The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-04

The Democrats of Canton met in the
assembly room at the city hall Friday
evening, to perfect the organization of
a Democratic club, which had been in
contemplation for some time. A COM
mittee, consisting of Milton Shaeffer.
Rhodes !. Gregory and Patrick L. Man
ley had been appointed to secure men,
bers for the club and report at the
meeting Friday night. A thorough
canvass was made and the attendance
at the meeting indicated that the COM
mittee had been at work and that great
interest had been excited by their eff
forts. For half an hour before the
hour for meeting Democrats began to
assemble and by 1880 the assembly room
was filled. Many were standing about
the doors and in the rear of the room.
Mr.. Milton Shaeffer, chairman of the
committee, called the meeting to order
and announced that the
OBJECT OF THE MEETING
was to organize Bryan and Stevenson
marching club, which was expected to
do effective work in this falls cam
essary to have chairman and secre-
tary of the meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Frank Kessler, Mr..
Shaeffer was elected chairman. He
thanked the audience for the compli-
ment and said that though he would
rather be in the audience he would not
shirk from any duty imposed upon him
i,a I,
Harbert was selected as secretary of
the evening and the meeting of the
evening was ready to proceed with the
business for which it was called.
Rhodes I. Gregory, for the committee,
submitted a report of the work done.
He said:
THE committee begs leave to report
that it has secured the names of 442
members. Don't forget the number
442. There are that many Democrats
left in Canton, at least. The committee
desires that
DUE CREDIT BE GIVEN
a number of Democrats whom the COM
mittee called to it's assistance and some
who volunteered to help in the work.
We desire that a roll of honor be es-
tablished in the club and that these
names shall grace that roll. They are:
Charles Goodman, Peter Obringer,
Gust Bernower, Ray Harbert, Herman
Mertz, Harry Schaub, Charles Schlagel,
Joseph A. Wielandt, Ed. j. Meyer,
Archie McGregor, Jr., Clarence Black,
Frank Kessler, Jacob Haliwell, r. A.
Sadler, Milton Braucher, Charles Bee
bout, Lewis Hoffman, Ephraim Dice,
L. A. Bloomfield, David Sommer.
AT this juncture a large delegation
filed into the hall, and the audience
commenced to applaud. 1t was an
nounced that it was the
SECOND WARD TAMMANY
organization. One of the Tammanyites
said it was only a part of them, and
there was more applause. 1t began to
be apparent that there was good feel
ing prevailing and lots of enthusiasm
motion was adopted that two addi-
tional members be appointed to act
with the committee of three to report
forthwith constitution for adoption,
1t being understood that such an in
strument had been prepared. The chair
appointed the additional members.
The committee retired for consulta-
tion, and 1t was decided to have some
speeches during the interim There
were loud calls for
JOHN T. HAYS,
and when the clamor oot On Iona ,ho.
there was no denying the request, Mr..
Hays arose and said:
Il never refused call from my party.
1t Is the duty Of everyone to keep ad-
vised on the issues of the day. The
man who does not is not worthy to be
called an American citizen. The So
called Gold Democrats are now anxious
to come back to our ranks, but they
must not expect to come back and at
once control the destlnes and policies
OF the party. The Democratic party
has always been so magnanimous and
forgiving as the father of the prodigal
Sson. But these deserters must not ex-
rbect MS to kill the fatted calf for item
until they prove their repentance by
helping us kill a certain golden calf
that has been erected upon an altar
and before which the people have been
bowling.
we have man In Canton who II
very ambitious He not only wants to
be the president Of the United States.
but also wants to be the emperor Of
Cuba and Porto Rico, the car of the
Philippines, the dictator OF Hawaii and
the lord high protector OF the harem
Of the sultan p< .eulu.
'Aii The to<fifory annexed to the
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