The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-19

siasm and general favor. Intelllgencer
reporters saw number OF old soldiers
and business men, and all OF them,
without an exception, approved of the
movement and promised their generous
support In the effort about to be made,
AS will be seen below, County Clerk
Richard Robertson believes that It viii
not be difficult matter for Wheeling to
capture the next reunion of the society.
or late years the society has been hold
Ing It's annual gatherings in the small
err cities OF the Ohio Valley, including
Galllpolls, Ironton, Huntington, Ash
land and Portsmouth. At none OF these
reunions was the attendance under 5000
persons, and at some 1t went beyond the
10000 mark, Now, however, the larger
cities have the better chance for sue
cess, for the old soldiers realize that
when they meet In larger places, like
Columbus or Wheeling. they can secure
better concessions from the railroads.
At Columbus the citizens committee
secured u rate of one cent mile and OF
course Wheeling could do as we'll 1t Is
not necessary for the lntelligencer to
partlcularlze this clty's many advant-
ages from the reunion point of view. 1t
is enough to say that the railroad faeii-
tiles of Wheeling are as good as any
city's In the middle west, and that Is
one OF the most important qualifications
for q convention or reunion town,
on account of the coming Merchants
Day" celebration, which Is engrossing
No nttnnttpf, sAF nm h1Nptnapu
this week and part of next. 1t has been
deemed advisable to delay the calling of
a meeting of persons and interests con-
cerned in the proposed reunion until af-
ter Wednesday, August Is, A day or
two after Merchants Day" however,,
it is certain that meeting will be call
ed. and from the interest shown In the
project yesterday, 1t Is assured that 1t
will be largely attended.
At this meeting II Is proposed to start
the ball rolling by the appointment of a
citizens committee which will go to the
Columbus reunion, slated for September
s. o. 10 and II, and ret In some good
Hicks FOR this goodly town Of Wheeling,
The citizens committee will work In
connection with the large Wheeling
representation of old soldiers which will
be at Columbus This representation Is
90 he larger than usual because several
West Virginia reglmental organizations
are TO hold their annual encampments
In CONNECTION with the Army of West
Virginia reunion The committees first
step will probably be to provide an
emergency fund, sufficient to defray the
expenses OF the citizens committee and
all other expenses incurred In the effort
to land the reunion.
1t has also been suggested that
sub committee of three members should
be named, which Will. take STEPS with
out delay, toward getting three or four
speakers of commanding eloquence. who
will lay Wheelings advantages before
the veterans at Columbus. This Is tea-
ture that must not be overlooked. Many
gathering has been stampeded to-
ward city by a few well rounded
phrases from man possessing the gift
OF CAB" as the old fashioned saying
goes A recent exempliflcatlon was the
oratorlcal effort OF Colonel Henry Wat
terson at the Pittsburgh encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic After
the Louisville man had cast his spell
around his thousands of hearers no 9th.
err city had the ghost OF n show and
Louisville had walk-oVer Another ex'
enthusiastically different, however-vNis
at a G. \. K. encampment of several
years ago Milwaukee wanted the next
years encampment. Her principal ad-
Vocnte had things all his own way
when he wound up beautiful perora-
tlon In praise of the Cream city by add
ing:
"And on this occasion. gentlemen. the
water works will be shut down, and our
fifty-one breweries viii turn their pro-
duct into the mains"
wheeling hasn't ftty-one breweries
and even if she had II IL not likely such
an argument would be used but the IN.
cldent shows how a catch phrase VIII
often carry all before II,
AS TO the time of holding the reunion
that would probably be determined by
the officers Of the Society. who would no
doubt be Influenced greatly by the de-
Eires OF the people Of the city selected
II seems to be thought desirable TO have
the reunion held durlng August Of 1898,
II wheeling captures the 1898 plum
But the second week In September. Just
after the state fair, would also be salts
factory
Below viii be found some expressions
OF opinion given 90 1ntelligencer repor-
tiers yesterday afternoon:
John c. Rlhcldnffer, Of the Vance shoe
Company--'1 think the 1ntelllgencer's
suggestion Ia an excellent one. what
ever n done should he done by u cru
zens' committee in connection win inc
Wheeling voterans, who are uOlng to
tho Columbus reunion. First, we
should have an open meeting. nt which
the local movement should be lnaugu-
rated and provision made for the pres
once OF the citizens committee nj Col
umbus. This should not be chamber
Of commerce meeting, for there are so
many interests not represented IN mat
body that II In not representative OF the
community generally. As to gunran-
toe fund, do not think II necessary TO
raise II before We 20 10 Columbus
wheeling has never failed to do every,
thing In good style that her accredited
Representatives have pledged her to do,
and Hhc viii not fail In this Instance,
believe wo should cndcnvor 90 have
the reunion here In August, At least thnt
month would be better for business
during tho reunion than September"
James Ncll, Of NELL n dillingham;
"Of course I am In favor Of getting tho
reunion, n II In at all possible, There
Ahould DO not che least difficulty IN civ
Ink the project all Tho backing TINT t.
needed II IN n blg thing IN the small
towns and would be bigger i u cntno 70
Wheeling Like Mr. lilhel1nfer, ! 40
not think II n necessary To hegln work
on the guarantee fund until after wo
know we are TO have tho reunion. .Wo
should Try 10 have the reunion before
the state fair Of 1893
NJ T. McGrcgor president nt the
board N county commlWlonctg-."ly nll
means We want the Army Of West Vlr,