The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-23

LAWS County ANTS Capture the couaty
conVention-A Great LactE % HaFmOpy.
Camden Democrats Leave the cOuvsu.
tfos.
sDoAat DapoeA % " lAtzrsnan.
wrsros. W. Va, July 22-For some
time past there has been brewing In the
Lewis County Democratic camp eousid-
erable bad ieoling between tho Camden
aud ant. Camden mon. Yesterday they
held their mass convention, and Il was
an ideal Democratic love feast Il was
"a cut and dried" affair, the greatest
difficulties having been removed before
the convention assembled. Tho enc
mics oil Senator Camden ran Il all their
own way. There was plenty Of bad
blood present, but the Camden men
having no leaders, made no hghG A
resolution was offered condemninR the
United States senate Tor Its failure 70
pass the Wilson bill, but, after consid.
cradle wrangle, Il was amended and
passed 60 rs 10 include only Eve or six
Democrats. They Endorsed the Chicago
platform and the Wilson bill, and de.
elnred that nothing short OF Prof VIII
sons pet measure as passed by tho
house would meet Democratic up.
prevail
The principal fights came on when
tho various districts wore choosing
delegates. In Skin Creek district there
was trouble. In Court House district
tho familiar "You arc lin" could fre'
anentIy be heard above the, other con-
fusion, and when J. II. Foster, young
attorney, went out OF his own district
and attempted 10 dictate tho way for
Freemans Greeks representatives some
threatened to leayo the convention and
others threatened violence to Fosters
person, until he was forced to retire.
Ono Democratic farmer denounced the
ring fright out In meeting" and depre'
Gated the fact that his party had fallen
into the hands Of the "dngsters who
cit cross.eyed and about town aud yet
presume upon their ability to furnish
brains for the ontire part"
The party made desperate, but un-
successful effort to obtain larger OF
tendance than the Republicans had
somo weeks ago. Beside the ordinary
announcements more than thousand
private letters were sent ont by the ex'
ecutiva committee, personally appeal:
ing to tho unterritied to como and hand
bills we're sent all over the country dis
tricts. The attendance OF John ]. Davis
was secured as drawing card andpriyate
runnors weredispatched to the rem otest
corners OF the county to announce the
fact and to bring the Democrats IN.
Two special trains were run and brought
in not more than forty TO help swoit the
crowd. After all this, by actual count
by a Democrat, tho room at tho tine
contained moro than five hundred per-
sons, while Davis spoke, and this nun.
Der included many Republicans and
some Populisls.
After tho speaking tho Camden men
withdrew, leaving only about two hun.
dred anti-Camdenises, who had full
sway and who ran tho convention. Mr..
Davis pleaded by way OF confession and
avoidance, admitting his party to have
ignored and trampled undcr foot its
pledges, but promising better things II
elected again. "staud by the helm q
little longer" Don't give up the ship"
''Try Us onco more" "Don't leave yonr
party yot," were appeals often made by
Davis and other speakers. Tho Asylum
foreo was in attendance in full aud
helped to insttuet the fourth delegate
district delegates to vote for Andrew
Edmlston, who, IL. Is said, Is anti-Cau.
don. for tho legislature,