The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-10
NAMED FORGEN. LOGAN
an IsLAND nEpUBIIcAN GLUE
With a Hundred Members Formed last
Night and Christsnsd the Logan Club
of whsslinE'-A Very Encouraging
Start oH-PIRus for the FuturO.

In pursuance to notice, meeting of the
Republicans Of the Island was held last
evening at the Seventh ward hose house.
About flty prominent citizens Of the
Garden Spot were present when Capt. ].
A. Faris called the meeting to order, and
others dropped in soon till before the
meeting was fairly down to business there
were over q hundred present. An en-.
coursHinG sign was the presence Of several
young men not yet Of voting sge, but who
will be before tho next Presidential cleo
ton, and one or two younger boys. Capt.
Faris suggested Mr.. W. ]. W. Oowden for
Chairman, and he IVES unanimously
chosen. Mr.. James p. Maxwell was
chosen Secretary.
Mr.. Cowdsn stated that the object Of the
meeting was to organize club, with q
view TO permanent work as a club and to
representation in the State Convention Of
Republican Clubs to 70 held in this city
in February.
Mr.. c. W. Bsggs moved the appoint
ment OF committee OF three to prepare
a constitution, which prevailed, and the
chair named Mr.. Baggs, Mr.. Clarence
Irwin and Mr., VIII 4. Faris. While this
committee was cut attending to its duties,
Capt. Hiram Young and others made
short, spirited talkR.
The committee reported constitution
providing very simple aud effective Or
ganization and which, though there was
only about three hundred words of 1t,
seemed to cover the ground, II provided
for club to be known &c "the Island Re-
publican Club Of Wheeling" but on mo.
ton Of Capt. B. B. Dovsner, this was
changed to "the Logan Club Of Wheel
ing" in honor Of the late Gen. John A.
Logan. Fear was expressed that unless
the full name was adopted somebody
might think the club was named for the
Mingo Chiof, but 1t was suggested that ss
good man as tho old MinHo must have
been q Republican and that mistake would
not do any harm.
Capt. Thomas Prince wanted to proceed
at once to elect officers, but 1t was thought
wiser to postpone this, and II was resolved
TO adjourn to NEE! next Tuesday night to
receive new members and elect permanent
officers, the temporary organic alton TO 70.
main in force till that time.
A Committee on Membership was Rp-
pointed, consisting OF ten members, whose
duty 1t should DO 10 see every Republican
o. the Island and Eoictt each to be pres.
ont mex. week. In response to IN inquiry
how many Of those present would join the
club, every man in the hall arcae, and
subsequently about hundred nRmea were
signed TO ths roll, Mr.. Alex Wiley leading
the list.
The proposition was brosched to build
q permanent Republican club house on
the Island. Capt. Dovaner, DR.. Caddle,
Mr.. L. E'zler, George Wise, Capt. Prince
and others favor this plan, and 1t will
probably be carried out in the future,
the club being incorporated for that pur-
pose.
There arc on the Island over four hun
bred Republican voter5, and the members
think they can gather IN from $50 to 400
active men for tho club before tho PreBi-
Dental campaign is under way.
Il was stated last night that movement
to orRsnizs separate Clubs was on foot in
the Fret, Fourth and Eighth wards, and
that the Plumed knights would hold q
meeting at an early day and choose dele.
gates to the coming State Convention.