Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-03

Where are no bands. TO open head
quarters, no futtering canvas hera.ding
the virtues OF specia. candidates and no
corps of active and willing workers.
Instead of these things so iuseparabie
from q State convention Of party wEich
alleges a confidence in the Oatcome OF
the election, we have had a not very
large crowd about the hotel IObbies, q
few scattered people on the sidewalk I'm
the vicinity Of the hotels, few gentle
men grouped TO the par.0rs and private
rooms, and that's all.
Why, actually matters were so list
' less and dreary that o party OF dozen
such leaders as Hon. John W. Mason, w.
j. w. COwden, O.. B. Hart, II. u. Davis,
Of Taylor, candidate for Governor, Joe
Brady, p. B. D0b0.DS, A. B. Campbell
George Bowers and others loft tOw0
and went down 10 Ashland, KY, fifteen
miles away, just 90 kin time. Imagine
That taking place az Parkersburg ify0u
can.
Mr.. Atkinson was one Of the party,
but turned back az the depot TO gather
ut the fragments OF the GOvernorship
boom and sort Of get his general bear
ing. he having been carried q great dis
tauce to windward during the night.
The others OF the party spenttw0 hours
very pleasantly viewing the historic
Valley Of Twelve Pole, celebrated for
fts timber and It's tragedies, wblr.ing
over the beautiful Big Sandy and look
ing on the Kentucky side for the sew
eral com ponent parts of that famed
trInity-fne horses, beautiful. women
and elegant whisky.
There was a good deal OF GoT talk
this morning, but it did0't come from
the intimate friends OF the General. On
the contrary, the more they heard OF it
the worse they felt and the madder they
grew.
"Why." said Williams, of C'ar6Sburg.
'Iook at these people. They rendered
the thing to E.kins and he refused, and
20 Mason and be refused, and now they
propose 20 hand 80 over 90 G0f-tOrCe
him 20 accept, and lay aS.dea a lie si-ua-
tion. IL isn't right nor fair, and be
won't do it,
Several others spoke jn the same
manner about it and went so far as TO
saw that even if Cor was given the
nomination unanimously he would re-
fuse 10 and another convention would
have TO be called. On the other hand
a number of people think that n Gof is
urged hard enough he will accept. In
other words II the party goes down on
its knees 10 him and impl0res him %
save the organization iu its most crucial
time Of life be will find it Impossible 20
refuse and will again open his heart
spd his barl, resign the JudgeShiV and
enter for the race.
"But upon what DO you base this" I
asked T. 5. Marshal White when he told
me something 90 the above effect. "Haye
Won anything late from the Geueral?'
"Not a word, was the reply. "5ut he
iav be nominated and it may turn out
ldt way.
"Did Goif really write letter last
sk conSentiag 20 be a candidate?' ]
d a ClarkS5urg man. close friend
ne General.
-es sir. He wrote such q letter and
REGISTER gave the news correctly.
or be attached a string 20 it and
cd 70 back. AT present ! don't be-
Goff would accept under any cir
lstanCes."
,o.day the friends Of T. E. Davis, Of
Alton, have been making an earnest
.nvass for that gentleman, and they
made considerable headway. j. p.
Clifford, of Harrison, and Morris, OF
Ritcbie, also put In an active day, but
they had not made enough progress mp
TO evening to make their position
noticeable.
What are the wild waves saying,