The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-11
TopIY,s coNvEsTIoN.
Arrangements, Arrivals, Views and Pro.

poets.
The Democratic Convention for the
Of Representative in Con-
sress Of the First District Of West Virgin
ia meets in Washington Hall, in this city,
to-day. Alta meeting held night before
last the following gentlemen were appoint.
ed a Committee Of Arrangements to pre-
pare the hall, and attend to all prelimina-
ries: Washington, w. A. Wilson; Madi.
son, F. P. Mcneil; Clay, NJ. ]. 0'Kane;
Union, Geo. g. Harmon; Centre, W. L.
Hearne; Webster, N. Reister; Richie, ].
@. Pickett; Liberty, s. s. Jacob; Richland,
Peter Delaplain; Triadelphia, Thomas
0'Brien.
This committe met yesterday at 0 A. NJ,
and organized by choosing Col. 0'Bhen
Chairman and Geo. G. Harmon Secretary.
A sub.committe consisting OF Messrs.
Hearne, Mcneil, O, Brien, 0'Kane, and ].
J.Woods, Of the Congressional COMMITTEE,
were appointed to take charge OF all the
details OF the Convention.
Il was resolved 10 issue 500 delegate
tickets, 100 platform tickets, 40 press and
500 visitors tickets. This committee will
meet at 8 A. N. to-day at the Mcclure
House office for the purpose OF issuing
tickets TO the out-of.town delegations. OF
the yisitors' tickets FIVE were given TO each
member Of the County Executive Com
mittee, twenty to each OF the
four prominent candidates, Messrs. Will
son, Tingle, johnson and Campbell.
The remainder were distributed equally
to the members OF the Committee oil ar;
raugements. John P. st. Myers and
Jsmes Flynn were appointed assistants
for the occasion to VIM. Love, janitor Of
the hall, after which the committee ad-
journed.
Neat cards have been printed to desig.
nate the different county delegations in
the hall, which will be crowded to It's full
capacity, 10 say the least, II all the tickets
are used as they probably will be.
The delegates to the convention
commenced coming in early yes
terday morning, and by night some two
hundred and fifty were quartered at the
different hotels. The arrivals by the late
trains taxed our hostelries to their utmost
capacity.
Much interest is felt in the result Of the
deliberations to-day. ISTELLIoENCRR re-
porters, therefore, circulated among the
representative men among the delegates,
| last night, and catechised them as to their
views OF the probable outcome. Some oil
their expressions will be found below:
DIR. LATE, OF HARRISON COUNTY,
was introduced to reporter as delegate,
and few words Of conversation revealed
that he was Tingle man. Being asked
what he thought about the situation, the
Doctor said that he was rather surprised
to find SO much opposition to Wilson as
he did among the delegates. He thought
that II Col. Ben did not get the nomina.
ton on the first ballet he would not get il
at all. He was not prepared to form any
opinion, or even conjecture as to the prob
ability OF his obtaining 1t on the first bal
Hot, We asked him II he thought that in
case Wilson we're not nominated Sheriff
Tingle stood the best chance, and he was
inclined to believe It would lie between
Tingle and Col. Dan johnson.
John O. Pendleton called the Doctor a.
this iuncture. John had gotten himself
into trouble by predicting in a crowd o.
Young Democrats who favored Wilson's
nomination, that II the Colonel should be
nominated he would not be elected. CDR
Late" said Mr.. Pendleton, you know
something about the feeling in Wilson's
own county, what do you think OF hii
chances OF election II he should be nomi'
nated?" 81 believe he would be defeated,
said the Doctor, promptly and decisively
JOHN C. JOHNSON,
OF the same county, late member of the
House of Delegates, expressed much the
same opinion. Being asked what would
be result II Wilson were nominated, ht
said: Hutchinson. would carry Harrison
county by six hundred majority"
Hon. Ben Wilson-"1t looks all rightto
night"
lion. ]. H. Good 81 am worse mixed
to.nightthan have been yet. l can make
no estimate"
Col. W. p. Thompson, Of Wood county
-"Unless some complimentary ballots
are made Wilson will be nominated on
the first ballot. Ibelieye he can be II nee
essary."
Col. W. A. Wilson will nc
doubt be nominated on the first ballot"
Col. Jerry Hill-'Ben Wilson-and
don't you forget it."
John o. Pendleton-"W ilsoniis going tc
to be thrashed badly"
Col. Bob McEldowney did not know
how 1t would go. He did not think Will
SON had enough votes TO nominate him,
however, on the first ballot.
George S. Feeny-"Col. Wilson will be
/ pon,tnafad nm tho frat hallnt
DR.. Schumacher, OF Writ county-"Wil-
son will have from los to 1l6 on the first
ballot"
John G. Hoffman, Jr.-"Wilson will
have Is majority on first ballot"
Charley Caldwell-"Wilson will get lib
votes on,frst ballot. II Ben. Wilson amt
nominated I'll burn my duster."
Charley Deford, Chairman Wood county
Democratic Executive Committee-"Wil-
son will get it beyond doubt"
D. H. Leonard, Wood county-"Wil-
son will certainly win"
Hugh Mearns-"Wilson seems to be the
strongest candidate, but whether com.
bination will beat him cannot say"
Judge Tucker-"Where's the bar'l?
All, yes. Well, my boy, Wilson will be
nominated, you can rely on that"
Steen Thompson-"Ben Wilson sure"
R. H. Brown, Peasants county-"1t
looks very much like Wilson"
Editor Rockhold, Writ county-"It's
Wilson.
a1 11't,ioTneyr I'M, MsL y; Wood county
Hon. John ]. Davis is bitter oppo-
nent OF Wilson's, and is Of the opinion
that he WILSON, will be defeated in the
district Il nominated.
Col. Joe Gallaher came in on the II P.
81. train, and was hardly prepared to give
an opinion, but from what he had heard
thought that Wilson would have a hard
thine to pull through, even were he nom.
mated.
We heard numerous expressions OF the
above notion, and there Is a strong under.
current against Wilson, and many dele
gates express themselves unqualiliedly to
the effect that II Wilson Is nominated