The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-22
eoyr yoR GOVERNOR,

nominate
GoFF FoR GOVERNOR,
no matter what GofF says. So far as can
be seen the movement is so strong that
it will be impossible to stop it. Nothing
could be more truly spontaneous. 1t has
no head, no engineer. 1t confronts the
convention with all the force of n popu-
lar uprising, men come in from way
back declaring that the people ut home
want Golf; that he will be stronger in
their counties than any other man that
he will help the whole ticket, State and
local, from dOg-pelter up; that they came
here TO nominate Gof.
A mountaineer who came in eighty
miles horse back said tonight: Mister,
look here. came all the way to Charles
ton to nominate GGH and | amt going
home disappointed. Gofr shut himself
up to keep away from it. Then he was
sent for to come down in the Rutiner
lobby to keep it away from him. As
soon as he appeared on the scene they
got around him and said they wanted
him to understand that this is their con-
vention, and they didn't propose to have
him or anybody else keep them from
doing what they want to do. Golf told
them in every case that the mere mem
ton OF his name in connection with the
nomination was an embarrassment to
him; that he did not wish TO be Compli-
Gated in any such way, aud that any good
ticket would be elected this time, for the
Republican party
IS on THE WINNING SIDE
Of the issues Of the day. 10 this they
answered Nthat they want Golf as the
lever to give West Virginia the credit
Of breaking the solid South. Golf came.
back with everything except to say that
under no circumstances would lie ac-
cept, which some OF Col. Mcl.ean's best
friends had told him he must not say.
Golf and Mclean have had frequent
conferences through the day, always OF
most amicable character.
Tonight Col. Mclean said he had
almost concluded not to allow his name
TO 60 before the convention and that he
thought under the circumstances it
would he better for all hands to turn in
and nominate GoG by acclamatlon. In
that event he would 80 home to pull off
his coat and 80 TO work with all his
might for the ticket. The mutual friends
OF Golf and Mclean advised against this
course, suggesting it wonld be better to
wait until morning, when the delegates
will all be here and then see what the
situation shows.
So the matter stands as between these
prominent figures. But the Golf tide
goes on rising with every promise OF an
inundation. II were to make Il guess
now should venture to say that Gof
and all his friends who are fighting the
the thing oil
WILL HAVE To sUCCUMB.
Tonight less is being said than during
the day about the other places on the
ticket, for until it is known where the
head will come from, it is too early to
fit on the arms and the legs. There is
little less uncertainty about the Supreme
Court than anything else. The signs
point to John ". Mason, Of Taylor, and
II. G. Whortcr Of Kanawha.
The night trains brought in big
crowd and some notables-John W.
Mason, Geo. c. Sturgiss, Phil Clifford,
DR.. Barbee, Ii. S. White and Sinclair, Of
Marshall. Most Of them come with the
Golf bee in their bonnets, though there
were many Mclean men among them.
Hon. Geo. G. Sturglss, of Monongalia,
will bo the temporary chairman, aud A.
B. White, of Wood, temporary secretary.
So far as outside talk can settle it the
first place on the ticket is no longer
open. 1t has been filled by the nomina.
ton OF Gotfand the convention will ratify
by acclamation this oVGrwhelmingchoice
OF the delegates. Col. Mclean says he
bows willingly and his name shall not be
presented.
Menager will probably place GoF be.
fore the convention, and there will
be scene Of unusual enthusiasm. The
delegates are ready to make big time
over what they call their victory,
which term includes Gotl. Since this is
seen to be the inevitable outcome, the
delegates are going TO bed satisfied with
their days work.
The flood news from home throws q
damper on Ohio county people.
Q. u. II.