The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-10
a CONDENSED MASS MEETING.

A CONDENSED MASS MEETING.
The Republican Meeting Saturday
Plenty OF Music, but q small Crowd
-Appointment or Delegates to the
CIarksburg Convention-The Post
ONCE Boys Ges I'm Their work, dc.
In pursuance to q call issued by the
Ohio County Republican Executive Com
mittee. a "mass' meeting of the faithful Of
that party was held at the Court House
Saturday afternoon for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the Clarsburg
Convention, which meets on May llth,
which in turn selects delegates to the
Cincinnati National Republican Con-
vention. The young men who ran
things on that occasion, wanted big
crowd and plenty of enthusiasm, and to
obtain this object, Kramer's band paraded
the streets during the morning and dis
coursed sweet music TO admiring listen
ers.
During the afternoon the band march,
ed up to the Court House and in font of
the Anticipated structure, they again
burst forth in melodious strains. Music
may have "cbarms to sooth the savage
breast and bend the knotted oak" but It
failed to draw a crowd to the "Republl-
can mass meeting.
ORGANIZATION.
When the meeting was called to order
by Mr.. Caleb Sylvis, chairman of the
County Executive Committee, the crowd
consisted of about fifty grown persons
and that number Of boys. MIR. SylviS
nominated DR.. T. II. Logan, as chair
man and w. F. Peterson, Esq, was made
secretary, as a matter of course,
these gentlemen having done duty in the
same positions since the time OF the
meuory ofman ruuneth not to the con-
trary. We must say, as opponents, that
the Republicans could not select better
and more competent officers. They are
worthy of the confidence placed upon
them by their Republican friends. In
connection with this we chronicle that
DR.. J. H. Storer, of Triadelphia
district, was made assistant secretary, a
most worthy gentlemen.
After the organization of the Conven-
ton Mr.. g. T. Thompson moved the
election of ten delegates, one from each
district in the county, 10 the
State Convention. Our young
friend was mistaken. The pro-
gramme had been fixed. Captain Hugh
Sterling got up and moved that COM
ittee of ten be appointed, one from each
district, to select persons to represent
the Ohio county Republicans in the Con-
vention, and also 20 appoint I'll execu.
tive committee for the county
Captain Sam McColloch did
not exactly understand the pro-
gramme, aud he suggested as an amend
ment that there be two appointed for
each district, as on the executive COM
mittee. Captain Sterlings motion with
the amendment Yves carried. The chair
then appointed the following gentlemen
as the committee:
Washington district, w. Hastings;
Madison. Hugh Sterling; Clay, Captain
Curtis; Union, Frank Johns N; Web.
ster, VIM II. Travis; Centre, Jacob
Kemple; Richland, NJ. L. Hall; Liberty,
Abe Mccullough; Triadelphia, DR.. John
Storer; Richie, j. w. Schultz. The
committee then retired.
wANTED-AN ORATOR.
After the retirement of the committee
there was desire on the part of some
present to hear the Sir Oracles arise.
A. w. Campbell, Esq. editor of the
Intelligencer. was yociferously called for
but he refused to respond. After lul
John r. Hubbard marched through the
room and there was general shout fol
"Hubbard." He refused to respond.
A long intermission followed. Finally
Mr.. Mortified got up and insisted that
some of Ohio county's orators make q
speech. He said the meeting was sinking
into obscurity.
Upon this gentle hlnt Mr.. J. r. Hub.
bard was induced by additional calls to
come forward. He made very conser-
vative speech. In which he hoped the
war cry and whoop would be abandoned
and that the party would nomi-
nate thoroughly honest men. 1t was
evident from Mr.. Hubbard's tone
that he was Bristow man.
At the conclusion of Mr.. j. r Hub
bard's speech, loud calls were made for
Hon. &. d. Hubbard. He came
forward and addressed the meeting
in which he took directly opposite view
from the proceeding speech. After re-
lating Renaissance Of his connection
with the Virginia convention in
which the ordinance of secesss
ion was passed,-which fact
he always reminds his audience oi-pro-
ceeded to wave the "ensanguined gar
ment," after Blalne's most approved style.
1t was evident that be was believer in
and friend of the Maine statesman.
Lawyer Thompson made a few re-
marks in which he stated that If the Re-
publican party made good nomination,
(evidently Bristow man, he would be
elected BY million and half majority
This may be considered little wild, but