The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-19
TWO GREAT HEADS
Selected by tho Central Prohibition Club to
manage It's Affairs.

Selected by tho Central Prohibition Club to
nInnnEe It's Affairs
Tho Central Prohibition Clus held q
meeting las. night. The meeting was
supposed to have been called for the
special purpose Of hearing 4 discussion
Of the subject:
"Rtsotred, That n combination Of the
Prohibition party with the good men
OF Wheeling would be detrimental TO
the Prohibition party"
Professor L. A.. Watkins, or "Rever-
end" rs he Is sometimes called, had
been appointed 10 speak half All hour In
tho affirmative, aud d. W. Martin, OF
Law and Order fame, TO reply for the
negative In the same time.
Mr.. Martin discovered before the dis.
custom came up that tho meeting was
the proper at which to elect officers,
but several gentlemen objected aud In.
sis!ed that tho discussion 20 on. Mr..
Milllard F. Geisey moved to postpone
the election, but was called down on a
point Of order raised by Martin.
The election resulted In choosing d.
W. Martin for President, and E. A. Wat.
kina, who was indicted by the Grand
jury a few hours before for the Illegal
practice OF mediciue and m indecent rs.
sauit upon n girl, was made Secretary.
Mr.. Davis was elected Vice President
and James Cunningham Treasurer. The
executive committee for the next nix
months is Messrs. Taylor, Of the Quest,
and Cartwright aud MoElroy.
Edwin Z. Doulsy, Of No. 2l45 Main
street, and @. NJ. Donley, Of No. l0i Six.
tenth street, were admitted 10 member
ship in the club.
Dy the time all that business had been
disposed OF it was after 8 o'clock, and
these members who were more inter.
ested in the discussion promised than in
the selection Of Martin and Watkins 10
rule over the destin!cs Of tho club, were
growing impatient.
Rev. DR.. Gushing and Rev. F. n.
Lynch had come in after the election,
aud Mr.. Lynch expressed himself sur.
prised that the election had been held,
Mr.. Taylor, OF the Quest, proposed that
the discussion BIO gone OH with, and
moved that each speech be limited to
ten minutes.
Watkins opened with a ten minute
speech, in which he opposed any anal.
gamation OF the Prohibiiionists with the
good people Of Wheeling, stating that
the principles involved are Gs important
IN municipal election as in the national
election. He asserted that tho death
knell of one Of the old parties had been
lolled on November i.
Martin replied. He believed it the
duty Of good men to combine to cleo!
officers to enforce the ordinances as they
exist, and justified his belief with the
quotation: when bad men conspire,
good men should combine"
Rev. Mr.. Lynch said he was speaking
spontaneously, and really seemed to be
doing 30. He got well over the fence OIL
both sides Of the question, and appealed
to the reporters present 10 be sure and
not get what he said mixed, evidently
thinking 1t could be mixed worse than
it was.
Mr. Cartright said he was very much
surprised at Mr.. Lynch's speech, and
feared that Mr.. Lynch was getting toe
far out Of the beaten path Of prohibition
He did not deem it the duty Of the Pro.
hibition party to go TO tho good men OIL
the community, but the duty Of the
good mel to come to the party. When
he finished, Mr.. Lynch explained him.
self again, and appealed once more to
the "dear brethren OF the press" not to
get his meaning mixed.
Treasurer Cunningham spoke in favor
OF fusion, and gave.eood reasons for his
belief that all good people should work
for q better city government.
DR.. Gushing had been an interested
auditor, and when called upon refused
at first to speak, because it was 90 late.
When insisted upon he said q few words
favoring the dropping Of all party lines
and working for q citizens ticket. He
qualified his remarks by saying that il it
was to be a partisan matter he would
stick to his party.
Mr.. Taylor then moved to adjourn TO
meet again next Tuesday evening Tor the
further discussion Of the subject, and
this was done.