Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-12
BRYAN CLUB ACTIVE,
Series of Democratic Meetings
in City Beginning Sept.
IS Are Planned.
TO SECURE PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Rec option Committee for Satur.
day Named Other Ar
rsrL engagements.

1t was proposed at last nights
meeting of the Bryan and Stevenson
Anti-Imperialistic club to hold series
of six meetings in the city beginning
about Sept. 25. Three speakers have
been promised through the county
central committee and three more
will be secured on invitation of the
club.
| Several flags are to be raised about
town soon and invitations to the clu b
to attend meetings in other parts of
the county have begun 70 arrive. AL
together, a very busy season for the
marching corps of the club will open
with next Saturdays picnic.
Bids for priv eyes at the picnic
were opened and awarded the
amounts pledged footing up quite a
neat sun, with the dancing floor yet
to be heard from.
A large mum her signified that they
would be able TO turn out as escorts
for the speakers Saturday afternoon
and If the uniforms arrive in time the
marching corps will make its initial
appearance on that occasion. The
coats will be distributed Thursday
night, but the hats were ordered from
New York and may not be here before
n, xr week. Capt, Ii. Ponder, of
the marching corps, announced the
appointment of James Mott, Fred
Calkins, Otto Herkert and Charles
Snith as lieutenants.
A reception and entertainment COM
mittee to receive and look after the
speakers was named. 1t is composed
of Messrs Z W Hurst c. B Marshall.
Willism McEniry. T. J. Medill, 8. r.
Kenworthy and HI. l.. Wheelan.
A large number of the details for
the picnic We're reported arranged.
such as the building of the speakers
wiring of the grounds for electric
lights, the engaging of a band tor the
day and the appointment of q commit
tee to distribute literature.
Miss Elsie Linn was given a vote of
thanks for 4 handsome picture of
Bryan she had presented to the club
and which hung in n conspicuous
place near the chairman S desk.
A resolution read by @. L. Morgan
was adopted, expressing the clubs ap-
preciation of the work being done by
the National Association of Democratic
clubs and the democratic press
throughout the country in furthering
the party's interests Ia the campaign.
w. K. Hearst, editor of the Chicago
American, was especially commended
for the uncomprOmising attitude he
has taken on the issues Of the day. not
only through the association of demo- |
cratic clubs. of which he Is president
but In his paper. which IS the latest |
to enter the political field in the west |
as an exponent of democracy's cause. |
At the close of the meeting ad iourn-
ment was taken till Thursday night, |
when g part of the uniform will be |
ready for distribution,
Political Points.
The Bryan club room will hereafter
be open day and evening with b H.
kimb ball in charge.
Second ward republicans organized |
last night, eIecting Adair Peasants
president. w. L. SuGden vice presi-
dent, Louis Eckhart secretary, and II |
c. Schaffer treasurer. +. G. Hemen-
way, w. II. Bunker aud George So
lander were appointed a com mittee to
hustle for finances.
Emory Graves, of GeneseO, and II.
A. Weld, of this city, addressed a
of the Seventh Ward Repub-
ican club last night
Moline republicans have again
suchered their Rock Island bret hern.
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom some weeks
ago was announced to cause radical
change in temperature in this city the
evening of the 18th, to serve as n
counter attraction to the democratic
picnic. but Moline APPEARS to have
lad the strongest drag with the state
party managers and had the senior
Illinois senator assigned to that city
instead OF TO Rock Island.