Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
REPUBLICAN CLUB
FOR YOUNG MEN
Movement Being Pushed For An
Early Organization.
WANT HAND IN PARTY WORK

Propose Complete Organization In
Every Ward In City For the Spring
Election-Young Men Being consid-
cred For Mayor and CounciImen and
For Appointive offices-W-nt to
Take An Active Part In the DeIiber-
atoms of the Party In the Future.
fFrom The World of Thursday.
The young republicans of Martins
burg are at work on a plan for the or
bganization of a Young Mems Repub-
! lican Club in this city in the very
near future. Quite a number of them
have gotten together and discussed
plans and there will be a meeting cali
ed in a short time when the matter
win be brought to a head.
A couple years ago the young men
made an effort to organize such a
! club, but there was cold water poured
on the proposition and the effort was
abandoned. The young men who are
interested at this time will carry the
organization through. They feel that
they, as a body, have not taken suffi-
party and that the party is loosing
ground and that they should assert
themselves and make an effort to re-
deem the ground lost.
1t is planned to get into the active
working of the party and organize q
strong committee in each ward and
take a decided interest in the organ
ization of the city executive commit
tee. Already young men who stand
high in the community are being
talked of for councilmen and mayor
at the coming spring election. 1t Is
tAe purpose of those interested to
Give the organization so perfected
that they will be in position to do
most effective work at the coming
city election.
The young men feel that up to the
present time they have had practical
ly no part in the party's deliberations,
and have done nothing but go to the
polls and vote. The young men pro-
pose to have a voice in the naming of
the candidates and the men who shall
come into the oppointive offices.
AS things are at present, the young
men see no future for thmselves in
the party. They are not learning
politics and have nothing in the coun-
ellis of the party. With q we'll or
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workers they feel that they can ac-
complish much that will show them a
future for themselves.
The young men who have already
been mentioned for mayor and other
Offices are of the highest character
and stand well in the community and
would get not only the support of the
younger element in the republican
party but would command the respect
and confidence of the old war horses,
who have been In the harness during
the years that have passed.
While the present effort OF the
young men will be to get well organ
tied in every ward in the city, they
will also when the spring election is
over. carry their campaign Of organ
ization into the county and effect an
organization of young men in each of
the county voting precincts. There
is no questioning the strength and
ability of the young republicans in
Berkeley county If they get them
selves well organized.
They feel that the party's future in
the county hangs in the balance and
that unless they assert themselves
and work for the party the county
will go over to the enemy. The or
ganization Of the young men for eff
fective work at the primaries next
summer and during the campaign next
fall, will be a powerful factor In the
politics of the county.
One Of the chief efforts OF the young
mems organization will be to prose
cute a vigorous educational campaign
with persistent personal work. Once
the young men feel that they have
something at stake and have a future
before them they will take off their
coats and go to work instead of re-
naming luke warm as in the past and
being content with sitting back and
looking on.
They feel that the time has arrived
when they must stop their grumbling
at the way affairs are conducted and
get in and by their efforts help to I'M
prove conditions and make for them