The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-03
NEW DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
Al Effort 10 De Made to Prevent Travis
County Again Going Astray.
a STRONG ORGANIZATION PERFECTED
Clubs Are Also Being Organised mt
other Places TO the End that
Democracy Triumph.

Austin, Texas. September 2.--James X.
Hamilton. president; Henry e. Shelley,
vice president; Joe Corwin. secretary;
Walter White, treasurer. The above are
the officers OF the democrotic club elected
at a meeting held last night in the dis
trict court room by the democracy OF this
county. which organization is TO be known
as the Bryan and Stevenson Travis County
Central Democratic club. There was
large and representative attendance at
the meeting and much interest was mani
tested in the proceedings and 1t is reason
able TO predict that II the members OF the
club work only half as hard as they have
started out 10 do they will redeem Travis
county and will be found in the demo-
cratic column and give Bryan and Steven
son a big majority M the approaching
election. The young men OF the county
have undertaken the task and every mem
Der of the club will do his utmost to ae-
complish the desired end.
These clubs are being organized In all
parts OF the United States and they VIII
certainly bring results which otherwise
could not be accomplished
The speakers OF the evening were Judge
A. W. Terrell and Hon. Z. 7 Moore, both
Of whom made strong speeches in favor OF
organization ard stated that this was the
only way that anything could be accom-
plished. They urged upon the young men
10 take it upon themselves TO see that the
blot cast upon Travis county in 1896 be
obliterated, and that they should exert
themselves with that end in view.
The chair appointed the following ex-
ecutive committee: John f. Shelton,
chairman; T. ". Gregory. John II. Cald-
we'll. w. n. Richardson, Joe Corwin, John
D. Mccall and W. D. Hart.
The meet, az then adjourned to meet
again on next Friday night at $50 o'clock,
Palestine. TN4rss sebtembey THE
Palestine democratic club was organized
at the city han auditorium last night
The following were the officers elected
T. B. Greenwood. president: P w
Brown. hrst vice president; George
Schmidt second vice president; A. H.
Bailey. treasurer: D. W Mcleod. secre-
tary; A. G, Green. assistant secretary,
VIII Conlan. sergeant-at- arms W. c.
Campbell. c. Q. Johns and p. W. Brown
were appointed on general arrange
ment committee 10 provide speakers
and secure hail for next meeting, which
will be held on Friday night.
Yoakum. Texas. September IA
BRYAN and Stevenson club was organized
here yesterday afternoon with a mem
hershp OF l5O. z. H. Jones was elected
president and n. w Mitchell secretary
committee on resolutions was appoint
cd To report at the next meeting.
Rosenberg. Texas, September -
meeting was held Saturday night in thu
Woodmen's hall and the Rosenberg
Democratic club organized with a mem
bership Of hfty-four. The following OF
hoers were elected; President, r. II
Mccormick; vice president f. B. Per
k-ns; secretary. +. W. Ohelm treasurer
w J. ingram; executive committee,
7. Mulcahy. g. c. Baker. Jr., j. W
Moore. n. Dobbs. C. l.. Michael and
L. Keene.
Weimar, Texas, September 2.--Abou
one hundred names have been subscribe
TO petition to organize a Bryan an
burgess club in the interest Of tn
democratic party at this place in tn
near future. or as soon as the list
increased to 400. which can be done
short order. Mr.. W. O. Crebbs is clrci
lating the petition and he says ali den
ocrats and mang heretofore populi5t
and republicans are signing right alon