Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-22

Important Meeting This Evening--Captain
Dovener to Open the Canvass.

Important Meeting This Evening--Captain
Dovener to Open the Canvass.
1t is understood the Republicans are
attempting to make arrangements for a
boat to carry the Ohio county contin-
gent to the Huntington Convention.
There was to have been meeting OF
the Colored Republican Club-or rather
of what it is fondly hoped will be COL
ored Republican club-at the Second
ward market hall, last evening, but 1t
didn't come off. But three men put
an appearance, and after looking at each
other for few moments the lights were
turned out and they left. The colored
people are not wildly enthusiastic this
year.
This evening the Ohio county dele
gates TO the Democratic State Conven-
ton will assemble in the hall OF the
Young Mems Democratic Club, for the
purpose Of comforting upon the part the
county shall take at the Convention.
The delegates have been requested to
attend by Mr.. Garden, and there should
be full response.
Tomorrow Capt. Dovener will open
his Congressional campaign at Cherry
Camp, Harrison county. He is also
billed to speak at New Martinsville
August 9th, and at Parkersburg at the
ratification meeting to be held after the
result of the Huntington Conven tion is
known.
"It's fact" said Republican yes
terday, "that the declination OF Stephen
B. Elkins, and the similar word from
j. w. Mason has taken a good deal of
the backbone out of our party in the
State, and unless things take different
course very soon we won't come within
five thousand votes of capturing the
Governship or anything else. Men
of ability or means don't feel ike
sacrificing themselves or their good
money in a hopeless fight, and the sit
uation is becoming so generally known
and so fully appreciated that the Demo
Gratis are simply going to have walk
over. The fact is, let him make what
excuses he pleases, Elkins looked very
carefully over the field, and decided that
he wouldn't make the attempt, ard Mason
took his cue from the Seer etary OF War.
Brother Atkinson also has more than
half mind to throw up his hauds-and
who is left? No one who amounts to
row of pins. There is decided paucity
of great men within the party in this
State, and my prediction is that the
ticket will he the weakest we have nom
mated for good many years, and that
it will be beaten out OF sight. You
see, there's no inducement to do any
thing. Nobody has any confidence,
and cash is scarce, and will be scarcer.
We touched high water mark in West
Virginia four years ago, and the tide Is
running the other way strong"
In accordance with the terms OF Sec.
80 of Chapter 50 of the Code, Clerk j.
w. Mitchell, few days ago, notified
Chairman r. S. Klncheloe, of the Demo
cratic County Executive Committee and
Chairman j. K. Hall, Of the Republican
County Executive Committee, that he
was ready to appoint Ballot Commits
soners, in accordance with the terms
of the new election law. Chairman
Kincheloe accordingly named Judge
George Z. Boyd as the Democratic
Commissioner, and Chairman Hall
named P. B. Dobbins, and they, with
Clerk Mitchell, who is chairman under
the law, will accordingly compose the
Board 1t is the duty of the Board TO
prepare the ballots aud have them
printe1 to the number of three for each
voter, and do sundry other things duly
set forth in the law.