The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-04
DAILY FOR CLARK.
Substituted by Committee on
Permanent Organization
At the National Convention of
Democratic Clubs.
PRES. HEARST SICK.
May Not Be Able to Attend the
Meeting.
Executive Committee to Be In
creased to 45.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 4.-The morn
ing session of the National Association
of Democratic clubs was not called to
order until 1O:3O o'clock. Governor Nc
Millin, Of Tennessee presided
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was submitted to
the convention. 1t recommended that
the following officers be elected: w. r.
Hearst, president; Max F. Ihmsen, sec
retary; Marcus DAILY, treasurer.
It was also recommended by the com
nalttee that the executive committee of
the association, which now consists of II
members, be increased to 45 members; a
member from each state.
President W. r. Hearst did not arrive
this morning and it is probable that he
may not come at all.
The train bearing Mr.. Bryan and
Bourke Cochran is expected to arrive
shortly after noon.
The convention took up the report of
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion as soon as the session began and an
animated resolution followed the recon-
lnendation of the committee to increase
the membership of the executive COM
mittee. 1t was unanimously decided not
to increase the membership
The balance Of the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization was
adopted
Governor NcMillin of Tennessee, in
taking the chair made an address in
which he said:
we have a great deal of work before
US yet. The object of the existence Of
this assembly is for the purpose of more
thorough organization throughout the
United States What I want you to do
is when you go back home, organize,
organize, organize, till there will be
nothing but Democratic clubs every
where. No more splendid candidate ever
was nominated by the American people
than we have. Yet our enemies some
times say that he has been beaten once.
Yes, and only twenty years after JEFF
ferson had written the Declaration of
Independence that has freed all of man
kind that are now free, he was beaten.
But four years afterwards in 1900, he
was elected. When Washington and his
associates had won freedom of the land
by reason of a large British navy free
dom was still denied on the sea
THE second war with Great Britain
came. Its defeat, its disaster almost to
disgrace, are known everywhere, but in
Tennessee who said: BY the eternal
there shall be no more ships searched
and there were no more searched. The
Battle of New Orleans settled that ques-
tion, and by the thunder of cannon and
by the crack Of rifles, General Jackson
did what even diplomacy did not dare
when the treaty was signed, and yet in
less than 20 years after that General
~--~- F~S
pie treasured up the wrong of Jackson,
as they treasured the wrongs of the
author Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and four years after his defeat
for the presidency, as a Democratic nom
inee, we saw him triumphantly elected.
Only a few years after Cleveland was
defeated the Democrats nominated him
again and he was elected 1 beg our
enemies to remember that history will
repeat itself. We have just put for
ward a man without spot or blemish
it will be recorded that as three candi-
dates have been elected, so the fourth
will be and VIM. Jennings Bryan will
be president of the United States"
Great applause).
sTEvENsON'S SON
Lewis G. Stevenson, of Bloomington,
Ills, western representative of the Ma
tiOnal Association of Democratic clubs
and son of Adlai f. Stevenson, was the
next speaker. He said in the course of
his address:
THE anti-imperialists today represent
the conscience of the nation They de-
clare that we We're right, when in be-
ginning our war with Spain we pledged
ourselves to be swept into the conquest
and fOrcible aggression. They believe
that President Mckinley was nearer the
truth when he wrote 'Forcible annexa-
ton according to our American code of
morals would be criminal aggression
and when, a few months later he forgets |
these words and boastingly cries Who
dares pull down the fiag!"
Augustus Thomas, the playwright of !
New York made an address, after which /
the committee on resolutions submitted !
it's report.
The resolutions commend the Kansas
City platform. declare a Democratic |
club should be organized in every pre- |
cinct in the nation, appeal to every /
Democrat in the country to pledge him |
self to win one vote for the party, de- |
clare that the evidence that great cor |
porationS are endeavOring to control the |
votes of their employees is too plain to |
be denied, condemn the present admin |
istration for its fragrant violation to |
enforce the federal antitrust statute, /
deHounce the administration for per |
mitting two republics in South Africa !
to be destroyed without a word of sym |
pathy," condemn failure to vigorously |
prosecute the men connected with the |
Cuban postal frauds urge that all |
American institutions are in danger; |
proclaim sympathy with the coal min
ers of Pennsylvania. IN their stand !
against the anthracite coal trust, and /
hope they may secure such speedy set |
tIement as will afford them better |
wages assert the election of Mckinley /
would mean the perpetuation of war /
taxes. entangling alliances with the !
monarchies of Europe and colonial ex- |
ploitations in remote parts Of the world, I
compelling an increase Of the national I
debt and enforced military service and /
declare the election of Mr.. Bryan viii /
mean the salvation Of the country
The resolutions were unanimously /
adopted.
George B. Mcclellan of New York, fol-
lowed with an address, denouncing i'm !
perialism.
Brief addresses were made by Mrs /
Eva Mcdonald yallish of Washington. I
D. C., and Mrs Aariah E. Walker of /
Chicago. president of the National Wo- I
mems Bryan league.
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