The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-01

Republican club, which was first chris
tened the "old Abe Republican Club OF
Wheeling" met at Lutz's hall last night,
President James X. Hall in the chair
and Secretary W. W. Rogers at the desk.
The report Of the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws was submitted by
MI. S. o. Boyce, of the committee, and
was taken up and adopted by sections
The first section, which contains the
name Of the organization, wa read, and
there wal Immediately developed a
strong opposition to the name adopted
at the last meeting. Henry Seaman,
Colonel Kemple, W. ]. W. Cowden, j..
K. Hall and others were in favor OF IN
other name for the club. Various
names were suggested, among them
Henry Clay Protective, Stephen b.
Elkins, Mckinley, and Republican Club
OF Ohio County. The contest hnaliy
narrowed down to the latter and Elkins.
As between the two there was a senti-
ment that the organization should not
be named for any living man. Ihe
name finally selected was THE kepuo'
lican Club Of Ohio County" This Is a
much more appropriate name than the
one formerly selected. :,
The constitution provides for the FOL.
lowing officers: President, first, second
and third vice-presidents, recording n
corresponding secretary, and treasurer,
and an executive committee. The Office
OF financial secretary, to which MIR. w.
]. McNabb was elected at the last meet
ing, was abolished, the recording sec
rotary and treasurer performing his
duties. 4
The constitution places the dues at s.
per year, payable monthly in advance;
Republicans Of II years OF age n
above are eligible to membership. The
regular meetings of the club will occur
ON the first Tuesday of each month.
The annual election Of officers will take
place on the first Tuesday of February.
TWENTY-FIVE members are required tor q
Quorum. With some unimportant
changes, excepting name, the constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted as q
whole.
Nominations for vice presidents, sec
ond and third, were made as follows:
Augustus Pollack, A. j. Smith, Richard
Robertson, Prof. A. s. Bell and Benja-
min Schiller. The result OF the ballot
showed the election OF Augustus Pollock
as second vice president, and Prot: a.
S. Bell as third vice president. The
votes for the various candidates we're as
follows:
Augustus Pollack q
A.. 5, Bel.
Richard q
A ]. Smith.
benjamin Schiller. .
On motion the election Of Messrs.
Pollock and Bell was made unanimous.
The list of officers of the club is as
follows:
President, J. X. Hall.
First vice president, Harry Bell.
Second vice president, Augustus Pol
lack.
Third vice president, A. S. Bell.
Recording secretary. w. w. Rogers.
Corresponding secretary, John She'll
hase.
Treasurer, Charles Ebeling.
The executive committee will be made
up of one member from each magister-
ial district in the county. A commit
tee of one from each district was APP
pointed as follows, to call meetings in
the various districts to select the mem
bers of the executive committee, and re-
port at the next meeting: Clay, Will
liam Mccormick; Madison, Cecil Robin
son; Union, S. G. Smith; Washington,
Henry Seamon; Centre, J.. K, Hall
Richie, Joseph Freeze; Triadelphia,
Lester Smith; Webster. Thomas David
son; Richland, Alexander Mccullough;
Liberty; Prof. A. S. Bell.
The members Of the various appoint
i've committees will be named by the
president at the meeting next Tuesday
evening.
The committee on rooms had not
completed its labors, though q number
OF halls were named as suitable quarters
for the club.
Adjourned to meet in regular session
Tuesday, December 6.
The attendance at last nights meet
ing was very encouraging, over two
hundred being present, and the club
bids fair to become an influential politi-
cal organization.
Tea and crnrl,ers will be served from