The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-24

pies of resident and bread winner in
this country"
Tho convention then adjourned until
3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Permanent Officers Chosen-The Rcso.
lutions Adopted.
Special Dispatch N. In,elIiQsnetr
PAnKERsnuRo, Feb. 23.-The delegates
were on hand moro promptly in tho
afternoon and President pro tom Pol.
lack lost no time in calling tho League
to order. Mr.. Pollack announced that
he was Obliged to leave for Wheeling on
tho afternoon train and called to the
chair Hon. G. W. Atkinson, who camo
forward and took up tho gavel amid
hearty cheers. Senator Alex. Camp
bell, OF Ohio county, acted as assistant
sec rotary. There was some delay in
getting down to business owing to the
fact that tho committees wore not ready
to report promptly. Tho report OF tho
committee on order OF business was
read by the chairman, Warren Miller,
and it was unanimously adopted, and
under the rules adopted the business OF
the League was regularly proceeded.
with. Tho first committee report re-
ceived was that Of, the committee on
permanent organization. Tho report
was read by NJ. S. Holt, OF Lewis county,
secretary Of the committee. As Mr..
Holt read tho names Of the officers sug-
gested for the ensuing year each was
roundly applauded by tho friends. The
report is rs follows:
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
For president, Hon. John X. Thomp-
son, OF Putnam county.
For secretary, Edward I. Allen, Of Tay-
lor county.
For vicepresident, First congression-
al district, ]. w. McIntire, OF Wetzel
county; Second district, Arnold Scherr,
OF Grant county; Third district, NJ.
Y. Galloway, Of Summers county;
Fourth district, G. E. Haddox, OF Richie
county.
Executive committee-Dr. W. F.
Stathers. of Ohio county; A. B. Coch-
ran, OF Wetzel; G. B. Smith, of Wood;
G. W. Lynch, OF Harrison; James Nc
Glothlin, Of Jackson:sT. J. Lesage, OF
Cabell; John D. Hewitt, of Mercer;
James Harvey OF Monroe; NJ. B. Reber,
OF Kanawha; Stark l. Baker, OF Ran
dolph; D. NJ. Wotring, OF Preston; T.
c: Reynolds, Of Mineral; q. S. Grant
Pitzer, OF Berkeley.
da1auofa from Duf,,r, ,a,nIr,..,o
and announced that as much MS he re-
GREETED it he was obliged to withdraw
the name OF Hon. John X. Thorn pson
for president; that he could not consent
to serve il elected. This was evidently
q damper on the convention, but before
any action could be taken regarding Mr..
Thompson's declination, or the adoption
OF the committee report; it was moved
that the report be laid aside until tho
report of the committee on credentials
was received. Word to the effect that
this committee was not yet ready was
received and while tho convention
waited a speech was demanded from
President protein Atkinson.
HON. G. W. ATKINsoN's: SPEECH.
He responded in his usual happy and
eloquent manner, and for more than
half hour he held the closest attention
OF the hundreds ofdelegates and specta-
tors with his Characteristic speech, full
OF wit, patriotism and logic. He was
frequently interrupted by enthusiastic
applause, and at times the convention
went wild. This was particularly true
when he referred to tho outlook in West
Virginia, the gubernatorial steal in 1889
and the Wctzel county ballot box out
rage. When he mentioned the names
OF the national and state leaders, and
when he predicted that with strong
national and state tickets West Virginia
will 20 Republican this year by major
ity that cannot DO counted out the as
semblage broke loose and showed that
they had faith in the oft quoted declara-
ton that this is Republican year in
West Virginia.
One notable occurrence during Mr..
Atkinson's speech was the wild out
burst OF applause with which his refer
ence to tho patriotic and busincss-like
administration of President Harrison
was received. The convention, COM
posed entirely OF the representative
men OF tho tifty-four counties in the
state, Enthusiastically gave evidence that
should the man who sits in tho White
House BIO again chosen as tho standard
bearer OF tho Republican party West
Virginia Republicans will be found at
the front. The applause was only
equalled by that which afterward greet
ed the endorsement OF the administra-
ton in the report OF the committee on
resolutions. At tho conclusion OF Mr..
Atklnson's speech Chairman G.. B. Hart,
OF Wheeling, read the report OF the
committee, every paragraph being en-
Enthusiastically applaudcd.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Rcsolred By the Republican League of
YES! Virginia, That the Mckinley tariff
law has been productiveof highly bene-
fetal results to American industries;
that it has thrown around established
enterprises an additional bulwark, and
made possible the planting OF others,
thereby enlarging the field for Ameri.
can labor. 5
Resol,yd, That tho policy Of protcc-
ton as advocated BY tho Republican
party and incorporated in its legisla-
ton is in the direct and substantial in
terest OF the American iarmer, whose
own product is better protected by tho
Mckinley tariff than ever before and
whose best market is improved by the
increased employment OF American
labor IN manufacturing pursuits.
Essoired, That as having intimate re-
latlon to, the protection OF labor and our