Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05

Cogan telegraphed the different members to
meet at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati.
Accordingly the following members were
present from their respective districts:
First, J. Mulroy; Second, Thos. j. Cogan;
Third Peter Schwab; Fourth, Charles Free
man; Fifth, B. W. layton. proxy for Z. W.
Layton; Sixth, c. \. Haskell; SeyeQth, Il
B. Finle proxy for c. J, Tobias; Eighth, Q.
W. Constantine, proxy for c, J. Nunson, OF
Urbana; Tenth, Charles Roose; Twelfth, N.
Stanton; Thirteenth, L. l.. Reeves, proxy
for S. ]. Rainey; Fourteenth, j. A. lvers;
Fifteenth. John R. Mclean, proxy for Ike
Hill; Seventeenth, J. Salmon; Twentieth,
W. A. Creach.
is noticed that General Finley, being
the Adiutant General under Hoadley came
as a proxy to watch Hoadley's intsrests. B.
". Layton, a clerk under Finley, held the
proxy of his brother S. l.. Reeves, Raineys
proxy from the Columbus district, said
openly that he came down here TO kick
against any such organization of the COM
mittee, and characterized it as undemo-
cratic.
Other Democrats.
Besides the committeeman many other
Democrats were present. They were I'LL
Bargar, Chairman of the Executive Com=
mittee last year; Allen o. Myers, Lew.
Bernard, Senator Rainey. the handsome
statesman from Putnam county; General
Durbin Ward was also invited to meet with
the patriots, but declined John A. Rule, a
former member; Henry BOIL, the legislator
from Marietta, and Dan McConville, Hoad-
lev private secretary.
Ali these statesmen fingered in the .corri-
dors and were joined by the statesman,
Tom c. Minor, and Senators o OBrien and
Pruden later in the game. johnnie Nc
Lean took very active part in the prellml-
nary proceedings. General Finley, who
vas one of the iirst to arrive sat down In
the room and pulled carefully prepared
slate from his pOcket. 1t was his choice
for the executive committee. 1t had the
name of Gil Bargar for chairman, and Dan
McCon,ile for vice chairman. Henry
Bohls name was down for secretary.
Finley read this over carefully He had
Just came from Governor Hoadlys othce,
and of cource was acting for the Governor
FLOWS the HOadly boomY asked a re-
porter, looking at the list with innocence.
ooh. it's growing boom. A sure grow
ing BOOM said Finley, as he folded up his
papers.
General Finley's slate came from his
pocket Johnnie Mclean had a slate also
First the districts were called, and eighteen
were represented by members or proxies, as
given above. Then with occasional refer
ence to the states the Central Committee
was organized as follows:
Chairman-Tom J. Cogau, Of Cincinnati.
Vice-Chairman-C. n. Layton, of Au-
glaize.
Secretary-C. J. Tobias, of BuVrus.
Then the members of the State Execu-
tive Committe we're chosen.
Then Gilbert H. Bargar, OF Coshocton,
was chosen chairman; Dan. McCOnville,
Steubenville, Vice Chairman; Henry BOIL,
of Marietta, Secretary, and c. w. Constan-
tine, of Springfield, Treasurer. Bargar was
chairman last year and McConville was a
member of the cOmmitte.
The State committee chosen is larger than
usual. 1t is intended to have thorough
of the State with subcommittee Of the
main line.
Allen o,sIyerE.
The reason of this rather unexpected or
ganization is given best by Allen y Myers,
I'VE intend to organize to-day and show
John G. Thompson that he can't run this
thing. We will give him some of his own
medicine. He acted the sneak in Colum
bus. We treated him like a gentleman,
and allowed him to be delegate by suffer
ance. We organize to-day to rus his nose
in the osal and show him where he belongs.
Once before he had & meeting of the COM
mittee here, which elected Bill HAl chair
man Then John went ont on the street
and elected himself chairman with a pocket
full of proxies"
The Executive ComrIittee had short
meeting afterwards, and decided to meet at
Columbus Jalg Is.