Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-03
Have Organized an Enthusiastic
Club.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Leaders In The Move Express Their
Sentiments. - The Work That
Is Mapped Out.

"A AoiS oaNA PAWN AAS VI
republicans met at Matte hall last
evening and organized a republican club
along the lines laid down by the Nation
al Republican League of which it was
made an auxiliary. Three we'll signed
charter member lists We're presented and
the signers were nearly all present. The
meeting was called to order by c. j.
Walsh who is a state organizer for the
National league. He briefly stated the
objects of the call and asked for the
election of temporary chairman and Sec
rotary which resulted in J. p. Stage be-
ing chosen for the hair and e. E. Ly-
man secretary.
On motion the chair appointed a con-
mittee on constitution and by laws, PER-
.iansnt organization and officers as fol-
lows: no. w. James, w. r. Allen, A.
L. Holly. J. w. Thomas and ]. H. Col
Inns. A recess of 20 minutes was taken
to give the committee time to make a re-
port which was as follows when the
meeting was called to order again:
W your committee ca constitution,
bylaws. permanent organization and Of
ficlrs recommend that the temporary Or
ganlzation of the club be made perlna-
nent. That we adopt temporarily the
constitution and bylaws as recommend.
~ ~ N"S NoS NV
the same to be referred TO a committee
OF five to be appointed by the president
for revision. That All officers be elect
cd from the floor and ali standing COM
mittees be appointed by the chair; no
committee to consist of more tina five
members. We recommend the follow
irlg order of business:
"Ntrst-Clll to order.
"Second-Report of committee on per-
manent organization.
..V>l,i,.d l>1an+:or re oTEoar- ;p t1a fol
lowing order: president, vice-president.
secretary and treasurer.
"Fourth-Appointgnent of committees
in the following order: executive COM
ulittes, finance committee, organization
committee on revision of bylaws.
"JNO. w. JAMES,
Nv. r.. ALLEN,
IA. l.. HOLLY,
"JNO. THOMAS,
-. H. COLLINS"
The report was adopted and the cleo
ton of officers followed with the follow
ing results:
President, j. P. Stage.
Vice-President, A. L. Holly.
Secratary, E. E. Lyman.
Treasurer, n W. James.
President Stage appointed the follow
ing committees:
Executive-Dr. M. NJ. Leahy, w. r.
Allen, J. w: Thomas. John Nye, and A.
G. Mcdonald.
Flnance-A. Short, N. Knudson, c. A.
Atwater, J. P. Stage ION motion), and ~.
V. Bennett.
Constitution and By-Iaws-C. ]. Walsh.
C. NJ. Sawyer, Jno. w. James, D.. r.
Speaker Ink r. t. Templeton.
The president was empowered to fill all
vacancies until other provisions are
made. Several short and stirring ad-
dresses were made. Among the SPEAK
ers were the following gentlemen who
said in part:
j. S. Wisner-This is my kind Of a
battle for the grand Old republican party
which I affiliated with when I was a
young mar and never forsook.
c.. j. Walsh-The republicans of Ana
conda do not have to whisper any long
er. In the future men can think and
vote as they please regardless of the
democratic party or any end of it which
heretofore coerced the poor voters of this
commonwealth. The club will succeed
publicans at this time no matter how
badly conditions scattered them in the
past.
C. NJ. Sawyer-Yes I was once a popu-
list. l don't deny it and am proud of it,
but remember I was first a republican
and ann the same tonight. This meet
ing lis a reunion of forces in a party
which has no tails. When ] became
a populist local republicanism had sew
support to the populists. / may be bad
for doing so but I was not tough enough
to become a democrat. I mean a Nom
tana democrat. We do not want to be
stampeded by men who claim to be re.
publicans and are not.
A. l.. Holly-I have always stood firm
by the grand old party AND never Joined