Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-05
DIRTY WORK
Being Done in a Very Dirty
Manner
In CLARKSBURG'S PRRCINCETS.
The "Iutslligsncsr' Crowd Knlfng DoVsnsr
in the Back Before the Con-
yenton.
is 1T THE UNKNOWN CAMPBELL
1t Nay be in the Event Of Row in ConVsn-
tOn-0ur Own A. W. Has Too Many
Enemies and is "for Atkinson"
DOysnsr Away Ahead
A Poll.
speeinl nl1arnn % ne Rsaister.

CLARKsBURG, w. VA, September A.
II see there is to be Republican conven-
tion," said citizen at Grafton as truck
rolled by and dumped eighteen kegs Of
beer snd box of soap into the outgoing
Clsrksburg train. There were plenty Of
delegates on board to consume the beer,
although there was no noticeable demand
for the soap. The trains to-day have
brought in full delegations and tonight
this little city is well crowded. Dovener
men, Atkinson men and Campbell men are
around ON every hand and, taken together. .
they make very mixed MP situation. The
fight is Dovener sgsinst the field, and at
this hour it is hard to tell which will win.
Toe uncertainty adds bitterness to the
contest, aud the way the fur has been fly
ing in the last few hours would do o Dem
oeratic heart good.
Birdie Hart is here with his spectscles
aud more or less of his wits about him.
He Is smiling in q feeble sort of way for
Doyener. Archie Campbell is also engaged
in the good work, and has developed into
HOwLING ATKINSON MAN.
II. s. White, of Marshall, and Homer d.
Boughner, of Harrison, are in the clique
that has combined against the gallant
Captain, and both have their war paint on
aud are doing all they know how to COM
pass his defeat. Their methods are suffi-
cisnt to disgust an honest man. Such
campaign of mud Singing has rarely been
seen before a nominating convention. 1t
is laying up effective capital for Demo-
cratic partissns, whoever may be nominat-
ed. Speculation is rife as to the part A.
W. Campbell will play in the
conflict. 1t is pretty well set
tied that he will not be formidable
candidate. The suggestion OF his name
has been received with faithful coolness by
the delegates from the interior counties.
They have other favorites and do not relish
the idea of being stampeded by Editor
Birdie and owing to this perhaps, Camp
bell has repeatedly declared to-day that
his name would not be before the conyen-
ton. Tonight he still reiterstes the as
sertiou, though thsSs are not few who
believe that he will be candidate in spite
of his protestations to the contrary.
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT DovENER.
By reason that it is anything with the
IntsRigeneer crowd to defeat Dovener and
if by making catspaw OF Campbell few
votes can be diverted from the favorite,
they will not hesitate 10 do it, and
Dovener delegate told me that he had
reliable information that Csmpbel's name
would 90 before the convention and
would Re voted on the first ballot.
In spite of the bitter fight made
against him, Dovener will lead on the
first ballot. His friends claim enough to
nominate. Atkinson comedies him 81, ard
five more will be sufficient. The Captain
said this evening that he was confident Of
winning. He thought he would be NOM
mated on the first ballot; certainly before
the third. The REGIsTER's representative
was shown
A DOvENER POLL,
which footed over 80 votes, substantially
as follows: Ohio 80, Marshall Is, Wetzel
7, Tyler 2, Lewis Z, Doddridge 8, Brooke
A, Gilmer 5, Harrison 10, Braxton 3. An
other poll makes his Ohio county vote "a,
distributed by districts as follows: WASH
ington 5, Madison 5, Richland 5, Liberty
5. Clay 2, Union 3, Center 3, Webster 3,
Ritchie 3. 1t will be seen that If the fig-
ures can be relied on Doyener has q walk
over. His enemies realize his strength and
are making the most desperate efforts to de-
feat him. Atkinson himself is at work as
that political manipulation never worked be-
fore. He and his friends are doing all
they know how, but they had not been
able to make break in the solid Dovener
phslsnx. He claims to be hopefnl and
confident, although he does not expect
nomination to be made on the first ballot.
JOHN A. CAMPBELI.'s SHOW
of strength has been o surprise to friends
as well as foes. He is playing waiting
game, and may clip in and steal the PLAN,
while the other county aspirsnts are
lighting for il. His vote will he barely
less than thirty on the first ballot, and
may be more.
Oliver Marshall, of Hancock, said: 1--WE
think Campbell will get votes from every
county in the district. His folio wing will
be respectable both in numbers and
character. We do not make q fight
against either of the other sspirants,
aud hope that the sober sense
of the convention will recognize our man
a the most available of the three. No
objections can be urged against him."
This view Of the case is suggesting itself
to many this evening. The more it is
thought over the mole it tallies. 1t would
not be at all surprising if, in the event of
q bitter fight in the Ohio county delegs-
ton, John A. Campbell. of Hancock, were
the lucky man.