The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-12
BEGINNING EARLY.
Politics becoming Active In the
District over tho Rivor.
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICANS
Prominent In tho Various Counties Of
tho New District held, at Dcllairo
Ycs,crdny..picn,y of Good Material
for congrcss...Dato of the Conven.
tion Practically Decided upon.

There was quite a Gathering Of promi-
ncn. Republicans nj tho Windsor hotel,
Bcllairc, yesterday afternoon, tho occa-
sion being tho assembling OF tho chair
men OF the various county committees
in that now congressional district to fix
the tlino and place for tho convention.
Senator II. G. Eclilcy represented Car.
roll county, Walter G. shotwell, Harri.
son county, Judge William McD. Miller,
Jefferson county, DR., George A. Keep.
crs, Monroe county, and Hon. G. L.
Wecns, Belmont county.
Judge Miller was made chairman and
Senator EcEley sccrctary.aiThere was q
question raised rs to tho authority OF
this committee to call tho congressional
convention by Walter G.. Shotwcll, OF
Cadiz, n fast friend OF Gen. David A.
llollingsworth, who is a candidate and
desired to steer clear OF any compiled.
tons, and although threo OF thosc pres
ent were also the congressional commit
teemen, or had authority to act for
them, they finally decided 20 only call n
convention to select delegates to tho
National Republican convention.
This will DO done at S~teubenville,
May 2ith, and this same committee will
meet at Bellairc with tho congressional
committeeman OF the district next Mon
DAY to fix tho Same tin,e and place for
the congressional convention, which is
practically determined now, rs n major
ity OF this committee will be n majority
Of tho congressional committee next
Monday.
Ex.Gov. R. G. Richards, OF Stcuben-
vile, who is an aspirant for congress
sional honors, was present and mingled
pleasantly with the gentlemen from all
Of tho other counties. lIc is o good
mixer and is well up in tho politics OF
Eastern OHIO.
Senator H. c. Eckloy, OF Carroll coun-
", is also n candidate, and was rs aGable
and pleasant as it was possible to be,
agreeing on the committee to acquiesce
in anything that seemed proper. He is
. we'll proportional man, weighing
about 200 pounds, and as good natured
us he is good looking.
Senator J. w.. Nichols, OF Belmont
county, was also present and was con
suited frequently by the committeeman
Us to matters pertaining to the call.
Senator Nichols is conceded by all OF
the other candidates to be the most
formidable one, and ii Belmont is solid
Tor him, backed by Monroe, he will start
in only ten votes short of the nomina-
ton.
Col. Poorman was also mingling with
the visitors and assuring them that his
candidacy did not NEAR q divided dele
CATION; that his desire Is that the man
who has the majority shall have all the
delegates.
Among the other prominent visitors
were Judge Nc. D. Miller, William r..
Johnson, William Scott and IT, 9. Sher-
rard, OF Steubenvillo; William A. Hunt
and S. NJ. McAlillin, OF St. Clairsyille;
W. W. lIanlon, OF GAINESVILLE; l.. G..
Sedwick, OF Martins Ferry, and many
Bellaire Republicans.
The counties in tho district will be
represented in the convention with
delegates as follows: Carroll, % votes;
Jefferson, ii; Harrison, 26; Belmont,
G3; Monroe, Il. Thus ST votes will be
necessary to secure n nomination.
Congressman A. j. Pearson came in
from Washington yesterday morning
on his way to Woodsield to look after
private business in court there. lie
does not relish tho load Of Republican
votes he is placed under in the new
district in which he will run this fall.
There is no sign Of bitter feeling in
the congressional contest in the district
as yet and there is no reason why there
should be at any time. The field is
large and open and there is at least one
candidate from each county except
Monroe. 1t may help Belmont ii Bel
mont helps herself.