The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-01
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Young Mems Republican
Club a Powerful Organization.
BIG MEETING LAST NIGHT
Good Talks Made and QueS-
tons Discussed.

The Young Mems Republican Cub held
a great meeting in Peerless hall last
night. II was the greatest meeting ever
held since the organization of the club.
The young men were present who make
thing go, and, like Roosevelt. they do
things" The membership was increased
by a great number and with the number
taken into the club al meetings held at
the different points over the county, The
total membership now reaches over the
thousand mark. The Importance and the
mightiness OF the club can be easily IN
Gerstood when it is considered that
within the short time that it has been in
existence it has gained such a large
membership. The evening was spent IN
short talks and with music by the Jubilee
singers it was made very enjoyable.
The business was taken up first and
the demonstration on Monday night.
1t was urged 10y many that every mem
Der of the club take q personal inter
est in seeing that this meeting Monday
night at which the governor of Kansas
is to speak, shall be 4 big one. 1t is
meeting which viii be in the interest Of
the party and every man who is inter-
ested in the Republican party and its
success should feel it his duty to get out
and help in seeing that this meeting
represents the Republican feeling in
Wichita and the county The procession
before tins meeting was taken up and The
committee reported that the parade
would start at Republican headquarters
on North Main street, and that the ban
ners. guns ana other necessaries had
been arranged for From the headquar-
ters the procession viii march around
Douglas avenue and to the Auditorium.
The old soldiers will be given the pref
ereIhce by the club. Special seats viii
be reserved for the club and oldHsol-
Cle5s. A committee Of three was appoint
ed ito look after a special feature Of the
profession. and was composed or the
Following: Harry Dedrick, Earl Blake
and Jas Mcpherson.
Another matter Of Importance which
was taken up was the continuance of the
meetings Of the club after election.
Everyone present was enthusiastic for
having these meetings. and several plans
were suggested for making the meetings
Interesting and successful. The organi-
cation was gotten up as a permanent
one, and the officers expect it to do
good work for Roosevelt in 1904. IT was
arranged that the two regular meetings
should be held every month until the
executive committee should arrange for
one meeting month The first meeting
of the club after election win be held
in the police court room at the city hall
two weeks from last night. The idea ex-
pressed last night was that this meeting
should be a big rally, in which all veto
rious Republicans can take part.
It is planned that every Republican
vote in this city shall be gotten to the
polls on next Tuesday. Already there
have been two dozen young Republicans
confirmed as volunteers TO look after
this work and last night fourteen more
volunteered their services. These were
Frank Timmons. s. N. Stevens. first Of
the Third: l. r Barrett, second Of tho
Fourth; Ed Din. second of the Third;
Sam Day. third of the Third; Fred stan
ley. first of the First; D. r. Jacobs,
Earl Blake. second Of the First. Geo.
Howard. second of the Sixth: Ezra z.
Beard. first of the Fourth: IT. DERRICK
of the Fourth.
Prof W. r. Isley was the first speaker
of the evening and lie made a good talk
on the Republican party as party Of
progress. he showed that from the be-
ginning the party had been 2 party that
things. while the Democratic party
not only did not 90 things. but often
tried 70 stand IN the way OF matters of
progress being carried through. lie said
that the Democratic way of doiug things
was something like the way in, which The
N---nese first cooked a pis.- They at first
ate raw pig but one day one Of the
houses burned down in which there hap
poned 10 be a pig 50 thc Chinese ate
the pet pig which had Keen roasted
After that finding TINT roast pig was
Le1ter than raw pig. they would always
tie the pet pig in some ones house and
then set fire T. it. IN order 10 have roast