The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
TIE CONFERENCE,


a Hall full OF Republicans Enjoy Love
Feast.
At o'clock the meeting was called tc
order again by DR.. Morgan, with greatly
increased attendance. Tho first thing in
order was to hear the report OF the Com
mittee on Order OF Business. This wal
presented by Mr.. A. B. White, the Chair
man, as lollows:
~ Organization.
lei Recognizing that this conference,
sailed by the ststaaGammitteo and yet
composed OF volunteer nembers, cannot
bind the State Committee or the party,
and Is therefore purely advisory In Its
character, 1t Ia nevertheless competent aud
expedient for this large gathering Of Re-
publiCans to discuss any and all questions
which may be oil general interest.
(3) Theaim oithe conference being to ad.
vance the welfare Of the Republican party,
and through this agency to promote the
highest interests OF the State, and particu-
larly to place 1t in control OF legislation
and administration in the State Of West
Virginia, 1t is proper for the meeting to
express itself, in any form 1t may prefer,
upon any OF the questions which engage
the attention Of the people.
(4) The roll Of the counties shall be
called, Offering TO every person present
from each county an opportunity to ex-
press himself on any matter concerning
the welfare oil the party, each person 10
be limited to one speech Of Ave minutes.
10y The appointment OF one person
from each county to hold further confer
enCe with the State Committee. II that be
thought advisable by the State Committee.
SUBMISSION.
Mr.. McWhorter suggested that the gen.
tlemen present might feel at n loss to find
something to say and someway to begin to
say 1t, therefore he offered, as coming
from the Committee, tho following reso.
lution:
Recognizing that the submission Of an
amendment 10 the Constitution OF the
State, prohibiting the manufacture and
sale ot Intoxicating liquors, to q vote OF
the people, is demanded by the moral
sentiment OF large number OF our Citi.
7ens Of all partieH; and hereby heartily
endorsing the action OF the Republican
members Of the Legislature OF recent sea.
sions In fayoring the submission Of such
amendment TO the voters Of the State,
we hereby declare that We are 10 favor OF
such submission, and earnestly recon.
mend that Republican Congressional,
Senatorial and Legislative Conventions
incorporate In their respective platforms
q resolution TO this effect, and nominate
candidates for the Legislature who, II
elected, will vote in favor Of such sub.
mission.
This provoked somo opposition as to
form and manner OF It's origin. Capt.
Crlswell, OF Moundsville, objected to it's
reading, but tho meeting ordered that II
be read.
Before any discussion was heard, Mr..
Campbell, Of Jackson county, asked OF the
Sergeant.at.Arms II there were any spies
In the camp. The Sergeant announced that
he believed all present to DO "true and
faithful" This provoked hearty applause.
Mr.. Whitehead, Of Wheeling, said he
had heard several times that Col. Jake
Kemple had come down from Wheeling
W ItpuIk tLlb lutttlnk IuI bllo ntHNtCFI llB
desired thus publicly 10 ask Col. Kemple
ithis were true. Col. Kemple said II was
not he had been accused Of many things,
but never before Of being a Democrat OF
an emissAfy oi the Democrats. Cheers.
The explanation was accepted.
Mr.. A. T. Hustead, Of Olarksburg, offer.
ed the following substitute:
RelOlred, That we, some oil tho Repub.
liCaus OF the Slate Of West Virginia In
conference assembled, are Of the opinion
that the next Legislature should submit
TO a vote Of tho qualified electors Of this
State an amendment TO the State Consti.
tuition prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of Intoxicating liquors as q beverage.
COUNTY COSEKREEs.
The point OF order was raised that all
Of this was contrary 10 the order Of bust.
ness adopted, and this point was sustained.
Mr.. Cowden then said that Il would not
only be acceptable, but was considered de.
sirRble by tile State Committee, 70 have q
Conieree from each county NAMED 70 con.
fer with the State Committee iiom time 10
time. The roll Of The counties was called,
and the following gentlemen named!
BarbOur--A. q. Dayton.
Betksley-J, N Wlsner.
MDrgAn-J. ], HslEsl.
pfeslon--W. NJ. o. Dawson,
HAnCoCk--O. 8. Marshall.
Gllmet--W. 7. WyAnt,
Pntnam-J D, Thomas.
HatflBon--D. r, Morgan,
WetSel-JAtnee MCtnlyte,