The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-20
TnE enEHNnAcKERs AND FUSION.
Proceedings OF IN Important Meeting
Last Monday Night.

ProeeedIBEs OF IN Important Meeting
Last Monday Night.
A very important meeting was held on
Monday night at Hope Hall, on Eleventh
street. but until this time the proceedings
have obtained no circulation. 1t will be
remembered that Greenback State Con.
yeption is called for next Wednesday, the
2sth inst, at Charleston, Kanawha county,
for the purpose OF nominating State
ticket and as an Interior object to receive
the ENJOYS extraordinary Of the Republic
cans who were appointed by the recent
State Convention in this city for the pur-
nose Of accommodating the position OF the
soft money men on State affairs and re-
porting the results TO the State Convention
Grafton on June SOth.
The Greenback element in this city
has been kept very closely together,
SO the leaders report, and their strength
will be felt as much now as ever II
was, add the prospects are, more than ever
before. The leadership oil this element in
this community has been tripleheaded
arrangement, George Crumbacker, repre-
senting the business element, Robert
Marshall, the legal, and Albert Wells,
the Workingmen. Each one OF these Is
an oracle, aud from these three do their
adherents receive their inspiration. Ohio
county and the city OF Wheeling, 1t is
claimed, have from 800 TO 500 Greenback.
ers, ''the balance Of power" says one,
and they feel that in the approaching con-
test, which all recognize as one OF great
magnitude and importance, they will be
very essential element In aiding, at least,
lin the election OF important local officials.
and with this consideration in view, will
claim the recognition their importance
demands. Thoroughly impressed with
this idea, about thirty or thirty.five OF
these Greenbackers met at Hope Hall last
Monday night, and organized by electing
the following officers: President, E. l..
stevens; Secretary, Robert Marshall, and
the following Vice Presidents:
Il First ward, Samuel COen; Second ward,
James Nupy; Third ward, Phil. Duffy;
i Fourth ward, John Dean; Filth ward, j.
Is. Stevens; Sixth ward, Mr.. McCallister;
Seventh ward, Clarence Rathburn; Eighth
ward, j. II. Burt.
A little love feast then took place, al:
though no set speeches were made, and
the question Of fusion was pretty well can
yassel.
We met Capt. Marshall last night and
elected from him Observation-Disclosures.
capt. Nj aIshall," we said, I'VE under
stand that at your meeting the other eve.
ming it was determined TO have Ohio
county fully represented In the approach.
ing Convention at Charleston Is this so?'
"Yes, sir; a full set OF delegates was ap-
pointed, who will leave Tor Parkersbnrg
on Monday next, where they will Join the
delegation from the other counties in that
direction and 20 to Charleston"
"Wno are the delegates TO this ConVen'
} tion9" =,
3 William Cox, Mr.. Fritz and myself And
/. We will all go, tool"
"Was the matter Of fusion before your
meeting?"
"Yes sir, slightly"
, rWas it fusion or anti iusion?"
aFusion.n
! "Will the programme already published
for the confederation be carried QUIT"
swell, ! don't know. The matter oil o
! candidate for Governor is not altogether
settled. Some OF our men, not only In
this end ofthe State, but also in the Third
: District, are in favor OF the Honorable
! Joseph @. Gist, OF Brooke county, for
Governors and OF allowing the other offices
: 10 the other element OF the fusion, but
t thig is not agreed TO and we don't know
whether It will materialize."
"The present arrangement, We belieye,is
to allow the Republicans to name the
Governor, Attorney General and Su-
preme Judge, and the Greenbackers the
: other candidates"
"Yes. sir, that Is correct
"What Is your strength just now, in
/. this oounty?"
t ave have from three to five hundred,
votes and II the Democratic ringnominate
/ their men think we can double it."
Other talk OF miscellaneous character
! took place, in which Mr.. Marshall casually
{ remarked that in case I'VE fuse, we shall
) have two out OF the four members OF the
Legislature in this county, or rather the
, right OF naming two;n and upon our in.
! timating that perhaps he himself would
not be averse TO being one oil these oandi.
dates, the exponent OF soft money vir-
tually confessed that he would not.
The delegates from this and adjacent
counties will go to Parkersburg next Mon
. day, where the steamer Chancellor has
been engaged TO take all the northwestern
delegates to the Convention. 1t is also
thought that the Republican Committee
will go with the party.