Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Big Gathering Of Republicans For
the Purpose Of Forming Rough
Rider Club.
Temporary Organization Perfected
and More Than Fifty Sign as
Charter Members.
Delegate Selected to Attend a State
Gathering Another Meeting to
Be Held Soon.

That was a representative gathering
of republicans Tuesday night in the
east court room, in answer to a call to.
assemble and discuss plans for the for.
nation OF rough rider" club. In.
fact, call for city convention would
not have drawn q larger or more en-
ithusiastic crowd, and one happy feat
ure was that no person or clique con-
strolled the deliberations. Preliminary
organization was effected and more
than fifty republicans, young and old,
signed the application for charter
membership.
In the absence Of F. G. Pierce. who
issued the call for the meeting as Sec
rotary Of the former Young Mems Re-
publican Club. Clyde W. Morse. took
charge of affairs until temporary Off
GERS could be selected. c. n. Smith
Was asked to preside and Mr.. Morse
Was made temporary secretary Chair
man George r. Estabrook, of the coun-
ty central committee, explained TO the
meeting that plans for rough rider
clubs thruout the state were being
made by the state committee, but We're
as yet in embryo. The intention is to
call state meeting prior to the state
convention to decide on definite plan
for the formation of clubs in each
county of the state. He suggested that
all the Tuesday night meeting do
should be the formation Of a temporary
organization and the appointment OF a
committee to secure signers to the
membership roll. Then as soon as the
state meeting Is held the county and
each precinct should be thoroughly or
ganized.
In line with these suggestions COM
Northup, c. c. St. Clair and C. w.
Morse was appointed to recommend
temporary officers. While the commit
tee was celebrating addresses were
made by c. II. Van Law and j. NJ.
Whitaker. The committee later re-
ported and recommended that tempo
rary officers, to hold until after the
state meeting, be named, to consist of
a president. one vice president from
each ward of the city. two secretaries
and treasurer. AS such officers the
following We're suggested by the COM
mittee and the recommendations were
adopted after a lively debate:
Presidential. s.. Mcfarland.
| Vice presidents-First ward, F. G.
Pierce; Second ward, C. H. Smith;
Third ward, H. C. Louns berry; Fourth
ward, I. S. Willard.
secre,aries-clyde W. Morse and j.
! NJ. Whitaker.
| Treasurer-Dr. w. S. DeNine.
/ George r. Estabrook was chosen tc
attend the state conference at Des
Moines and Il. F. Foreman was named
as his alternate. A preamble pledglng
support and asking membership in the
club was prepared and after adjourn
ment to meet at the call of the presi-
dent the following signed the roll as
charter members, altho the charter will
be kept open until the next meeting
and may be signed on application to
any Of the officers:
| George r. Estabrook, Clyde w
Morse. DR.. w. S. Devine, E. C. Nc
MILAN, Henry McNeely, C. C. st. Clair
George McNeely. j. Morrissey. a. b
Hoover, 3. w. Sinclair. Frank G.
Pierce, F. E. Northup. Oscar Alien. j.
Fl. Jayne. w. C. Rodgers. W. L. New
man. S. B. Lusby, J..P. Cooper. Lincoln
Tesf., ]. Z. Sta.board, E. p. Jones, c
H. Van Law. b. G. Cochran
George NJ Lyon, ]. NJ. Whitaker
G.. NJ. Newton, T. r. Noonan, j. j. Viii.
son. W. f. McLeland. f. S. Clifford. L
w. Cooley, NJ. f. Desch. c. F. Breckel
Thomas McLarnan. c. D. Lusby. H. C
Lounsberry. c. II. Smith, Eli Jones, D
S. McNee. j. b. Emery, C. c. Caswell
| w. NJ. Clark. c. S. Htuson. NJ. S. Nc.
Farland. w. r. Wildmap, j. f. Lantz
Abraham Steward, 7. C.. Weatherly
B., +. Foreman and w. A. Smith.