The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-07

Yesterday afternoon In tho chamber
OF the second branch OF tho city council,
at tho public building, tho Ohio county
Democracy held their county convon-
ton, TO select four candidates for tho
house OF delegates, candidate for
school superintendent, a nowexecutive
committee, senatorial contorees, and for
the transaction ot other business. OF
the City delegates selected to represent
tho ten districts Of tho county, about
forty wore present and took part. Tho
main interest," OF course, centercd In
the selection Of tho four candidates
for house Of delegates, for ohto'a "Big
Four" will play u prominent part in
the drama-that may bo traScdy-en'
titlod, "Boodle vs. DemngoRy, or Which
Shall 1t Be?" to be produced at tho
state capitol, next wintcr, with elabo.
rasc sccuic effects, Senator Camden and
Ex-Governor Wilson taking rival star
parts. The four successful candidates
for the legislative ticket arc counted
upon by tho Camden people ns favor
able to his senatorial candidacy. AS
one man puts it: "Do you suppose
Mr.. Camden would have allowed any
body TO be put up who would not favor
himT"
Ex-Governor i. Willis Wilson, dur
ing the greater part Of tho proceedings
was mn interested on.looEcr in tho back
part Of tho chamber, but finally dole.
gate had the grace to invite him to tako
a seat with tho chairman. DR.. Myers.
The ex-governor must have been de-
lighted spectator, as one after another
OF tho Camden people was put on tho
ticket to the exclusion Of those favor.
abe 10 him. Tho reception tcndered
Mr.. Wilson was rather chilly.
The deieat OF Councilman Petor Far
rell, OF Union district, for the legisl0-
turc was somewhat OF a sIrprisei ho
was counted upon as about 40 euro Of
the nomination as J. B. Wilson, who
went through on the arst ballot with q
rush.
In apportioning the legislative notni.
nations over the county the convention
made beautiful mess OF 1.-TWO are
from the Eighth ward and two arc coun.
try attorneys.
Last evening tho work OF tho conven-
ton was tho main topic OF conversation
all over town, and whilo opinions ditier
as to tho senatorial preferences OF tho
four legislative candidates, those on tho
inside In party councils declare Ohio's
solid four will he chalked up for Camden
when tho timo arrives. As to tho
strength OF tho ticket as a whole, Demo
Gratis declare II unbeatable, aud Republ-
cans, while admitting its strength, say
theirs Ia a better one, which the Novem'
Der election will demonstrate.
That was peculiar hitch about reso.
lutions in tho convention yesterday.
Colonel Arnett, who made tho motion
to dispense with them, was also instru'
mental in having tho action OF tho con-
Yentton rescinded, and was mado chair.
man OF tho committee. II is learned
that the colonel was afraid that tho
committee would Introduce a paragraph
Mandatory OF tho iunior Wost Virginia
senator and that the Wilson men would
create trouble by opposing It After
the convention had decided to get along
without resolutions-whiCh. by tho way,
would have been an original proceeding
In county convcntions-sevorat gentio.
men gathered around Colonel Arnett
and assured him that there waa no
dan ger such Us he had anttcinated.
Then II was that tho convention 70.
versed its previous action and COM
nitteo on resolutions was named.