Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-29
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Seventeenth Ohio District Con-
grsssional Convention
Al BarnesyiIIe-Probable Selection Of Upde-
graff, But Taylor Still Hopeful Matters
in the Second District-Brooke
County Republicans.
GENERAL NOTES FROM ALL SECTIONS
Special Dispatch to the Register.

B,syEsyILLE, August 2S.-With the ex-
ception of two delegates from Guernsey
oouuty and Dr. Updegraff himself, there
vss not a single delegate in town this al
ternoon. There is no local excitement over
the prospect of the convention, as all re-
gard the matter as practically settled by the
results of Saturday. McClelland, OF the
Enterprise, says the vote everywhere is the
verdict of the people against
the politicians who have been so
ipdustriously at work thwarting their plans
in the matter. He thinks that everywhere
in the district Updegraf has been the pop
Mar fayorite from the beginning, and the
overwhelming vote of Saturday demonstra-
ted what they thought of political machi-
nations.
UPdegraff, l find, is
Immensely Popular
among the agriculturalists of this district.
and in apalyzing the composition OF his
several delegations, | find that he ran ahead
al all times in the country, and that his
opposition sprang chiefly from elements at
work in Bellaire, st. Clairsyille and Steu-
benyillc.
The convention will be called to order
., n,orroW morning by J. c. Brown, OF
Jefferson county. chairman of the CongreS-
sional Committee, who will also be tempor-
arv President The convention will be
held in the City Hall, where ample accom-,
modationS have been provided by the local
committee.
Both Taylor and Updegraf have quarters
AT the Frazier House.
There is a rumor current here now, and
generally believed, that Taylor has an
nounCed his intention 70 withdraw and not
20 before the convention at all, but he him.
self denies it.
TAYLOR has lust come in with his brother,
the editor, together with the Noble and
Guernsey delegates. He seems very hope
full, and says the fight is not half over yet
So far only parts OF the Belmont, Guern-
sev and Noble county delegations are here,
but way trains bring aCcessions, and by
early morning sll will be on hand.
Dr. Updegraff claims that he has
over 100 Delegates,
and figures it thus: Belmont "a; Guern-
sew Is: Noble IA; Harrison "a; JeHerson
IS. Total, ll3. He says that lO7 Of these
are his certain.
me tonight that he conceded the nOmlna-
tion of Updegraff on the first ballot.
Col L. B. Coulter, of Steubenyille, will
nominate Updegratf, seconded by Weems,
Of Noble.
Rev. Mr.. Yinglind, of Gurnsey, will
nominate Taylor Updegraffs nomination
i regarded as a vindication by his friends.
Part of the Bellaire delegation say they
viii Not support UPdegraH
. in case of his denomination, and will vote
! iur his opponent. Col. Taylor's figures are
} rs follows for himself: Belmont l3;
, Guernsey p, Noble ;; Jefferson 6. In
! Noble county there are two votes for Jami'
son and one for Bingham. There
is something said to he concoting
! smung the anti-UpdegraH Candl-
dates, tonight, which will develop
tomorrow, to the confusion of the doctor,
and maybe tend to defeat him. There is a
we'll authenticated rumOr here tonight to
the effect that as soon is convention IS or
ganized that demand will be made for in
ycstigation of the methods Updegratf re-
, sorted to
obtain the Nomination,
and Lorenzo Danford is said to be at the
bottom of it, Ii Is believed that its object
is 10 revive the growing bitterness between
the opposing elements. The Updegraif men
are ready for the scheme.
Gen. Danford repudiates the idea that he
- q IIUuludle, anu AVS uuhcE uO SAlN uuA-
stances will he come before the convention.
There Was Danger ofa Rumpus
in the ST. Clairsyille delegation, as it was
claimed that Hunt had the polls closed be-
fore the time for closing, thus giving to
Updegraf, by this action, four delegates by
majority OF five votes. but on account OF
the overwhelming majority of the other
JTdegrafT delegates there will be no con-
test.
Notes.
No excitement here, whatever, as Taylor's
men also cunCedc the nomination.
\ part OF Bellaires dirty dozen is here.
Private Dalzell is on the rampage, and
this morning announced himself as au
independent candidate, and says he will
stump the district in his own behalf.
Jake Kemple addressed about one thou.
sand people here, in response to a serenade,