Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-16
The Biz Convention and the In
tereSting Forecasts Of 1t.
POINTERS FROM ALL DELEGATIONS.
It's AGyooiys Race and the Best Men viii
Win L.
DELEGATIONS MOSTLY DIVIDED.
T.. B0yi Faulkner and Ex-senator Camden
Gro5msd as Dark Stesis for
Governor.
GENERAL DESIRE FOR HARMONY.
The Contests VII, % Warm, B0, the
Gre2, Desire Is 10 Nominate the
BeS. Possible Ticket
UNPARALLELED ENTHUSIAST
Manifested by the Carloads Of Democracy
Rolling Into Huntington, For
Cleveland. Thurman and
Tariff Reform.
,asrs. u.eran ans P.ea,r.

Sas,E u"ongl ams P.ra'sr.
HrNriNuToN, W. Va, August 10
The Democratic hosts are gathered here to-
night, aud all Is in readiness for the open
my Of the great State Convention to.mor
row. All day long the Ohio River and the
Chesapeake and Ohio trains have been
pouring their living burdens of euthus
ias.tc Democrats and at this hour
the little city Is packed to over
flowing. over l,2UO delegates and visit
ors are already present, and tO-morning
will bring smother great iuduN. Iu point
of size aud enthusiasm, if not in uproar'-
ous demonstration, the convention hids
lair to rival the great sssemblage at
Wheeling four years ago. Most OF the
prominent party leaders in the State are
present and prepared to take an active
hand in the conflict.
The Ohio River train brought down Sen
ator Camdea this afternoon, while
Senators Keuna and Faulker were al
resdy on the field. The members of the
State administration are looking actively
after their interests in person and Cover
nor Wilson is an interested locker on. 1t
is impossible at this hour to make pre-
,lirtion o, to.morrow's result based upon a
careful and accurate survey OF the beld.
The greatest interest centers in the tight
for Governor and while Judge A. B. Flem-
f1g. of Fairmont, seems 10 have the uoml-
nation all but in his gr27p at any moment
a contingency may arise that will
snatch the golden isuit away. Hon. HI
ram T. Howard, OF Point Pleasant, * the
most active candidate. Tonight Mr..
Howard'- friends are making great claims
and assert that ne will enter the conyen-
ton with not less that 225 votes The
Third and Fourth districts are relied upon
to roll up the msior portion OF the Howard
column. Conservative estimates, however,
put Mr. Howard's vote at considerably
smaller figure.
"wuAT vuL uuEEo~ AND HANNoNn
tu."
r- the question on every lip. 1t is gener.
aIly recognized that either OF these gentle
men has in it in his power even at this late
hour. 10 disrupt what seems to he the
smoothly running grooves in which the
Fleming forces ara gravitating. A rumor
WAS current to-day that the names of
neither Judge Morrow nor Judge Hay
moud would 20 before the convention, but
tbi. il authoritatiycIy denied tonight.
They are in the fight, not ~
active candidates, bat willing
TO accept If the lightning strikes in their
pasture lot. c. l.. Hagans, OF falrmont,
,aid al q late hour taj5 evening that both
would he put in nomination, Moro" by a
Brooke county delegate and Raymond by
10. W. 1t. Clair, OF Fayette. Marion conn
~ proposes 10 do the handsome thing by
her three distinguished sons. Charles
Powell. chairman OF the delegation, say'
her vote will he divided amongst them.
rcth Nessrs. Morrow and Raymond are
ysry az, nc in the eastern Panhandle, and
hy the same token they are not over
/ grprmgd with assurances 0i support IRON
tn- Third and Fourth districts, altuou&a
they have many warm and enthusiastic
friends The tide however,
HAS SET TOWARD FLEMING,
and unless some Unforeseen accident oc
ours he will Ge chosen to lead the Demo
cratic hosts to .jct0ry. The tghi' Tor 'n'
other places on the ticSot are complicated.
For Auditor. no one will have q walk
.oyrr. although MIR Duhy's friends teei
quite confident The real battle
and the one which Ia liable to make
the most serious complications vii
b, en- the Judges aud Attorney
GsueraIsaip. ..ldd, OF Gllmer, has deyel
opsd unexpected atieuEth, s5 has also
H.8tr. OF Eltchle county The bgbt wll
bs q real hot tOur-Coruered set-tO be
tween them and Sommeryille and
Caldwell 10 the feeling pre-
walls IN other sections OF the State
against Judges Okey Johnson and Woods ID
the same degree ~ it does in this, bott
may be turned down. Judge Henry
Hrannou looks like sure winner now
with probably Eaglish or Couch, OF Mason
I a7 % RAINING mate.