Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-06
Spsctal T..saran % tAs Rsgis.er.

State Convention left the city to-Cay'
The majority Of those belonging 70 up
river counties, or along the line OF the
Baltimore and Ohio road, going TO PARK
ersburg 10 take part in the ratihcatlon
meeting TO be held there this evening,
and for which preparations have oeen
making for week or more past
Among those who took ia this meeting
were Candidate for Governor Davis,
Editor c. B. Hart, Commissioner John
W. Mason, Secretary Dawson, Hon. G.
w. Atkinson, Capt. 3. B. Doyener
Charley Caldwell, candidate FOR Con-
qress. and others of equal prominence
l in the party. General Duval did not
stop of at Parkersburg, but went
through to Wheeling, as did Cashier Z.
B. DObbins.
A night spent to a greater or less e1-
tent in praYerful meditation has
CONVINCED THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS
that the ticket they have 50 laboriOuSly
nominated here this week is rather
weaker than usual, and IN private con
versation many Of the delegates coming
from widely-separated counties admit
freely that II will command no especlal
or particular support from any but the
bide-bound members Of the party, and
they fear il is doomed TO defeat. Demo
Gratis are sure OF this latter proposition.
and a majority OF five thousand for Mac
Corkle, as things now stand, would sur
prise DO one. The GubernatOrial can
didate has no elements or strength,
even In his own county, and Warren
Miller is, perhaps, the most popular
man on the ticket. find that few peo-
pie know Mr.. Davis, and he is chiefly
famed among those who do know him
as successful business man and money
getter, with q disposition rather inciin-
ed to keep an unusually large proper
tion Of what be gets. OF course, this
trait Is not a killing matter, but neither
is it
CONDUCIVE TO POPULARITY.
Last evenings session OF the State
Executive Committee was labored and
Ror-drs rseout affair The gentlemen
Hot together, with the candidates on the
State ticket, about hali-past eight, and
IL was nearly one this morRing before
they separated. There were some in
dications OF most earnest and pro-
longed consultation about the ticket, It's
weak pOiutS, and especially about the
conduct of the campaign and its
probable results. But nine mem
bers OF the Committee were present
and on the vexed question of where the
Headquarters Of the Committee should
be, they voted seven for Wheeling and
three for some other place-presumably
Grafton. The raising OF funds to carry
on the campaign also took up large
norton Of the time. i was informed
this morning by a gentleman who was
present, that both NeSSrS. Davis and
Hyer came down right handsomely, and
she others I'm proportion 10 their world
ly goods Mr.. ElSins also gave aSsur-
arces Of something in the shape Of
scontrlbution from National sources;
but il is not thought the treasury will
jbe very materially
AUGMENTED FROM THAT QUARTER.
In an interview this morning Commits
eiOner John w. Mason said:
''As the REGISTER knows, have been
an attendant at political conventions In
West Virginia for a good many years
past. and 10 is a matter for qualification
to members Of both parties 70 see the
wav the young men Of the State are
coming to the front, aud the rise in the
average Intelligence Of the bodies. II
was noticeable at ParkerSburg last
week. and 10 is the same here this week.
West Virginia should be proud OF
her young men, and particu-
tarlv OF the increased number OF
college graduates 10 be seen at our pub
lie assemblages. Fifteen or twenty
wears ago.the number OF educated young
men TO be seen at political conventions
was small Now, the average as 20 ed
ucation and general appearance will
compare very iavorably with many
older and more pretentiouS States. The
oratory one hears, also, is very much
better. upon the average. We are turn
ing out some fine young speakers, in
both parties, and some of them will be
heard from TO good advantage in the
coming campaign. West Virginia is
grand State, and IL is going 70 take
high rank In the near future"
ONE OF THE FEATURES
NJ the last day OF the convention was
the great anxiety displayed 70 hear
Sron the Congressional Convention az
New Martinsvlle, which renOmInated
Hon. John o. Pendleton. The Repub
Ncans of the Fourth district had a sim
liar convention az Spencer, where
Charles Caldwell was nominated on
Tuesday, but there was not half the in
serest in il that attached 70 the First
district Convention, and when the news
came that Mr.. PendletOn had been re
nominated by acclamatiOn there was
visible Disappointment Several Of the
big leaders gave expression 10 their
xiety by saying they had hoped there
1uld be a contest, and that Pendleton
euld be defeated. IL was also a mat
r for note that they remarked how all
mr. Democratic Congressional candi- |
gates had been named by acclamation,
nd that they took IL as a sign OF unity
nd especial strength could not be !
doubted.
ANOTHER FEATURE
which created some remark here was
the entire absence Of anything like a /
local ratification meeting last night. /
Although the convention adjourned |
about $50 o'clock, giving ample time |
sor preparation. and the hotels were |
full OF big Republican leaders, sitting |
around killiRg time, there was not 3