The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-25
DEMOCRATS HOLD
OPENING POW WOW
MASS MEETING WAS STAGED IN
BEETHOVEN HALL
LAST NIGHT.
Effect Temporary Organization 10
Assist County Executive Com

nlttssALaud Wilson to skies.
The Democrats opened the 1916
campaign last night in Beethoven hall
at Twenty-ninth and Moysten streets,
by naming q temporary organisation
to assist the county .executice com-
nittee and sounded the keynote OF
their claims for return to power by
lauding President Woodrow Wilson TO
the skies rs the greatest man since
Lincoln
The meeting was called by Sheriff
A. T. Sweeney. but he was unable to
appear. His chief deputy. John J.
byrne: assisted by the other deouties
In office. were directely responsible
Tor the success Of the meeting. Mr..
>escSiled the meeting to order and
named Z: l. Jones. attorney. ~ tenn
porary chairman. W. II. Casey was
elected temporary secretary. After
some wranxling, a committee OF three
consisting of Thomas Smith, John J.
Byrne and John Stein was named and
they chose n committee OF ten to par
feet a permanent organization.
On this COMMITTEES were named John
B: Garden. Washington; T. s. Riley.
Clay: James Hall. Union: John Byrne,
Centre. John Stein, Webster; W. ID.
Becker; Richie; A: T. Sweeney: Msdi-
Kidd. Triadeiphia. and NJ. Hartley,
Liberty. This committee also includes
the temporary chairman and secretary,
who are to call meeting early In the
week.
Speeches we're made by w. h. Casey.
Carl o. Schmidt. John Byrne. Henry
Frohme. f. H. vaas. L. L. Jones. John
Minkemeyer. John NJ. Garden, Chas.
Dietrich. Lafayette Graner. Gala
Mitchell and John Lazear.
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II. Hoffman. Lima o.: r. e. williams.
A. Jones. Welisburs: c. NJ. Alton. Mingo
Junction.
Hon. Arlen q. Swiger. member of the
state Board OF Regents, from Sisters
vile. was in Wheeling yesterday. on
Walter $. Sueden. prominent attorney
of sistersviile. was here yesterday. ON
business.
William Eshenberg. of Warrington.
was business visitor here yesterday
Miss T.. NJ Mckay. OF Ashtabuia. o..
friends.
w. Il. Fleming. of Buckhannon. was
in wheeling last night. on business
Mrs. Frank W. Bowers. Of Manning
ton; w. Va: formerly Of this city. WIS.,
tied many friends I'm Wheeling yester-
Hon. NJ. +. Shawkey.. state superinten-
dent of schools. arrived yesterday from
Charleston. 20 spend few days here ON
business.
business caller In Wheeling yesterday.
Following a short honeymoon trip Mr..
and Mrs Harry Hallett. who were mar
now at home at Altoona. Pa. whare hr.
Hailctt IL connected with the Gip -
Aaiieit t' S ~ss Miss Lima e0 PnsteEson "r Of
Miss Frances Adams. OF weiisburs.
IN Fgfl hAn frnF .lita.r
eral days visiting friends In this city.
Miss Katherine Reid OF steubenviiie.
has returned home after spending Fri
John r. Eison: proprietor of the Bexsri
drug store OF Wellsburg. was a business
visitor In this city Friday.
G. L; II. smith OF THE city. was a bust
ness visitor in weilsburg yesterday. =
Follansbee. spent Friday visiting. in
this city.
George Snyder. weIlsburg mail car
Mr.. and Mrs < Brown. Of this city:
days as the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Gadfrey, OF Foiiansbee.
girls basket ball team of Wheeling high
school. TO East Liverpool. last evening;
Luke Fitton; printer for the Intsiii-
Mrs. Lucy Brown Gather. of Woods
Pa. where she was called By The illness
OF her daughter, Miss Helen. who is
student at Highland Hall
Misses Katherine Hoffman and Nelson
Whitaker. who arc students at Rosemary
Hall. Conn. win leave sunday to con-
tinue their studies, following a spring
vacation spent with their parents.
senior Agent Horace Atwood of the
Panhandle club. win leave sunday to
visit his family at Morgantown foe q
few days.
Lee e. PAUL publicity manager OF the
Wheeling Auto show. arrived home last
night from Pittsburgh. where he gent
the day on official business.
Harry Gilmore of Eof street. will
spend SUNDAY with friends in the Pitts
burgh district.
Charles J. Wilson. OF Huntington. was
in the city. yesterday visiting friehds
while on his way to Braddock, Pa. TO
spend a week with relatives.
Attorney G.. ~. Conner. OF Pt. Pleasant.
H. In the city the guest OF relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer ST. Charles of
Chaplinc street. viii leave in few days
70 visit Mrs. ST. Charless parents In
Mason county.
Born. 20 AIR. and Mrs. William G.
Deegan. OF Formost flats. a boy and girl.
Mother and babes are doing nicely.
Prosecuting Attorney n. A. Mckee IL
III at his home on the Island.