Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-22
DISTRIBUTING THE HoNOEs.
TIE Sticls-tO-Gether society Picks Out
Permanent Officers.

The members Of the Central Republican
Club of Ohio county, otherwise known as
the stick together society. bad an addenda
convocation at Gemania Hall last evening,
partly with the object of renewing the fra
ternal political feeling, but more particu-
larry and avOWedly for the purpose Of get
ting the permanent officers into Office. "ii
they are ever going 10 get in there as Il
member remarked The audience was
more swclled than at the last love feast.
and the interest was more spasm0dic,
At 10 Chairman b. =. Allison pulled
the string, and the boys buckled down TO
business. In the absence OF Temporary
Secretary George Huntington, w. :.
Meek said he'd 20 it for half an hour or
So" and he accordingly 0ficiatcd. The
chief business of the meeting was the dol
ing ont of the organization honors. and on
motion of Joseph Brady, Capt William
Otto was elected President by acclama-
ton, although question, doubted and
NOS" were heard quite frequently over
the hall. Ia the selection of three Vice
Presidents 10 little confusion prevailed.
The nominations were thicker than flies.
and the sensation of the evening occurred
when a rather handsome young man
from the Eighth Ward, with ash-blonde
locks. arose and put in nomination j..
II. Burt. He appeared 10 be almost a
total stranger to the convention and he
rather startled the members by a
somewhat protlactcd and winged piece OF
oratory. But it proved TO be cloquence
thrown upon the desert air, as Mr.. Burt
declined to pose and intmated That the
speech struck him with considerable
surprise The name of the young
man who delivered the prize decla-
nation is Thomas Ingalls, Lewis. After
about half the audience had been nominated
for vice presidents, il was decided 10 bal
lot for the same. and the score finally tai
lied:-Richard Robertson q, i. >. Allison
10. Cant. William Mccoy 33. W. ".
Rogers -. William :. Mccke u, j. IL.
Burt ,. Messrs Robinson, Allison and
Mccoy having the highest scores, were
declared duly elected first. second and third
vice presidents Joseph Brady. DR.. Cad
die and 4. J. Schultz acted as 1cllers.
George 4. Huntington was elected Sec
retarv. and Charles Reed Assistant Score
tarv both by acclamaiion. George Wise
went in with rush as Treasurer, but the
candidates for Sergeant-at-Arms became
SO profuse that the ballot was resorted 10.
James McGuigan1 WAS elected by '5
votes over Fred Miller with 3i. Then
came the election of the Board OF Dele
lrlft~. Wn1tu WAS TO ut tNAl Aih1'tA fl AAi hN
from each club i'm the county. and were
represented by the districts as follows:
Washington Distinctly. b. Day Ed
ward Rogers. George Zeiglcr. Jr.
Madison District-James Maxwell, G. d.
Caddlc. W. NJ. Marsh
CLAW District-Joseph Spcidcl, Frank
Woods, Fred Miller.
Union District Abe Stamm. Edward
Pratt George Ford.
Centre District George HarsinS. Chas.
4. Read. Matthew McNabb.
Webster District w. ). Meek, \. d.
Howell. VI. Grosln.
Richie District-A. j. Schultz, Charles
Craig and VIM. H. Blandc.
Lincoln Cmo-P. ;. Dobbins, q. o.
Smith, b. b. Allison.
The election OF Delegates from IriaGeI-
phia. Richland and West Liberty Districts
deferred until later. The matter OF secur
inc campaign hall again came up FOR con-
sideration. and Mr. Allison. rs member
of that committee. reported that the prob
lem was a sort of ia stdiu quo condition
and suggested that the Board OF Delegates
wrestle with the matter. Accordingly tho
Board of Delegates will meet next Monday
evening at the Ncirs-Lettcr office, and see d
they can scratch up a political abiding
place.
Adjourned