The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-19
'OAIOMEN
Invade West Virginia In Force on n
Peaceful Mission.

Invade West Virginia In Force on n
Peaceful Mission.
The Committee OF the Ohio House OF Rep
resentatiyes on New Counties and Coun.
ty Affairs arrived in the city last evening
In special car over the b. & o. road, and
registered at the Stamm House. The Com.
mittee, as has been announced, comes here
10 investigate the question OF removing the
county seat Of Belmont county "from the
village OF st. Clairsyille to the city Of Bel.
laire," in the language OF the bill introduced
by Mr.. Wagner. They will leave for Bel.
there will so up to St. Clairsyile, inspecting
both places with view TO their accessibility
and other recommendations for the location
OF the seat OF justice for the comfy.
The committee consists OF Mr.. L. G. Ross,
OF Carroll county, Chairman; Mr.. L. p.
Brooks, OF Meigs, Mr.. John Hopkins, OF Mar.
ion, Mr., W. II. Mccullough, OF Allen, and
Mr.. 0smand Card, Of Cuyahoga. Mr.. Card
lives at Cleveland, and is cousin of W.
W. Card, Esq. Accompanying the commit.
tee on the trip are MesSrs. John f. Locke, OF
London, G. II. Barker, OF Coshocton, G. N.
VaIlandigham, OF Dayton, F. H. Denham,
OF Bedford, Cuyahoga county, D. b. Nc
Crory, OF Manifold, Charles Negley, OF Darke
county, and David Wagner, Of Belmont coun'
ty, the patron OF the bill, familiarity known
at Columbus, from his business interests in
this city, as "thO gentleman from West Vir-
ginia." Thewell known Assistant Sergeant
alarms OF the House, Col. Fred Bred Blenk.
ner, has charge OF the party, which is equiva.
lent to saying that the members are In good
hands.
Messrs. J. T. Lane, ]. NJ. Orr and J. @.
f,at, nral a anTa NJ tho u g n raa1
brought the special car into the State.
AtBellaire MeSsrs. Charles Baltzell, T. s.
Tappan, s. 9 Hamilton and 8. s, Simmons
Joined the party, to'take care of the interests
Of their city, and W. A. Hunt, E.q, editor
OF the Chronicle, DR.. John Il. Westand Judge
G. W. Carroll, OF ST. Clairsville met the com.
mittee here. Messrs. William Alexander. L.
p. Rhodes and A. Branum. aud DR.. John
Cook, OF Bridgeport, also spent some time
with them last evening.
After settling down In their quarters and
getting something to eat, the Committee
visited Charlie Shay's Academy. 1t was sug.
gested that this was a scheme Of the Bellaire
men to create favorable. impression by
showing what an attractive place ofamuse.
ment was accessible to Bellaireans.
An ISrELLIGsHcER man had talk with
several Of the visitors In the course of the
evening. Af, RQS, the Chairnany VINO Is
one OF the leading members Of the House,
says that be believes that out oil all the
propositions on the subject Of prohibition
and license now pending In the Legislature
OF Ohio, the one to SO amend the Constitu-
ton astogiye the Legislature control Of the
whole subject, will be adopted.
There Is one proposition to sub
nit three constitutional amendments to the
people and lot them lake their choice. One
OF these provides for the licensing OF the liz.
uor traffic, one for local option and one for
prohibition. There are numerous other
prof ects pending, every member, almost, hay.
ing bill OF his own on the subject. Mr..
Ross thinks the West Virginia Constitution .
good one as 1t stands, and believes II the
people OF Ohio Sero Obliged to vote for pro.
hibition or free whisky, tree whisky would
prevail, though large majority arc in favor
OF the golden mean.