The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-19
RONORED THEIR STATE

Did West Virginia Republicans % 3
Bananet at V7lliarli,s TEotsi, FEiday
rv,5ing- ssnator Tll.inS Tor vice
PFssidsnt- 9lroolt Ton AMI History
81 west Virginia-speocha5 Made
BY Senators and Representatives
From the State.
washington Post. Like great FAM
ny gathering with the contents Of n
well-gtored larder spread out upon q
score Of tables for the enjoyment Of its
guests. was the fourth annual banquet
of the West virginia Association, held
last night at WIZARDS Hotel. II was at
once n social and political event, the
most successful which the organization
has vet given. and was made more en-
ioyable by the presence Of a goodly
number Of ladies among the nearly
two hundred diners The guests OF the
association were Hon. Nathan B. Scott,
| Junior senator from the state, in whose
honor the dinner was especially given;
senator Stephen B. Ellllns, senior sem
ator. ana Representatives Dovener and
Davton from the same commonwealth;
Renresentatlyes Dolllyer and Lacey. Of
iowa both Of whom we're born in that
mart Of old Virginia; Representative
Pcarre. Of Maryland. and Hon. T. W.
cridIer. assistant secretary of state.
The toasts were such as to inspire
nol,tIcai sentiment. and responses were
10 a large extent OF this nature. mingled
with brilliant wltticisms and good hui
NOR Most conspicuous, perhaps, was
the nomination Of Senator Elklns for
tbc Vice presidency. as running mate
with president Mckinley in the coming
campaign. made by Representative
Poarre in a brilliant tribute to the sem
,or senator from west Virginia.
prior to the banquet the guests as
asmb,ad in the spacious parlor Of the
hotel md were rendered an informal
recention. which lasted for an hour or
more Those constituting the receiving
Marty we're the guests Of the assocla-
4 ton with the officers and their wives.
VIXEN cordial greetings had been ex.
changed. and the cheering words of
Sood yellowsh,p had been passed
sroyrd Toastmnster General van H.
r,,soy nreslaent Of the club, led the
nav n the long dining-room, and took
b,s ssnt Mt the main table, surrounded
bv tho invited guests. The remainder
~ tho marty oecupled smaller tables
s.ot,n, four and sIx persons, In the
oontor !, each table was a fragrant
tonrrot ~ roses and carnations. The
1otbor,np WAS most genial and afEable.
sanator and Mrs. Ellklns. who arrived
,ats wore rreeted with an outburst of
ann,oMso az they entered and walked
down the long row Of tables and took
tSa,r Sos,t,ons beside the postmaster.
r ~, n II Freer. OF West
$500 Up who vas 10 have shared the
,'a.. go, ,,,,th SENATOR scott was unable
=. 80 NJ ,rsaont owing - illness, and a
~ W Ds ~ ps'' devil, 70 ~, t,s4 health
'o Tyss We tha ranast bea been concluded
w., W., o., a. w,tty speech. in
1sn ,s.4, =" a. 9r.t snsoker senator
s .toase. ~. 1,,,o o ~ honor The senator
Il IL.
ST. .. W Ill bonnv n bis response
was S $50. ;,,,,,,or,,s,v 10 the contest
~ -. : s.t' .,rs - tbo sora+e he said that
us1llls. ~. ~, ~, ~. ti,o he met the
NJ Hop ",,. IT, pon,,,,I,conS he would
We, Msa' : .,ea e., +,,,o - hIs ssot as he UNI
nav ~ ~. ,,..s h., 49,, oro man in the
ueIstU .',taa ~ ,.ho was going to vote
coli ,s ~, IIo dao,o rsd that one rea-
eel'"ss -. 80. ~, ovrors,on,st was
,.oa,,,sa tho ncouisIt,on Of the Philip
Decuuse Ia .,.ata ,,,,ndrods ~ new Of
pines wUS ~ ', ,,.", 1o,ns. tn do his best
noes anu ., rs va" ans hy wost virginia
70 naSe s'sA ~
Ae I. Te,,.,.,. no. .s,,o5 N resnons
', ~. -. .aTSo senate ~ the United
70 tiie aO" .,., T., so,n" % ,oforred 10 the
e gu! g., nv ,on .So srst time IN thirty
lass ne Tt,s,t ~ v,.otn,, has two RepublI-
years 49, ~ 1Ias.a5 stst.s senate. and
sa'.s ~ ~ ~, .ooS ro+,,rot,,,, that he i,oped
~. - .,,s,, would bo kent there He
tnas !nsS w, "t .,,a Wet Virginia colony
o'. Is,a.,',rS,a,, ,,no, re ,vort, and de-
N "Ss >. s .sI t ~ M .to+a
'1 a1 r1 y ca,on.tvn ~ toOo" ,yos the sub
20 panrsssrtot,vo Dovener,s re-
w. " NJ to,d ~ +bo tIre when Re-
mas 'n,Se.. T., tho ,,,tIo NTorntain state
EuD,'es,. .,,o,,o5 .ocloIIv nol,tIcallv apd
49, ~ ,a SS "nd ~ tb:,. stsadv nro.
.'.'"-N'" Tn ,ba,. nnf;,rIs1 tho sa9 OF
SEesS' u.'''' we - ~
49,, 49, ,ontlnno "a wave with emphasis