Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-26
THE COMMITTEE METHOD WAS
USED AT TIE MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT.
4 FRIENDLY CONTEST Was VAGED.
$. B. Cook For and o. K. Brown Against
Adopting the Report Of the
Nominating Committee
K. Pool, Of Contra
liz, win Speak.


interesting one and lastel two houra
The principal business transacted wa
the election Of officers. In this matte
there wal quite 3 lengthy contest be
tween those who favored the nomina
tion Of officers by q committee repor
and those who advocated nominating
officers In open session. The contes
was friendly, but quite spirited.
In the absence OF President +. r
Jesse, Vice. President Rhodes Ola,
called the club TO order and state
that, 81 the meeting was an sdjcurne
one for the purpose Of eIeoting officers
the matter would have precedent owe
the regular business.
Capt. J. o. Buckner moved to dis
pense with the reading OF the minute
but withdrew his motion when o. x
Brown objected. The minutes wer
read.
The report Of the nominating com
mittee being called for, d. A. Murph,
said: "Inasmuch % s9me have OBJ
iected to q appointment as q nom
mating committee We have done on
best to make good selections for tn
Nominations. We have selected thu
best material possible; II anyone
not satisfied with the report the,
have the right to amend It. Following
are the candidates for nomination
selected:
president, Rhodes Clay.
s"First vice-P President, A. Il. Whit
ney.
"second Vice. p President, R. D. Wor
rell.
~"Secretary, o. K. Brown.
assistant Secretary, J. T. Baker.
Treasurer, ]. O. Bassford.
aSergeant-at- Arms, Willard Potts.
8. b. Cook secured the aoer AM
stated that he had not known tina
there had been any feeling growing
out Of the means Of selecting officers
~ am sure,'' said Mr.. Cook, "tbau tn
feeling 10 not serious. l arise to NOV
the adoption OF the report.
have no view OF bsstowing any hon
ors on any Of the names selected II
the report. / do this because I be
lleve that the names represent goo'
Democrats and that any effort n
turn down the committee report q
this time would reflect both on th'
committee and the nominees. WherI
can we get men who viii work harde
or do mors7 Mr.. Brown has q con
stitutional objection to reports o
committees. I, also, would probabl,
have been opposed 10 the matter hai
I been here when 10 was brought a
at your last meeting, but the rule ha
worked well In the past and this 10 n
time to begin to fight"
Mr.. Brown rose to a point Of order
He said: "a committee has report
ed. The usual parliamentary ordel
would be TO reject or receive the re
port. II cannot DO adopted until re
ceived."
The chair held that the question o
order was well taken ana MI. Cool
modified his motion TO "rsceive tn
report"
Chairman CLAY here asked w. II
KEENAN, to take the chair as he (MI
Clay) was Q nominee In the report nm
der discussion.
After Mr.. KEENAN, had accepted th
gavei, Mr.. Brown waived the point Q
order and said that he considered tn
committee report before the house
Acting Chairman KEENAN, announc
cd the question open for debate.
Il. H. Larimore secured the reoog
, milton Of the chair and said:
81 would like for 1t to be undcrstoo
that 1 regard those who have bee
suggested for Office In the committe
report a. being eminent Democrat
and gentlemen. l admire them 70
their Democracy and for their integ
rIty as citizens, but I am opposed :
the plan Of selecting them By 9 com
mittee. The club is just as capable q
selecting Officers as any committee "
may name.
"If those suggested had been nom
mated otherwise would, maybe, hav
given them my unqualified support
1 would do nothing wilifuliy again'
the harmony Of the club and I thin
that ID win be better and more hal
, monious to elect the officers BY th
, members ana not from the committe
report. would like In conclusion |
ask q question. Do wa elect the on
GERS singlyfn
! Mr.. Cook: af think that the repol
should be taken up and any one DE-
string to can make an amendment !
; the report. The report is now ope
for amendments, which should ;
voted upon nrst.n
!. o. K. Brown; 81 don't feel th'
: there s anything seriously dstriment'
! to the club or to the Democracy
Audraln county to indulge In { FRIEND
!. ly discussion Of the question befol
|, us. Mr.. Cook has spoken OF u
precedent Of the State Committee an
the National Committee in such ma
tiers. You remember that In 1895
e the convention in Chicago the CON
mIttee recommended for temporal
d chairman Senator David B. Hill,
o New York, and that another gentl'
d man nominated Senator Daniel,
virginia, and 90 strong was the arg'
ment in favor Of Daniel that he vi
elected.
aIs was charged that it was oil
csurteous 10 the committee.
SAT all times and under all olrcun
stances / an actuated By princip
ana this Is not 9 question Of the me
recommended; l glory 10 them, b
ne pick up hundreds OF goe
loyal Democrats Of our fair count
who can preside over eur msetinl
with grace, dignity and fairness.
an proud Of Mr.. CLAY, l admire MN
he IA the unanimous choice OF q
Democracy Of AudrAin county for y
amoe Of representative. We can
nothing 10 desract from The homo
which are bis. =.
4 con ths question OF COMMITTEES u