The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-02

What was called Prohibition mass
convention Of the Sixteenth Ohio con-
prcs.ional district was held in the
Bridgeport opera house yesterday. The
hour set for converting was 0 o'clock a.
M, but as only four delegates appeared
on the scene, the meeting was adjourn
ed TO meet at 1870 p. NJ, at which time
the convention, consisting oil thirty-nine
delegates from Harrison county. TWO
from jefferson county, none from Car
roll county, none from Monroe county
and an audience Of one lacy and Tour
Republicans, was called to order. On
motion Rev. O. d. Henthorne was
chosen temporary chairman and J; u.
Lowe secretary. and then followed u
motion to make these gentlemen perma'
uent officers, which was passed.
Delegate Gideon Mcfarland moved
that q committee OF ono from each
county be appointed to nominate can.
didate for Congress, and after about
one.half hours discussion. tue motion
was amended and a. adopted read that
n committee be appointed TO suggest
names for the convention to vote on:
and as Monroe and Carroll counties had
no representatives present. committee
Of three attended to their internsts.
Rev. Mr.. Elenthorne proceeded to
sound tho koy motto, reading and COM
montinp deliberately on the Prohibition
national platform, and among other
striking things he said was that There
was nothing left OF the two old political
parties but tho bung holes" The rev.
erend gentleman also made known TO
tho crowd for tho first time the great
scheme Of tho Prohibition party to
place tho railway system OF the country
under the control OF the people. Tho
nino hundred and fifty millions annu-
ally spent for liquor was to be used IN
buying railroads.
After this "koy motto" camo tho re-
mort OF tho committee to suggest names
az candidates. The committee pre-
scented tho names OF Mr.. uontlIorne, ].
A. GalIaher and I. A. Rodater, Of DOL
mont~ and J. F. Ball, Of Jefferson
county.
Some time was spent in declining.to-
run spcechoa, but finally tho convention
cot down to voting. when q delegate
wanted 10 know: "How arc NO to
know when candidate Is chosen p
Thoreupon rule was adopted giving
the nomination TO the candidate having
n majority OF votes cast.
Mr.. J. i. Ball was nominated for Con-
gress to beat Hon. Lorenzo Danford.
The nominees for county officers were
as follows: Sheriff, A. ]. Cope; COM
missioner. r. ". Griffin; intirmary d.
rector. Joseph Fisher; coroner, W. L
Hamilton. -
After ali tho nominations were made
n man from Nebraska sang some variety
show songs and played his own accoln-
paniment on guitar. Thon II Mr..
Smith, from the west, made speech.
Tho resolutions passed were az tol-
lows, tho committee being W. II. Man
ming, J. !. Ball, ]. A. Gallaher and Is.
S. Clemn:
Wo. the Prohibition party Of the Six
tenth Congregational district Of Ohio.
do hereby endorse tho Prohibition state
platform adopted in convention asscm..
bled ut Columbus, Ohio, June, 1904, and
adopt the following
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, A crisis has arrived in the
history Of our republic which demands
tho most serious and patriotic consid-
Grafton OF every citizen who loves his
country; n crisis which has been
brought about by long line OF com.
mercinl and political conspirncies, evil
and unjust legislation. which for thirty
wears and moro has boon partici pated
In by the leaders OF both tho Republi.
can and Democratic parties. in state and
Union, OWLS 80 far reaching as to touch
every tarm and industrial home in the
land,
Therefore, We, tho Prohibition party
OF the Sixteenth district OF Ohio, do
seriously and earnestly declare and be-
love that neither OF tho old parties
will correct these evils in the radical
manner that the crisis demands, and
hence We enlist under the banner OF
the Prohibition party.which We believe
must embrace every member OF the in
dus.rial classes, every cultivator OF the
soil and every patriotic business man
whose love OF country IL greater than
his love OF empire and uneHrned wealth.
A meeting was held last evening at
which speeches and music were the
features.
a Young IncendIary.