The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
The Representative Character Of
Men In Attendance.
The Camden Consolidated Oil Con-
ference Knocked Out
By n Large Majority, and Some
thing to Spare.
special Dispalchto Ms Mltlllqcncr.

Specia! DispG!cht 10 The EHttgllqeHeT.
PAREERsUuRo, W. Va, July 28.-Ii the
attendance at to-day's Republican Confer.
ence may be taken rs q guide the RepubD
licans OF West Virginia do not consider
this an oil year. They flocked in as
though they were coming to convention
OF unusual Importance. They were here
in strength last night they camO in by
boat and train this morning, About forty
attended the recent Democratic Confer.
ence; about three hundred assembled in
Bank hall to-day. Big John Hogan, a
stalwart Irish Republican, stood at the
door to keep out Democrats, but now that
1t is all ovor nobody can think OF anything
that ought to be kept secret. The SlatC
Journal OF this evening gives an extended
and highly creditable account Of tho meet.
ing, and the general desire oil tho Conierees
seems to be for publicity rather than Sc.
CreCy.
Encouraging reports were given from
most oi the counties 30 far 40 the call OF
counties went. There was no reatoa 10
hide this under q hushel. There wore
some resolutions which are believed to
express Republican sentiment In the State,
aud here again there Is nothing to sup.
press. BY odds tho most notable feature
OF 1.-The occasion was the adoption OF q reso.
luton iavoring the submission OF pro.
hibitory amendment. The sentiment ol
those present was 80 strong In favor oi
such q declaration that the conference
was bound TO have 1t in some plain, homes,
unequivoCal form, II was the frat thing
spoken OF by the arriving Republicans
and the one thing uppermost In Their
minds. Letters were showered in by many
unable 10 attend, all practically in the
same vein. 1t was well understood that
this conference could not act by authority,
could not bind anybody, but 1t was thought
sufficiently important in its character to
speak with some weight.
The resolution to submit the amend.
msnt was asked for by many not in favor
OF prohibition, but who believe that the
people ought to be heard and ought to be
allowed the chance to express themselves
at tho polls. 1t was fully recognized that
each district willspeak for itself and make
| It's nominations to suit itself. The resolu.
tlon was intended to speak for a large ma.
iority Of this conference and not for any.
body else.
The debate on the resolution was very
active owing to the informal nature OF the
meeting. At times 1t looked as though
everybody wanted to speak at once
some TO say that the question ought to bo
let alone, some to prefer one form Of ex.
preston and some another. At last they
got the thing that satisfied almost every
body, and that was the end OF 1t.
Tonight there is general Congratulation
over the days work. The general judg.
ment is that the interest, good feeling and
earnestuess displayed has never been ex.
ceeded in any Republican gathering In
the State, and that altogether 1t gives
promise OF practical results. There was
not the slightest indication OF faction or
Of personal antagonism. Not word was
said about candidates for any nomination,
1t being fully realized that this meeting
had nothing to do with that matter.
The wide range and splendid character
Of the representation has been the subject
Of general comment, as well by Democrats
as Republicans. 1t has been one Of the
remarkable political gatherings In the
history OF the State, and II has made ita
record for a wise perception Of public feel
ing aud manly readiness to meet square.
ly any great question that may concern
tho people. G. d. II.