The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-15
THE CLANS GATHER.
THE REPUBLICANS COMING IN
To Attend the state Convention of Club Dele
EH.ss-Au Good Turnout as Anybody
Expected, and only the vanguard
has Arrivsd-PrOmlnont Men.


I the most prominent men In the State
Id and young, were among the arrivals.
udgs Edwin Maxwell, Col. Mclean, Hon.
/. O. McWhorter and Col. T. 8. spstes
we're among the large number OF promi'
tent people gathered in the Mcclure
aouss lobby laat night. Judge Maxwell
aid Is or so other Harrison county men
you'd report to-day. Col. Mclean said
he Kanawha Valley would be we'll, Il
1ot numerously represented. Several
additional delegates will be up to-day.
Word was received last evening
hat Wellsburg and Brooke county
Tlll report about eleven o'clock
.his forenoon with several scores Of
Hancock 10 also coming in
Iorco, as well % Marshall.
THE ARRANGEMENT.
The State Vice President OF the National
league, Hon. George NJ. Bowers, came IN
On the late Baltimore & Ohio train last
NIGHT with good delegation from along
ne road. Mr.. Bowers will call the Con-
yention to order at 10 o'clock and name
Inc temporary chairman. After an organ.
izstion is made, Hon. W. P. Hubbard Will
deliver an address Of welcome to the WIS.,
Ting delegates. III
be- found in the gentlemsn's parlor at tue
Mcclure House from s to 10 A. N. to-day,
where the delegates as they arrive should
report and procure badges. The positions
hi the Opera House Of the different
county delegations will be plainly marked
by iRrRo cards. The delegated will be
seated frat, alteynstes next and then out
5iderp II any room is left, which ia doubt
Iul. Invited guests, members Of commit:
ICES and 40 forth will be accommodated
with seats on the stage.
The general public will be provided ior
his evening in the Opera House, where
here will be an open mass meeting. The
adies are invited to attend, and no seats
Eill be reseryad-hrst come catches the
pest seat.
COL. SWAN TO PRESIDE.
1t has been decided that Col. Swan, of
charleston, shall be named as Temporary
chairman by Mr.. Bowers in calling tina
to order, and there Is no doubt
hat the nomination will go through with
hurrah. Col. Swan was in the Conted.
rate army, and was good soldier and
yon the rank Of Colonel. After the war
vas over he returned 10 Charleston and
,oing into the store OF Mr.. Atkinson the
sther Of Hon. G. W. Atkinson) he said:
i have come in to surrender. want to
asst my lot with the party that tavors the
.reateat freedom and progress, and l am
,oing to cast my vote for the Republican,"
He did 1t, and he has been doing 1t ever
ince. It waa thought peculiarly appro.
,riGte that he should preside over an or
animation OF this kind in State like
West Virginia, especially since he poe
es0es every qualification Of an efficient
hartman. :,
Mr., Foster, President OF the National
league, is expected to arrive in the city
rom Columbus to-day.
FOR PRESIDENT.
The only person 60 far mentioned as
President OF the State League Is Mr..
Charles NJ. Shinu, editor Of the Fsirmont
Vest TrgiRiGn, who was talked OF by
many delegates last night and would be
rood man. When spoken to by m INTEL
IIagNcER man last night Mr.. shinn said
be was obliged to his friends for
speaking Of him in go honor
able a connection. The position would be
IN oneEoua one, and one Tor which there
,hould be no scramble. It ispoasible that
others have been thought Of, but there
has been no mention Of their names.
There will be no Wheeling candidates for
any Of the Offices, temporary or per-
nanent.
THE EARLIEST ARRIVALS.
Among the first prominent Republicans
10 reach the city were o. s. Marshall and
F. W. Stewart, OF New Cumberland. and
they were closely followed by DR.. D. P.
Morgan, Of Clarksburg. They all report
I'd that good delegations would be here
from their localities.
Col. O. B. Smith, q possible Auditor OF
State, and Hon. A. B. White, editor OF the
State Journal, came up on the River road
rom PaskersbuHg early in the day. They
Jay that Wood county has eleven CLUBS,
III Of which will be represented. About
ifty delegates arc expected on the noon
rain from there.
The early comefs at the stamm house
zero W. W. Huntington, Of Weston, 8.
J, Mccormick, Of Kingwood, O. Z. Ander-
on and DR.. NJ. S. Holt, Of Weston, W. q.
Aspinwsll, also Of Weston, William Lay
eld, OF Camden, j. 8. Hyer, OF Braxton,
J, a., R. NJ. Patterson, OF Weston, and
Y. w, Sexton, OF BuCkhannon.
]. Phillip Clifford, Of Clarksburg; Q. NJ.
him, W. s. Meredith, W. 81. Hall and
I. D. Helmick, oil Fairmont; Henry F.
'ully and James s. Paxton, Of Parkers.
urg; A. q. Malone, OF Charleston, and
GEORGE W. Boss, Of Belmont, were among
noae who came in on the evening trains.
he late B. & o. train brought from Mo-
ongalis county, H. NJ. Morgan, George
J. Baker, Brown Boughner and B. NJ.
ones; from Fairmont, Hon. Tom Il, B.
tagSeru, E. A. Billingalea and W. L.
'oughner; from MRrtinsburg, General
v. b. Il. Flick, James II. Smith, o. II,
filler, David McElhen and Hon. George |
I. Bowers.
John o. Thomas, Of Red House, Is in
he Putnam delegation, and Capt. 7. ].
Iinde, OF Point Pleasant, is on deck from
laeon county y. " beeBOuI EAqt
rominent citizen Of FAirmont, Is with the
Hst Corners from Marion.
John r. Mcintosh, Of Huntington, d.
'. Brazie, Of Fayetteville, and Edgar O.
Of Hurricane, registered at the
tamm early.
Barbour county is 60 far represented by |
Ieasrs. o. F. letters and A. G. DRton. She
ill have more delegates here to-day.
Harrison county Ia well represented.
.mong her delegation are W. F. Richards,
the 0larksburg Telegram, Mr.. @. NJ.
Tart, Major Lee Raymond and G. w.
huttleworth,
Ravenswood sent up Messrs. R. T. Wet.
81, 7. NJ. Adams, Dr.. A. 7. YoebuIg, 7.
J. McGlothlin and Alex R. Campbell.
till there's more TO follow from Jackson
ounty.
W. Il. Hagans is here from Cameron,
nd ]. NJ. Hayden, from Weston.
A. B. CLARK, Of lBuckhannon, q we'll
nown newspaper man, and A. W. Lewis,
I the game place, R, A. Darnall, 6. d.
wilson, J. T, Boyd, 7. NJ. Chevront and |
a. poNara ~ CaOkarvilla and w a