The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-24
FOUNDERS DAY
CELEBRATION
SURVIVORS, Of issi CONVENTION
WILL MEET reRE-
tisoo-sts p-e1srssions sses sor TIE
Seieo-ssio- - Tnis rissoriczl
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ooe Of the nost Interesting features
o. Ne eeieersiiOa q the semi-o.nten-
la % ne state wlu D. Founders
lay This ~in b. an occasion for
TIE gathering In THE city OF the sur
Nsors OF the convention which met
here IN 1851 and declared in favor Of
division OF the old state aud the
formation Of the new Commonwealth
They were the veritable fathers OF
this splendid community OF counties
comprising the State OF West Virginia
and they are entitled TO distinguis he'd
recognition in the prospective cele-
eration Of the fftieih anniversary OF
Its birth.
The suggestion for Founders
Day. said Col John r. Day. secre-
tsry OF the Semi Centennial commits.
sion. came from the Hon. John W.
Mason OF Fairmont. one OF the mem
bers OF the commission. | had some
correspondence with Judge Mason
with reference 70 the survivors of
the May and June conventions OF 1861.
and he remarked that very few with
IN MS memory were living today. and
suggested that as many OF them as
could be reached be invited TO this
city during semi-centennial week and
dsy be set apart for their special
entertainment and honor. Measures
are now being taken to provide for
such an occasion by the Wheeling
Board OF Trades committee. which Ia
suncient guarantee that the matter
well taken care of.
The importance OF this feature Of
the semi-centennial celebration" add
ed Col Day. cannot be exaggerated.
Naturally there are very few of the
men who bore the brunt of the strug.
gle or 1861 living today. as most OF
them were OF mature years M thar
time. Those who survive have NO,
long To tarry now. and IL is Important
that they be gathered together on this
occasion so that We may hear from
their own lips the story of those
strenuous days. They may not add
awning new 10 the recorded history
OF that period. but they will. without
uouo', imparf new interest TO many
Things through the intimate character
or their connection with them. Only
rev or the names OF these persons can
be recalled at this moment. Hon.
John }. Davis. Of Clsrksburg: Or. w.
l.. Grant. Of Grafton: Alpheus CARR.
son. Of Monongalia county: W. r.
brown. of Grafton. and Col. George
X. Latham. Of Buckhannon. There are.
no doubt, others which future inquiry
and Investigation will disclose. Il is
a lamentable fact that not a single
citizen OF Wheeling or Ohio county,
who took part in the MAY and June
conventions. survives. although their
descendants are with us They made
quite distinguished list. containing
as II does. such men as l.. s. Della.
plain. II. Stifel. Alfred Caldwell.
John Mcclure. Jr.; Andrew Wilson.
George Forbes. \. J. Woods Thomas
II. Logan. Daniel Lamb. Chester ID
Hubbard. :. H. Woodward. Jas. W.
Paxton. 5. Warehouse. G.. l.. Gram
mer. James : Wheat. George W. Nor
ton. John II. Hubbard. William II. Cur
US. George Bowers, Robert Crangle.
James PAUL. John g. Hoffman and
Jacob Berger Many years after the
state vas formed. and Just previous to
MS death. the late Hon. Daniel Lamb
said that looking back on what had
been done he had no regrets as TO the
part he took. and that the action Of
the convention VAS the inspiration OF
the best wisdom OF those DAYS How
eloquentiv have the fifty years Of tho
statehood OF West Virginia fulfilled
me hopes and verified the faith Of its
founders. Other men contributed
largely OF influence and money TO the
cause NJ the new State outside OF
these conventions First among his
equals was the late Hon. A. W. Camp
bell. one Of the owners and editor OF
The lntelliGenCer. whose pen WAS a
merry sword in cutting the bonds that
bound MS 10 the old dominion"
There are. no doubt. other surviv.
ors cf The two conventions living
whose names have not beon mon
TONED IN this article ANY informa.
uon as 20 the present residence OF
such persons will be thankfully 70
ceived by Col Day. the secretary NJ
the Semi Centennial Commission
Board Of Trade building