Arizona republican., 1906-10-09
THE DOUGLASS CLUB
 ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Just Enough Spirit in the Meeting to
 Give It Flavor.

The Douglas republican club was i rejuvenated last night and Col. Rob ! ert M. Hudson now writes the title ! president after his name with facility that leads to the suspicion that ] he has been practicing on it ever since the campaign opened. It was @ great occasion for the club. Tn it's entire his tory there was never but one more thrilling incident, and that was when the president carried a vote of the club over Col. Hudson by main strength and a stove poker. But that is ancient history. Since then all the old wounds have healed up. every creaking joint in the club machine has been fabricated by the oil of gIadness and the dove of peace is perched on an olive branch above the presidents throne.
 But the aforementioned dove had very much of a scrap on its hands early in last nights proceedings, and before it could reach it's perch, Fred Gardner. an oId-time club leader. was
 there with a good following among,
 whom was William P Crump. very representative republican and a true
 blue worker. While they went down
 to defeat the opposition had a hard time to keep them under, and they are
 still bristling with that political ener-
 gy that will make them heard from
 later.
 The meeting was called to order by
 President Henry Davis who directed
 the policy Of the club during it's last period of activity. He stated that the : business of the meeting was the cleo
 ton of new officers. and intimated that
 they had better proceed to business
 The female quartet which was to have been present and enliven the occasion
 with music, had been given tip that
 it was to be a warm session, and stayed away. Nevertheless nothing happened that could have been con strued as objectionable by anybody ex- cept the democratic candidates, who have reason to fear the proceedings of last night were designed as pre-
 liminary to an attempt to sand bag
 them on November 6.
 w P Crump was nominated for president by Fred Gardner and Bob Hudson was nominated by Frank
 Smith. A paper ballot was decided
 on and the trap was sprung. Hu5sOn
 and Crump both swung off into the air and when it was all over Crump was
 found to be the winner That state ment is hardly correct, either, for. in stead of being all over it had only just
 begun. The brethren were so excited
 the count was mixed the teIlers did not
 agree. and it was ordered that the bal lots be counted again. Hudson won this heat and another was slated. The third count was Crump's and Hudson in the fourth count came under the wire leading by a nose and five paper ballots. II was suggested that like all big races. there should be either three heats or five, but the grand stand seemed to be satisfied with the last
 record and it stood, with the colonel
 -T-~
 admiring henchmen-
 For secretary Gardner nominated Charles Carter and Robert Williams presented. Frank Smith for favors When the ballots wore cast Smith and
 his trainers crowded round the tel lers' table en masse to supervise the ! count but there was no need of il.
 Smith won and nobody contested. ! though he and Crump had wordy wrangle. The rest was easy for har-
 mOny had done filled the house. and
 the dove had aIighted. Smith nomi-
 mated Frank Hawkins for vice presi-
 dent. Hawkins nominated Henry Davis
 for treasurer and Smith nominated
 Richard Lee for sergeant at arms All
 three in respective order. were elected
 by exclamation.
 After the meeting adjourned the new
 president and vice president made a further appeal for harmony by inviting everybody to take something if it was
 only see-gar. The big banquet had also been postponed until some later date in view of the fact that until
 after last nights meeting it was i'm possible for those inclined to spring themselves, to tell whether they would
 be called upon to feed their friends or fatten their enemies The meeting
 adjourned to meet again a week from Thursday ending in the best of spirit and without the loss Of blood. eyes or
 cutIcle and only a small amount of temper.
 Harmony was promoted in a great measure by the circumstance that President Davis and Col Hudson were on the same side. The fire poker with
 which the president used to secure or
 der and maintain it when he and the colonel were in apOgee was permitted to repose peacefully and uselessly in q corner.