Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-16
At LITTLET0N.
THE REPlBLICAN FIRST DISTRICT CON
NENTION
Hubbard, Of Wheeling AID More, Of Carks-
burg. Garry 0i tue Hou5B aud 60 10
CA.tag5-Nr, John Fraw.s Prospects
a. Farm.lt To-Day.

CAag1-Nr John FrawS Prospects
a. Fa.rn.-. To-Day
Spaiu ELgran, VN he Register.
LLruEToN, W. Va, May l5.--lt was
done in a corner. The Republicans OF the
Frs. Congressional District have selected .
their delegates to Chicago, and they are
W. ?. Hubbard, of Ohio county, and
Msior Moore, OF Harrison.
Ii the party leaders wanted to conceal
the work they had on hand, the selection
of littletoo as the place for holding the
nominating convention is explained What
other reason they could have for iDhicting
themselves on this solid little Democratic
village, between two hills aud in the very
heart Of the grand old county of Wetzsl,
the mind Of finite man cannot conceive.
A. ~ eGrly hour this morning the clans
began to gather. The faithful arrived in
force, and
THE 81 MERUus CANDIDATE
was on hands in respectable quantities.
The Ohio county delegation, with the rep
rescnlutives Of the upper Panhandle cOun-
ties, came down on the . q. m. train, pick
ing up many other delegates along the
route.
The cid convention gOer5 and leaders Of
the party were predominant with slim
gprnkling Ot young blood. From Ohio
county wcIc noticed Hons w. y. Hub
bard, Geo Z Caldwell, Captain Docener,
John Frew, y. i. Scott, DR. T. II. Logan,
T.. s. Allison and other leading lights CT
Eepuhlicanism. Editor BGrchinal and Hon.
III. ). White marshalled the Marshall Coun-
~ delegation 7. =. Marshal, Hon. John
| T.. Campbell OF Hancock, N.N. Archer Of
| Brooke, j. +. ChGud, DR.. Morgan and
/ Alex Seymogre, of Harrison, and DE-. Holt,
/ of Weston, were some Ot the other prnmI-
neut delegates ia attendance.
+. ". Morris, OF Ritclie, was on hands
| to see how it was done, while Capt. Doy-
tn.r stole a march On Wes Atkinson for
| tie Congressional nomination.
Almost every county had delegate ioT
one of the four positions, and considering
the complicated situation, the convention
wo,k was disposed OF in Il ycry satisfactory
manner The greatest interest centered
upon Ohio cOunty's determined effort 10
gobble eSerythiug in sight; and she got
there very ellrcruaIly, III spit" "t the oppO-
-IliJn Of her smaller and weaker sister
One -Uurtd delegate from b'Ck county
remarked very barcbstictliy that of course
! h. wanted Ohio county to nave every
thing hut hc didn't like to zee her dele
yates quarrel over it among themselves.
tie spoke the sentiments Of many.
THE MOST EXCITING EVENT
of the day wa when Oaio county went in
to caucus Candidates w're budding ~
numerou.ly as green hiarkhrrrics in a
young berry patch The hos e. recognized
Ih,, .nmt;mrg must be done or the uu-
mpruu. Oaiu county candidates would be
then owu des,luctiou Tie caucus organ
we'd hs calling d. Logan tu H., chair.
\ mo.iun vas immcHl'rlF ~pung tu the
effect that the ohio cOu.iy delegate pro.
lrtrd.d t0 choose "A candidate, luI whom ~
solid support should he given IN conver
tion.
Senator y. = Scott wag Oh m8 feet in q
muuenl. catering vigorous protest. Col
krmpI rH,urrad With NJ StDt II,
M',','" =, ,.,, ,'o,,,f.d farm and Vr Scot,
.,, va, P'. ..,.'','J -, = .rJ C.J E.mn'a ,r,;n
I.Sb,,i Nr,arr Of the rpnlrm~n were
absolutely certain they would want to yot,
ion am ONO county man mt al. 90,
Captain 'oIene' 'Els'. % ut,," ,5, Iue ma. :; ,g
~ tn" P'"E''"'IE7 "l S.i''"I ,'''. :,
'he intention l" 'N I,.. ,0'' ,%' ,,,,'I,, "
rr'"u',1e'" Ni'' |"''i ~" ~ , 49,, a..
mon. CoH'rE'' III Ip' "f'yt ','.'','''I ~, s'
san n "1" county 7'.y.'.H = ''''''''.
delegate, 1t would not ""'''''IS
IMPROVE NE. raEw's PROSPECTS
some OF the delegates were not anNiou-
.,hnut Mir Frew's success, ~ the sequel
shows. Mr.. Dovcucr further said that II
the convention declined to endorse Mr.