The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-15
ONO COUNTY REPUBLICANS.


ing great sympathy when the officer
arrived.
ONO COUNTY RErU BLlCANS.
4 Constitution Adopted for tho Central
Club-Onicsrs to Ito Elected Next Dion.
day l:venlpg-hn Interesting Meeting.
Plan Of Organization.
Tho called meeting 10 receive the re.
port OF the committee on a plan Of or.
ganization for m OHIO county Central
Republican Club met at Gcrmania Hall
last night. The meeting was not largely
attended, owing partly 10 the excessive
heat and partly to the fact sufficient no.
tice Ind not been given, but there were
enough earnest Republicans TO keep In
motion the ball that was set in motion
on the 10th OF June, when the initiative
was taken, and tho sigus are that the
most effective Republican cub organiza.
ton ever attempted in Ohio county will
be accomplished, one OF the best indica.
tions being tho perfect harmony that
has prevailed at both tho meetings held,
and the evident intention among all to
make the movement a sure go"
Temporary President u. S. Allioa
raped those present to order, and after
the minutes OF the first meeting were
read by Secretary Huntington and ap.
proved, the report OF the Committee on
Plan or Organization was called fer and
was presented. Tho report in full Is as
follows:
TO the President and members ot he central Repub.
hcan C!ab " OHIO C0nnty. Wtt Virginia:
GESrLEMgN:-The Committee on Plan
OF Organization would respectfully re.
port, aa the result OF their deliberations,
tho following draft OF n constitution for
consideration by you, viz:
CONSTITUTION OF rHE CENTRAL nErunLI.
CAN CLUB OF OHIO COUNTY.
ARTICLE 1.-The object OF this club
shall be to secure the success OF the Re.
publican party in Ohio county. In
furtherance Of that object 1t proposes:
First-To bring about the organization
OF a Republican club in every election
district Of Ohio county;
Second-To assist the State, county
and city committees in obtaining Il list
Of the voters In the county, to endeavor
to secure the attendance OF the Republic
can voters at the polls on election day,
uud 10 do such other work as may DO as.
signed to thiG club by the various execu.
tive committees; and,
Third-To distribute Republican liter.
ature, attend district and ward meetings
and take part in all Republican demon.
STATIONS. :
ARTICLE li.-This club shall BIO named
The Central Republican Club OF Ohio
County.
ARTICLE III.-The membership OF this
clubshall consist olthe Republican voters
OF Ohio county.
ARTICLE ". This club shall NEE,
once in each week, on such evening as
may be fixed by the Board OF Delegated.
ARTICLE V. SECTION l. The officers oil
the club shall be a President, three Vice
Presidents, 4 Secretary, all Assistant
Secretary, Il Treasurer, . Sergeant at
Arms, and Board OF Delegates, 10 be
composed OF three members from each
Republican club in the county.
SECTION .. The President, Vice Piesi.
dente, Secretaries, Treasurer aud Ser.
geant at Arms shall be chosen at the frs!
meeting Of the club. or as soon thereafter
as practlcable, and thereafter at the first
meeting in May in each year, and they
shall BIO ex.oticio members ofthe Board
OF Delegates.
SECTION 3. A temporary Board OF Del.
egates shall DO chosen at the first meet.
ing Of the club, to cqpsist Of three per
sons from each magi6teriai DISTRICT, x'ho
will act for such district until a Republi.
can club is regularly organized therein
and such club shall have chosen three
members to act in their stead.
ARTICLE VI. The Board OF Deleeatea
shall have general charge Of the atIaira
OF the club. 1t shall appoint such com.
mittees as may be necessary to attain the
object for which the club is formed, and
shall make snoh rnles and regulations
for the conduct Of the business Of the
club as II may deem necessary.
Respectfully submitted.
VIZ. L. 0TFo, Chairman.
w. S. MEEK, Secretary.
II PLAN ADOPTED.
On motion the constitution was acted
upon article by article and was adopted
rs it stands above, one Or two uninrort-
ant amendments having beea made.
During the brief discussion pending the
adoption OF the report Chairman Otto and
Mir. Eurt, another member Of the cosh.
mittee, explained more fully the plan as
outlined in the constitution. particularly
that portion which proyideo for 8 cen.
trail club and the manner OF its conduct.
ut Is the intention" said Mr.. Otto,
ito enlist every Republican voter IN TIE
county and make him ieel that he hps
an interest in the club and its welfare.
An enrolment, however, will not be
necessary to eptit,a 3 Republican to &C.
tive membership. II he 10 in sympathy
with Republican principles be will be
welcomed to the privilege Of the club
rooms ard will be considered amember
40 matter who he is or what section OF
the county he halls from"
Mr.. Burt explained at length the last
| article OF the constitution, and presented
the entire plan Of organization go clearly
rs to'remoVe every possible objection to
it. Capt. Dunning, Sfr. Robinson and
others also discussed the plan, which
promises to prove very popular, and all
agreed that it was the bes: that could
have been devised.
PLACE OF MEETING.
Chairman Allison, on behalf of the
Committee on Place Of Meeting, reported
progress and the committee was Ion
tinued. Mr.. Allison stated that two
halls, suitable for county headquarters,
were available aud that the committee
would probably select one OF them be.
fore the next meeting. lie also stated
TINT n number Of enthusiastic Republic
cans had voluntarily subscribed an
amount OF money to defray expenses.
This indicates that the original inten.
ton Of not calling on the members of
tho club for money will be carried out.
On motion, the election OF permanent
officers was deferred until the next
meeting, which will occur next Monday.
The motion included an invitation to
each Republican club in the county to
send three delegates to organize the
Board Of Delegates provided for in the
constitution. 1t is hoped that every club
will rrasnond IN THO in vitot;ou r. 10