Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-21
While Wards Supporters are Fight
ing Hard and are Confident
of Nominating Him.
Big Chances Of Victory Calls the
Wanderers Home from tho
Hedges and By-Ways.
A Hopeful Crowd Confident of Nom
mating the Winning Man for
Gubernatorial Honors.
Warm and Lively Work Expected
TO Take Place at the Con-
ysntion To-Day.
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.

Special DSSp0!ch 10 the Register.
COLUMBUs, o., June 20.-If anything was
wanting to show the general interest in the
Democratic State Convention called to
meet here tomorrow, it is furnished in
settlement OF the preliminaries to-day.
The candidates and their managers who
have been pretty fully represented here
since Monday were reinforced this morn
ing by the arrival of a considerable pro-
portion of delegates, and last nights scenes
in the hotel lobbles and committee rooms
were repeated and intensified. Theology
has been added to the discussion of Demo-
cratic politics since Judge Hoadly's ortho-
doxy has been questioned, and between
the heat of polemics and the natural ca.
loric atmosphere the situation since nine
o'clock this morning may be
Briefly Described rs Red Hot.
At the Neil House, where Hoadly, Ward
and Geddes have their headquarters, the
office floor has been jammed with canvass
ers, and the hsndshaking has been contin.
uous. Up to this morning the Ward men
were jubilant, but there have been indica-
tions later that the story of the Generals
candidacy is to be repeated and that his
boom is likely to eIpend its force in ad-
vance of the convention. His friends are
making an earnest and aggressive tight,a and
the old gentleman seems to recognize that
il is probably his last chance to secure the
coveted prize for which he has so long been
striving, for his white moustache is pic
tu-eSque object on the landscape in nu-
meroHs directions, and leads the charge as
prominently as the white plume OF Ma
varre.
Judge HOadIy
is also directing his own canvass, and gets
around in an active, nervous way, that
brings to recollection his agile and inter
esting work in the Hancock Convention at
Cincinnati for the man who is now sup
posed TO he returning the favor with inter
est. and showing that although republics
may be Ungrateful, the Standard Oil Com
psny ana the Payne family remember
their friends.
Ge,Ides.
who looks like a typical presiding elder in
the Methodist Church, whose work in set
ting up conference appointments is so con-
slant that even u diet Of yellOw-legged
chickens will not fatten him, glides round
in q solemn, mysterious sort OF way, and
the dark horse candidates, like Gen. Rice
and Denver, who are on the ground, keep
shady, as becomes their present status in
the contest.
The Committee work
will all be completed tonight even to the
delicate shading OF the resolutions on the
tariff and liquor questions, and 1t IS eN'
peCted that the convention will be able to
get 10 work promptly tomorrow and finish
the nominations in one days session.
This looks little unreasonable, consider
ing that there are over one hundred candl-
dates for the various offices to be filled,
bnt is Urged that with the head of the
ticket once selected, the tail can be readily
adjusted.
As matters stand now Hoadlyis conceded
TO lead the race. EX.Congressman Lamison
told me few minutes since that II was
mistaSe to suppose he would show his full
strength on the first ballot, but that ais
friends entertained reasonable hopes that
they could put him through without call
ing on his reserves.
The whole Opposition
is concentrated to defeat prompt nomlna-
tion of this kind and harmonious under
standing to this effect seems to prevail
among Wards and Geddes' supporters.
The latter make the fight on Hoadly
mainly on the theological and temper
ance issue, asking delegates how the relig-
ious and temperate element of the Democ.
racy is to be brought up to the support OF
an atheist infitlel and defender OF intem-
perance, and the Ward men follow later
with conundrums relating to the recent
conversion of Hoadly to Democracy and
his past uncertainty as working politi-
clan.
Judge Thurman is taking an active part
for Ward. and is able to get about in an ac-
tive way, notwithstanding his recent acci-
dent. IL is believed he can preside over