Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-09-21
Democratic Campaign Clubs.

A special effort is being made this wear by
National and State leaders to form clubs
They have always been one of the usua
means OF aid in Democratic campaigns, and
are now being formed on larger scale than
ever before known, for it is realized that the
people must unite and organize to resist the
money and agents OF the trusts, which have
taken control Of the Republican party, syn
dlcated that party in TACT, and made 1t a
partner with the trusts.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson and
Chairman James X. Jones of the National
Committee have united with Mr.. Hearst,
President of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, in a call for universal
club organization, Among other things, in
this call, they say:
The Democratic party and its friends
must meet the forces of corruption aud in.
timidation In politics this year by thorough
organization. A Democratic club or society
should be organized in every city, town, vii.
Iage and precinct in the United States.
This work OF uniting the forces of law
and liberty into one great, systematized,
civic army should be carried on simuta.
neousy in every part of the country, and
without delay
mo patriotic citizen can ignore the at.
tacks which are being made upon the foun.
dalton OF our present irreproachabe form Of
government. This year every citizen should
be politician"
The undersigned has been appointed to
represent the National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs in Maryland and has opened
an office at the Eutaw House, Baltimore,
where all clubs formed in the State are
requested 10 r port their names, addresses,
DftinpFa and nnnnhnr nf hos
the Chairman Of the Democratic State Cen.
trail Committee.
Campaign Clubs can join the National
Association without cost Each club Joining
can send delegate TO the convention to be
held at Indianapolis, Ind. October 3 and 4
Among the lines of usefulness open to
clubs three may now be indicated:
l. The registration of voters affords an
immediate opportunity Tor clubs to show &C.
tivity by furnishing information as TO Dem
ocratic voters to be registered, purging the
registration books of persons not entitled to
vote and preventing improper registration.
Local committeeman should promptly fur.
nish each club with the voting list of the
clubs immediate neghborhood, and II com,
mttee Of the club should scrutinize the list
and give the committeeman all possible aid
and information for the above objects
2 There has probably never been more
indications than at present of change of
sentiment, and party utilization among those
who heretofore supported the administrs-
ton.
This calls for the circulation of Democrat
ic campaign literature and provision for
meetings and intelligent and dispassionate
discussion of the great principles which
should now unite all true friends Of popular
and constitutional government.
8 After registration has been perfected
and the issues fully and clearly presented,
the clubs can be OF inestimable value to the
party in helping TO bring out the vote on
election day and in preventing the corrupt
use OF money, which is the main now per-
haps the only hope of those who serve the
trusts.
BLAIR LEE.
Member, for Maryland, OF the Executive
Committee of National Association OF
Democratic Clubs.
The above statement on the formation OF
clubs is heartily approved. Local Demo-
cratic Committeeman are requested TO Co
operate In the club movement rs suggested
and otherwise AS advantageous.
MURRAY VANDIvER,
Chm Dem. State Central Committee.