The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-31
ORGANIZE CLUBS.
Plan for Republican Clubs
and Marching Com
panies.
Chairman Weaver Urges This
Means Of "Making
Things Hum"
County Chairmen and Local Com
mitteemen Made Responsible
for Club Organization.
Marching Clubs, Both Mounted and Un-
mounted, with Uniforms Will
Be Seen Everywhere.

committee has perfected arrangements
for the organization of republican
clubs in the state. He has been pro-
ceeding with great care in this matter
and has taken the advice of many re-
publicans before announcing the plan,
which will be seen to be peculiarly
happy combination of the regular cam
paign club with the marching COM
pany, be it either mounted or I'M
mounted. The plan agreed upon will
unite the energy and working force di-
rected by the county organiza ton with
the work of the state central commit
tee, so that the entire organized force
of the party in the state will be pulling
together and: there will be no occasion
for conflict in arrangement at any
point. 1t is understood that organiza-
tons already in existence will be rec
ognized under the new regime. The
League clubs that have done so much
good work are to be continued the same
as heretofore.
The club work will be a distinctive
feature of the state campaign, having
at its head an organizer of recognized
ability, who will act as state president
for club work and will have headquar-
tiers in the state committee rooms, with
sufficient assistance to carry on the
work of organizing clubs with the
greatest possible efficiency throughout
the state. Chairman Weaver is in cor.
respondence with various manufacture
ers Of uniforms and low price will be
secured on the uniform that will be
recommended for use in the entire
state. 1t will be very inexpensive, SO
that the cost will not deter anyone
from joining the club.
The county chairman under this plan
is made responsible for the county or
ganization. He must see to it that
clubs are organized in every township.
and it is his duty to appoint the officers
of the county organi1ati of clubs
which are to be known as regiments.
This is the carrying out of the rough
rider idea and will include a brigade
organization for every congressional
district, the officers of which will be APP
pointed by the members of the state
central committee from that district.
All the usual campaign material will be
supplied to clubs in profusion where
it is we'll used. There will be nothing to
waste, but plenty for those who know
how to handle it. An Iowa song book
will shortly be issued, which will COM
bine the good features of campaign
song books that have been used in 9th
er states. To this will be added num-
Der of local songs especially adapted
to Iowa. Literature, photographic por-
traits of the candidates and in fact
everything calculated to make the
campaign lively will be distributed
through the clubs.
Now that the plan is perfected Chair
man Weaver urges the immediate or
ganization of republican club in
every township in the state at least
and one in every voting precinct would
be still better The sooner the local or
ganization is completed the sooner will
that community begin to derive the
benefit from the state organization
The state committee is powerless to do
anything except through the effective
agency of the local committeeman
AGACc ~ 10 VI uilC ulillOSl IN bOl
that these become known to the tate
chairman at once and begin their ac-
tive campaign work. The local commit
tee and the club organizations will be
in close touch with the state chairman
throughout the campaign and they
will be able to get an immediate reply
to their correspondence.
Tla will ba oman
during the republican state convention
this week and the delegates have all
been invited to call at headquarters
and make known their wants to Chair
man Weaver and give him such infor-
nation as they may have. These con-
ferences with the party leaders in
every county are of the utmost value to
the man who is directing the campaign
in the state The conference of mem
bers of congress and other state lead
ers will be held in Des Moines about the
middle of August. 1t was at first the in
tention to have this meeting on the day
before the convention, but S many are
unable to be here at that time and the
excitement will be very intense, it is
thought best not to attempt confer
ence on that day.
The form of club organization rec
commended by Chairman Weaver is as
follows:
CONSTITUTION OF THE M'KINLEY
AND ROOSEVELT CLUB OF.
ARTICLE I.--Name and Object.
Section 1.-The name of this orSanlxa-
ton shall be the Mckinley and Roosevelt
CluD OF
Section 2.-The object and purpose of
this club shall be to promote the sue
cess of the republican party.
ARTICLE H.--Membership.
Any person over IS years of age, who
believes in the principles of the repub-