Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-25
THE METALLIC CLUB.
A Temporary Organization Formed at
the Meeting Last Night,
Which was well Attended-Com-
mittees Appointed for Each Dis
trict in the County-An Address
by Col w. w. Arnett-O Other Po-
liuical Matters and Notes.

The Bimetallic Club movement is al
ready an assured success. The first meet
ing was held at the Peabody building last
night, and was attended by more than
two hundred persons. Many of them were
former Republicans. The earnestness and
enthusiasm which was manifested indi-
Gates that the free silver advocates are
determined to keep up the fight for the
money of the constitution. At last nights
meeting temporary organization was
formed. and all the necessary prelimin-
airy work was done. Another meeting will
be held next Tuesday evening.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
| T. NJ. Darrah, who named f. II. Lange,
| Esq, as chairman. Mr.. LANCE briefly ex-
planned the object of the meeting, after
which Thos. f. Thoner was Chosen as
! temporary secretary. Every person in the
hall was invited to sign the roll of mem
bership, and there was a general response.
/ The questions of finance and permanent
quarters We're then taken uD. 1t was
deemed unwise, if not impossible, to nix
/ the amount of dues. on account of the UNI
| certainty regarding expenses and member
/ ship. 1t was stated. that a number of men
| of means would probably make liberal
/ contributions and that the dues would be
| thereby reduced to a nominal figure.
The principal discussion of the evening
was over plans for increasing the men,
bershp, and it was finally decided to APP
point committees for each magisterial dis
trict i'm the county, as follows:
Washington-Fulton, NJ. Stein; First
ward. Henry Weisgerber, John Ritz and
NJ. f. Tighe.
AIadison-Island, George W. Robinson.
Frank Mccoy. Joshua Buckley; Second
ward. VIII Crawford, w. +. Hanke,
Cephus Davis.
Clay-Bates Butler, b. II. Swartz, ]. G..
| Gillespy, Henry Nau.
Union-E. p. Hughes. John Farrell,
Robert dillingham; James Gray.
Centre-Charles Menkemeler, Andrew
stoetzer, r II. Devrles. Jr Philip Vol
linger.
! Webster-John Zarnitz, L. II. Albright,
Thos. W. Killeen. Harry Gartley.
/ Ritchie-J. b. Handlan. Thos. J. VOL
vington. james Minkemyer.
! iadelphia-Michael Madden, Luther
W. Blayney. W. W. Hutchinson, James
/ Baird, JAS W. Ewing, Thos. Nealand.
Liberty-John Leasure, J. c. Faris, Dr..
Shorts. Chas. Crumbacker.
! Richand-Harry Garden, DR.. Bates,
/ George Cress. S Moore.
\ committee of five was appointed to
prepare constitution and bylaws, com
/ posed of w. =. Robinson. John y. Howard,
/ j. -. Wilson, r. 5. Kincheloe and p. L.
| Kimberly.
/ The committee TO look for q suitable
/ han for permanent quarters is composed
of j. II. Klevis. W. c. Handlan. r. NJ. Oar
rah, John Bachelor and John Weisser-
Der
Each person present was urged to CO.
operate with the soliciting committees, by
aiming to bring at least one person to the
4 next meeting.
Col W w Arnett was introduced before
! the meeting adjourned. and made an adj
dress which aroused considerable en-
/ thusiasm. After discussing briefly the
: main question at issue between the two
/ great parties he reviewed the conduct of
/ the campaign and its result i'm n very in
! teresting manner. He asserted that there
! has never been a time in the history of the
/ government. except during great excite
ment. and in the cases of Washington.
| Lincoln and Grant. who We're popular
/ heroes. that the people permitted the can
! didate of a political party to succeed a
| President from the same party. That has
| been the history of elections, and it will
/ be exemplihed in the triumphant election
/ of Bryan in 1900
Col Arnett said there was no evidence
| of the arrival of the advance agent Of
prosperity" but on the contrary there
| have been many wage reductions. lie
! characterized it as a lamentable fact that
| the election was not honest. There had
been a large corruption fund; the voters
were made to believe that Bryans cleo
ton meant starvation. and they were
| deluded with promises of continuous en-
ployment at remunerative wages in the
/ event of McKinley's success-these were
matters which could not fail to exert an
influence over the American voter. He
made and emphasized the prediction that
/ the Congress of 1898 will have a free silver
majority of 10 to 100. THE next time will
be ours. and free silver will sweep the
| country like prairie wild-fre.'
Col Arnett could find no reason for be-
| ing discouraged over the result. He
dwelt upon the gigantic task undertaken
by Bryan. who fought single-handed the
combined forces of "a hostile press pluto-
cracy and wealth. II was well to keep up
such an organization as had been formed,
and it was gratifying to note the spirit OF
the silver men after the election. When
the speaker concluded, the meeting adj
journed.