Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-26
BEGUN WITH A kick.
The Selection Of BuckhannOn for the
Republican Convention
WAS IN HULING'S INTEREST
And the Other Candidates for the
Nomination Are Sore Over His
First Victory in the Campaign.
Some Interesting Gossip About
Political Matters in the Third
District.
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, March g.
The contest for the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress in this, the Third dis
trlct, has begun in earnest, and natural
ly it begins with a kick. Numerous
candidates in this part OF the district
are kicking against the action Of the
Congressional Committee in choosing
Buckhannon, in Upshur county, as the
place for holding the next convention.
Mr.. John B. Floyd is as mad as wet
hen. Mr.. Joseph Henry Gaines, Of
Fayette, refuses to be comforted.
"Fud" NcGinuis, OF Raleigh, is afraid
Buckhannon will not be able to furnish
enough ice water for the convention
and that the delegates (also the candi-
dates) will be driven to the use Of beer
during the period Of their arduous
labors in that town. Col. Jim Huling
is not
AMONG THE KICKERs.
He likes the idea Of going to Buckhan-
non for mere reasons than one. He
thinks the trip will be conducive to the
health of the delegates. 1t will also
afford them an opportunity to enjoy the
picturesque scenery Of the country
while travelling over the railroads In
several States TO reach Buckhannon,
and IL will tend to the cultivation OF
their esthetic tastes and in this way
better fit them for the intellectual and
polished society that is usually found in
Republican conventions.
Editor Burnside Of the BuckhaEnon
Delta, who was present at the meeting
of the committee aud worked in the in
terest of Buckhannon, went home brist-
ling with pride and self congratulation
because he had scored pslDable hit for
the Upshur candidates, ZION. A. b.
Clark and Capt. Poundstone. He be-
lieves, and so do Messrs. Clark and
Poundstone, that one of them is sure of
the nomination, that they will swOop
down upon the convention with their
legion of Upshur grangers and frighten
the delegates so BADLY that they will DO
forced to nominate an Upshur man.
But Mr.. Burnside need not-Jake any
tisttering JUNCTION to mis- soul on the
score of getting the convention for
Buckhannon. 1t was the result OF
clever bit of manouvreing on the part
OF certain gentlemen in Charleston who
accomplished it in the interest Of Col.
Huling. The Colonel appears to be the
only one of the Republican candidates
who have, and
Is WILLING TO SPEND MONEY
for the purpose of securing his nomina-
tion for Congress. In other words he
is the only one who is willing and able
to "loan" the delegates enough money
to pay their personal expenses TO attend
the convention. The distance from the
home of most Of the delegates to Buck
hannon is so great that but few will be
able to attend unaSSSted. At the low
est calculation II will cost from $50 to
$50 for each delegate from the southern
part OF the district TO defray expenses
while at the conveatiOn and pay rail-
road fare going and coming. Now II
the newspapers don't give Col. Huling's
scheme away before the convention is
held it will no doubt work beautifully.
The candidacy Of "Fud" McGnnis
for another endorsement OF his party
was at first treated as huge joke, but
it is fact that he is in dead earnest
about it. He was in Charleston few
davs ago, and found a great host Of
enthusiastic friends who want 10 see
him nominated. They have devised a
t.t f.h hn uftIt
without fail. Kanawha has three can
didateS-J. II. Huling, ]. B. Floyd and
Abram Burlew. Burew, they say, will
get the full delegation from Kanawha,
but will not be nominated. The Kama
wha candidates will 90 to the conven-
tion and will get into a wrangle over
division Of the Kanawha delegation. A
settlement Of the difficulty will be pre-
vented, and at the proper time some
one is
TO ELECTBIFY THE CONVENTION
with speech for ''Fud" McGinnis, and
on the wave of enthusiasm that is sure
to follow the convention will nominate
him, mule aud all, cy acclamatIon.
10 Gaines is recent acquisition to
the ranks Of candidates for Congress In
this district He is son OF Judge The
ophilus Gaines, OF the Fayette Criminal
Court, who was the Republican candi-
date for Congress in 1890. Mr.. Gaines
is fairly good stumper and possesses
considerable talent as mixer, but at
present there seems to be but scsnt
possibility of his being struck by Con-
gressional lightning.
1t now seems that the Congressional
contest on the Democratic side will be
somewhat complicated by the final de-
termination of Mr.. John A. Preston to
be a candidate. Mr.. Preston, few
months ago, had about concluded not TO
be a candidate, but he has again taken
a look over the field, and is inclined to
believe that his time is now or never.
Some of his warmest friends have coun-
seled him against being candidate at
this time, bat at the last adVices he had
not decided to follow their advice,