Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09
THE WOOL MEN
Hold q Special Session Of r.
Organization
And Appoint Delegates to Advoe,,. ?, :.
Claims and Others to Repr.s.a
Them Ia the National
Convention.

A special meeting Of the Stat. "
Growers Association was held It tb.S
Lure House. yesterday, pursuant To ,
BY President Beall. The wea,b.,
highly urfavosable and the s,t,na.
wss limited on that account Thu
blage was called to order about Co.
Col. c. h. Besll presiding and Ii. toII.
ing members present:
Brooke county-C. II. Beall, J. c. Pal.
T. II. Buchanan, VIM. Hammond W.
summerville and c. P. Waugh.
Ohio county,. J. Jacob. A. r. JrN !
n. Atkinson, H. P. Carter and L. P, si,,.
Marshall-S. A. Cockayne.
10 the absence OF the Secretary, ] 4
Palmer performed the functions Of ;,
office and read, as his first duty, q lett,
Col. Beall, which was the prime can.
the meeting. The letter was from ca.
bu, Delano, at Washington, Presid,n, ]
National Wool Growers Society, ursin, \
immediate presence, at the Capital
Democratic Wool Growers to sdvoc,,, ~
restoration Of the tariff law OF l>6I nj
Palmer, in reading the letter, took Or.
ion TO say that il outsiders do not h.
there were plenty Of tariff Democns
West Virginia, II Vas we'll enough Nor
in the State.
The chair announced the meeting -,
10 take action on the question. and nj
SCmerville moved the appointment d
c. Palmer, as . delegate. Mr.. Palmer mi
elected. though he raised . laugh by h
curing whether Mr.. Someryills Won
vouch for his Democracy. Mr.. Atkin,,
nominated Col. Beall, but that eentI,n,|
ispgbingly saying he was not on that =
OF the fence, NIT. II. Buchanan va, a.
en-. Mr.. Somerville thought, withou, b,,|
too .ihcious, in would be . good scb,.
10 put Republican In the list and on M
II o,iop, Col. Beail ives elected deles.,,
Mr.. Hart was present and made a ,hal
address, urging the wool growers 70 mad
sonally lay their claims before member,
Congress and supply them with i!cure, a.
fscts. Remarks were called for from a.
Who might be present, but no one yols,
{. cred any thing further.
Mr.. Somerville said he thought IL Al,
gelher proper that Ohio county should
represented In the Washington delegates.
Mr.. Hammond sprung the question ,A,
perhaps tome OF the delegates might o
attend and IL was highly desirable that nj
should 90. This resulted in q canvas
which showed that Nessrs. Beall, Buch,,
an and Palmer would 90. John }. Jsno,|
OF Ohio, was then added and the tre,,g-
was placed at the disposition AZ the d,
gates for expenses.
MIR. Palmer here made a little tpsecL|
announcing the meeting Of the N,.os,
Convention in Chicago, on May :. u. a.
West Virginia should be well represent.
there; that II WAS one OF the promn,s
wool States OF the Union, and its repory
with thoIe from Ohio. were always quo,
special. He had attended the last ses.iu,|
and found IL OF the greatest interest ~
hoped 10 zee . large West Virginia de!,a
ton ct the coming one. In concluding, !,
moved the appointment OF five dtl.eti-
which prevailed. The chair appointed u
following:
Hancock county, Peter Pueh; Broots i
G Gist; Ohio, L. II. Atkinson: M.ns,.
John Ingram; upshur, George II Nos,S
On the suggestion OF Treasurer Jsos
any member Of the county organiIstx
may become member OF the STATE An,
ciaiion by forwarding his name and 81 ID
to the Treasurer.
Mr.. J. J. Jacob made . plea In b.hsi
the State Fair Association and then crsi
lated subscription paper, and obIos
sevtrsl names.
A little financial business was lrsnata
and the association then adjourned.