Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-28
GOFF OR HUBBARD.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vsnti0n.
THF DELEGATES ON THE GROUND.
WARNER-TAYLoR DEBATE.
THE w.
Amatuer Boss Sterling Says General Golf
Would Not Decline Unanani-
nous Nomination.

NEw MARTIYsyILLE August 27.-None
Of the delegates outside Of Wetzel county
and few from Ohio, have arrived yet. ].
C. Brady, W. P. Hubbards brother-in-law,
came down this evening to take care o. his
relatives chances till tomorrow. Jacobs,
McEntee and other Republicans say that
Wetzel and Marshall counties will be for
Gof Sterling, Atkinson and other Wheel
ing men are for Goff 1t is also rumored
here tonight that Black Doyener has q
lightning rod up in the event ofths with
drawal OF Gof. The latters
friends want to make him candi-
date whether he wants the nomination
or not. 1t is believed that General Gof is
very sincere in his determination to decline
denomination. He alleges that he gave
up much better thing when he resigned his
District Attorneyship and he does not want
anything further just now. GoF has al
most lost caste in Harrison county on &C
count of his fidelity to Richards, the Clarks
burg Postmaster. Richard is obnoxious to
The Good People
of all parties in Harrison county and his
remohal from office would have been gen.
orally satisfactory. However, General
GoF stuck 10 him at the
expense of his own popularity
and finding that he woule be cut in his own
county in the event Of a nomination he de-
termined not to allow the use of his name.
He has been most positive in his declara-
ton in this matter and nothing but the i'm
portunities of Atkinson and others has kept
him from coming out aatfooted in his decli-
nation. The probabilities are that Hub
bard will be nominted.
The convention will be held in the same
hall used BY the Democrats here on Thurs
day.
w. z. Hubbard
on his way here this evening declined to be
interviewed He did not know whether GOff
would be before the convention and he de-
clined to say whether or not in case of Gof S
candidacy, would he be before the conven-
ton.
Capt. Hugh Sterling says Gof will not
decline if nominated BY acclamation. Ster
ling will support Gof tomorrow unless it
is couclusively shown that he will refuse
to run. Sterling says that his enc-
mics in Ohio county are booming
Hubbard, with the expectation that Hub
bard, If elected viii use his influence to
displace Sterling at the end ofhis term.
Many Hubbard proxi es will apply for ad-
mission in the convention from Ohio county
in place of the Goff delegates appointed.
On the incoming train tonight the fol-
lowing gentlemen arrived: DR.. Logan, c.
d. Hubbard, w. P. Hubbard, j. C. Brady,
George Caldwell. Black Dovenor, Rabbi
Rheinstrom. The balance of the
delegates viii be here tomorrow.
Ohio County
will be practically solid for Hubbard.
Boss Atkinson, Sub-Boss Sterling and
other minor bosses OF the dominant ring
will stick to Goff. 1t has been definitely
settled that little George Caldwell will do the
spreadeagle act in proposing Hubbard S
name to the convention. At the present
writing the indications are that GoF will be
before the convention, and if so he will be
nominated with stampede.
Ii is rumored that Geo. Caldwell has a
letter in COTS handwriting, decling to
make the race, which he will read before
the convention. Caldwell Is bitter on Gof
and the whole Federal ring. de is acting
as Hubbard's chief manager. A. l.. Hus-
ted, of ClarSsburg, is prominently men
toned for Elector in case of Hubbards
nomination. If Gof carries off the prize,
Col. Beall, Of Brooke, will probably be made
Elector.
\ straw vote taken BY some Republican
crank On the down train this eyenIngwhlch
contained delegates to the Republican Con-
vention, the vote stood, Cleveland p, Blaine
%. Butler ?, St. John |.
These were evidently few George VIII
liam Curtis Republicans III the delegation.
J. E.B.