The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-21
JEFFERSON COUNTY Politics,


JEFFERSON COUNTY POLITICS,
The Wilson aud Anti Wilson Non ut Sword,
POlnts-A Lively Time.
Correspondence Of the %hieaqnce,
%CuAMLEsrowN, W. Va, July 1S.-Fol
tho past week the Democratic politicians
OF Jefferson county have been Hopping
around like a hen on o hot griddle. The
cause Of all this uneasiness was the meet.
ing OF tho Democratic County Executive
Committee, which was held on Friday
last at this place. Now to most persons
the meeting Of county committee under
ordinary circumstances would have little
or no significance, but such was not the
case here, for upon the action OF the com
mittee at their meeting hinged the hopes
OF w. L. Wilson In securing u delegation
from the county to the Keyser COnven-
ton favorable to his denomination. Hore-
loiore 1t has been the practice in this
county for each magistcriaI district 10 hold
separate meetings and select the delegates.
There are five such districts in the county.
But alas time changes and 80 do mems
opinions, and a mighty revolution has
been going OH in the breast OF the
average Jefferson county Democrat for 10
these many moons-instead Of all tho
"boys" being fixed to "whoop up" our
William L., thus giving him o solid dele.
CATION from the county, 1t suddenly occur.
red to the more thoughtful Of his friends
that there was IL large element in certain
OF the magistetisl districts ready and eager
to "whoop him down., and were Just
"BpoilinR" for q chance to pay him back
for getting some fellow Rn office whom
they did not want it, or in falling In get.
ting corn from the public crib themselves.
The cause may be speculation, but the
fact was there all the same. To hold dis.
triCt meetings as OF old, would perhaps
have resulted in three out Of the five dis.
triCts sending delegates dead set against
Wilson, and as Jefferson had twenty votes
In the convention, twelve votes against
him with eight for him would have made
a very bad showing for him with delegates
from other counties. So reasoned the
managers. Now for the way out Of the
pickle.
The County Committee had authority
TO cay whether delegates shall be elected
from districts by district meetings, or
whether they shall be chosen from the
county al large by q mass convention. For
the purpose OF determining this question
the meeting was held here on Friday.
The members Of tho committee were on
hand in good season and with them came
tho third house, vulgarly called the lobby.
Each member In bis turn was duly inter.
viewed and laboIed with In manner and
form peculiar TO O Jefferson county states.
man tyOu know our workers" are all
statesmen) in favor OF the respective side
which the interviewer took on the mo.
mentous question, with which the com.
mittee was TO wreatlO. The Wilson men
favored q mass meeting, whilst his oppo.
nents wanted deleRates selected by dis.
trict meetings. The committee met, and
the anti. Wilson men serene In their belief
that they had captured the committee,
and all would DO well with them, departed
TO the shades Of the neighboring cool
Offices, which surround the Court House,
TO mutually rejoice over the great prize
which In q few hesting moments would
be- handed out 10 them on q silver tray,
llu9u Will kOlu1 Wy VIA ulUkuL VI puIltlCh
known aa the County Executive Com.
mittce, always spelled with the largest
size capitals), and all told II may have
bsen we'll for all concerned that the anti.
Wilson mon had q little time in which 10
cool oil, judging from what t~ranspired
after tho meeting Of the committee had
ended.
The day wau lovely, the Gun shone beau,
tiiully, and tho sky was aa clear as the
sound Of a new cast bell, and, with It all,
had q Dakota blizzard or a Kansas cyclone
struck the town,it would not have caused
greater CONSERVATION than did the an.
1euncement Of tho result OF tho dellbsra.
ton OF that august committee. In brief,
the committee decided that II would be
nice, good and wise for the faithful 10 az.
semble In mass meeting here OF the 2Sth
inst, and In q gO'as.you.please manner
BeleCt the delegates. When this announce.
ment was made strong men (anti. Wilson,
seemed 10 grow weak and eyed each other
as only such can do who are burning tp
with fires OF rage and indignation, What
10 them before seemed q great victory, now
dawnod upon them as utter and hopeless
defeat, II did not take them long, how.
ever, 10 recover from the shock, and when
thoy did, they proceeded 10 paint things q
lovely vermillion around the ears oil such
oil tho committeeman who In their strength
became weak and went over 10 tho vii.
son men In the meeting. Several oil
the members OF the committee who
had decided convictions against tho 'matH
meeting plan, vetoed In favor Of II, and
gave % their reason for so doing, that Mr..
Wilson had requested them 10 do 90 as d
favor 10 him. And why q favor 10 himi
Tie district meeting plan would have In.
sursd a majorlty Of the delegates against
MIN, the ''nass meeting" plan will give
him a solid delegation, The m~eetiDgi 10 tobl
held here. Now, II there are four hundred
voters III the meeting, three hundred oil
them will come from this district, which
iS al for Wilson, aud II don't take much
Of a guEBser 10 tell what the one hundtet
outside voters will got out Of such q meet
ing-ln tho Language Of the street thel
will yet left, by q huge majority, But 4
II Will not end here.
|. Later on will COME the lght over the 90
lection Of two delegates TO represent th,
county In the next House Of Delegates
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