The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09

R. N. A.
THE MORNING SESSION.
Addresses of Welcome by Mayor Tur-
nsr and Chairman Barrett, and Re
sponses by Acting President MAJ
hews, and Committee Appointed.
From a Stan Correspondent.
PARRERsBURG, w. Va, March 81
The opening session of the meeting
was held in the handsome Auditorium
theatre. on the lower floor the coun-
ties from Barbour to Ohio, inclusive,
were arranged in alphabetical order.
Peasants to Wyoming, inclusive. were
seated in the balcony. while the specta-
tors were accommodate in the balcony.
on the stage were seated Vice Presi-
dent Mathews, Secretary Hughes,
members Of the executive committee,
and others. When the meeting was
called to order shortly after Ii o'clock,
the hall was fairly well filled, probably
eight hundred delegates and alternates
being present Hundreds, however, did
not attend the morning session.
Vice President Mathews called the
meeting to order, Just after II o'clock.
Owing to some of the delegations being
more numerous than had been antlcI-
pated. there was much trouble in seat
ing the delegates Finally a degree of
order was secured, and the invocation
was pronounced by Rev. Frank 5.
Townsend, OF Parkersburg.
Secretary D. 2. Hughes read the Of
fetal call for the convention amid cries
Of louder from all parts Of the hall.
Phil Waters, OF Kanawha, and j. W.
Stuck, Of Doddridge. were appointed
assistant secretaries.
The address Of welcome on behalf Of
the city Of Parkersburg by Mayor
Charles II. Turner, was short and to
the point, and was very wen received.
Parkersburg expects, he said, soon to
become the first city in the state-the
future metropolis Of West Virginia In
the meantime. he said, Parkersburg
will take pleasure in dispensing old
Virginia hospitality.
1r. 6afreGt'B Address,
Mr.. Thomas F. Barrett also voiced
Parkersburg's welcome to the league,
on behalf Of the city and county Re
publican committees. He said:
Emf. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men. Fellow Republicans of West vir-
ginia:-when the officers Of the State
League of Republican Clubs made
known the fact that this city had been
selected as the place for holding this
convention, the people of this city and
county, and I may say all this part OF
the state, felt deeply grateful for the
honor and recognition that had been
accorded u.s.
"You have listened to the warm
words Of welcome expressed to you by
our honored mayor, representing all
the people Of this city without regard
to party aflliation. appear before
you as the representative Of the Re-
publlcanG and Republican organization
Of this county, to extend to the officers
Of the League our sincere and grateful
thanks for bringing this convention
here, and to welcome within the gates
OF our city the stRlwart and sterling
men Of the Republican party OF this
state. We esteem It a great privilege
to be honored by your presence here.
gentlemen: but we esteem It great
honor to welcome this large and en-
thuslastic Republican organization; and
our delight Is increased by the fact that
We realize that It Is an organization
composed Of as brave. as patriotic and
as loyal a band OF party workers as
ever honored the Republican party with
their support in any state In the I'm
ion. The Republican organization OF
Wood county congratulates the enthu-
slastic Republicans Of the other cOun-
ties Of this state to-day, upon the
bright auspices under which we are as
sembled here this morning; and we re-
call with feelings Of pride the last con-
ventlon Of the state League Of Repub-
llcan Clubs. We were then on the eve
of the Inauguration OF q Republican
governor in this state, and a Republic
can President at Washington. The first
rays OF Republican sunshine were
breaking through the clouds Of depres-
sion and business stagnation that had
enveloped our country during the pre-
ceding Democratic administration. AL
ready bow Of promise had begun to
spread an arching span to bridge the
yaWnlng chasm Of business despair.
4AgW ghblu4AN kllA4A HIW VI
made US feel, as we recognized Il in the
near future, and how we looked for
ward with enthusiastic party interest
to the full frultRtion Of its promises.
Promises FULFILLED.
an the campaign of 1895 we had gone
before the people upon a platform con-
tanning promises and principles which
we told the people when enacted into
law and applied to the affairs OF this
government, would dispell the gloom Of
depression brought upon US by Demo-
cratic administration. Among these
promises were the re-establiBhment OF
protective tRriH, currency reform, q
national bankrupt law, and relief to the
struggling patriots Of Cuba. We had
confidence that our great political
party when installed IN power, would
keep the faith, and that soon the sun
light Of prosperity and liberty would
take the place Of gloom, business stag
nation, depression and the pitlful scene
OF women and children being daughter
ed by the thousand, or starved to death
in the Island o. Cuba, almost under the
shadow OF our nag.
To-day we congratulate ourselves,
that these promises have all been kept,
and now upon the eve OF another great
state and national campaign we enter
the contest with our premises all full