Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-09

IA OolCeeQ V4Aeu 49,.
Cnk mel ~ night at the noPe huye
housa. 10 flash up the business ten
-irom ths ,lsst mssllss. The memnels
~sss NV dllatofS 10 taking their places,
coa,ino In In knots and groups, 20 thar
!, IA q O'Clock before Robert Stranges
rnnckles on the desk signifed, 10 iieu
Of a triangle, that the club was ready Tor
Sus;rees. The chair stated the object
~ the meeting, and said he hoped there
would be no hard feeling grow out oil any
discussicns which might arise; 'hat tney
would calmly consider the mauer ne
fore them, and act In love and unity;
The secretary Was absent and TOM
Jones was selected TO WELD the taber.
There were no minutes, the chair Sta,
tins that An Inteilieencer reporter had
cs,1;ed them OF and not brought them
hsck a promised. He could not use
the naper' he said, as the meeting was
not hall reported. SO no minutes were
read.
sentences, moved that ten cents q week
be charged as weekly dues.
At this juncture MIR. Buchanan: VINO
had evidently been drinking iriend
health. hopped to his feet and said:
IL ,ok hyur, Mistah Speakah. l want
N saw III & when de treasury gets tull
Wa use de money to paw our expenses TO
Roney's Point and other places We got
TO 70 to-" .,
The others thought full treasury,
With running expenses, was something
wsy of i'm the dim future, and without
much discussion the motion was adopt
ed.
Granville Rolls said every man must
be made TO pay up, right sharp, or e'se
nut right out the door. This htonsnt
buchanan to his feet. He thought this
WAS an innuendo, aimed at him, ami lie
resented it vigorously. lie had paid up
and he wasn't goin to be bulldozed
like las night" He was goin' to speak
right out an
The Chsir-Set down; take your seat.
Buchanan You 'surps your thority
when YOU dictates to me. lous my
servant, you Is.
The Chair-Tve Just got this to say
III point some sergeants-at'arms ana
have order here.
/, is impossible to describe the scene.
buchanan Was Oh his feet, gestlculating
wildly and demanding his right to be
heard. Gaskins came to the rescue anu
poured oil Oh the troubled waters, and
ibe business OF enrolling names OF mem
hers was proceeded with. Quite mum.
her registered their names aud dropped
their two nickles in the missionary box.
81 calls for de report Of lie committee
ON uniforms" said Buchanan, but he
Was promptly ruled out OF order. lite
wanted to know II "thls WAS this clu6
or the other one" and was answsr red
with this is the first and only club. y
The chair took advantage Of this or-
portunity to say it would hereait,
r.coruue only members OF the club.
This brought buchanan bristling to his
feet. Does dc speakah intimate dat l
amt member" he exclaimed with an
angry, sweeping gesture. But the char
answered that il WAS only speaking gen
orally and did not mean to question tn"
gentleman membership and he Was III
ouced to sit down. Rut he mntteret,
conf lentially to himself: "Dem's mos
singular carryin's on.
Gaskins moved "Wednesday ut each
week be selected for meeting nights and
Buchanan was again on his feet. IBIS
club amt got no saw about dat. A 'Nec-
utiye committee was 'lected anu it tends
TO dat" Others objected 10 this and
buchanan said he WAS a member oil the
executive committee and demanded his
rights. hut it transpired that he was
deposed. After the last meeting, the
chair had appointed new committee
and had quietly let him out. lie was
almost too astonished To think aud sat
quietly while Wednesday was agreed
upon. :,
At this point the secretary's pencil
gave out aad he obtained one from the
Ii,Higeacer reporter. Tho transaction
MAS Immediately spied by Buchanan,
who moved vote o; thanks b, rendered
Howell But the chair refused to enter
iIin the motion.
In the back part OF the room Ander-
son arose, and after q prelude said he
had a resolution To offer. The chair at
once grew suspicious and stopped him,
saving committee would I've appointed
10 examine the resolution before II Was
read. Several members said that was
not right, u man hadaright to I've heard ;
but Others nodded their heads i'll APP.
prevail of the dictum OF the chair.
buchanan arose, very excitedly and in.
sisted on allowing the gentleman to be
heard. lie grew very obstreperous,
and the chair asked the sergeant.at'
arms to conduct him down stairs. But
this order caused such apparent dissat.
isiaction, that il was suspended and
Buchanan was allowed To stay.
After much discussion, Anderson was
permitted TO read his resolution. IL was
10 the effect that the club pledge itself
10 support, in city politics, such men as
would pledge themselves to further the
interests OF the colored people. Gas.
kins moved it be referred to commit
tee OF three, To he considered and re-.
ported at the next meeting.
Palmer had Nh amendment. He did
not u lieye in the one man power
OF the chair and wanted the committee
appointed by the club. Furthermore,
he wanted report Immediately. His
amendment was to that effect. In put
ting the amendment, things got terribly
mixed up, in a parliamentary sense, but
George Hollinger and W. I. Gaskins
came To the rescue and it was straight.
ened out. After two votes the amend.
ment was lost and the original motion
carried.
There being to further business, the
club adjourned TO meet next "Wednesday
evening.
PERSONAL POINTS.