The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-29

rival candidates, campaign headquar.
Grs, Chages and counteE-charges anu
light conferences, an outsider may
catch something of the spirit which
pervades more important political con-
ventions. General Bidweli. OF Catitor.
ria, and Mr.. w. Jennings Demorest, OF
New York, are the leading competitors
Tor nomination, and their supporters
are becoming SO excited over the mat.
ter that talk OF the advisabiliLy OF
bringing out dark horse rs means
Of healing the two factions begins to be
heard.
Mr.. H. Clay Bascom, a well known
business man OF Troy, n. Y, is the
ebony equine most mentioned as the
best nominee in the event that both
Bidwell and Demorest are ruled of the
track, and occasionally Gideon I. Stew
art, OF Ohio, and Prof Dickie, Of Michi.
gan, are suggested.
While talk OF compromise is heard,
neither General Bidwell nor Mr.. Dem
orest's friends look upon it with favor,
and many delegates think the matter
has gone 80 far that it must be fought
out. General Bidwell's friends claim
his election on the first ballot and ridi-
cule the Demorest claims as baseIess.
General Bidwell has strong eastern
support in New York and Penusylva.
mia, the two largest states. He has
in the former two.thirds and in the
latter, three-fourths or more OF the dele
gates. Most of the leaders are for him
and Ex-Governor st. John, who could
probably get the nomination II he would
take it, is working hard for Bidwell and
will place him in nomination. The
Demorest supporters arrived in larger
numbers to-day and it is evident that
he has considerable following, though
handicapped by lack Of support in his
own state. He is expected to stand
well in south and perhaps in some Of
western states.
Gideon Stewart, of Ohio, will proba-
bly, be put in nomination and the pro-
hibition presidential nominating being
itself largely Of a complimentary ma
ture, there is no telling how many per-
sons will receive informal ballots. To-
night caucuses OF the two leaders we're
held to arrange for the proper conduct
of the two books.
The Demorest men are making much
OF the strong sentiment against fusion
with the Peoples party and one charge
they may make against Bidwell is that
he Is inclined to withdraw If Weaver is
nominated. They have sent out litho-
graphs of Demorest, inscribed, mo
compromise, no fusion, no DEAL"
The Bidwell men retort that the
Demorest campaign largely rests on
financial contributions. The Prohibit
ton newspaper organ is coming in for
a share of denunciation and the Dem
crest followers and some others assail
it and charge that the Demorest lack Of
support in New York state is due to
machine methods to which Tile Voice is
party.
The opposition to fusion with the
Peoples party is very marked, and Miss
Willard was tonight apparently alone
in open advocacy OF it. The leaders Of
both the Bidwell aud DemOrest fac
lions, at least on the surface, seemed
united in antagonism to this PROPOSE
ton.
A. A. Stevens, of Pennsylvania. or
Prof. Dickie, will probably be perma-
nent chairman. A. E. Wilson, OF ILL
nois, ]. A. Tate, of Tennessee, and f. F.
Stevens, the base ball editor OF the Bos-
ton Herald, were chosen for assistant.
secretaries, and Z. 7. Chain, of Wiscon-
sin, for sergeant-at.arms ut tho national
committee meeting.