The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-11
BUCKEYE BUDGET
ABOUT TnE srATE coNyENrIoN
To bo Held ro.day-rhs Field Against For.
aIsr with some Element. of strength.
Private pal1sii.s Boom -Go.slp
About the variou. Candidates.

Special DispaseA 70 ne Intelligence. 81
SPRNGYrR1D, o., June 1o.-The dele
gates to the Republican State Convention
commenced gathering in the city oa yes
terday and by this evening there were at
least 200 present. Many prominent poll
ticians from all parts Of the State have ar
rived for the purpose Of booming their
respective candidates for places on the
State ticket. The wigwam erected for
convention purposes has been handed
over to the State Central Committee COM
pleted and really for occupancy. 1t will
seat tonr thusand people and afford stand
ing room for two thousand more. l
THE w1owAM.
It is 1OOx16o feet in dimensions, and
nestly and tas.etully arranged inside,
with more Of view to toibeauty and the
comfort and convenience Of ofdelegates and
visitors than to gaudy show. Excellent ar
rangements for the ventilation otthe build
ing have been mads. The stage is 4Sx1Oo
feet, and the remainder Of the interior is
occupied by chairs. The decorations,
which are both handsome and tasteful,
are in the national eolors, and produce
fine effect. Over the stage are portraits Of
Lincoln, Grant aud Garfield handsomely
draped with bunting and silk hags On
each pillar supporting the roof Is the name
Of one OF Ohfo's Republican Governors.
The panels in the end walls are filled with
liie-size portraits Of revolutionary heroes,
while q handsome center piece in the
form OF o Chinese parasol adds 10 the
beauty OF the effect Of the decorations.
THE CANDIDATES on THE qRouxn.
General Kennedy, Of Bellefontaine, was
the first candidate on the ground, having
arrived on Tuesday. The other candi-
dates for Governor, j. B. Foraker, Of Ham.
ilton county, a. B. Perkins, Of Trumbull,
w. j. Rose, Of Cuyahoga, and Gen. Beatty,
oiFranklin, are on hand with their backing
getting ready for to.morow's battle. All
the leading newspapersof the State and
many papers outside OF the State are rep
resented by special correspondence.
J.D. Taylor, OF Guernsey, will be tenn.
porary chairman, and Major Kinley, Of
Stark, or Amos Townsend, of 6uyahoga,
will be permanent Chairman. Delegates
from the different congressional districts
will meet and select their respective com.
mitteemen at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
roRAKsR WILL LEAD.
The best posted campaigners do not
care about risking opinions in regard to
who will be the successful candidate. On
the first ballot Foraker will lead. with
Kennedysa good second. Allthe neces-
sary preparations have been made by the
citizens committee TO entertain delegates
and visitors who may attend the conyen.
tlon. The city presents q gala day appear
ance. The emblem Of liberty has been
thrown to. the breeze very literally, more
than ever before seen in this city.
The Globe. Republic this afternoon sug-
eests the names Of BENJAMIN Il. Warder,
Robert johnson, Ross Mitchell aad sew.
eral other Springfield gentlemen as good
men for gubernatorial lightning to strike.
But Clarke county Is modest and doesn't
insist on all Of them being nominated.