Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-16
THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB STANDS BY
PRESENT NAME
Thinks 1t Would Smell As
Sweet Under 1t As If a
Chamber Of Commerce
Aid FOR POULTRY SHOW
STARTS WAR OF WORDS
President Hamilton Intilnates
Halt Must Be Called On
Expenditures

When Benjamin Brick proposed that
his motion to change the name of the
Salem Commercial club to that of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce should be
made unanimous, he started something
that led to flow of oratory that CON
tlnued for three hours, and finally re-
suited in an indefinite postponement,
on rising vote of 40 to 9. As it now
stands the Commercial club will con-
tinue to travel under the name adopted
when the club was re-organized last
summer, although Mr.. Brick insists the
game will be played few more in.
nings.
Not only was flow Of Commercial
club oratory turned loose, but those ac-
customed to the more peaceful ways OF
life, arose and registered all sorts of
kicks as to why certain things were
done, and why the merchants were call
ed on for donations when it was under
stood last summer at the re-Organiza-
tion that the payment of dues prevent
ed all street solicitations.
When Mr.. Brick distributed LITTLE,
card in which u few words were said
about being a live one and not Rip
Van Wrinkle, he aroused the fighting
spirit OF the old guard. Mr.. Hucke-
stein didn't like the idea or suggestion.
"We have men just as live as any
found in Oregon. The name will do
nothing for us, In fact, you will have
to show me that our success depends on
a change in name" said Mr.. Hucke-
STEM
Ihe Rev. II, f. fischer rather liked
the old name better and could not see
that the change of name would benefit
the club.
would Exhaust CUBS Energy.
Judge L. IL. darcy expressed the
OPINION that new tangled name or any
high sounding title would be of no ben
etit. The Rip Van Wrinkles OF this club
WISH to retain the present name: II we
use too much OF our energy in changing
our name, we won. amount TO any
thing" said Mr.. ID 'Arey
Everything IL running TOO smooth
ana Ihere are no arguments, declared
Mr. Brlck, when gwen q chance to DIS
cuss ms proposed amendment, "These
little cards about Rip Van Winkle, and
about being i've one, were distributed
just to arouse little enthusiasm. i"
notwithstanding his eloquent plea
tor the change OF name, ana the pocket
ful Of proxies, which, as Mr. Brick SAID
were from the leading men OF the eity,
ms motion for the change was lost, and
tor the present the commercial ciub VIII
be known as the commercial CLUB
AS TO whether man should vote by
proxy was another proposition that
turned loose floods OF oratory. The
general opinion prevailed that proxies
were a bad thing for any Legislative
or delberatlve BODY: President hamil"
ton stated he would consult Judge
Charles MeNary, while others thought
Roberts Rules OF order might decide.
rhe proxy proposition VIII be threshSG
OUT at ahother meeting me heV' H. r.
Fischer was opposed to proxies and abb
sent treatment ana intlmated that
preacher ought to know,
About Contributions
AS to an inquiry why merchants
were being solicited when many thought
that. going into the new organization
would cut out an sorts OF contributions,
President Hamilton ruled that what
was intended was that the Commerelal
cluD would not solicit merchants tor
contributions, but that the CLUB could
not prevent any organization ana pnV-
ate party from asking tor FUNDS rms
Il