The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-17
Moundsville Republlcan C!ub, ave dol.

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Sherrard Protective Tariff Club, Eve del.
egates, Ave alternates.
Benwood Republican Club, Ave dele
gates, FIVE alternates.
Cameron Protective Tariff Club, hve
delegates, FIVE alteTnates,
Richie County Central Club.
Ceredo. Wayne County, Club.
Sand Hill Club, Marahall county, five
delegates, five slternAteH.
BuckhRnnon Club, three delegates,
three alternateB.
Berkeley Springs Club, Morgan county,
three delegates, two alternates.
Davis Republican Protective Club, one
delegate, one alternate.
Gof Protective Club, FIVE delegates, FIVE
alterna.es.
Fairmont Republican Club, FIVE dele
gates, Ave alternateS.
Gof Club, ClarksburR, Eve delegates,
fvR Rltsrnates.
Duyal Protective Tariff Club, five dele
gates, FIVE alternates.
Keyser Young Mems Republican Club,
Ave delegates, one alternate.
Gof Club, Grafton, five delegates, three
altsrnates.
Sherman Club, G. r. Mcintosh, Hunt
ington, five delegates, four Rlternates.
Home Protection Club, PalRtine, N. D.
Helkmick, five delegates, Ave alternates.
Sheridan Club, Elm Grove, j. NJ. Con
ter, five delegates, five alternRtsa.
Young Mems Club, MArtinsburg, Berke-
ley County League, Tomahawk Rspubli-
can Club, ]. II. Smith, six delegates.
Union Club, Upshur, 7. NJ. Cheuvront,
five delegates, three alternateB.
Capitol Club, KanawhR Club, Garfield
Club, A. H. Malone, ten delegates, four
RlternRtes.
Third Ward Club, Fred Miller, five dele.
gates, Eve altsrnates.
Wheeling Potters, A. O. Davis, five dele
gates, Ave alternates.
Second Ward Club, 7. N. Garvin, Ave
delegates, five alternates.
Union District Club, D. Prayer, five
delegates, five alternates.
Chss. Sumner Club, Lewis Buchanon,
five delegates, Eve alternateB.
Gof Club, New MRrtinsville, II. q,
Larmer, five delegates, FIVE alternRtes.
Ten mile Club, James Bumgardner, three
delegates, three slterpates.
Plumed Knights, Harvey Carmack, five
delegates, FIVE Rlternates.
RsvensWood Club, A. r. Campbell, five
delegates, five alternates.
Gof Club, Warrington, A. L. Hetner,
five delegates, five slternstes.
Garfield Club, O. ]. Rawling, five dele.
gates, five slternates.
Logan Club, FIVE delegates, Eve alter
mates.
US. Grant Club, ]. R. Travis, Eve dele
gatea, FIVE alternates.
Gof Club, Fifth ward, T. O. Moffat, five
delegates, five alternAtes.
rRLEdRAM OF GREETING.
Ths convention was called to order
shortly after 10 o'clock by Chairman Flick,
and opened with prayer by Rev. Robert
Reed, pastor of the Fifth Street NJ. E.
Church, this city, who made beautiful
prayer.
Mr.. @. r. Tracy asked to have the name
OF Vice President Woodward, OF Mineral
county corrected; his name Is O. A. Wood
ward, but the initials are wrong in the
report OF the committee. Tho correction
was made.
The President read the following:
Pr. PLEASANT, W. VA, Feb. 10, 1888.
To hs State League:
As delegate bid you God speed. Busi-
meas in court prevents my being present.
Our club numbers one hundred and fifty;
other clubs are being organized IN the
county, and our people are hopeful and
determined. JOHN A. GIBBONS.
Chairman Flick announced that the
first thing in order was 10 receive nomina-
tions for President OF the League. A dele.
gate corrected him, saying that no consti.
tuition had been adopted.
The Chair-oh, yes, We have. You must
have been ont.
Hon. G. W. Atkinson in neat speech
nominated for President Mr.. Charles NJ.
Shinn, "ot the county OF Fairmont."
A voiCe-WhRt county?
The chsir-The county Of Fairmont and
State Of Marion.
Mr.. sHIEN Is PRRsIDRNT.
On motion OF delegate, Mr.. shinn be-
ing the only nominee, was elected by &C.
clamation, amid cheers.
For Vice President from the First dis
trict Gen. l. q. Duval was nominated and
elected unanimously by aoclamstion.
For the Second districts Vics President,
Mr.. @. A. Woodward, OF Mineral county,
was chosen In the same way.
Third district-A. F. Gibbons, Of Kama
wha.
Fourth district-Ool. j. L. Mclean, OF
Putnam, who the chair said "comes from
the whole district"
For Secretary, sc. W. Atkinson, Of the
State OF Ohio" was nominated, and his
nomination seconded in an earnest little
speech by Capt. B, B. Dovener.
Cant, O. F, Scott was also nominated,
and Mr.. Atkinson withdrew In his favor,
and moved his election by acclamation,
which motion prevailed with much en-
thusiasm.
For Treasurer, Mr.. Vandervort, OF
Wood, named Hon. h. O. McWhorter, Of
KanawhR. Col. T. 8. spates, Of Clarks.
burg, wss also named, and DR.. Csddle, Of
Wheeling, named Hon. N. B. Scott. Mr..
Scott Withdrew, saying Ohio county had
agreed when she secured this convention
not to have candidate for any Office.
Mr.. Spates also Withdrew, and on Mr..
Yandervort's motion Mr.. MoWhorter was
elected by acClamaton.
Mr.. McWhorter-I ask the temporary
treasurer to hand over the funds.
The Ohair-There Is no surplus in this
treasury. Laughter.
TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
An intermission Of few minutes was
then ordered TO enable the delegates from
each senatorial district to select their re-
spective members Of the Executive Com
mittee. These were, upon coming to order
again, reported as follows;
First district-G. W. Atkinson, Of
Seconds. R. Hansu, of Marehall
county.
Third. P. Clifford, Of ClGrksburg.
Fourth-Gsorge W. Boss, OF PleasAnts
county.
Flith-JameS E, McGlothliu, Of Ravens
' siGth-T. T. McDOugal, of Wayne
county.
Eighth-ThomRs G. Mann, OF Summers