The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-31
DEM OCRATS IN
 A STATE CLUB Some 60 Members Sign Role of New Organization Upon
 Its Adoption.
KENNEDY EXPLAINS PLAN
Chairman Comstock Tenn porary President, While Major Stoddard Heads Nominating Committee.


 terday afternoon, with a temporary organization consisting of Charles w. Comstock, temporary president; Ed win $. Thomas temporary secretary and treasurer and the following nomi- mating committee: Major Louis E. Stoddard of New Haven. chairman. Mayor Joseph M. Holloran of New Britain, George P. IngersoIl of Ridge field, A. J. Minor of New London former Senator Thomas F. Noonan of Rockville, c. A. Seeley of Putnam, Kent Hubbard of Middletown and Col. Frank M. Chapin of New Hart ford. The committee will hold a meeting within a day or two to nom mate officers of the club and the temporary president viii viii call the club gets ready to report
 When the state committee adjourn ed yesterday afternoon the Democrats who had been discussing this matter and other things in the hotel Hobbies were called into the assembly hall. Chairman Constock of the state and introduced former Senator Will liam Kennedy of Naugatuck as the man who has this matter in charge.
 Explains the Idea.
 Senator Kennedy explained that the plan of state club had been talked over for some time, that 1t seemed to those gentlemen who had interest ed themselves; at the suggestion of
 
 centr~I club would be better than one club with branch clubs in many localities. He said that the promot that while one purpose of the club was to assist in electing Democratic candidates, the. club would in no way of the regular Democratic organiza- tion. The purpose was merely to as sist the regu'a organization so that in every town and village of the state F1a fz VI be affiliated with a strong central or ganization.
 tees were provided for to assist the state committee so the members of the state club would stand ready to aid borough, town, city, county and had attended many Democratic gath erings but at none of those had he seen and felt and 1ard the confidence in national and state victory which seemed to permeate the atmosphere of the Taft hotel, yesterday.
 Constitution And Bylaws. After Chairman Comstock had been elected temporary president and E. s. treasurer, Senator Kennedy offered | the. constitutiop and bylaws. After their reading they were unanimously | 8 dopted. They are as follows:
 Article I. The nams of the club shall be the | Democratic Club of Connecticut.
 Article IT.
 The objects of the club shall be the | advancement of the principles of the | Dem Ocratic party, the prom u1gat1on or | relative to those princi- | ples, and the promotion of fellowship | among the Democrats of the state; | of the party in Connecticut in every | possible way.
 Article HI. Section l. The members of the club | shall be such persons as shall be 1 elected members by the executive Sec. 2. Applications for member ship m the club shall be made to the executive committee and be signed by at least two members of the club.
 Article ".
 Section 1. The officers of the club shall be a president, five V1ce-pres1- dents. a secretary, treasurer and an executive committee consisting of the | above officers and of thirty-five (35D | additional members, each represent ing a separate Senatorial district of | tive committee shall elect the chair man thereof.
 Sec. 2 The president shall preside at the meetings of the club and shall perform the other usual duties of the office of president. Sec. 3. In the absence of the presi- shall preside over the meetings of the club.
 Sec. 4. The secretary and treasurer shall perform the usual duties of Sec. 5. The officers of the club and the executive committee shall be elected at the annual meeting of the club to hold office for one year and until their successors shall be elected.
 Article V.
 Sec 1. The club shall meet an- nually for the election of officers and the transaction of other business in at he oan nP he l Sec. g. Special meetings of the club may be called by the president and shall be cal ed by him upon request of majori.S of the executive com mittee.
 Sec. 3. Meetings of the executive of the chairman thereof upon reason able notice. Those present shall con stitute a quorum.
 Article VII
 The annual an dues shall be one dol before the annual meeting.
 Article VII.
 The following committees of three lr more members shall be, appointed 1y the chairman of the execuitve com nittee: A speakers committee, cam ] 1aign and organization committee, a l finance committee, and a publicity committee.
 Article VIII.
 This constitution may be altered or amended by a vote of two-thirds of he members of the executive commit ee.
 By Q vote of the club the tempor- S try president was authorized to ap- point a committee on nominations and f Major Stoddard announced afterwards , hat he would endeavor to get the ' committee together either today or to- morrow to fix up a list of officers for he club.
 Sfgners of the Roll.
 After Mayor Bryan Mahan of New ! london had spoken on the good which l big State club could do in the com ! ng campaigns, the books were declar- ! d open for the receipt of the one dol l ar in yearly dues. ! The following thereupon became ! members of the club: Henry McMa- l us of Hartford; Charles w Hodge. eoxbury Station; Frank P. Marble, | lar ca1.l \ rlt 1