Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-01
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Situation Among the Republicans Entertain
ng,y 0g.l1si-Dayua and Harmon
fr Congress
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GRAFTON. w. Va, August 3l.-Thc
nomination of Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson re-
minds as that there is trouble ahead for
0ur Republican friends 90 find man TO
run against him. Not ON account of the
scarcity of material 90 select from. but
ON account of the family fight which
has been brewing for the past year.
The following names have been Sug-
gested as candidates, viz; =. b. E.kiuS,
Thomas +. Davis, Thomas Ii. b. Stag
gers. VIM. VI. ID. Dawson, \. G.. Dayton,
Geo. A. Hartman and j.. Nelson WiSucr.
The knowing ones say that EIhiuS can
have the nomination for the asking. but
this is certainly mistake, which was
fully demonstrated Co the entire salts
faction Of Commissioner John w. Mason.
VIM VI. %. Dawson, c. NJ. Shiun, sam
uel U0otou and the rest of the of
flee holders 40 the Martiusburg
convention. 10 was pre-arranged az
fair 90 start the ElkinS boom at the
state convention. and make 10 appear
that everything was solid for ElkinS;
but the first attempt 90 stampede the
convention when Mr.. EikinS came in
was complete failure. The cheering
and hand-claDpiug was strictly confined
tO the oiticc-hoidcrs and oilicc-Secker>.
This made them desperate. Something
must Doe done They held "a hurried
consultation after thu convention adj
jourued and decided that Mr. Elkins
must write letter %. "dccliuatiou. as
he could not get the nomination with
out little fight.
10 NAV not. however Doe amiSS for us
to embrace thc present opportunity OF
giving few facts Don connection with
the candidacy of :. b. ElkiuS, which
has added fuel 90 the flaming fight be-
tween the Gof and EIkiuS men. IL
will serve to refresh the memory of some
of the delegates to the Piedmont con-
vcntion ON Tuesday.
Commissioner John W Mason is un
oue,tionably the "bone of contention
I'm the Second Congressional District,
the man whom the GotI men denounee
in unmeasur,d terms for his trcachery.
10 may Dee said that the present fight
against Mason had it's origin i'm the Jul
dicial convention which nominated
Judge j. Il. Uoke, at Grafton. II was
charged upon that particular occasion
thatJ. W. Mason event back ON \. g..
Dayton Mason held the deciding vote.
but refused tO come into the convention
or give his proxy 90 one who urged him
Co DO SD and hc would 20 and vote for
Dayton for Judge, and the result was
that Judge lloke was nominated by q
fraction of vote The Dayton men
were thoroughly mad, and they dcclar-
cd ou the streets the night after adj
iournmeut OF the convention that they
would not vote FOR Judge Hokc and
would get even with John w. Mason.
Something must Doe done tO quiet the
kicker. SO Mr. Mason goes 90 Mr.
DAYTON and his friends and assures
them that 10 they are loyal 90 the ticket
that in $500 Mr. A. q. Dayton can have
the nomination for Congress, Imagine
the surprise and indignation of the Day
ton men when Commissioner Mason an
nounced Mr.. y. b. Elkin> as the candi-
date for Congress from the Second dis
trict. aud insisted that hc must be- given
the nomination. ''aS he is the only man
who can beat VIM. h. Wilson OF
course the Dayton men protested
against Boss Mason crowjing their man
To the wall after promising him the
nomination TWO years In advance,
and the protest has grown 20 such pro-
portions that Boss Mason has concluded
90 announce through the Washington
correspondence of the Wheeling lHtCJj-
qenecr. that Mr.. Elkins will not be
candidate. How kind in him. The
threat Of exposure by the Dayton men
compelled him 20 withdraw Elkins.
And speaking of the Washington cor
rcSpondento the Wheeling IUtcliigGcCr
are YOU aware. Mr. Editor, that this
Washington correspondent is none other
than John W. Mason? Young Camp