The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-01

,mocrats Of Ardmore:


hub was organized some time IN
the latter part Of last year as q re-
suit of call to the young men OF
Ardmore to. meet and organize a
Young Mems Democratic club.
This call was limited to young
men, and before the meeting II
was not intimated that it would
be general aud include all demo
Gratis that may have desired to be
come members, nor was it under
stood by those that made the call
or the public that an effort would
be made to supercede the one that
has been in existence for some
time and known as the Allen G.
Thurman and the Bryan-Sewall
club. When the meeting to org
anize the Young Mems Democratic
club was called to order and the
constitution and by laws were
read, it was moved, by member
of the temporary organization,
that the words young men" be
stricken out of the preamble and
constitution, and all good DEM
Gratis be admitted to member
ship. 1t was argued by some
that there was no other democratic.
club in Ardmore. A majority of
the members acting under this be-
lief voted favOrably to the motion,
and the officers of the club were
elected by those that met in re-
sponse to the call to the young
men. The club launched out as
being the only democratic club in
ArdmOre, without giving previous
notice that such would be the OBJ
ject of the meeting. We now
realize that we have made a mis-
take, but honestly. From the
start some asserted that there was
another club, and since it has been
demonstrated as true. When a
large number of oGr leading demo
Gratis say that there is another club
with large membership, money
in the treasury, with a constitution
and by laws, it would be bold
selfishness and wild bigotry for lis
to try to controvert their state
ments. Our members were honest
and thought that there was no
other democratic club in Ardmore,
and their purpose was to make the
JeffersoHian club supply what they
thought to be a need. They did
not intend to give the old demo.
Gratis cold shoulder. We know
that they are interested in us.
feel that they have our welfare al
heart. Our acts were not intended
to create any i'll feeling; and, if we
are laboring under an erroneous
impression, think that we are all
willing to right every wrong that
has been committed, if any has.
As it is au unmistakable fact that
there are two democratic clut~ in
ArdmOrc that have a common pur.
pose, the natural question arises,
can they accomplish their desired
aims this way as we'll as if they
were united and the democrats oi
Ardmore could present one solid
phalanK to forward the cause OF
democracy. An emphatic no"
must be the response. Reason it.
self dictates the answer. Only
one can be recognized. Not to
unite the two clubs would mean
that nothing is to be gained and
much is to be lost. | suggest that
we disband both clubs and get
Judge Gait, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Indian
Territory, to issue call to all
democrats in or near Ardmore, to
meet at no distant time in some
convenient place, to organize a
club to take the place of the two
clubs now in existence here. By
doing this neither club will have
to concede anything to the other,
aud every democrat could have a
voice in the election of the officers.
This would be democratic. In
offering these suggestions, | am
not prompted by any ill motive
toward either of the clubs, but
am desirous that we may be able
to present strong front and that
harmony may reign in our ranks,
that all nv be satisfied as we