The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-30
SPECIAL TRAIN
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STATE oNvENTl on .sslF 81
lEg RHEELIN g, j, june 30 Inst 8 even.
ling ~ large number Of Representatives
Republic cans assembled 4 in the rooms rooms
Of the board or commisione rs. at tho
Courthouse, for the purpose OF max.
Ing arrangements for the attendance
OF the delegates at the coming state
convention ut Charleston. The ar.
engagements will affect Hancock,
Brooke. Ohio, Marshall and wetzel
counties, and will be very complete.
the plans covering 4. a special train.
Among those present last evening
were: General Morris Horkhelmer.
Chairman Otto. eli the county commit
tee; Postmaster James X Hall, I. ".
Barton. State labor commissioner;
Senator J. W. santee. ct Wetzel:
Clarke Hamilton. member OF the peni.
Tertiary board; Prof. n. A. Riggs, Of
Brooke: H. c: Ogden, H. 8. ("scott,,
Fair. John Wallace. c. w. Bente, DR..
Abercrombie. j. w. Porterfeld. Deputy
Marshal Elsie Williams, c.. II. wat.
kins. Jr- ]. c. Driehorst, J.. r. Reed,
Joseph aFrese,s H. c. Underwood. r: 81
Wells, Richard Westwood. William
Mccormick, J. J.. Reinacker, mont"
Topping. OF Kanawha county, and a
number of others.
& On motion OF Dr.. Otto, county chair.
man, Mr.. Watkins was called to the
chair. and John Reed was elected sec.
rotary. &. ::
Dr. Otto made preliminary sugges.
ton and explanation OF the purpose Of
the gathering saying the purp5rt was
to make arrangements for the gong or
the Panhandle delegation to th Char
lesion convention. the preliminary mo.
ton being that the local train SHOULD
leave over the Ohio river road Sunday
evening. ANY time after $500 D. NJ"
Tie fare would be 1920 for the rounl
not Including sleoaing car, which
be the usual rrice. The train,
Sagetl for. would arrive Mt. Ch1r-
Monday morning. He added
expectation was that at least
blred would make the trip
some discussion it was an.
{kaat the train would be open
n who chad the price," 1t
,P announced that Sc. would
II Ohio county. The con-
= u meet "Wednesday morn
r SYeeE. Il
{. klgsested that 10: 80 p. m.
- ri hour to leave. for. the
Clation of New Martins
the hour of departure
- 1890 p. m. Monday.
L. ltous remarks. The
Fnents tas to sleepers
: OF the B. ard o. agent
"All people who desire
p to see those gentle
,f' Dr., Otto. the secretary
I to prepare 4 prelimIn-
r as possible.
fsestion OF Mr.. Ogden, 1t
hat the secretary MAKE,
in; advance for hotel ac-
q, 1t being generally I'M.
the capital city would be
ongested. "A further sug.
made that Chairman Otto
k,mm!ttec to look after ho-
atoms. and this led to a
- 1arratives. during which |
ng said that, beyond
L. arrangements should be
4, Do. topic was discussed "pro.
AS n final result Mr.. Top
tted to endeavor to look
Il. uud as to accommodation
pr. Otto.
Re suggested that Mr.. Top.
ven a vote OF thanks. upon
[scing in tie suggestion. to
E., me tacetiously said: "Mr. Chair.
you have it dn your power to do
Bmething more substantial than
Vote of thanks"
A number of gentlemen. among them
Senator n. E. Whitaker. john G. Hoff-
man. DR., Etzler and others. were not
present, but sent word that any ar
rangement made would be satistac-
tory.
At the suggestion OF General sHork-
fheimer, the newspapers were request
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