Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-01-16
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
SATURDAY EVENING
VIII Complete Organization of Lo-
Cal Branch Then-Boom Vance
for Senator.

Final organization of the Thurston
County branch of the State Demo
cratic league, including the adoption
of constitution and bylaws, the cleo
ton of permanent officers and the fix
ing of a regular meeting time, will be
effected, it is expected, at a meeting
of the Democrats of the city and coun-
ty at 7:30 Saturday evening at Eagles
hall.
The selection of this time and place
for permanent organization was made
by the 80 or more Democrats of the
city and county who convened at this
hall last Thursday evening to cele
brate Jackson day, when they author
lied the appointment of a committee
to frame constitution and bylaws.
On motion of Thomas NJ. Vance, sec
onded. by p. NJ. Troy, this committee
is to report Saturday evening, after j.
r. Daley attempted to have the meet
ing scheduled for the afternoon. Both
Messrs. Vance and Troy are members
of this committee, with Frank c. Nor
rison, A. II. Chambers and Edward
Emigh, all appointed by the temporary
president, George Yantis.
In the meantime the membership
committee also appointed by Mr.. Yam
It's at this meeting, consisting of f. r.
Of NJ uo1S II
O. Robinson and James r. Dever, have
been busy enlisting new members in
the local branch and it is expected that
in view of this work and the interest
displayed at the Jackson day meeting,
there will be large crowd of Demo
Gratis present Saturday evening. One
noticeable thing about the Jackson
day meeting was the number of farm
ers present and it is hoped they will
turn out as strong Saturday evening.
The feature of the Jackson day
meeting was the boom started for
Tommy" Vance of this city for Unit
ed States senator, sprung by Attorney
Robert Evans of Tacoma who made
the address of the evening, and the
ovation which greeted the statements
by Mr.. Evans. 1t mattered not that
Tommy" had said before he would
not be a candidate, for when Mr.. Ev-
ans asserted, I'VE need a candidate
who will demand the respect and can
obtain the votes of all Democrats and
many neutrality-suspicious. few Pro-
gressives-and we have that man right
here in Olympia, Tommy Vance," the
hall re-echoed with the applause in
which every Democrat joined heartily.
Mr.. Vance nipped the boom in the bud
couple of days later. however, when
he stated emphatically he would not
be candidate.
After the business meeting, presid-
ed over by Chairman George Yantis,
Harry l.. Parr acted as toastmaster
for the "talk-feast," introducing Mr..
Vance as the first speaker. In the lat
ter's usual humorous vein, he referred
to the differences existing between To-
cal Democrats, urged all to unite
against the opposition, and declared
that in the currency bill just passed
President Wilson had accomplished the
dream of Andrew Jackson.
Arthur Lewis of the public service
commission, the next speaker, alluded
to the need of a statewide Democratic
paper, said Olympia was the logical
place for 1t and referred to local pa
per (meaning the STANDARD) as the
proper one to develop into such pub
lication.
State Committeeman P. M. Troy ex-
pressed great qualification at seeing
the young men taking hold Of Demo
cratic party affairs, and urged a week
ly luncheon and the selection of reg
ular meeting place for Democrats. Mr..
Evans of Tacoma. who was the last
speaker eulogized Jackson, comparing
Wilson to him and declaring the latter
10 De one VI lHc Sioo'oS' PASSAuN'S 49,
the nations history.
During the evening lunch consist
ing of sandwiches, doughnuts and ci-
der was served, and cigars enough for
all were passed around frequently.
Rt. Rev. Frederick w. keator. bish-
Oh of the diocese of Olympia, will be
at st. Johns church Sunday, confer
ring the rite of confirmation on a class
in the morning and delivering sermons
at the morning and afternoon services,
over principally TO prayer services ana
explanation OF the methods to be used
in the statewide prohibition campaign