The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-11
BRYAN CLUBS
FINE SESSION.
Resolutions Adopted at Last
Evenings Meeting,
ENDORSING HON. J. II. NORRIS
Splendid speeches-Good Attendance
Tammany Marching Club At
tended In Body-The
Speakers.

Speakers.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Bryan
and Stevenson marching club was held
Friday night in the assembly room of
the city hall. The attendance was quite
as large as at the meeting held last Fri
day night, and enthusiasm was an ever
present factor during the proceedings.
The Tammany Marching club of the
Second ward came marching into the
hall shortly before the meeting was
called to order by President James
Sterling. The members of the club
were loudly applauded when they re-
sumed their seats.
Upon calling the meeting to order,
Mr. Rhodes l. Gregory moved that the
name of Louis N. Ley be added to the
roll of honor prepared at the last meet
ing, and the motion was carried.
The committee for speakers an
nounced that for the meeting to be
held next Friday night they had Sc
lected as speakers Mesrs. I. N. Booth,
Jacob H. Reigner, and c. T. Meyer.
A motion carried that a committee Of
five be appointed for the purpose of
deciding upon and securing uniforms.
A committee, to be known as the ex-
ecutive committee, consisting Of % per-
sons, one from each voting precinct in
this city was also ordered appointed by
the president on motion of Nathan Hol-
loway. This committee shall have
charge of all the affairs of the club and
such matters that may arise during the
period until the campaign.
The following resolution was then in
troduced by Rhodes l. Gregory, and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Mr.. John II. Morris has
been nominated for congress in the
Eighteenth district of Ohio;
Whereas, We recognize in John Fl.
Morris a man who possesses the at
tributes of sterling Democracy:
Whereas, We recognize that John
H. Morris is a man of integrity, has
executive ability, is a man to whom the
people may we'll look for relief from
burdensome war taxes and kindred Ills;
who has been a Democrat all his life
and who has ever availed to support
Democratic candidate and the Demo
cratic doctrine; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Bryan and Stew
enson Marching club of Canton, Ohio,
hereby declares it's allegiance to the can
ddacy of John H. Morris, and pledges
to him it's support as against candi-
date whose environment suggests the
combination of trust interests and the
conquest of the imperialistic notion over
the rights of the people"
A great deal of enthusiasm prevailed
when the resolution was read and
adopted.
Suggestions were also made to form
a glee club to consist of as many per-
sons with good voices who were avail
able among members of the club.
suggestion was also made that ladies'
club be organized, and this matter may
come up at a later meeting.
motion by Mr.. Gregory that COM
mittee of three be appointed to address
a communication to William j. Bryan
to deliver an address in this city, was
loudly applauded.
However, the motion was opposed by
several speakers, among them James
A. Rice, who stated that he had spoken
to Mr. Bryan Thursday night on the
subject, and that the peerless leader
stated that he would not visit this city
for the purpose of delivering a speech
during the prevailing campaign. Mr.
BRYAN that he would accept an in
vitation to speak in the Eighteenth dis
trict, but under no circumstances did
he desire to speak in this city. The
question of ethics was the explanation
offered.
Mr.. Rice stated, however, that ne
could probably be secured to speak at
either Massillon, Alliance or Youngs-
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ing him to visit this city, however.
Mr.. Gregory arose and insisted that
the resolution should go through, to let
the people Of the country know that
large Bryan club had been formed n
the home city of President Mckinley,
and that they had sufficient sand TO
secure the presence here OF Bryan.
There were remarks Of similar nature,
and when the measure was put to
vote it was adopted by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and Messrs. A. McGregor,
Rhodes /. Gregory and John c. Welty
were appointed committee to address
such a communication to Bryan at once.
President Sterling thereupon an
nounced that the three speakers ap-
pointed for the evening were present.
and he proceeded to present to the
auQlence MI. Sdtluel Wa
was greeted with applause. He said
from the large attendance 1t was un-
necessary to give the audience any in
structions as to how to attend Demo-
cratic meeting this year.
He said that practically there were
only two political parties this year. the
republican and Democratic, the latter
standing for the principles OF justice
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day Of it's convention up to the present
time; principles upon which the party
has stood for the past hundred or more
years, without switching or changing
in any material manner and without
expecting to change.
Republican speakers, throughout the
country four years ago, he said, stated
that the Democratic party was thing
of the past, but the party still exists
and expects to live and be victorious II
the coming campaign.