Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-22
PROGRESSIVE CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
INITIAL STEPS TAKEN TO FORM
PROGRESSIVE REPu9Ll-
CAN CLUB.
G. A. TURNER is ELECTED
As PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB
Articles Drawn Up, Resolutions Adopt
ed and Appeal Will Be Made to All
Progressive Republicans to Join
Management Vested in Committee Of
One From Each Precinct.

The Progressive Republican Club Of
Marshall County was born at an in
formal gathering of republicans held in
the law offices of F. l.. Meeker Thurs
day evening. Realizing that such a
club would give the progressives of the
county an Organization thru which all
could be represented in the councils Of
progressives republican club was
started and an invita- ton is extended 10
every progressive republican in the
+! county TO join without fees or ex-
pense.
/ The suite of offices was crowded
with representative progressives from
ali wards in the city. Hon j. L. Carney
was made chairman of the caucus. 4
committee was picked from those pres
ent 10 formulate a plan of organization
which reported the following articles
which were adopted and ordered print
81 on several hundred sheets for cir
cuIalion turnout the county.
Club Articles.
We hereby organize ourselves into a
political club 10 be called The Progress
sive Republican Club OF Marshall
County Iowa.
Its purposes shall be 10 promote the
interests Of progressive republicanism
and 10 uphold the splendid records of
Senators Cummins and Dolliver and
the progressive members from Iowa Of
the lower house o. congress and TO pro-
mote the candidacy of Hon. Warren
Garst COR governor Of Iowa.
Its officers shall consist Of a presi-
dent, vice president. secretary and
treasurer and an advisory board con-
sisting Of one member from each vot-
ing precinct in tte county TO be Sc
iected b. the members from such pre-
cinct.
Meetings shall be held at the call OF
the president or IN his absence of the
vice president at such places as may be
designated.
II money is necessary TO carry out
the objects Of this club it shall be
raised by voluntary contribution.
The requisite OF membership snail De
the Endorsement OF the purposes Of this
club We, b. subscribing our names.
hereby become members and pledge
ourselves TO support progressive repub-
ican politics.
Someone wanted resolutions adopted
which would go out 10 this county and
other counties as an expression of Mar
$500 '--I--@s ~ SSSlh - ana Z cCaI8
Inittee vas appointed for that purpose
While yhis committee was in session
with Hon. c. a. Turner a member, the
caucus unanimously elected Ny Turner
as president % the Progressive Club.
George w Darling was elected secre-
tary and Hon. 3. F. Cummings treas
urer The vice president was left until
the outside precincts could be repre-
Sented The management of the club
i 20 b. vested in an advisory COM
mittse y one member from each vot-
ing precinct who will be selected by
the members OF the club residing in
that precinct. It is hoped 70 have a
good membership from every precinct
as Marshall County has in TWO PR
rnarie=s cast nearly three fourths OF its
republican vote for the progressive
tickle
Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted were as fol
lows:
We reiterate our faith in the historic
principles and policies Of republicans
ism and indorse the platform adopted
by the last national republican con-