Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-15
TARIFF LEAGUE.
TIE REPUBLICAN HOSTS ARRIVING IN
THE CITY
From AL Sed2ns Of the State 10 Take Part in u,
League Convention To-day-what
Some Of Them Think.


the date hHed for the State Convention
Vi delegates Of Republican clubs for the
purpose Of forming = State League; and a
number of delegates from all parts
West Virginia will be present.
Every preparation has been made to en-
the guests, and some 500 delegates,
not including the alternates, are expected
to be in attendance. Wood county alone
will show up at noon to-day with delegates
from thirteen clubs, and delegates repre-
clubs in forty other counties will
be here.
Our Republican brethren will hold the
keys of the city, and that they will enjoy
a ysritable loyC-feast is beyond all doubt.
The arrangements OF the convention are
in the hands Of the local committee, COM
posed OF Mesrs. n. B. Scott, C. E. Irwin,
Howard H,zlett, G.. ". Atkinson and
5. K. wallsce, who have gotten everything
IN GOOu OIucA AOE me
RECEPTIoS OF THE VISITORS.
The committee was in session from one till
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon, at the
MeLuIe House reception room, to give out
badges and furnish such information as
WIS desired. Badges will be is
sued TO delegates, alternates
and invited guests from abroad, and
all delegates and alternates are requested
TO have their credentials ready at hand,
properly certified and signed By the Presi,
dent and Secretary of the club they repre-
sent, so there will be no confusion OF
trouble. TIE committee will be in session
from eight o'clock till ten this morning,
and delegates arriving should present
themselves there for badges. The
badges o~fdolegates and those Of distin-
guished guests will be of a different color,
and according TO the inscription upon them
the organization will be called THE West
Virginia Republican Tariff League"
The meetings. will be held in the Opera
House, which will be
HANDSOMELY DECORATED,
and on account Of the large number Of
delegates aud visitors expected, no one ex
cept those wearing badges, and q few IN
yited guests will be allowed to be present
at the sessions Of the League.
The stage will be occupied by the State
Committee, the Ohio County Executive
Committee and distinguished guests. Dele.
gates and alternates will occupy the en-
tire lower flor, while the gallery Twill
be reserved for invited guests.
The meeting will be called to order al
10 O'Clock this morning by Hon. George
NJ. Bowers, Vice President Of West Yir'
ginis for the National League, who will
name the temporary chairman. Immedi'
ately after this Hon. VIM. p. Hubbard
will deliver an
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The remainder Of the morning session
will then be occupied in organization and
appointment Of committee and in the
afternoon, in the words of q we'll known
the business will be like the
cable street car with the Chinsman-"Nc
no pullee, lun like hellee." At s
this evening q big mass meeting
will be held, when prominent speakers are
expected to Ee present and address the au-
dience. This meeting will be open to the
public and everybody that can is expected
b be there.
No regular programme Of exercises has
been made out, aud in the words Of a com
nitteeman, it will be just an old time Re,
publican love least ct which the work laid
out will be accomplished. On Thursday
the State organization will proceed to or
the various clubs represented int
leagues, according to the provisions
of the National Tariff League, after which
its work will DO completed.
Prof. Joe Kramer's orchestra will fur
nish music during the sessions of the con
vention, which, of course, will be q very
pleasant feature.
THE STRANGERS PRESENT.
Delegates were arriving thick and fas
last night, and the indications are that.th
number Of visitors will be larger than wa
at FIST anticipated. As far as could b
learned the following is q complete list o
delegates and visitors having arrived up t
midnight: ]. Philip Clifford, Hon. Edwin
Maxwell, DR.. d. p. Morgan, Col. I. S
Spates, Major Lee Raymond, j. c. Lynch
d. W. Boughntr, G. W. Shuttleworth anC
W. F. Richards, of Clarksburg, Harrison
county; George A. Baker and b. NJ. Jones
OF Morgantown; Hon. T. II. B. Staggers
n. D. Helmick, j. G. Beeson, G. NJ
Shinn, W. s Meredith and W. II
Hall, Of Marion county; Capt. II. c. Nc
Whorter, A. II. Mahoney, Col. I. B
Swami and Alvardo F. Gibbons, Of tn
Capital City Club, Charleston, and Steel,
A. Hawkins and Wood B. Hawkins, of thu
Republican Club of the same place; Col
JOS. L. Mclean and P. o. Stevens, OF Put
nam county; Geo. w. Boss, John Schan
wecker aud Jacob Metz, of Peasants coun
ty; John c. Thomas, Red House; DR.. A. J
Vosbaugh and l.. NJ. Adams, of Ravens
wood, Jackson county; W. H. Hogans
Cameron; S. Z. Mccormick. KingwOod
:, AREsEsOuTBf. s. Holt, w. H. Aspin
wall and W. W. bennington, Of Weston,
Lewis county; ]. S. Heyer, Of Brsxton c,
H; c. s. Lashley, Davis W. Va W. ID
II. Flick, David McElhenny, George NJ,
Bowers and Jas. II. Smith, Martinsburg
John Miller and Geo. L. Carskadon, o.
Ksyser, Mineral county; f. A. Billingslea,
of Fairmont; j. P. Jones, L. c. Shaffer and
julius Scherr, Of Preston county; Il. NJ.
Patterson, of Weston; ". W. Sexton, A,
W. Lewis and A. B. Clark, of Buckhan-
non; George r Mcintosh, Huntington
Edgar C. Keinnison, Hurricane; r Dare
we'll, G.. II. Wilson, 7. NJ. Rodgers and ].
T. Boyd, C~entreyille; W. S. 0fut, Nor
gansyille; A. B. White, Henry Kellar, c.
B. Smith, Henry F. Tully and James s.
Paxton, Of ParkersbuTgj s. S. Marshall
W. Stewart, OF New Cumberland.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers, who will call the
meeting to order this morning, arrived In
the city at IL o'clock last evening, and
was Immediately met by a number OF
prominent Republicans and escorted to the
Mcclure House. He started on an early
train and expected 10 be in the city yes
terday afternoon, but delays prevented
him from reaching the city. At q late
hour last night he had not yet announced
the name OF tO-d1y's temporary chairman.
There are four or five namss IN contempla-
ton, and he hal not come to any definite
conclusion, but The chairman viii be an
nOunced the first thing this morning.
Besides the distinguished gentlemen
mentioned in this article rs being
here, Gen. Golf is expected this evening,
and President Foster, Of the National
will be here sometime today.
Congressman VIII Mckinney, OF Ohio,
vho also i,tanIsa hain0 nYPsent- WAS