The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-06

An Intelligencer scribe very innocently
wandered into the camp OF the enemy
political enemy, only-last night and re-
ceIved such a warm reception that he
was glad to get out OF the scrape alive.
The Blmetalllc League Gree silver bl-
netalllsm) of Wheeling, was holding a
meeting for the purpose of nominating
candidates to be voted for at the league
election next Friday evening and to
make arrangements for celebration Of
jackson day on the same evening.
The Intelllgencer man started up the
aisle to get from the secretary, the ac-
commodatlng Mr.. Thoner, some points"
on the business transacted. A gentle
man who was afflicted with an Item"
which he wanted to unload, detained the
scribe, and an excited member who hap
pened to see the reporter, came to the
conclusion that something that BODIED no
good for the Blmetallic League and the
cause Of free silver was brewing. So,
when the newspaper man walked to the
secretary's desk, the aforesaid eXcitable
individual arose and delivered himself
thusly:
MIR. Presldent-I want TO object to
the presence here of any Republican re-
porters."
That was really so funny that the
crowd laughed to a man, but the man
who was doing the talking couldn't see
that he was the object OF the ridlcule
and evidently imagined that he was get
ting the glad hand. But he gets another
guess.
OF course the reporter didn't have a
concealed bomb on his person and was
entirely innocent OF any Intention TO hurt
the Blmetallic League infant. Every
body but the excltable individual In
question knew this, 50 his outbreak was
received for exactly what II was worth
about hundred degrees below the zero
mark.
The league placed the following ticket
In the field which will be voted on at the
first annual election to be held at the
quarters OF the league, In the LANCE
block. next Friday evening:
/, President-Charles Brandfass, F. II.
LANCE, r. A. McCabe. NJ. F. Tighe.
Secretary-Thomas F. Thoner.
Treasurer-Thomas O'Brlen, ST, Rob-
ert Simpson.
Vice Notwithstanding district,
First ward. John Bachtler, w. a. Will
son; Fulton, Henry stein, Henry ROM
Madison district Island, r. s. Kinche-
loe, A. A. Franzhelm, G. w Robinson;
Second ward, c. G. Davis, j. w. Craw-
ford, Arch Goodhue; Clay district, Hen
ry Nan, Henry Robrecht, Robert Simp-
son, J. A. Howard, p o. Reymann;
Union district, James Mckinley. 7. M.
Darrah. Fred Happy. j. j! Farrell: Cen
tire district, w. a. StoetGer, r. 7. De-
vrlea. jr, b. NJ. Eoff; Webster district,
II. w. Gartley, w. w. Irwin, j, a. Wells
gerber; Ritchie district, w. c. Handlan'
Thomas Wellington, jr., j. b. Handlan;
Triadelphia district. G. w. Woods, T.
w. Blayney. Noah Zane, ]. +, Jones, NJ.
Madden, ]. W. Ewing; Liberty district
Frank Cox, Samuel Farls; Richland dis
trict. W. i. Bates, Shlrrard Moore, Har-
ry Gardner.
The following election officials were
chosen:
Judges-Thomas NJ. Darrah and
George w. Robinson.
Clerks--J. 7, Goodwin and w. L. Nc
Laughlln.
II was the intention OF the league 10
celebrate Jackson dly--neNt Friday--at
banquet. but the celebration has sim
mered down to a meeting OF the league,
ON that evening, which VIII be addressed
by a number OF speakers not yet named
There Will be no banquet.