The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-01

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decide to turn out Will assemble at the
McLurc House corner not later than 1910
n, M, when the column, escortIng the
speakers, will move.
The outlook for the big populIst gath
crinE ut Clarksburg on the I'd and ID
instants Is that It viii be the greatest
nSsenhlaEc OF that party ever held In
West Virginia. 1t will be In the nature
or a state rally Of tho party. and some
good speaking talent IL expected to be
present. Among those who will pr0bn-
NV. address the meeting are Mrs. Mary
Ellen Lease. OF Kansas, and Hon. Tom
watson, the Popullst candidate FOR vice
president on the ticket with Bryan.
Every effort Is being made TO have them
attend, and II their engagements will
permit either one or both OF them will
respond. This will be the formal OPEN
Ing OF the popullst campaign In this
state. and, as above stated. 1t IL likely
that the meeting will be Il big one.
Chairman William NJ. o. Dawson, OF
the state Republican committee, left for
his home in kinEwood. where he will
remain until Thursday.
The Logan Club. OF the Island. will
meet Tomorrow evening ut the Island
Hose House and will rC0rEaniZe for the
coming campaign. This has always
been Il large club and Is expected to be
larger this year than formerly. Several
or the active Republicans OF the ward
met Inst evening and discussed plans for
perfectinS the organization OF Island
Republicans. II Is hoped that all cltl-
zciis In favor OF and honest dollar will
attend Wednesday evenings meeting.
The Tariff Champions are strictly In It.
Their drilling on lGorr street last night
showed they had not forgotten how to
driIl. quite a number participated.
They Will hold Il meeting Thursday
evening at Odd Fellows hall and after
trarsacting business they will drill. The
club numbers about l50 members. When
the several committees report it Is cX-
pccted that twice that number will be
enrolled. One OF the Sunday papers
stated that the uniforms for this club
Will cost 81 10, which Is wrong. The
total cost OF the uniform will be 81 95.$
The Sixth Ward Republican Club met
In its rooms on Chnpllne street last night
ana organized for the campaign. The
meeting was well attended and great
enthusiasm prevailed. 4 constitution
and bylaws were adopted for the gov
eminent OF the club. and n committee
appointed to select and report on uni
forms al the next meeting. which will
be held Thursday evning. At this meet
Ing all Republicans OF the ward who can
do so are requested to attend and enroll
themselves as members. Already the
club numbers 3l+ members and bids fair
10 be n OF the largest In the city.
Among the members are many IN
Democrats who have allied themselves
with the party OF s0undm money and pro-
lection TO home Industries. At Thurs
days meeting, arrangements for u
marching club will be perfected. 4
drum corps Is also projected and will be
organized II possible this week.
Last night at 3l4 North Main street, n
meeting Of North End Republicans was
held and the Washington District Re-
publican Club formed. County Com
missioner Jacob KIndelbcrEcr called the
meeting to order and acted as temporary
chairman. The following officers we're
elected:
P~residcnt-Dr. C. F. UlrIch.
Vice preSident-J. II. Riddle, sr.
Secretary-John P. KindelberSer.
Assistant secretary-liuGolph Schafcr.
Treasurer-Henry Serig
In assuming the chair. DR.. Ulrich
made b fine speech that was p%unctuated
with frequent applause. a committee
on constitution and bylaws composed OF
Aicssrs. Frank Stanton. Edward Elliott
and Joseph KIndelberGcr, was appoint
ed and Will report Mt the next meeting OF
the club. The. club will turn ont Friday
and escort Hon. Sam. Burdette from the
Mcclure to Seventh and Market streets,
where he will make an address TO the
North End people. The club starts With
] an enrolment Of l3S members.
The county republican committee Inns
not yet decided the place for the great
mass meeting which will BE- addressed
by Senator ThurSt0n, or Nebraska. on
Thursday OF next week, September TO-.
but this and other details Of the meeting
will be settled very soon. The lndica-
tons arc that the Thurston meeting will
be n record breaker In point Of attend
ance.
The youngsters OF Thirteenth street
have been seized with the excitement OF
the campaign and have organized a
marching club. which will be known as
the Mckinley Gold Bugs" There are
about thirty NJ the little fellows In the.
club and they have begun drilling and
getting ready for the campaign. Ormc
Faris was elected captain and Freddie
Brand lieutenant. The boys will be
equipped with a modest and neat outfit
and they will have n parade every day
from now until election.
The Elklns Cadets arc equipped and
ready for their turnout. md when they
make their first public appearance on
| the streets In their neat uniforms next
Saturday afternoon, they will present
the finest appearance OF any club ever
| organized for campaign escort duty In
| Wheeling. Last night they held q meet
| Ing Mt the Odd Fellows hall and the at
Tendance was so great that seats were Mt
Il premium. Over n hundred prominent
| young men were present TO get their uni
forms. which had arrived the day be-
| fore. Three large boxes containing the
| coats and caps were opened and the gar
| ments distributed TO the members WHOSE
| measures had been taken n couple of
weeks ago. The boys tried on their new
coats and they were found to 1T elegant
ly. The duck trousers are ready and are
| furnished by Kraus Brothers. Cnptnin
Travis requested the members to report
In full uniform at 7:30 next Friday even
Ing for drill. a drill viii also take place
| this evening. A number OF new names
were added 10 the roll ana more meas