The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-20
THE RIVER CONVENTION.
A Sensation whoa Democratic Con-
Rrnssmaa BerrS. Sof Kentucky. En-.
dorsed Mckinley and EXPANSION.

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dorsed Mckinley and Expansion.
The Ohio Valley Improvement Assoc
citation, with the largest attendance IN
is history, held It's hSth annual session
at Louisville Wednesday. adopting
some far-reaehing resolutions. Among
the notable declarations Of the day was
the expansion speech made by the Hon.
A. 8. Berry, Democratic congressman
from kentucky, and his lndorsement Of
President McKlnley's policy.
ohicers for the coming year were
elected, Captain John L. Vance, of Cal
llpolls, again being reelected for the
sixth consecutive time. The association
was welcomed to Louisville by Colonel
W. W. Hlte. to which Captain Vance
responded happily on behalf of the as
ISOLATION.
In his annual address. Captain Vance
said one of the things for which the as
ISOLATION had been organized had been
accomplishments channel Of the Ohio
from Pittsburgh to the Big Miami had
been made clear. The attitude OF Con-
gress had been most friendly toward
the association during the past year or
two. He called upon the association to
oppose the bridge across the Kentucky
river because It would interfere with
traffic. He felt certain that the next
river and harbor bill would provide for
the survey OF the Ohio river to Cairo.
He called upon the organization to use
all Its influence to this end President
Vance then appointed committee OF
fifteen to attend the Memphis conVen-
ton OF the association for the Improves
ment Of western waterways, November
II and Is.
Captain j, +. Ellison introduced a
resolution asking Congress to. provide
for the immediate construction OF lock
and movable dam ut such point near
and below Gallipolis as Will most enec-
tually create slack water In the Ohio
river to connect with the dock-water
system of the Great Kanawfa. The res
olution was adopted.
Captain A. II. Dugan offered reso-
luton urging Congress to construct and
conroi IN isthmian canal and TO pro-
vide for American shipping.
Colonel A. s. Berry then spoke IN Ia
yor Of the canal, and said It's defeat was
due to the great transcontinental lines
which fought II. He caused Wild en-
thusiasm when he stated that the time
would come when Congress would be
asked for an appropriation TO improve
the harbor that Dewey won.
81 don't want anyone to understand,
he continued, that because have
some party affiliations ] am opposed to
all expansion. II Is generally under
stood that the Democratic party 10 not
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extent. want to extend the commerce
OF the United States. don't want the
Malayans to have fifty or sixty repre-
sentatives In Congress, but ! want the
commerce Of the greater world to come
to US SO that our artisans may be given
employment. :. 4
Never viii /, Democrat as am, dlsI
agree, because l am a Democrat with
the elevation OF our nation. When he
says that where the banner OF the ma.
ton goes up, It shall never come down.
don't think 1t is patriotic In anyone
Mr.. Atkinson or any of the lesser lights
In the countryside comment on the ac-
ton OF the government while we have
10000 soldiers In the Philippines. will
not comment while II 10 declared to be
the purpose to uphold the supremacy OF
the United States In the control OF the
islands,. as'l5.u1- 4.;i ~ 3. .i,.,ys. ~
The speech was wildly applauded.
| kilograms of regret were read from
Congressman C. H. Grosvenor Senator
Foraker. Governor Bushnell. Senator
Hanna and Congressman Gordon OF
Ohio, among others.
The following officers were elected:
President. John L. Vance; treasurer
Captain James D. Parker; secretary
Colonel f. o. wilson,, vice presidents,
Commodore F. a. Laiaiey, Of Ohio &.
F. Murphy, OF Indiana; w. W. Hlte. OF
Kentucky: H. Quarter. Of West Viz
ginia; ]. F. bravo, of Pennsylvania;
| Marvin Wright, Of Illinois.
Major Blxby, United States engineer
at Cincinnati, was introduced. and
promised. II he was retained In this Sec
ton OF the country to do what he could
to advance the interests Of the associa-
| tIon.