Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-21

and disengaging them from the croWd eh-
gagged them in conversation as to their
pospects and the possibilities OF the contest.
Among the first l met yesterday was
DE-. UpdegraG
II shall go into the convention with o3
delegates solid" said he; land, OF course,
the first ballot will not do more than to
define the numerical standing OF the respec-
tive delegates. After that ballot suppose
there will be some skirmishing, ] am the
acknowledged second choice in so or go
townships, and, of course, this will, in my
Judgment, tell for something. went into
the convention in 1880 under much less
favorable circumstances than go into this
one"
"will Harrison county go for you after
they compliment Hollingsworth"'
"Well, I'll give you my judgment, or, II
YOU please, my guess in the matter. Har-
rison county nominated me in 1873, and l
can't see where their interest would be 70
defeat me now"
"Wen, generally, what do you think OF
your chances|
~ think | shall be nominated. There is
one drawback, and only one in my con-
temptation, and that is this: If the op'
posing candidates combine unanl-
mously against me am gone, but
from a natural standpoint | cannot
see where in the world they can make any
thing by such combination. That would
introduce q new man and only make the
chances of any one of them more remote
for future success. Such move wonld
obviously be directly in ths face in the in.
terest of any man who Is now mentioned
in connection with the nomination. IhlS
sort of thing is not unkn pwn to the poll
tics of this district, but some OF those who
have tried it have been-well, you might
say ground out of existence by the too
practical operation OF this principle
Later on in the evening | again saw the
doctor and he said: The thing is dead sure
unless some general coalition is made
against me, and az ] told you this morning
there can be nothing in such course for
any one of the candidates. They all recog-
nize the fact that l am sure to 90 in unless
some such arrangement as have named is
made. NY oponents are beating the air.
You can see the drift of things yourself.
doctor, how long do you think the con-
vention will LAST"
well. in my Judgment, OF If you please,
YOU can give it as my guess it will not last
over one day. A few ballots ,nly determine
it, or it may take week; We shall see, We
shall see."
How do you estimate your strength
''Well, have in Jefferson county %; the
same number in Belmont; in Noble and
8 in Guernsey, or 63 in all. When L first
was candidate had only 17H from JEFF
ferson, yet / pulled through all right. l
only require 10 votes to floor me, and these
feel sure l will get. One thing want to
saw: Poorman has been circulating some
dodgers here to-day, which, instead OF
hurting me. have attracted attention to me,
and now | am sure getting the additional
strength
-r'- - xennfor Haiss.,rxno-tss ''-.-.-
was picked up on the street near the Court
House just after dinner, the reporter,
imagining that under the influence of st.
Clairsville meal. the young man would
be disposed to talk little.
81 have no ideas on the subject, await re-
suits. This is the first time that | have
ever been candidate for any office. Once or
twice office in district has been given me,
| but this is nv first real candidacy. Have
I any homes denomination? Well, yes
| have carried on a very inotfensive canvass,
| always endeavoring TO antagonlze no one,
| and forcing no comOlnatlons with
any one. i have been through the
the newspapers, anu ~ WV" Oa ~
cused Of entering into combinations to
compass the defeat of certain men, or rather
| a certain man, but this is wholly false.
| have made absolutely no combination with
| any man or men. go before this conven-
| ton untrammeled and under no obligation
| to any OF the other candidates. IL strength
| before the people will be OF any weight
with the delegates to this convention,
! certainly should be regarded with some
| consideration. / carried as candidate for
| State Senator, Belmont county, by 320
| majority, and my own county by about 500
| or an aggregate of over 100 votes. The
| average majority is from 400 to 800 in this
| Senatorial district. So you see that l ran
| considerably ahead of my ticket
| I'm the event of your withdrawal or de-
| feat in the convention how Will your DELE
gates go?"
| tempted to influence them in favor Of any
| man. Bill Hunt and John Langley Of this
town went out to Cadiz last Saturday to
instruct the delegates from1 Harrison
| county how to vote on second choice but
l think they came back here we'll
pursuaded that Hollingsworth would have
| 81 votes in this convention when the nomi-
| nation is made. As to second choice, l
have not instructed my friends how to act
or what to do, for think ii would be a
| piece of presumption on my part. ! have
| y delegates from Harrison, from in this
| Belmont and from Jefferson-26 in all"
| Col, Taylor,
the claimant from Guernsey county, is
ouartered very pleasantly in the front par
lor of the National Hotel, where he re-
ceives his friends cordially, and is assisted
by Col. Anderson, who has assisted him
largely in the conduct of his campaign.
Col. Anderson is a magnificent organizer,
and has worked night and day for some
weeks. largely, however, in Belmont and
Guernsey counties, and from him, in the
temporary absence from the. room
OF his principal. we cleaned the FOL,
lowing information in regard to
the contested townships: There
are so far very few of the contestants here.
These men were all elected in questiona-
bic manner. In oxford township Taylor
received 105 votes, while Ross Anderson,
| candidate from the same county, only got
Is votes, yet Notwithstanding this immense
popular majority, that township has sent
in delegates here and will probably ask to
be recognized. In one ward in Cambridge
only four men we're present and these
men have the effrontery to ask for recoSni-
ton. This is sample of the means that
have been resorted TO to induce a split in
our county. Ross Anderson knows his
case is hopeless, and the general
impression is that he is only
a tool for Updegraff. Never has there been
such an effort to defeat Col. Taylor. The
livery stables OF our city have been thrown
open and horsemen have been going night
and day in the supposed interest OF An
derson but in reality in the cause OF DR..
Updegrsff. In Londonderry township,
where are a majority OF the Quakers, one
Theodore Hibbs made an effort to defeat
the popular vote plan, and l am informed
| that H;bb's brother was to receive 500
from DR.. Updegrsff il he would succeed in
collapsing the popular vote plan, but the
scheme was discovered and Updegraf re.
ceiyed only nine votes.
''There mas been a multiplicity OF lodges
resorted to to divide up the delegation,
but we think they are all abortive and will
prove so.
"In Noble county the tactics have been
| changed. Dalzell was and is the first choice
| of nearly all of the townships, but We con-
| cluded that it would be better for him to
| have the solid vote from his county, and
! so recommended trusting to the develop