The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-24
FIRST DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Chatrtnaa stnthrrs Makes IL Statement
Regarding 1.-THE Location at New Mar.
tinsViIIs.
To ne Edaor ne In'e'!,ge1eer.
srR:-To correct any erroneous i'm.
preston Secretary Brady's letter In this
mornings paper might convoy, I vish
to make a statements. April % I
wrote each member of our committee
asking them when and where our frat
district Congressional convention should
DO held. ! received answers from all
except from Brooke county. Five fa'
vorCd ClarksburR as their frat choice,
and one each was for Weston. West
Union, sIstcrsvillo and New Martins
vllle. Tho committeeman from Gilmer
having moved out OF tho county and
leftthat county nnrenrcson.Od. Brooke
not answering gavo Clarksburg tho ma
iorIty. About tho first Of June mot
Mr. Brndy and informed him upon what
tho committee had decided as to whom
tho convention was to DO hold, and wo
agreed to call tho convention at Clarks.
burg August 5, no agreeing to haYc tho
call published within n few days.
gave tho matter no more thought
until some two weeks later Ny. Brady
informed INC that he had written tho
members OF tho congressional commit
tee, and that Ave OF them favored Now
MartInsvills, aud that no would issne
tho cali for that place protested
against II being done, rs lvo was not n
majority OF the committee, and GER
tainly had somo cay as chairman when
there wusnot a mo ority voting in favor
Of any ono point. However. the call
was published, and there the "misun-
derstnudinu," as he puts Il, hogan, but
not from Chairman Stathers writing
letters opposing New Martinsvllle," for
did not take that much interest in Tho
matter until after / received marked
copies Of several Republican papers Of
this district, placing tho blame largely
on me for tho call being Issued for
New Martinsville. thon wrote the edi-
torot tho Clarksburg paper aud answered
letter from tho Braxton county com.
mitteemeu. Those were all the lotters l
wrote since April and !they wero both
explanatory OF why the convention was
called for New Martinsyillo. As to the
question Of calling the convention. In
this end of tho district for tho third
time in succession. will leave that TO
tho Republicans Of the district TO de-
eide. As to New MartInsvlllo being q
convention town, I do not think Il has
oven as much right to be considered as
such as has either. Sutton. Wcst Union
or SistorsviIle. AS to convenience. q
part OF tho delegates for Wetzot county
could go 10 Clarksbur2 almost as easily
as 10 their town Of Now Martiusville.
l think Secretary Brady will lind
out that he Is mistaken about
this misunderstanding emauating
from Chairman stathors." he has to
but look ut recent issues Of tho Clarks.
burg telegram, Weston World, Drax;on
County Central Tyler Star and Wetzel
Republican to SEQ where tho kick eomea
In. There is o cause for tho plan OF
holding tho convention being changed
and tho move started right hero in
ohio county. Ohio county should not
ask for tho earth and try to control
everything. Other counties though
small should have IN equal show In the
matter Yours very truly,
". E. srArHERs,
Chairman Congressional Committee.
Wheeling, July 90.