Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-24
TTETING THU GROUND.
Y,u5lioan Aspiralts for Congress
siOnal HOn0rS IN
.r7r SIXTEENTH OHIO DISTRICT
II, Battlefield Early and Preparing for the
7-v-Ba5,s, Boobies the Same Old Cry That
Was Raised Against Joe Taylor, Heard
l,,. 10 the La1i-How They Stand.

i .-a. 7.,sgram 90 ne Register.
'.,--..,-,,crrr.r. MAY 23.-Delegates aRd
.--s ugllers for the convention 20 noun cum
~ Republican candidate IN tue olN- ->
,-,f ONO Congressional district nave al
ir commenced 90 arrive ana the Ioo-
ses5ftle hotels present a hVeiy appear
'-, ~, c,rrtfes composing the district are
larson. Belmont, Monroe, harrison anu
c.---n All the counties now nave men
FL Ground but those from belinoh1
I'm -o have the call, although tne or.lsS
- tf8r was claimed would Oe IroIu Del
~ i- the interest OF Col t,oorlau S u9S
-. ,st r0ater.aGzed, Out the IrlenuS OF Iue
-..s~ candidates are doing their best TO
,.sr DO their end and are not very Tar I'D
-T Tte- The convention viii be hot one
go. without saying. and that the usuaI
psr-b-can methods Will be employer Iuere
irIa doubt Already the air IS oeinS
| g.3 with whispers that Doodle IS Oelns
-. and rs this is the case 10 Is preCIy
. - -7 be Numbered forth no loud tones oy
= time the convention gets I'D iull SWING
Ra.m1ut county will step into Jne con
-.--ou with sixty-three delegates, more
-s- 1re-third of the whole numOer. VI
49, sixty-tnree Col. POorman WILL nave
.r-v the other three delegate oe'ng
-H-pt 10 Gen. HO,liugSwOrto, Harrison
-rr-v's candidate, who carried tIusolhg
~-rsbiD in Belmont county. Forty
Al 5f the sixty were IN
..-rrte3 for Col POOrman at the
-ms-ies. and the other fifteen for Sena
.,- Nichols. but by an agreement made Oy
sstw0 that the one getting the mgnest
--~te- should have them all COl. POor-
ID stands as Belmont cOunty's candl-
~ There have been intimauons ID TINS
-f7thlt "a, least part of tle Nichols uele-
r.ss were not enthusiastic for POorman,
rftfal it was the Intention 20 give MIN
NJ hl vote on the first ballot and then
r71 away from him gradually so as 70 Kill
OF eTectuallv POOrman also has the
5-r1e county delegation OF fourteen votes
br bin. o resolution having been
s,si down there iu his favor This will
r-st him seveuty-fOur delegates on the hrst
I8Eo. on within thirteen OF enough 70
r.1are III be can hold this strength Tor
ev ballots, the opinion is general that he
stand q good chance Of getting the
rirari1n, but 10 his own delegates com
1ca 90 drop away from him, his cake viii
ilggI
Gov Richards. Jefferson cOuuty's candi-
-a. will have fOrty-three votes on the
rs. ballot, HOllingsw0rth having followed
usual plan OF coming .Over the bor-
rald making fight for a representa-
H. Aud he succeeded in carving
t Pleasant township and York
gtrc-. which gives him four
ezates out Of Richards natural strength.
However. the friends Of Richards are con-
Tent that he win come out Of the fight on
H. bl, the wish may be father 10 the
bought The eX-LieutenantG Governor IS a
05l man and would represent the district
3 q creditaole manner If be should get
l1ap
As has been the case in the six Congress
Bona. conventions in which General Hol-
ugsv0rtn has Ccen candidate, be Will
lye tle tweuty-siX votes OF Harrison
I1ll,y solid 40 his back, for Harrison never
les anything halfway, but stays by her
gl men through thick and thin
llt mo- outside fellow has ghost
iac1a-Ce These twenty-siN votes, with
D. three .n Belmont four in Jefferson aud
llee .l Carroll will make HC,hngswOrth' 5
1.e on the first ballot stand thlrty-slX. BY
be way. the three votes ne has in Carroll
fl1 caused them 90 wdver iu their clcula-
ols /, was confidently expected that Dr.
Mccoy would have the whole county, and
able 20 hold them intact for the man
100 could do the most good for his SOn-lu-
lT. Senator Eckiey, who is a candidate
r1e.egate 90 the Minneapolis convention.
f-l also has future Congressional aspira-
o1s Now the doctor only mas twenty
o,as 40 his command, and may not be able
: dispose Of them as he may wish.
ils euumerates all the candidates be-
r- the convention with any aspirations or
l-apluoCs of lightning striking them,
7. i-ere is no doubt DR. Mccoy only hung
,-e race for the purpose named above,
We now come 20 the dark horses spoken
These are j.. u. Gin. John NJ. Cook and
9er. S1errard, of Steubeuville; John A.
lElau, of Harrison county; Senator
'tlo.s and o. l.. Weems, of BelmOat
unity, and Senator Eckley, Of Carroll.
-er- not one among this list but would
wing 10 serve the dear people If they
Sled him.
Ilere is another feature. though, that is
l4den much into consideration. The
s,rct is Republican only Oy q little over
IN .. "t...t.NN ana A.A -IAa nAoA AlAAl AA
history tle Democrats hereab0UtS have
'-al they may bee able TO elect a rep
NATIVE 20 Congress, so that the nOmi-
tomorrow Convention viii not
e- sure thing OF 30 as has always been
l.se A change Of seven hundred votes
-- se,le 10 and where SO much Dad
4 exists this change is likely 20 occur
way me Convention gives every prom
9e.ng hot one and all the candidates
-sSa-ug Tor the nomination as If their
'sa depended on il.