The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
RAILWAY MEN ORGANIZE
Sound Money Club with Nearly. 90
Membcrs-A Trip to Canton.


A Sound Money Club with Nearly. 200
Membcrs-A Trip TO Canton.
The Railway Mems Sound Money
Club of Wheeling, was organized last
night, and nearly 200 employees OF the
different roads running into this city
have signed their names TO the roll al
ready. Over half of this number are
Democrats who cannot stomach the free
silver fallacy In the Chicago platform,
and feel that 1t i3 their duty as citizens
and wage earners to come out publicly
against that issue, and for Mckinley
and sound Nancy. With this end in
view meeting was called for last night
at the Terminal depot, and at o'clock,
when Mr. ]. E. Taussig called the meet
Ing to order. the large waiting room was
we'll filled with preventative railroad
men,. There were engineers, firemen,
conductors. brakemen, warehouse men,
section hands, yardmen and In fact rep.
resentatlve5 of every branch OF railway
service.
Upon motion Mr.. J. E. Taussis was
elected temporary chairman and Fred
H. Theirs temporary secretary. A COM
mittee on permanent organization and
rules was appointed as follows: W. B.
Klevis, Robert Haas and L. NJ. Grow,
Of the Baltimore & Ohio; c. D. Howe,
Pan Handle; ]. F. Townsend, Wheeling
&: Lake Erie; William Alexander, Cleve-
land. Lorain G Wheeling: S. G. Wells.
Wheeling Bridge 6 Terminal. The
committee retired for few moments
and adopted a constitution and bylaws
and presented names for the permanent
NtH r11fs l..
timore & Ohio; first vice president. ]. F.
Townsend, Wheeling G Lake Erie; sec
ond vice president, s. G. Wells, Wheel
Ing Bridge &; Terminal: third vice presi-
dent, William Baird. Pan Handle; Sec
rotary, Fred II. Theirs, Wheeling &
Lake Erie; treasurer, J.. e. Taussig.
Wheeling Bridge G. Terminal. The re-
port OF the committee was adopted and
the rules and officers above named stand
as read.
A Communication from the Railway
Mems Sound Money Club OF Massillon.
Ohio, was read requesting the Wheeling
club TO go to Canton with them next
Saturday, and to participate In a meet
Ing at Masslllon, Saturday night, 10 be
addressed by Senator n. W. Aldrich, of
Rhode Island. Mr.. II. B. Cunningham,
of the Massillon organization. was pres
ent and stated that the meeting would
be grand one, and would bring to-
gether railroad men from all over the
state of Ohio, and they wanted the West
yirginians to join with them In making
call on the next President OF the
United States.
z Upon motion the Invitation was ac-
cepted and the crowd will leave here
Saturday morning over the Wheeling &
Lake Erie, at 10 O'Clock, eastern time.
arriving In Massillon at 1890 central
time. They will be met at the depot by
the Massillon club and be escorted to the
dining hall, where dinner will be served.
after which the railroad men Will all
take cars for Canton, where they be
presented by Senator Aidrich to Major
Mckinley. After a speech by the next
President, they will return to Masslllon,
where great love feast will take place
and one of the largest meetings OF the
campaigns Is prom25ed. Returning,
they will come home on a special train
leaving Massillon about midnight.
"A committee was appointed to get the
names OF all railroad men who believe
In sound money and want to take the,
trip. so the company would know about
how many cars to have for thcir,accom-
mediation. The committee was named
by the resident rs follows: c., D. Green,
w. NJ. Harold. ]. W. Carver. j NJ. Hill.
and a. Shaft, Baltimore & Ohio: c. d.
Howe and George st. Meyers. Pan Ham
die; william Alexander, w. H. Wood,
Theo Thomas and c. Q. Porter. Cleve-.
land, LoraIn & Wheeling; J. L. True
man and Mr.. Greenfield. Cleveland 6
Pittsburgh; r. j. Howell and c. r.
Howell, Wheeling Bridge &c Terminal;
II. i. Welsgerber. Wheeling & Elm
Grove, and S. F. Farley. Bellalre, Zanes-
VILE &: Cincinnati. This committee Will
report nj the Terminal tonight.
: IL Is thought that at least 500 railroad
crs from, Wheeling will go, and many.
clubs from along the lines of the differ
ent{roads are expected to, jolnt them.
Another meeting Of the club Will be
held Friday; night at 5 o'clock.