The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
SMOKER
HELD BY THE YOUNG
MEMS CLUB
Drew Banner Crowd Of
the Campaign
Permanent Officers Are
Elected and Many
Names Added to the
Roster - Will Meet
Every Monday Evening.

ENGIv MOIlOdvENSIl
The Young Mems Democratic club
held an enthusiastic meeting and
smoker at the party headquarters last
night at which the banner crowd of
the campaign was present. The inter-
est manifested in the organization and
its work seems to be steadily growing
and from present appearances the
club will be the largest and most in
fluential ever organized by local Dem
Ocrats.
The meeting was called to order by
Ray Harbert who was chosen tempor-
ary president at the meeting a week
ago, and o. o. Albright acted as sec
retary. The first important business
gof the meeting was the report of
the committee Hubert Pontius, chair
man, appointed last week to draft
a constitution and bylaws. This re-
port was made by Mr.. Pontius and was
adopted by the meeting.
Some other business was transacted
and then the election of officers was
held. II was moved that the tenn
porary president, first and second
vice presidents, secretary, treasurer
and sergeant-at-arms, chosen at the
meeting a week ago, be made the
permanent officers of the organization.
AS all officers, according to the con-
stitution, must be chosen by ballot,
and there we're no objections to the
proposition, the secretary was author
ized to cast ballot for the officers
mentioned. The temporary officers
thus made permanent are Ray Harbert,
president; Fred Witter, first vice pres
ident; Victor l. Fornes. second vice
president; o. o. Albright, secretary;
A. H. Sliker, treasurer; Frank Feller,
Sergeant-at-arms.
The constitution also provided for
other officers, to have charge of the
organization when 1t appeared as a
marching club. To save time the
secretary cast ballot for each candi-
date named as there were no contests.
The officers chosen were as follows;
Captain, c. c. Swingel; first lieuten-
ant, Harry Mist; second lieutenant,
Joseph Nunenmaker; third lieutenant,
Fred link; first sergeant, Samuel
Fornes; second sergeant. Charles D.
Thorley; standard bearer, Fritz DER
lick.
The report of the committee on
finance, Harry Weiss, chairman, was
heard and accepted. The committee
on the request of the chairman. was
continued for few weeks longer.
The report was more than satisfac-
tory to the members and showed that
the committee was we'll qualified to
go out on a still hInt for the sinews
y OF war. Mr.. Weiss. as chairman of
the smoker committee. made a~Feport
on that matter also which was re-
ceived with every sign of satisfac-
tion.
After the, business of the meeting
had been disposed of several addresses
by Bryan, by way of the phonograph,
were heard with much interest and
applause. Later in the evening Attor-
ney Atlee Pomerene delivered a STIR
ring address In which he pointed out
many good and sufficient reasons for
the youth of the country embracing
the tenents of Democracy. His ad-
dress was frequently interrupted by
the applause of his hearers and was
closely attended.
Mother features of the evening were
music by string orchestra and light
refreshments which were provided by
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose. A social time was enjoyed be-
fore the meeting adjourned and many
new names were added to the roster
OF the club. The next meeting will
be held, as provided by the constitu.
tion, on next Monday evening and
weekly on that night thereafter.
b. F. Faust, president of the Bry.
IN club. which meets this evening
announced that several speakers hat
been engaged for the meeting and
that every one interested in the sue.
cess of the Democracy was urged tC
attend. More than two hundred
Aersonal invitations have been sem
cut and large crowd Is expected.