The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-19

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Prominent People Presont
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Virginia Republicans are very much In
evidence in Fsirmont tonight Every
hotel in tho place Ia crowded With the
advance guard Of the big state league
convention, which will convene hero to-
morrow. Though hundroda moro are
to come on the enrly morning trains,
there are already enough delegates on
the ground 70 insure that this will be
the largest convention in the hiatory Of
the league. Heretofore the state league
meetings have been attended by from
two to three hundred delegates. This
year the number will not fall far short
Of thousand. Delegations have been
arriving all day, and tonight the hotel
lobbies are alive with enthusiastic rep
rescntative Republican clubmen from
all parts OF the State.
Early in the day 4 delegation OF twen-
.y-dve arrived from Bra1ton county.
Later came good sized delegation from
far away Kanawha and Cabell. The
first installment OF tho Ohio county
contingent arrived this evening ct 9
o clock. They numbered fifteen, and
will be reinforced tomorrow morning
by forty or fifty more.
PLAYED 1s LUCK.
The Ohio county boys played In great
luck coming over to-day. Tho regular
train was crowded, and in addition there
were two. carloads of ttoops that had
been withdrawn from Benwood, all fears
ofstrike trouble there having subsided.
Attached to the soldiers cars wers tho
private cars of Vice President King and
Major johnson, OF the Baltimore & Ohio
road, which had been used as officera'
headquarters at the eeat OF war. Tho
Ohio county, delegates were invited by
Superintendent Sheets and Fitzgerald
TO make themselves at home in these
care, and they were thus treated to o
cool and comfortable ride to Fairmont.
State Chairman w. NJ. Q. Dawson and
nearly all the members OF tho state
committee are hero and arc in executive
session tonight at the league head
quarters in the Mountain City house.
The session will be long one, the work
being OF no public inlerest, consisting
OF general arrangement Of tho prelimi-
narios of the campaign.
A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
The league convention will be called
to order at eleven o'clock tomorrow.
President Edgar P. Rucker has not yet
arrived, aud it is reported tonight that
he will not bc able 10 be present
Should he iail to arrive tomorrow
morning Vice President J. AI. Hooten
will call tho league to ordor. All the
other officers are on tho ground. The
convention will be harmonious. and
Judging from the feeling OF good fellow
chip that everywhere prevails tonight
it will be one Of the most enthusiastic
political gatherings that cvet assembled
\
that there will be any bitter contest
over tho league Offices. Several gentle-
men are prominently mentioned to-
night for president
CANDIDATES Fon PRESIDENT.
Tho ouly one who seems to have
made much OF a canvass for the position
ia G. D. Elliott, Of Braxton county, and
his candidacy seems to be worry flavor.
ably received. Among others who are
mentioned arc A. D. White, Of Parkers.
bury, and james L. Hall. OF Wheeling.
Neither gentleman is candidate, and
Dir. Hall saya he will no. be ono. The
boom for White was started without his
knowledge and he says hc wont have
it II. NJ. Adams, OF Huntington, ia
also being urged by his friends and has
Il good sizsd boom tonight. II MI. e.
lott, who Gcems to be tho popular
choice, Is selected It will be bocauao he
is regarded as q representative work.
ing young Republican. The choice for
this or any other Office in no wise in.
wolves issues between factions because
there are 10 factions, and because oil
arc working together for the common
good. For the secretaryship Editor
burnside OF tho Buclchannon Delta and
j. L. Hood, OF Huntington, gro candi-
dates with the former as tho iavorite.
Hon. George n. Bowers, Of Martins
burg. is here. II Is understood no ia
also candidate for tho presidency, and
has considerable backing from various
pa!,s OF tho state.
The Taylor county delegation 10 hero
to invite tho convention to Grafton
next year. aud 30 arc delegations ropre.
Bonting other entcrprlsins towns.
DELEGATES TO DENVER.
An important feature Of tho work to.
morrow will be the election Of dolcgatcs
10 tho Denvsr national convention. Tho
general desire il to olcct those who arO
willing to aucriAco tho time and OK.
prnao Tor tho long journey, and until
oil tho delegates arrive on tho ground
Il 10 impossible to forecast the perBon.
mel Of tho delegation. Hon, Samuel
Gramm, Of Grafton, 10 IN avowed candi.
date, and will likely got thcro. hear
Hugo Laos, Peter Eachmnn and George
Wise, Of Wheeling; ]. X. Hnll
John b. Floyd. Of Charleston; George
u. Bowetn, ci Martinsburg;T. W. Flom.
inr, Of Fairnont; /. ". Wade, OF Eras-
ton; $. u. Eltins, John W. Me7ou and
.. b. Clark, Of Upshur. oil mentioned
Toy delegate honors among numerous
rtherB
PROMINENT ARRIvALI.
Tonight q. 8 o'clock ox.Sccrctary Of
Wars. u. Eiklns arrived from tho sas.