The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-21
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CLAExsBuRo, WA, August 2o.-Un.
less all signs fail, John A. Howard, Of
Ohio county, viii be tho nominee Of the
First district Democratic convention to.
morrow. There arc factors and factors
in tho situation. but chief among them
all 10 the prosecuting attorney from the
city, which from her seven hills rules
the politics Of this congressional dis
trict.
The hopes Of tho Howard men, and
the confidence with which they exprcsa
themselves, orc based Grst on the fact
that tbrce.tourths possibly tour-ffths)
oithe Ohio county delegation ropledged
10 him, and second, that his sprinkling
Of delegates from other counties 10
strong enough to give him q majority
Ia tho convention whom combined with
the Ohio county voto.
There is the situation from the stand
point Of Mr.. Howard's friends.
said: 'TUnless all signs fall" Well,
there Ia q possibility that they may
fail. The other factors In tho fight arc
not insignificant. The Howard men
are counting on tho Pendleton strength
coming to their favorite almost solidly,
but thore Is q bare probability that the
withdrawal OF Pendleton from tho con-
test, which everybody knows was done
in Howard's interest, wiItfatl Of its OBJ.
jeca
POSSIBLE auRPRIsE IN STORE.
b1aay delegates. friends Of Pendicson,
refuse to be delivered. and there will be
dividing and splitting up OF delegates
tomorrow that will surprise tho inter-
es.ed spectators. Mr.. Howard, though
be may receive the nomination, will
no. get It through complete surrender
Of the opposition. Colonel w. W.
Arne.t, also OF Ohio county. will be
very much 10 evidence in the conven-
ton. He will have a minority In the
Ohio county delegation, but through:
out the district he has numbers OF
friends, and they give him loyal sup.
port Unlike Mr.. Howard, Colonel
Arnett has not been setting up pins for
the nomination, and whatever votes he
gets will come to bim unsolicited. II
nominated he will be more surprised
than anybody. t1e has no deals and is
making no combines. 4,
The fact OF tho matter is, tho colonel
10 giving himself little concern about
the matter. He Is after O bigger plum
than the congressional nomination.
violate no confidence when l give 1t as
my firm belief that tho present contest
for the congressional nomination is only
the preliminary skirmish before the
. United States sonatorahip contest which
he will enter il the next Legislature ID
Democratic.
now lie FIGURES IT OUT.
The hopeless fight In that event, be-
tween Camden and Wilson, will make
possible tho selection Of First district
man, for obvious reasons, and Col.
Arnett will be available for other OBJ
vious reasons. But Of all that, later on.
There arc como developments that can
await their turn.
Il was too late when tho train bring.
ing the delegates from tho Pan Handlo
counties arrived tonight to permit
comparison OF notes with tho delega-
tions from tho Interior. Tho northern
delegation, numbering probably q hun
dred, which loft Wheeling at 3 O'Clock
in the aftetnoon, did not arrive In
Clarksbusg until long aftor midnight,
and found nearly everybody in bed.
It is knownithat tho interior counties
ore waiting on the action Of the late
arrivals, and whether LOWS, McEl'
downey, Scott, Fowler and other inter,
ior candidates remain In the fold Will
depend largely upon what the Pan
Handle dcIegatoa decide on In caucus in
the morning.
GALLAGHER MAY DE IN IT.
Itmay sound funny, but IL is fact,
that Joo Gallagher, Of Marshall, is likely
tOholi the key to the situation. don't
think no regards his own candidacy SER
iousIy, but ho has following which
may DO able TO control the nomination
itthrown either one way or another as
tho proper time. II all deponds on
Colonel Gafiagher's ability as leader
Thore was O warm contest In tho
Ohio county caucus In wheeling TINS
morning, in which the delegation was
organized. There was fight botween
tho Howard and anti. Howard mon oVer
the chairmanship. Louis Delaplain
was tho candidate Of the ants and was
detca,cd by John s. Naylor. Consider
able ieoling was developed In tho fight.
Tho Indications arp that tho convention
will be vol attended, and thore will be
awarmth about tho proceedings that
will remind ono Of an old tImo Demo
cratic convention. The Ohio county
boys put up Frank Gruso for permanent
chairman, and tho frat test fight OF the
convention will then como. II Gruso ls
elected II will bo regarded ns a Howard
victory, and tho latter'a friends will DC
IN high feather.
Talk about q stampede to Colonel
Bon Wilson in caso u four or lvc corner
Cd fight occurs, 10 freely indulgcd In.
Nauch q movement is attempted, look
cut for squRtfgt O. A. D.