The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-31
ORGANIZING !.
...APOLl,.I'IICIAL,
RI. REGIMENT.
The Rough Rider Regiment Meeting
Last Night Was Quite Large
" Attended. 81
SOME PROGRESS WAS MADE.
And the Regiment Win Likely be in
Go Within a Few Days-cap-
tain Dovener's Speech.

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a Last night. at meeting Of the young
Republicans of the city. steps toward
the organization OF the proposed Re-
publican Rough Rider Regiment were
taken. and the number in attendance
(about sOo) Indicates that the movement
Y finds favor, and warrants the predlc-
ton that the organization will be a go
within short time. Company A has
j already been formed by the young Re-
\ publicans OF Richie district, while the
Washington district boys are called to
meet at the Ylgllant engine house mex,
Monday evening to form Company b.
+ The! other districts will act at once; the
4 members of the county committee have
been enlisted In the matter and will
cau meetings in their respective dis
tricts next week. BY the close OF mex;
week the organization OF eight or ten
companies ought 10 be effected. The
{ companies will have the famous Rough
Rider uniform OF Khaki, and will be
formed into a regimental organization,
with three battalions. commanded by a
colonel. with a lieutenant colonel and
three majors, one for each battalion.
A feature OF the meeting was the all
( dress on the issues OF the campaign by
: Captain Dovener the Republican con-
gressional candidate. The captain was
in fine form. and went after. the opposi-
tion in manner that pleased and en-
Unused his hearers.
The Meeting Opens.
The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock by County Chairman w. H.
Hornish. and on motion OF Alfred Davis,
Dr.. II. B. Baguley was made chairman
Of the meeting. The chair thanked the
assemblage briefly. and stated the OBJ
5ect Of the meeting-the Organization
OF Republican Rough Rider Regiment.
Such regiments. he said. are being
formed in other parts os the country,
and 1t Is time for Wheeling to get Into
line with other great Republican com
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Alfred Davis was chosen secretary OF
the meeting.
Just at this juncture the Eighth ward
3 company Of Riugh Riders arrived, and,
headed by their drum corps, entered the
hall. Three hearty cheers were given
for the Eighth ward. The boys. from
down town made splendid showing,
coming up. some fifty strong.
DR.. Baguley said It had been suggest
ed that a committee OF one from each
district be appointed to prepare rules
and regulations for the proposed rcgi..
ment. and another committee OF, three
from each district to take enlistment
: papers in hand and secure recruits. The
chair started to appoint the first OF
these committees. when there we're re-
quests from the audience for further In
formation as to the plans for the or
ganization OF the regiment. Secretary
Davis went into details as requested.
E Mr.. John Arbenz suggested that the
district committee be authorized to pro.
coed with the Organization OF COM
Danles.
Committee Named.
Colonel Hugh Sterling suggested that
the county committeeman In each dis
trict be authorized to call district meet
lngs and that the regimental commit
( tee be made up Of the county commit
{ tee. The motion was seconded by Mr..
Arbenz and prevailed. The committee
is made up OF the following:
Westinghouse. E. Shater,
Aiadison-H. c. Underwood.
Clay-John w. kindelberger.
Union-W. H. Hornlsh.
Centre-C. F. Bachmann.
Webster-C. F. Helmbright.
Ritchie-George Bell.
Liberty-R. n. Maxwell.
Triadelphia-J. NJ. Frazier.
Richland-W..J. Lyle.
A Richie district member desired
that the style Of uniform be chosen at
once, as his company is organized and
ready to be equipped.
il On motion of Mr.. Hornish. commits
tee Of five was appointed to look at uni
forms now on display in the city, and
chose 4 uniform for the proposed regi-
ment,- Chairman Baguley appointed
the following committee In accordance
with the motion: Hugh Sterling, John
Arbenz, Mr.. Mccready, w. r. Otto,
Thomas Jones.
Chairman Baguley said that enlist
ment papers would be sent to the coun-
5 ty committeeman In each district. and
he hoped they would be put In ,circula-
tion at once, as there is not any time to
spare.
II The suggestion that Richie districts
company, having been organized first,
be named Company A, was received
with enthusiasm.
~ e. IS A Roosevelt Rough Rider.
Mr., James K. Hall introduced Mr.. w.
Boutelle, who served In The Spanish
American war with Colonel Roosevelt,
In the original Rough Riders. The
young man was heartily received and
zcst was added by the announcement
that Mr.. Boutelle was a former Demo.
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Mr.. Boutclle received the glad hand-
In great earnestncss. He said he had
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