Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-17
TIE MPERANCE TALK.
Close of the State Convention at
Rayenswo0d. IS
The organhation--Judge Ferguson, Presi-.
dent-The Addresses-Report of the
State Executive Committee-Ean-
nest and Enthusiastic Body.
THE FIGHT TO BE MADE WARM.
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Special Dispatch 10 TIE Register.
RAvENswooD, June 16.-The work of last
nights session was substantially as follows.
1t would have been transmitted to you at
the time, II possible, but there is no tele-
graph Office here; there being connection
by telephone with Parkersburg during the
day, but this connection, like everything
else in a country town such as Rayenswood
is, closes with the setting of the sun. The
difficulties of the travelling correspondent
are certainly numerous, especially when in
a town with no railroad or telegraph wire,
and with but two or three river communi-
cations week passing by: However, get
this to you to-day by telephone from here
to Parkersburg, and from there by wire.
The following were the committees ap.
pointed by the temporary chairman:
On Permanent Organization-G. c. Wild
ing, T. B. Jeffries, Z. F. Chapman, 7. c.
Johnson and w. L. Vanhorn.
On GENERALIZATION. Selmon Wells, of
Tyler county; Geo. J. Thompson, of Green
brier; P. w. Morris, of Richie; G. w.
Baggs, of Ohio, and ]. w. Shearer, of CAL
houn.
On Resolutions-Hon. d. McGregor, Of
Ritchie county; Prof. R. B. Reynolds, Of
Kanawha; Rev. e. Harper, of Taylor; Hon.
G. w. Atkinson, of Ohio, and r. A. Shay,
of Hancock.
On Basis OF Representation-Rey. ]. A.
Pomeroy, of Marshall; James Lancaster, of
Ohio; Rev. W. P. Walker, of Csbell; w. w.
of Mason, and c. r. Brown, of Ritchie.
Committee on the Press were c. T. Cald-
well, of Wood, VIM. Hastings, of Ohio,
Rev. B. Cade, of Putnam, Rev. T. Cotton,
OF Mason, G. b. Foster, of Monongalia.
The report of the Committee on Creden-
tials was made, accrediting all persons
present as delegates.
The report on permanent organization
was as follows:
President-Judge Jas. H. Ferguson, Of
Kanawha.
Vice Presidents-Prof. P. B. Reynolds,
DR.. Loyal Young, Hon. G. w. Atkinson,
Rev. E. Harper, Hon. Selmon Wells, Hon.
D. McGregor.
Secretarp-Rev. W. NJ. Weakley.
Assistant Secretaries-W. w. Riley and
W. F. Atkinson.
Judge Ferguson, on taking the chair, de-
cllned to make a speech, but ordered the
convention to proceed TO business. The
Rev. Mr.. Peters, of Ravenswood, made an
eloquent address of welcome to the MEM
bers of the convention.
The next speaker on the bills was Judge
Jas. Ferguson, who was assigned the lot Of
replying to the preceding address A stem
ographic report OF his speech will appear in
the REGISTER at. later day. Rev. w. P.
Walker, of Huntington, and Rev. Geo. P.
'wilding, formerly of Wheeling, but now
ing. followed in lengthy addresses, which
closed the evening session of the conven-
ton.
The Baptist Church, in which the con-
yention is holding its meetings, has capa-
CITY of six or seven hundred people, and it
was densely packed at this session. The
Parkersburg City Band aided in livening
up the monotony OF the proceedings by its
musical efforts The meeting OF this, the
largest and most earnest temperance con-
yention ever held in the State, is certainly
a gala event in the history of this old river
town, the chief one in the county of Jack
son, which claims the honor of being the
banner temperance province in West Nir.
uinia