The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-24
ROW CAnr,
Charger that tho Democratic bosses
RI ~, Have "Fixed ThinEs,n e

7tal .s5l3sl nave ,"ElxSo 1nInHn." ysfngl3 ~
There Ia lively row In the local Demo.
cratic ranks. On last Friday q meeting OF
tho Executive Committee was held, but a.
reported by those present, no action was
taken. In yesterdays Register, however, up.
peared call for a delegate convention To DO
held In the hall Of the House OF Delegates
next Monday, aud for primaries on next
Saturday to Choose three delegates from each
district to this convention. / his convention
10 only for the purpose Of selecting DELEGATES
10 the State aud National Conventions, and
some OF the Dsmoorat1 objsc 10 tho plan.
Yesterday printed patition was circulated
and nunlsrously slRned BY Democatlc voters,
which reads Is foll0ws: lgt5g s,IiBfW.
53i "WnxxLISa, W. Va, June %, 1884
TO the Chairman and Members Of The Democratic
Executive Committee Of Ohis County; a
CONFERENCE.-The undersigned Democrats
OF ohio county respectfully ask that differ.
ent day and mocc DO arranged for select Ok
delegates 10 the comlrg Bsste an Co jg,st.
s'onai Conventions. Tho time liked Dune
2Sth) IL regarded 40 too early to afford suill.
oient notice to the yotsrs OF the party, aud
the modu adopted Is so unreiaonsbly cum.
brous rs 10 suggest tho suspicion that It Is In
tended In the interest OK some individual.
While We are, OF cou,ss, friendly 10 all olti.
z,ns OF this county who may DO candidates
for places on the 4taie ticket, and desire that
the delegation from this couH,y shsll give
tlem hearty support, We do seriously and
earnest y obi ,ot 10 the time and mode pro.
posed. We therefore request that the com.
mittee reconsider its former action and that
tha nap,nnrntu ~ 0hto ron ~ bo all awu Il Sn
vote directly at primary electl0us 10 be called
not earlier than July 18Th, for delegates 10
tina Stats and Congressional Conventions" III,
II Is boldly alleged, and with n great deal
OF indignation, that the objectionable pro.
gramms WAS arranged at star chamber eau.
Gus, whicn met In the back rcom at the
Jeflsraou Club, aud was composed OF "these
four and no NOR" t0.wii: Lewis Baker,
Alfred Caldwell, N. T. Frame and Thomas
n. DArrRh. Tnese nRmes are enough, 60 the
"klokers' Bay, 10 give the Job away. The
friend, of other candidates Tor Congress or
State offices, naturally object 10 lis ''tlxins"
Of things 80 as 10 keep their mtn from get
ting snow, and one OF them said last night:
"Lst them make their ticket; we'll beat 1t,
and learn them Lesson"
A 'close conference OF few Democrats OF
Trisdslphia district wr1 held 10 the town hall
vt Elm Grove las. night, or wns to have been
held, toselecl the three delegate 10 be elected
on Saturday. Mr.. Baker called the meeting,
90 1t 10 alleged by the Democrats who objsu 10
this way OF disftanchi,iug the mstses.E The
situation bids fair 10 BROW more lively. An
interesting meeting took place yesterday be-
tween Nh. Baker and the George William Cur
tie OF the local Democracy, Denis O'Keeie,
E q. Ihsresuls could not be learned, save
that neither was In any better humor after 1t
was ever than before. N oa.lL ~, u
Concerning the c,nvention,' Janitor Voltz,
OF the State House, might have something 10
say. He complained after the recent Demo.
cratic Convention met in the hall, that 1t did
not even say "shank you" while the Repub.
licans paid him handsomely Tor bis trouble
In arranging the hall for their meeting. : +,