Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-05
THE CENTRAL CLUB.
PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED AT LAST
EVENINGS MEETING.
A Ratification Meeting 10 be Arranged for Upon
The Receipt Of the News Of the Presidential
Nominations Listen for the Booming
Of Cannon!

The adjourned Demo cratic mass meeting
for the purpose of forming Central County
Democratic Club, met at the Capitol Rink
last evening, about $50 or 200 being pre-.
ent. In the absence of Chairman Geo. G..
Hannah, Mr.. T. 8. Riley called the meeting
to order and named Mr.. J. ]. Woods as
Chairman. Mr.. Woods took the chair and
Secretary Updegraff read the minutes Of
the last meeting, which were approved.
The Chairman then called for the report
of the committee appointed at the last
meeting to select names for permanent
officers and an Executive Committee.
Hon. Alfred Caldwell, secretary Of the
committee, read the report, which stated
that in pursuance to instructions the COM
mittee had met on June 81, with eight Of
the ten members present, and after a
thorough discussion and consideration Of
the matter, deemed it best for the interest
of the party and the success Of the
club that only one name should
be reported for each of the Offices
that il was not deemed advisable to offer
to the club the names of gentlemen for the
several offices to be filed, who would
probably disspprove of their action, if the
presentation of their names would involve
q contest with other gentlemen for election
to the position for which they were nomi-
mated; that the committee believed that
the best material for the several positions
could be obtained if the elections Of the
gentlemen were made without contest or
opposition; and thus believing, they ven
tured to report but single name for each
position, as follows:
President-Geo. G. Hannah, Of Centre
district.
Treasurer-T. NJ. Darrsh, of Union dis
trict.
Sscretary-Alsx. Updegraff, of Union
district.
Executive Council-Washington, John
s. Naylor; Clay, F. P. Jepson; Union, NJ.
Ensheimer; Centre, J. W. Wait; Webster,
Joseph McMshan; Richie, W. c. Hand
Ian; Trisdelphia, w. NJ. Hutchison; Lib.
erty, Chas. A. Kyle; Richland, A. d.
Garden.
The report also stated that the commit.
tee deemed it only just to two of their
number, who were nominated for positions
on the Executive Council, to say that they
were 60 nominated by their fellow-mem-
bers of the committee and against their
own wishes, because the committee deemed
il of great importance to the interest of the
club and the Democratic party that they
should be members of the Executive Coun-
Gil, aud both Of them are so well kdown
and their fitness for the places so apparent,
that the committee are confident their &C.
tion in this respect will bsapproved by the
club.
On motion of Mr.. Robert Simpson the
report was adopted as whole. This re-
port also includes in its list of officers the
Presidents of all Democratic clubs in the
county az Vice Presidents of the Central
Club, and in the absence of the President,
Mr.. Hannah, Mr.. c. L. Davis, President
of the Young Mems Democratic Club, was
called to the chair.
The organization being completed aud
ready for business, Mr.. j I'm Weisgerber
suggested that, as the National ticket
would be in the field by Thursday or Fri
day, q ratification meeting of the County
Democrats should be held at the proper
time, This suggestion met with general
favor, and Mr.. T. S. Riley moved that a
meeting be held on Thursday night at the
rink, and that all County Democratic clubs
be invited to attend in a body, and that
all other Democrats be invited 10 be pres
emit; that due notice of such meeting be
published and that arrangements be made
to secure band for the occasion.
Some discussion followed on the motion
and Col. White offered an amendment to
the effect that the matter of holding such
a meeting be placed in the hands Of the
Executive Council of the club who will be
required to call a ratification meeting on
the evening of the day that the news Of
the Presidential nominations is received,
aud that such meeting be called by the
firing of cannon from the hilltops and in
other necessary ways The amendment
was adopted and the motion, as amended,
was adoptea.
After some further talk the meeting ad-
journed. The Executive Committee of the
club will meet at Sheriff W. G. Handlan's
private Office at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
and full attendance is desired.