The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-02
ACALL To THE
CLUBS OF STATE
President F. D. Winston Is
sues an Address.
0DNAMizE CnD TIT rnAx,
ORGANIZE FOR THE FRAY
TO Give the Vote Of N. C. to Bryan,
and Elect 8 congressman.
CLUBS FOR EACH PRECINCT IN THE STATE
The Associations Motto, The Man Rather
Than the Dollar" Contains the True
Theory Of Government A
Firm Stand Taken.

Mr.. Francis D. Winston, president of
the State Association of Democratic
Clubs, is located at Democratic head
quarters, where he will have charge of
organizing Democratic campaign clubs.
Mr.. Winston believes in organization,
and 1t is his purpose to have working
club in each township in this State.
He yesterday issued the following adj
dress to the Democrats of the State:
1.-The State Association of Democratic
Clubs was organized in Raleigh on Sep
tember Goth. A permanent organization
was made by electing president, sec
rotary, one vice-president from each Con-
gressiOnal district, and an executive COM
mittee Of five members.
Eleven delegates, one from each dis
trict and two representing the State at
large, were elected to represent the Asso-
citation at Indianapolis at the Nationai
convention of clubs. Eleven alternate
delegates were also elected.
THE organization, in its working force.
has representatives in all parts of the
State The object of the Association is
to assist in giving Bryan and Stevenson
the elentoral vote of North Carolina and
to help elect nine Democratic Congress
men from this State. To this end all
patriotic citizens are cordially invited to
cooperate.
1.-The platform and principles of the AS
sociation are foand in the platform of the
Democratic party promulgated at Kan
sas City. The clubs have no candidates
other than those named by the Demo-
cratic conventions.
s"This Association is organized for eff
fective campaign work. The executive
committee of the Association directs that
an urgent appeal be made to the various
county and township executive commit
tees ito proceed at once to organize
clubs in each township in the State.
The very large number of White Suprem-
acy Clubs organized in the late campaign
can be easily organized into party clubs.
To this end, it is urged that the various
county chairmen will at once proceed to
appoint suitable organizers in their coun-
ties, who will enter actively in the work.
1t is recommended that the sub-eleetors
of each county be appointed when prac-
ticable. Most efficient aid can also be
had of the late club organizers
"The county chairmen are requested to
call meeting in each township in their
various counties on Saturday the 18th
day of October, for the purpose of organ
izing a club. 1t is also urged that at
each speaking by candidates or other
Democrats, a club be formed Do not let
an opportunity pass to organize. These
clubs are part of the party machinery.
They are subject to the party authority.
The two main purposes for which they
are to be formed are to distribute litera-
ture and to bring out a full vote. 1t is
presumed that the last campaign secured
a full registration. AS soon as a club
is formed send the name Of the officers
to Hon. f. NJ Simmons, chairman,
Raleigh, N. c. Also send a list of the
officers to Max Thomson, National Sec
rotary, New York City N Y.
Let each club appoint an active COM
mittee to secure the attendance of voters
at the polls. A full vote will give the
Democratic party $4,000. majority. The
issues involved are momentous, vital and
far reaching. Our free institutions are
endangered by a colonial policy abroad
and by aggregation of wealth at home.
Let North Carolina make a firm stand
AGAINST both.
THE State Association adopted as it's
emblem a button containing picture of
that great tribuene of the plain people,
William Jennings Bryan, upon field of
silver, encircled by these burning words
from his great speech of acceptance,
The Man rather than the Dollar
I'm this sentence is contained the true
theory Of government.
FRANCIS d. WINSTON,
"E. B. LEWIS, Chairman.