Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-27
DEACON SMITH.
The Truly Good Rises Superior to
His Wicked Partners.
The Sunday Reform Convention at CoIum-
bus-Sketch Of the Delegates and
Its Proeeedings-The Brewers
Association n-Redistrictng.
THE EXCITEMENT STILL INCREASING

loon men and liquor dealers, by whatever
name known, shall keep their places of
business closed on Sunday, which amend
ment passed the House last week, but has
been hanging fire in the Senate.
The Ministerial Association,
Of Columbus, invited the attention OF their
eo-laborers in the moral vineyard, through
out theState, 70 the lukewaFmness OF the
Senate upon this important question. 1t
was finally agreed to call convention, the
object of which was to urge the Senate to
pass without change or modification, the
so-called Smith amendments. In pursu-
ance thereof, delegates from all parts OF
the State commenced to center at the Capt.
tai as early as Tuesday evening. BY yes
terday morning there had arrived between
five and six hundred ministers. temper
ance advocates and reformers, of all kinds
and of every shade of opinion in politics,
religion and literature. The delegates be-
fore the meeting OF the convention
eyinced desire to see all the Columbus
lions they could during their short stay.
large number went up to the corner OF
Broad and High streets, to take view OF
the memorial fountain and bronze statue
OF DR.. Smith, late of this city. At the cor
ner of Long and High streets there was an
other group admiring figure. OF Psyche
al the Fountain upon pedestal from
which flowed the sweet waters OF the
Otentangy. There was another COterle OF
appreCiatiye delegates on Broad street tax.
ing survey of the abbreviated steePle OF
TRINITY Church, and big brass
lions from design OF the
treat Canova. and brought to this coun-
II la nf
Deshler, one Of our financial autocratS.
There were few
Christian LAWYERS
who went down to Mound street to look at
the palace of justice, the county Jail and
the tall and towering steeple OF Brother
MeeSe's church just opposite. As the Con-
yention would meet at 10 o'clock, the dele
gates could not 20 10 see the biggest lions |
of the city, such a. the benevolent institu-
Iions. public works and public buildings: |
The Hon. Clark Waggoner, Internal |
Revenue Collector and delegate from |
Toledo, Sixth district, took charge OF a |
party and conducted them to the Hall OF |
REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Waggoner's nose |
came in first and its proprietor soon fol- |
lowed He is an.
Exalted Christian,
although he furnishes all the permits TO |
saloonists of every grade and all the stamps |
which are pasted on the beer kegs OF the |
Sixth district, and is not ioOsing anything |
in collecting the whisky tax and the other |
little perquesi;es which lay around loose
about the revenue offices. He IS man OF
the most piOuS demeanOr. Senators and
Representatives gathered around him with
their eyes filled with repentant tears.
Mr. Wa.goner'S face was immO bile because
he was at peace with all the world.
TempC~tuous seas oil sorrow had long
since ceased to roll over this good man. he
seemed TO be sailing his bark upon q sea OF
oil, and and could see in the calm repoSe
of his features, that he was walking with
confidence i'm the narrow way which leads
Ia the new Jerusalem. Well might the un-
righteous ASSemblymen weep in the pres
ence of this dCyout man, for they realized
that their tardy conduct in the passage Ot
laws to aid in promoting religion deserved
the SeYereSt ccnsure
The Gathering Hosts
soon began to concentrate in the neighbor-
hood of the hall that DoneldSDn built, and
by 1880 o'clock \. VI all the available space
had been taken. \ temporary chairman
was at once elected who addressed the con-
vcntion in great earneStneSs In behalf OF
Sunday reform. All the committees were
named by the congressional districts, and
the convention adjourned little alter Il VI.
At2 o'clock P. NJ. there was grand sea
Of faces confronting the stage. The chair
man of the committee on permanent organ |
izatiun mounted the elevation and an
nOunCed that that
Truly Good Man."
Deacon Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, was
its choice for permanent President. THIS !
announcement was received with the most !
tumultuouS applause. lie addressed his !
6eDtcDauts aud 90 labOrerS at lcugth, |
amidst frequent interruptions OF cheers. |
Many other speeches were made, when the /
the Committee on Resolutions announced |
that they were ready To submit the result |
OF their labOrS, and the resolutions were |
unanimously adopted by standing vote. |
They recitc the enactment OF the frst |
sunday law tor the Territory of Ohio dep |
rccate the wiCkednesS of breaking the Sab |
bath by the sale Ui liquor, and urge the |
Ohio senate 10 at once pass the Smith |
amendment without alteration or mOdIh- |
cation.
The convention adjourned at > o'clock |
p. NJ. TO meet in the Senate chamber That |
body took recess in order to receive their |
visitors. and Deacon Richard Smith made !
a glowing speech, announcing the object OF |
their visit.
Personnel of the Convention.
One of the peculiar features of this Con- |
yentiOn was the fact that of the five humid |
red delegates from the venerable PreSI- |
dent down TO the humblest lay member, II |
was made up of men who had passed the |
meridian OF life A close observation from |
the stage, of the array of delegates, seated |
in chairs row after row, in parallels run
ming east and west presented one OF the /
most remarkable Spectacles ever witnessed
in an American audience. Gray haired |
and gray bearded men, with here and there, |
Al the rarest intervals, q pow that had
only silver threads among the gold
Profound Sensation
was created when il was known that the
Brewers Association from Cincinnati were
coming COlumbusward, like an arrow
through the air-over the iron, with pow.
erful six-fOOt drivers before and behind |
the coaches and commissary and grocery
attached which, in comprehenslyeneSS OF
quantity and quality, outrlvaled that
which was provided by a distinguished
pagan for Cleopatra, the dark-eyed queen OF
Egypt. George II. Hoadley, one OF Ohl9S
great lawyers, was with them. The Judl-
ciary Committee, to whom the Pond bill to
tax LIQUOR dealers had been referred, re-
Ceiyed the association, and Mr.. Hoadley in
the afternoon made an elaborate argument
mon the constitutiOnality Of the pending
bill. -
The Democracy of the two Houses held
Joint caucus in the SenSte chamber, last
NIGHT Among the distinguished pemo-
Gratis present, as visitors, were Hon. Sam.
F. Hunt. of Cincinnati; eN-Secretary of
State Wm. Armstrong, of the Plain Dealer;
CONGRESSMAN Ben. LeFeyer, eN-CongresS-
man Frank Mckinney, OF Piqua; eX-Sar-
gent.at-Arms John G. Thompson, and
large number of ex-Senators and Repre-
sentativeS.
Charlie Vallandingham, the blue eyed
boy from Montgomery, was member OF
the committee to whom the redistricting
bill had been referred. 1t was prepared by
ex-Secretary of State VIM; Bell, Sr.;
one of the members from Franklin, and
the committee reported unanimously inits
favor, and passed resolution to stand by
il and make a record on the strength of its
fairness in a geographical, political and
numerical sense. 1t gives the Democrats
ten and the Republicans eleven members
of Cnngress They do not expect 70 do