The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-21
SILK STOCKING KNOX RUNNING ON
HIS RECORD AS A TRUST BUSTER
KIDS
HAVE HAPPY
TINE

The yunger democrats who last
night organized the Young Mems
Democratic club of Spokane coun-
ty limbered up for the approaching
campaign with scrap among
themselves over the choice of
president that prolonged proceed
ings until some of the more elderly
young men began to figure appre-
hensively on how they would
square themselves when they got
home. Bruce Blake, R. s. Collins
and others who had been active in
terminating the club had fixed 1t
up to name e. o. Conner for presi
dent and Conner had consented to
take it on assurance that there was
to be no conest
After the preliminary bouts
confident that this would grease
the skids very nicely. Then arose
Fred Schade, who had been fitting
about like the smooth scamp in
melodrama all evening, pulling
wires, and he unravell,ed a pack
age of oratory designed to brand
Blake as the only presidential tim
Der to be considered. That young
man promptly entered a demurrer
and declined as positively as any
young lady dealing with her first
proposal. Enter then Lawrence
Jack, bearing gifts of the same SORT
as Schade's, and the mixup became
general. In the midst of it Mr..
Conner added his declination to
serve under any circumstances, and
it began to look as if the young
democrats would exercise all the
Kilkenny cat propensities Of old
warehouses;. w. w. Tolman tried
to dump oil on the tempest by
eliminating both candidates and
substituting Lawrence Jack, but
Jack got out from under COM
promise.
On repeated motions and in face
of positive announcements of both
Blake and Conner that neither
would serve If there was to be a
contest, Chairman Thomas Scott
was abou to call the ballot when
Harry Eggleston waved the olive
branch in the direction of Conner
and motion that Blake's resigna-
ton be accepted and Conner elect.
ed opened the way for Schade to
suddenly become peaceably in.
clined and second it. They kissed
and made up, voted unanimous and
Conner was escorted to the chair,
OF; oh Gil nf tho hq r.
rassment he and Blake both expe-
rienced.
With further chances for muss
eliminated, the rest of the work
was hurried through and most Of
the little ones were wrapped up
and started home by n: 40. Bruce
Blake was elected vice president
for Spokane; Thomas Scott, secre
tary; H. e. Winder, treasurer; p.
B. Keaney, sergeant at arms. The
matter of choosing member of
the executive committee from each
ward and of apportioning vice
president in each incorporated
town of the county was postponed
until the next meeting at the cham
Der of commerce next Thursday
evening. A supervisory committee
is also to be selected. A big com
mittee on membership was named,
and also constitution and by laws
committee. the latter consisting Of
Attorneys Jack, Campbell and
Burkett. r. S. Collins acted as
temporary secretary and submitted
the draft of the plan of preliminary
organization agreed upon. The
assembly room was filled last night
and it Is expected that the next
meeting will advance the club to a
membership of 200 at least. From
all indications they are going to
make a big noise in the campaign