Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-02
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 1.-The
cheme OF certain Republicans Of Kan
Nwha to control the action Of the Con-
EreSsional convention by choosing a
place almost outside the district at
which TO hold the same is not working
IS smoothly as II was fondly hoped it
would. There is now movement on
loot to have another meeting Of he
committee and inouce it TO change the
place for holding the convention to
Cha rleston or some other accessible
point in the district. The friends Of
Abram BurIew, who az first so readily
agreed 10 the proposition 20 hold the
convention az BuckhannOD, now see
that they were
CAUGHT Is TIE TEAP
so skillfully laid TO compass the nomi-
nation of Col. Huling. Mr.. Buriew is
one Of the loyal Republicans Of Kama
wha who believes that be has never
been t.eated fairly by his party asSoci-
ateS. He is not gong Into any dis
graceful scramble now to secure the
Republican nomination for Congress,
but he is Just mad enough 20 do some
pretty lively huStliug 20 prevent any OF
his Kanawha rivals from being nomi-
mated. He will join with Mr.. FLOYD
and the candidate outside OF Kanawha
TO have the place Of holding the con-
ventiOu changed, and falling in this,
will likely be willing 20 spend as much
money as Col. HulinE 20 get delegates
10 the convention. Mr.. BurieW does
not hope 20 be nominated but he ex-
poets 70 have s. considerable following
az the convention and in case Of his
failure is willing 10 turn 10 over to
"Fud" McGinnis at the proper time.
In the formation OF some strong COM
bnatiOns Mr.. j. b. Floyd seems 10 have
been
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD,
and be begins TO feel that his chances
for securing the nomination for Con-
greSs are exceedingly poor. Some OF
the party leaders Ia Charleston have
advised him 20 withdraw from the race,
with the assurance that the party wants
him as It's candidate for Governor TWO
years hence, but Mr.. I lloyd seems TO be
Of the opinion that this is done only for
the purpose OF getting him out oil tue
Congressional race AS editor of the
EUClWg NGU, the Republican daily,
ha has written some things that are
said 10 be indiscrete, and not re.iShed
By some OF his opponents for the Con-
gresSiOnal nomination. who charge that
he is conducting the MUu in the inter
ests OF his own candidacy and against
his opponents. For this reason
HIS RESIGNATION
as editorial writer Of the M0U is very
much desired by certain Influential Re
pubhcauS. Mr.. L. l.. Hood, OF Hunt
ingtOD, has been employed as managing
editor OF the paper and 10 Is expected
that within short time Mr.. Hood Will
be the exclusive editorial writer Of the
lf0U
The Hon. William Seymour Edwards,
one OF the Republican members of the
House of Delegates from Kanawha, is
willing 10 put mp his Congressional
lightning rod, with the understanding
that II be is not struck, he will again
be q candidate for the Legislature with
view 20 the Speakership Of the House
of Delegates, provided the Republicans
get a majority In that body, and with
the further view of being a candidate
for Congress iu 1896.
The capture OF the Ninth Senatorial
district is a matter that has been dis
cuSsed with much interest by leading
Republicans here. Col. George w. Pat
ton is the gentleman whom they have
agreed upon as the Staudard-oearer OF
the party in this prOdigI0uS Undertak-
ing.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
10 this district az the last election was
4fO. Outside of KanaWha county the
Democratic majority ia che district was
900. Kanawha county gave a Repu0Ii-
can majority of 500, aud 40 the next
election they expect 90 make the Re-
publican majority in kanawha county
reach at least 1000. They also expect
10 secure a small majority ia Clay,
which gave a Democratic majority of @
I'm 1892. They calculate that Boone and
Nicholas will vO.e this year about as
they did In 1892, and that Webster will
slightly Increase the Democratic ma jor-
itv. This is the way the Republicans
sre putting themselves up With the hope
that they vii. carry this district To-
Noyem Der. But the Democrats aye not
counting 10 that way. They say that
they will hold their own la Kanawha,
while they will increase their majority
IN an the other counties.
Since Major j. L. Chiffon has decided
not 90 be candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the State Senate,
Henry O. Middleton, the CITY Solicitor
of Charleston, has been selected TO
make the race against COL Bob Carr
MIR. Middleton would vote for Mr.. Chill
ton for the United States Senatorship
N he should be a candidate, while Col
Carr would vote for Mr.. Camden.