked
who he was for declared himself as in
favor of Hon. Charles w. Wilson, of
st. Charles, and said: 81 am for him
because he is well fitted for the Office
and will discharge all Of its duties with
ability, dignity and perfect justice to
all parties. am for him because he
is sound to the core on all the political
questions of the day and is q Democrat
of whose staunch Democracy there
can be no question"
Mr.. Hit then stated Mr.. Wilson's
position on the money question, show
| ing him to be an ardent advocate OF
free silver.
Mr.. Wilson himself was then intro
duced by President Cullen. He pre-
faced his remarks by saying that he
was no stump speaker and that be
was in no sense prepared to make q
speech, in addition to which he was
suffering from a severe cold and head
ache.
Continuing he said: "Moreovel
many hold that candidate for q
judicial office should not engage In
what Is commonly termed politica
speaking, while many others seem to
think that he should not hold politica
views. I believe just the opposite.
hold that a man who asks q judicia
Office Of you should be a sound Demo
crat in the full meaning Of that term;
for believe the departure from ole
and established Democratic ideas ID
more directly tracesble to the judici-
ary than to all other influence com
bined."
MIR. Wilson gave his own poiitica
views. He stated that he has beer
an advocate OF free silver for Is years
| He spoke at some length Of the decis