Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-27
REGULAR DoNNYBRooK FAIR
Over the Organization of Republican
Club-sOme s'Spea kim" AfterwArd.

Over the Organization of = Republican
Olub-sOme "spea kim" AfterwArd.
The Young Mems Republican Club
met last night In Odd Fellows hall to
organize marching club and to hear
addresses from Hon. A. R. Campbell
and w. II. G. Curtis. The meet
ling was first called to order
! by DR.. Etzler, with G. A. Dunaway
in the secretary's chair, and the order
of business was announced as the cleo
tion OF officers for the marching club.
Here began the first wrangls Of the
evening, many of the young men seem
! ing to be exceedingly ambitious to mar
tial the Juvenile Republican host.
After an interchange of some warm
logic as to the best and proper method
of selecting the officers, it was decided
to choose them by ballot.
For Captain John K. List, W. 81.
Travis and Harry Fink were put In
nomination, After a spirited canvas
among the voters of the club, w. ii.
, Travis was elected. Then began an
other wranRle over the manner OF Sc
lecting the junior officers. Some men,
Der suggested that the captain be
empowered to appoint them. This
raised howl OF opposition
and was conclusive evidence
that there were a few of the youthful
members who possessed boyish desire
to wear tin sword under the glare OF
red FIRE. Finally motion was gotten
before the house. II was to the effect
that the junior officers be elected In the
same manner as the captain-by ballot.
The chairman seemed to lose his control
of affairs at this stage Of the proceed
ings and had the ayes and noes standing
up and sitting down in such confusion
that an onlooker was reminded OF a
puppet show.
Early in the evening the hall was
we'll filled by people who had come to
hear the speakers, but the wranging
over the election of officers disguised
them so much that most OF them went
out. Joe Brady tried to put the young
men on the right track and escape thu
disorder; but the youngsters proposed
TO elect officers and elect them in their
own way before any speaking was done.
Then Congressional Chairman Richards
attempted to bring order out of the
chaos, and gently limited that II any
people were expected to be present to
hear ths speakers, the members OF the
club had better withdraw 20 the ante
room and flush their labors. After
electing II. X. List first lieutenant, the
club withdrew as had been suggested
0y Mr.. Richards, but soon after re-
turned to hear the speakers.
Mr.. Jos. Brady took charge OF the
meeting and introduced Hon. a. K.
r. Campbell. Mr.. Campbell was in
good voice and while he had nothing new
to say on the political issues, he pre-
sented his case very we'll from a Repuo-
lican standpoint. In passing he paid
his respects TO the REGISTER by re-
ferring TO the cartoon published in this
paper last Wednesday. By the way,
that cartoon seems to bother the Re-
publican takers hereabouts consider
ably, and has stirred up q hornets nest
that will not down. Mr.. Campbell
spoke Of that part OF the cartoon re-
ferring to a reduction of Is per cent. in
overcoats, then to fail OF 704 per
cent. in shirts, and the aliusion to
higher wool and lower clothing. This
he said, was misleading and was not
justified by the facts. Like Mr.. Whit
aker OF late, Mr.. Campbell had to wave
the bloody shirt bit and said that Con-
gress as now constituted was controlled
by members from south Of Mason and
Dixon'S line, men who had no interests
in common with US, and men who pros
trated the union with a civil war. II Is
with such men as this, continued Mr..
Campbell, that John A. Howard will
have to train II he be sent to Congress.
He will have to be guided by a caucus
In which they have a majority.
Mr. Campbell was very much annoyed
during his remarks, by the persistent
talking in an undertOne Of three prom
ineut Republicans who sat on bench
nearby. Finally his patience gave out
and be called them down a little, being
permitted TO finish.
The next speaker was Mr.. w. 81. G.
Curtis. OF West Liberty, who spoke for
half an hour but brought out nothing
new on the subject now before the PEG.
pie.