Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-24
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Of Clubs of West Virginia in Session
/, at Parkersburg.
LANGSTON FOR BENZ. HARRISON.
BE Addresses the Clubs and Others in Behalf Of the
Executive, but Receives Very Little Substantial
Encouragement From His Auditors
The Leagues Routine Business
Special 7slsoram to the RsQistsr. .

Special TsIeoram to the REGISTER. .
PARKERsBURG, w. VA3 February %.
The State Convention of Republican
League Clubs Of the State met to-day In
this city. At the same time meeting
Of the State Central Committee OF that
party was held, and the Congressional
| Committee Of the Fourth congressional
district.
The delegates began to arrive yester-
day morning and continued TO drop In
during the day, the evening and this
morning, by train, steamer, horseback,
afoot and across lots.
There was fairly good crowd OF del
egates present. Generally speaking the
leagues were represented by the younger
men OF the party. The old Stagers who
had manipulated the ribbons for many
years were present and were still pull
ing the wires and running the machine,
and all the younger representatives Will
get out of the usufruct, If conducted on
the old plan, as seems to be the intent
and purpose of the self-appointed
leaders will be an opportunity, as
usual, to look on and applaud while the
old stagers pick the plums-if the Dem
ocrats don't strip the orchard.
The State Executive Committee met
at the BlannerhasSett Hotel this morn
ing to select a place and time for hold
| ing the State Convention, and also. to
select place and fix time for holding
a convention to select delegates to the
National Convention.
Charleston and Huntington were In
I AL ella an. lot for tho honor pf
holding the State convention. Hunt
ington was the favorite OF a majority
of the committee, which fixed upon Au-
gust 3 as the date for the State Conven-
tion. The convention to select dele
gates to the National convention was
given to Martinsburg, and the date
fixed at May 5. .
The convention met in preliminary
session at the Academy of Music at II
o'clock to-day. The auditorium was
fairly filled with delegates any many
leading Republicans were present.
In the absence of the chairman, the
secretary, Mr.. Robert Alexander, OF
Wood county, nominated Mr.. Augustus
Pollack, OF Wheeling, as temporary
chairman.
r.. 1OlldCh was tltOLtu W thO
nous vote of the convention.
The chairman read long cut and
dried speech, embracing about every
thing that could be thought OF, from
Mckinley and protection to Blaine and
reciprocity. At the mention OF the
name OF General Golf the crowd cheered
with no effugence Of enthusiasm, but
when Steve Elkins' name was spoken
strong and enthusiastic yell was sent
up. Elkins was clearly the favorite as
gubernatorial chance.
Harrison's name called out very
weak and rheumatic cheer, but Blaine
and reciprocity made the rafters shake.
The following committees were Sc
lected:
Credentsls-First District, ]. S.
Hyne and A. A. CochraRe; Second, W.
II. Glover and J. w. Shryer; Third, II.
o. Wells and s. w. Welley; Fourth,
John Ellis; at large, John X. Thomp-
son.
| Resolutions-Frst District. G. w.
Lynch and J. w. Burchinal; Second, F.
II. REYNOLDS and p. Fitch; Third, j. II.
Gains and NJ. B. Reber; Fourth, Warren
Miller and R. II. Freer; at large, c. b.
| Hart.
Order OF busineSs-First district, M.
s. Holt and O.W. o. Hardman; Second,
s. II, Gramm and G.. w. Fields; Third,
John Cooper and William Dils; Fourth,
VIM. Miller and E. II. Flynn; at large,
T. +. Davis.
Permanent Observation-Disclosures
by Senatorial DistrictS)-FirSt, G. W..
Atkinson; Second, j. w. Mcintyre;
Third, J. NJ. Mckinney; Fourth, A.
Smith; Fifth, John A. Gibbens; Sixth,
Frank j. Lesage; Seventh, John j..
Ewing: Eighth, S. w. Wiley: Ninth, L..
M. Wade; Tenth, Starke Baker;
Eleventh, L. E. Davis; Twelfth, James
| A. Moody; Thirteenth, U. S. G. Pitzer.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion, Chairman Pollack being compelled
to leave, he, in short address, intro
duced Hon. G. w. Atkinson as his SUBJ
stitute until q permanent organization
could be effected.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization selected Hon. John X. Thom D.
son as permanent chairman, but the
Colonel declined to serve and another
selection had to be made.
Mr.. Miller, chairman of the Commit
tee on Order Of business, made report,
which was adopted. The reading OF the
minutes OF the last convention was dis
pensed with, as was the reading Of the
reports Of the Executive Committee and
the Committee on Permanent 0rganiza-
tion.
E.. J. Allen was selected as Secretary
for the ensuing two years. The follow
ing Vice Presidents were chosen: j. w.
Mcintyre, First Congressional District;
Arnold Shearer, Second; NJ. V. Gallo
way, Third; G. E. Haddox, Fourth.
Executive Committee: DR.. w. E.
Ststhers, A. B. Cochran, c. B. Smith,
c. w. Lynch, James McGlothlin, +. j.
Lesage, John d. Hewitt, James Har-
vey, w. b. Reder, Stark P. Baker, D.
NJ. Watring, f. c. Reynolds, U. S.
Grant Pitzer. Hon. John X. Thompson
declined an appointment on account OF
personal matters.
The report Of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization was laid on the
table until after the reading OF the
report by the Committee on Creden-
tials.
Temporary Chairman Atkinson cap
tured his opportunity and inflicted the
same old speech, which had been moss
grown ana gray before he ran for Con-
greSs.
The Chairman said the worst enemy
OF the sheep Of the country was the
Democrats and dogs. George Wesley
said that Benjamin and Levi went into
the White House at the front door
while Cleveland went out the back door,
and that he believed they would go IN