Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-15
THE MORNING SESSION.
The Attendance Limit ID, and the Pro
esedings Extremely Doll.
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special Telegram 70 ne Register.
CLARKsIURG, W. VA, February IA
When Republican convention meets on
Friday, it's a sign OF bsd luck. A political
gathering was never held under more dis
cOureging circumstances than those at
tending the meeting Of the State Lsague
of Republican clubs, at this place, to-day.
Trains were late, and delegations CORE
spondingly scattered; no one seemed to
know Just what WAS to be done, or where
it was proposed to do it; not more than
half the counties in the State we're repre-
sented at all, and most Of those represent
ed had exceedingly small delegations, and
the general arrangements we're poor, while
the lack Of dtfnite object was paiaiul
For these reasons and others the morning
session was very poorly attended, and the
hall only filed up in the afternoon when
the effort to keep others than delegates
ont was abandoned.
When the early morning train from
Grafton pulled up at the station, away of
ON the outskirts of town, there was nary a
soul to bid them welcome, and the visi-
tors Jumped out Of the cars into the mud,
and after momentarily holding their
breath while they saw a poor fellow fall
from the Ieceding train and have an awful
close call for his life, they set out for the
hotels all of which we're located Sabbath
days Journey away.
A WET DAY.
Bv the time the delegates got to town
IL WAS raining after the manner Of the
fortv.dsy Biblical storm, and the outlook
u1as for the same sort Of deluge. AS
many of the strangers ss could crowded
into the hotel offices, and the rest stood
around in the rain, first on one foot and
then on the other, like ducks. They trled
to look as if they enjoyed 1t, but their
success was not brilliant
The small but select Wheeling delega-
tion which reached Grafton early Inurs-
dsy night was reinforced about three
o'clock Friday morning by some nan
dozen more, among them being Doctor
Geo. J. Csdile, Harry Dsvore, James h.
Hsll and Geo. W. Robinson. The late
oomsrs found all the beds occupied,
and they rested unessily in chairs
until daylight. There were a few dele,
gates from points between Wheeling and
Grafton on the same train, and after
breakfast all hands took the accommoda-
ton for Clarksburg, where they arrived
under the circumstances above related
About ten o'clock a second train came IN
with a Grafton delegation, and few got
of the cars from Parkersburg during the
morning.
AN EFFORT TO BE EXCLUSIVE.
IT had been decided to hold the conven-
tion in the Court House, and it was a very
exclusive affair. The general run Of citi'
zens we're barred out by regulation
which SET forth that only those provided
with the red badge of delegate or the
blue fragment of ribbon designating an
alternate. were entitled to mount the
stairs to the second floor. A guard stood
at the top Of the Court room stairs to see
that none save the elect were smuggled IN,
and he knew his business. At half psst
ten there were about thirty delegates In
the Court room. At intervals brass
band, occupying the jury box, discoursed
such music as the members could call to
mind, bat the melodies evoked were not