Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-07-19
FOR BUSINESS.
TEE MEXICO BRYAN FREE Sill.
YER CLUB WILL BE ACTIVE
DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
WILL ELECT OFFICERS TUESDAY.
Hon. Orlando Hitt and ]. Kelly Pool
Win Be Asked to address the
Club In the Near Future
New Members.

The Mexico Bryan Free Silver Club
met in called session at the court
House at 8 O'Clock Tuesday night.
President p. R. Jesse called the
meeting to order and stated the
object Of the meeting as being afor
the purpose Of reorganization, as IL
wereu.
Eat this time" said Mr. Jesss, SIT is
important for rs to begin early and
work late In our efforts to help
Democracy. It is necessary for rs to
organize this club and 10 assist every
Democratic Club In the county. The
meeting is now open for ths transact
ton Of any business which may come
before It,"
Secretary II. L. Buckley read the
minutes Of the last regular meeting
held on January 30, 1899, at which
time Hon. Richard Dalton, the single
taxer, delivered an able address.
Chairman Jesse stated that the
meeting was not q regular n but
that IL had been called for the es-
pecial purpose Of recognising the
club.
d. A. Murphy offered the motion
that the old officers serve during the
meeting. After 10 being decided that
the constitution Of the club provided
that officers should 'tbe elected for
one year or until their successors are
duly qualified" Mr.. Murphy with
drew his motion. The officers nov in
power were elected In October, 1898.
Rhodes Clay moved that the
organization be continued indefinitely
and that new officers be elected-he
suggested that this be referred to a
nominating committee. J. o. Bass
ford offered a second to Mi. Clay's
motion which was carried.
d. A. Murphy stated that It had
been the time honored custom to
refer the nomination OF officers to q
committee appointed for that pur-
Lpose. he then made a motion that q
committee Of three be appointed to
select nominees and to report them at
the next regular meeting.
Mr.. Lane offered an amendment
that the committee should have ave
members. The amendment met a
second.
In the remarks upon the amend
ment, II. II. Larimore held that the
officers should be elected by the club
in open session and not after they had
beenrecommended by q committee.
o. K. Brown; "What we want to-
day Is more high privates and fewer
officers. Idon't pare how the officers
are elected Just so II 10 done In the
old Democratic fashion. l suggest
that the nominations be made In open
session.
The question being put the amend
ment was lost.
Rnoues OIay stated tnat ne ala not
suppose that there vas any effort
being made to elect or defeat any
officer. 1.-THE most satisfactory way'
said Mr.. CLAY sis to have the COM
mittee meet In executive session and
suggest nominations. II Mr.. Brown
or Mr.. Larimore have objections to
the report they can amend the com-
mitiees report"
Mr.. Brown then offered an amend
ment to make the committee member
ship twenty-five. Upon being
seconded the amendment was lost.
In the discussion Of the original
motion, Mi. Larimore stated that he
did not believe that q committee Of
three was any more capable to select
officers than was the club. He said:
"The method of electing officers by
the club is purely Democratic"
d. A. Murphy stated that the com
mIttee method was used four years
ago and two years ago.
Mr.. Brown rose and offered the
following as an amendment to the
original motion: THAT ct the next
regular meeting officers be elected.
That any member Of the club have
the privilege OF nominating any men,
Der Of the club for any office. The
chair ruled his amendment but Of
order and Mr.. Brown moved to
table the original m~otIon-lost.
The vote on the original motion to
name a nominating committee OF
three was carried.
The chairman named the following
committee;
d. A. Murphy.
John Abbay.
Capt. j. O. Buckner.
The following names were present.
cd for membership:
Aylette whitney, E. b. Coll, Tony
Buckner, DR.. W. L. Kendall and Jno.
Graham. By q vote Of the club the
names were accepted.
Rhodes CLAY suggested that a
speaker be secured to address the
club In the near future. He suggest
ed ]. Kelly Pool, Of Centralia.
The chair In answer 70 q query stat
cd that the time for the next regular
meeting Of the club vas Friday, Aug.
8.
]. o. Bassford stated that Webster
Davis was expected to speak in Mex
loo on August Is and that he would
probably arrivea day or 90 in advance
and could possibly be induced to ad-
dress the club.
D. A. Murphy moved that q com.
mSttes OF three be appointed to wall
upon Orlando Hit, Of this city, anc
~. Kelly Pool, OF C~entralia, and AL
them to address the club on Friday
night Of this week.
J. v. Williams objected to the TINT
on account OF the Woodmen meeting
that night.
Mr.. Buckley moved to amend bS
leaving the date blank; carried. TIT