The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-13
4HH DELEGATES CHOSEN
To the Republican State and
District Conventions.
UNPLEDGED MEN ELECTED
Amer a Spirited Contest-Capt. Dove
ner Has 10 ont of 20 and Claims
Gothic Votes In Detail and
the official List,

the oatcial List,
The Republicans OF this county held
heir primaries Saturday evening, to
moose delegates to the State convention |
o be held at Charleston, August %, and
he Congressional convention, which
meets at Clarksburg, September 5. The
,nly contest was over the Congressional
there being no fight upon
State delegates except where the warmth
of the struggle for Congressional dele
gates made some traces Of personal feel
ing. On the whole, the election, though
earnestly and warmly contested, was en-
tirely good humored and harmonious,
and there never was time when the
to gracefully accept the will
of the majority was more universal
among those interested.
The contest was between Capt. 3. B.
Dovener's delegates and delegates un-
pledged to Gny candidate. The Dovener
forces were well organized and well
handled, while the opposition was for
the most part unorganized. The Dovener
vote was centred on five delegates in each
district, while the opposition vote was
scattered, yet an analysis OF the vote
shows that the ballots were decidedly
against the Captain.
A GLANCE AT TIE VOTE,
OF course, as always, the vote varied
with the popularity OF the different men
on the tickets. 1t is us fair for the one
side as the other to take the highest vote
and make comparison. II anything,
this Is fairer for the Captain than the OPP
position, for the reason already given
thathis vote was centred and the others
were not.
In Washington district the highest
Dovener vote was 03, and the highest
opposition 50. In Madison it was 272
for Dovcncr and 40 against. In Clay
the highestvotes, except for Prof. Jones,
who was on both tickets, were 50 for
Dovener and ll3 against. In Union it
was: Dovener, ll3; against, l52. In
Centre, AZ for and ll6 against. In Web
ster, 90 for and $50 against. In Richie,
1903 for and us against. Taking this
vote, it gives Dovener total Of 500 to
SOL against him, in the city. He carried
Liberty and lost Triadelphia districts,
and Richland has not been reported.
This shows conclusively that the SEN
timent OF the city is against Captain
Dovener.
The vote was large, and business men
who have in the past seldom or never at
tended primary were noticed at the
polls, showing the widespread interest
in the result,
now IT STANDS.
Capt. Dovener said to an INTELLIGENT
GER reporter last night that OF the forty
four votes on the basis Of 400 and odd
votes east for Golf in this county in $50,
he would have 50; but OF course this has
no bearing on the standing OF the dele
CATION, were il as he claims. The Coun-
ty representation will vote its n votes
not us district, but US county delegates,
and each OF the fifty will cast his frac-
tional part.
Capt. Dovener claims 90 delegates in
the county. Friends and supporters of
his figure that he has %, and the opposi-
ton comedies that he has about Is, with
Richland district to bear from.
There are some delegates elected rs
whom Captain DOvener's
friends claim as his supporters, and there
will doubtless be such; while on the
other hand men elected on his ticket,
while prepared to give him u loyal sup.
port, will not carry this to an extreme,
but will do what they consider best for
the party in the district.
Following is the official list OF the del
egates to the Conventions, excepting
those from Richland district:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
State Conyention-John G. Kline,
George Zoeckler, Q. j. Rawling, q. Ed.
James II. Riddle.
Congressional Convention B. W.
Connolly, George Zoeckler, 7. D. Ben
nett, j. Kindelberger, ]. Haines,
MADISON DIsTRIcT-(Two PREcINcrs.)
State Conyention-Geo. O. Smith, Geo.
|. Caddle, J. II. Tappan, WI. W. Cow
Congressional Convention &C. L.
Jas. P. Maxwell "A. II. For
gey, James Rine, Granville Rolls.
CLAY DISTRICT.
State Conventional. B. Hart, N. B.
Scott, G. W. Atkinson, Z. II. Lewis,
A. W. Campbell.
Congressional Convention-Prof.I
Jones, G. B. Hart, Fred Miller, G. W.
Boyd, W. +. Peterson.
UNION DISTRICT.
State Convention-J. II. Metcalf, W.
B. Simpson, G. W. Hess, B. S. Allison,
Phil Fletcher.
Congressional Convention-James Nc
Adams, Charles Bickerton, g. NJ. Ford,
Abram Stamm, William Mccormick.
CENTRE DISTRICT.
State Convention-Conrad Wassman,
W. N. Linch, Charles Bachman, james
K. Hail, Charles Reed.
Congressional Convention - Z. W.
Dunaway, George Harkins, +. G. Ar
benz, Joseph L. Degant, Charles Bach
man.
County Commissioner = Colonel N.
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
State Conventional. C. Meyer, J. D.
c. G. Webster, ]. +. Stewart,
II. b. Baguiey.
Congressional Convention-W. II.
Travis, G. Leonhart, @. A. Helmbright,
James Larkins, William Swertfeger.
RITCHIE DISTRICT.
State Conventional II. Crago, George
Bowman, Charles Craig, r. NJ. Gilleland,
Thomas Lewis.
Congressional Convention-Thomas
DAWSON, Conrad Bremen John Devine,
August Knoke, W. E. Stathers.
TRIADILPHTA DISTRICT.
State Convention-W. p. Hubbard, Z.
NJ. Atkinson, J. @. Brady, j. V. L.
Rodgers, Brice Supler.
Congressional Convention-T. J. HUI
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