Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-01
CALLS ISSUED
FOR DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CLUB CON-
MENTIONS
In Each Of the Four Districts of the State-Tht
Date Sc! June ist-A Pertinent lnssryiew
With Chairman Riley, Of the EI-
ecutive Committee.

As will be seen elsewhere In this issue
OF the REGISTER, Chairman Riley. OF
the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee, has called district conventions
in each of the Congressional districts of
the State for the purpose Of arousing
interest in the approaching campaign,
securing an effective organization
through the organization of district
associations of clubs, and generally to
advance the best interests of the party
within the State. The time designated
for their meetings is Wednesday, the
first day of June, and the conventions
are to assemble at the following places:
First district, Weston; Second district,
Charles Town; Third district, Charles
ton; Fourth district, Ravenswood. Each
club of 100 members or less will be en-
titled to send five delegates, over 100
and less than 200, seven delegates, and
over 200 nine delegates.
Chairman Riley was seen yesterday,
and was asked the purpose of calling
district conventions instead of general
State Convention. In reply he said:-
"The object and purpose Of holding
Congressional district conventions and
organizing district associations Of clubs
is TO get nearer the people and making
the club organization more perfect and
effective. As you know, our State is so
situated that it is very expensive to at
tend State Conventions of Clubs, and it
results in them only being attended by
those OF means or persons who have
some personal interest in so doing, but
by holding district conventions every
county can be represented by delegates
appointed by the clubs, who will attend
the convention in the interest OF the
club they represent and will go
home better prepared to do good work
for their Club and the party l don't
think much Of the organization of Clubs
for the purpose of sending delegates to
convention or, in other words, a few
getting together aud under some Club
name electing themselves delegates to
attend the Convention. Clubs should
be organized with the view of making
them permanent and for the purpose Of
engaging in active campaign work"
isn't the District ga rather In con-
flict with the State organization of
Clubs?"
This move is not in conflict with the
State Association of Democratic Clubs,
but in harmony with it, and part
thereof 1t is the intention in organic
ing the District Associations that they
shall be part of the State Association
and that the whole shall be
under one head, for instance
the district Associations will have
its President and other officers and
board or executive committee consist
ing of one member from each county.
The presidents OF the district associa-
lions with the president of the State
association shall constitute the State
board, of which the president of the
State association shall be chairman.
This Board or Executive Committee
will be the head of the Club organiza-
ton of the State. 1t is also expected |
that the counties will as far as possible |
organize county associations OF clubs, |
and in case they do so the connecting |
link could be further extended by elect
ing the member Of the Executive Com
mittee of the Congressional district as
ISOLATION president OF the county asso-
citation, and this would make the con-
nection between the head OF the club !
and the district clubs |
complete.
1.-The Fourth district has al
ready begun the work and from the en-
thusiasm and interest manifested at the {
called by the Borum CIV
at Huntington last week it will be safe
in saying that they will have large
at RavenswoOd and one that !
will do much good. 1t is confidently
expected that the other districts will
not DO behind and on the first of June
there will be four rousing conventions
of clubs at the places named in the call
issued to day. Arrangements will be
made to have speakers Of national repu-
tation to address the delegates at these
and also arrangements will
be made with the railroads for reduced
rates Of travel"