The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-16
OHIO REPUBLICANS
Gathering at Cleveland for the
State Convention.
CANDIDATES ON III. GROUND,
foraker to DO Permanent as We'll Ms
temporary Chatrman-rroposcd
Change In tho Constitution of
tho ohla Club Innsac. 4. /,

oaL1r'v5EsLAso. o.,July l5.-The cxpecs,.
ion is that tho Republican State con.
'entlon on Wednesiay-to no,uipa,o
candidates Tor Secretary OF State, ST.
preme Court Judge md Member OF tie
8oard Of Public Works, will not be IN
% tho average in point OF attendance, on
tccount OF there b-inga contest for on,y
me place on tho ticket. Advices r..
ceived by Colonel Allen T. Erinsu,ade.
Chairman Of the State Central Commit.
lee, indicate, however, that all the CONN.,
lea will be fully represented, - u
:, me convention will bc held In Music
dall, Vincent street, commencing at II
:. N. Prayer will be offered by Samuel
7. Spreeker, pastor of the Euclid A ve,,ue
Presbyterian Church.
II appears to b. the unJerstand;no
that Ex-Governor Foraker will bc mals
permanent chairman, In view OF his hay.
ing been selected as temporary chairman
by the State Central Committee, Nearly
al the interest in the convention cenle,n
IN Foraker's speech, and there Ia mi
confidence that the Ex-Governor will To
himself and the, Republican party credit
Frank Dnrbin will be Temporary Se,.
retary and A. @. Caine and ]. II. K;rhv
Assistant Secretaries.
Judge Isl" Fields, OF convention foma
universal, will be Sergeant-at. Arna ms
,S,'d BY G. G. Dewstor and b. r.
Bohm. ~
rne local Committee Of Arrangements
Is a non:;paltisan one, in pursuance Of a
custom inaugurated at the great Foraker
convention at Springfield in 1885, Tho
general headquarters Of TINT committee
ls at tho Forest City House. All tbe
members OF the State Central Commit r.
WI! stop at the Hollendcu House. but
their rallying place will be at Rrpnts
llcan headquarters, City Hall building.
The Republican State Convention viii
be preceded by the fifth annual convcn.
lion OF The Ohio Republican League the
state organization Of clubs, which will
be held at two o'clock tomorrow ai.r,.
noon at Memorial Post, G. A. r., Hal,
Superior street. There will be Pres.
dent, four Vice Presidents, a Secretary
a Treasurer and an Executive Commit.
tee OF one from each Congressional dis.
trlcs to elect. There are three nams
mentioned for the Presidency, ]. N
Of AshtabuIa; W. l. Squire. Of
Toledo, and James Boyle, correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial. Ga:stir
Under the present constitution of The
League the annual convention of ibe
League must be held at the place, and at
about the time Of the Reput-
iicau State, Convention. This iuct
has caused some criticism, the
ienr being expressed that the
League might be ueed in the interest of
or in opposition to some candidate fc,.
domination by the Republican State.
Convention. Such use OF the League
,would. De foreign to its object and direc,.
~ against its constitution, and as a mat.
ter OF fact the League has never NJ.
ts tempted to influence any conyantinn
There is proposition, however, in order
that all objection might be removed. IN
amend the constitution so rs to provide
Tor the holding Of the annual con nyenti[m
on the anniversary OF Lincoln's n,r,n-
day, February l2. Lincoln is the "nr-
tron saint" OF the Ohio Republ;can
League. his birthday being celebrated bv
Il banquet. Under the proposed chanos
OF the constitution the League convrn-
ton could be held in the iay time of
February Il, and the proceedings could
cloee with the banquet, N