The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-07-13

Observation-Disclosures. snail be those
pertaining TO these Offices. Sec. 8.
Duties OF the Executive Committee.
It sholl perform the duties which per.
tain to such Office. Sec. 6. Duties Of
the Program Committee. The pro.
gram committee shall arrange all
programs for regular and special
meetings. Sec. Z. Duties Of the
Ways and Means Committee. The
Ways and means committee shall pro.
vide funds for the carrying out of the
program of the society, and provide
for the other expenses.
Art. 6. Amendments to the Consti.
tuition. This constitution may be al
tered or amended by two.thirds
vote Of the active members present
at any regular business meeting or
special meeting for this purpose.
Bylaws
Sessions, When Held--Second and
fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Special Meetings-At the call of
the president.
Quorum-Shall be 20 members or
more.
Dues-Shall be 81 per year.
Permanent Officers
officers elected to carry on the big
job this year were:
President-B. O. Evans, Mt. Yer.
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1st Vice Pres.-Daniel Grosscup,
Mt. Vernon.
End Vice Pres.--John Cunningham,
Gambler.
3rd Vice Pres.-E. M. Wander,
Danville.
4th Vice Pres. = Harry Welker,
Fredericktown.
Recording Secretary-A. j. Mat
thews, Mt. Vernon.
Treasurer--Robert Baxter, Bran
don.
Cores. ecretary-Lawrence Shat.
fer, Mt. Liberty.
Asst. Cores. Secy.-E. L. Smoth-
ers, Mt. Vernon.
1st Sergeant-at-Arms-Jo Wooli-
son, Mt. Vernon.
Second Sergeant-at-Arms- = Walter
Riley, Mt. Vernon.
Addresses Of the Evening
Perhaps the featuring address of
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j.. West, who but recently returned
from service in the United States
consular service at Naples, Italy. In
part, Mr.. West said:
Fellow Democrats, citizens, and
friends: We first of all are Ameri-
cans. We have great part to play
in this country this year. This club
has great service to perform for
this community and this country"
He said that this country now oc
cupies a peculiar position in the
world, which is new to it. 1t is a
great crisis in it's growth. He said
that he was honored by having the
privilege of assisting in the organiza.
tion of the Cox-Roosevelt club of
Knox county, to help make these men
the nations leaders, because he felt
that they were both men who would
measure up to the traditions of their
country, and were the best men in
the field to lead the country in its
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| He stated that the great reasons
why the Democratic party was going
to win, and should win, in the com
ing fight were, first, the character of
the candidates, who are really rep
resentative Americans of the type
that makes for great leaders. They
are statesmen Of the first line. Sec.
ond, the party organization is such
that with the right kind of general.
ship, the Democrats will carry both
Ohio and New York, the south and
the middle west, and hence the elec-
tion. Third, the record of the party
for the last eight years is a book of
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er before has been equalled in the
history of the country. 1T is the big
reason for our present leadership in
the world" he said, "and we must
keep that leadership by reelecting a
Democratic administration" Fourth,
the status Of this country in world
affairs will be greatly jeopardized by
a change in the administration. This
last he proved by his experience next
to the heart Of foreign diplomacy in
the foreign field.
Other speakers of the evening were
Benjamin r. Parker, b. W. Ray of
Leeksville, N. c., Rudolph Jones, A. j.
Matthews, Charles l.. Bermont, Ken.
meth Harper, Robert l.. Carr, B. U.
Evans, Columbus Ewalt and others.
A short sketch of the points
brought out by the several addresses
would reveal startling things to many
people. Men who have observed
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