The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-17

cans got to Work very early thlA morn
ing and tho corridors Of the United
States Hotel wero filled before break
fast with raen discussing the situation.
The talk this morning OF dliplRcing
the present state officers is pronounced.
but 1t is believed will prove only an IN
cidsnt, as tits not believed that enough
strength can be developed to defeat tho
denomination of any candidate. The
fight ssems to bo directed mainly
against Comptroller Roberts and At
tornsy Genera! Hancock. For the for
mer's place, john F, ParkhurSt OF
Bath, is candidate, and for the lat
teTs, Judge Cady, Of Columbia county.
has Somesupport
Both have many friends. and the
turning down Of tile present state OIL
GERS ia openly advocated by Louis +.
Payne, William Barnes. ir., John Park
hurst and Congressman Burleigh. Mr..
Platt has expressed himself in favor OF
rsnominatiuE the present officers.
On the excise question the rural dele
gates seem to DO In favor OF plank
tayoriug even stricIer Sunday observ-
ancs, while the delegates from Erie,
New York and Kings county are in
iavor Of local option Despite the fact
that the leaders have given out their
ultimatum OF mo plank on excise"
they are being urged by both sides OF the
controversy to reconsider aud take
some action.
Mr.. Lauterbach. Of New York City.
who had been slated for tine chairman
ship OF the committee on revolutions,
declined to accept the place. lie said TO
an Associated Press reporter that his
reason for so doing was that the party
leaders had declined 10 favor au OK
preston in the platform declaring for
homo rule on excise matters.
LARGE ATTENDANCE,
The hotels are crowded tonight aud
very near all Of the delegates to the
Republican convention are here. but
despite that fact not a condition has
changed, aud tho ticket aud platform as
detailed by the Associated Press ysster.
day are unchanged. Tue platform was
finished this evening aud tho state
committee looked Ii over tonight. 1t
will not be changed in its salient points
and the only discussion seems to be as
10 whether or not the question OF sun.
day liquor selling shall be touched upon.
The members OF the committee on
platform aud tho leaders have agreed
that 1t Ia best to ignore the matter al.
together, leaving II TO the noKt legisla.
tute 10 diaposa Of without any recon.
mendalion, but on the contrary, the
members Of the convention from New
York, Kings and Eric counties insist
vigorously that thOre shRll be decided
action on the question. It is called to
mind in this relation that the Conyen.
zion Of 1857 had In this Same place
struggled with almost a similar ques.
lion, and that a tumult and discussion
auch as nearly rent tho party 10 twain
resulted.
Dr.. Chaanesy ". Dspsw was among
the arrivals tonight and called on Mr..
Platt He believes tho convention
should endorse Governor Morton's nd.
miniStration aud recommend his nomi.
nation for the presidency. This may
be done although there Ia nothing
settled about the matter.
The state committee met tonight and
decided thatthe roll OF the convention,
az at present made up. should stand,
aud no conteItiug delegations should
be admitted.
When the state Republican editorial
association mot here tonight 1t tlislenod
TO Chauncsy NJ. Dopew say some very
sharp things about the indecislVe quail.
tisS that seemed to prevail among the
Republican party.
CHANCE THEIR MINDS.
"Why," said Mr. Dopow, II have only
boen hero fow hours and l havo SeOn
leaders opinions change like Straws in a
heavy wind. The theory Of the ROpub'
licnn party should 10 clearly defined on
this excise question.
"lt should not hesitate or shrink. It
should como out squarely ono way or
tho other, either Tor enforcement or
azainst. II for H. you will got tho Cor.
man vote; II against II, you will got tho
church and school vote; but II noithOr
for or against II, you will disgust tho
people, mako thOm doubt your sincOr'
ily and losO their OnllrD vote"
The Republican editors adopted rcso'
ln.ions donounCinR tho CIoyoland nd.
minIsLfhton and applanding tho ltepub'
licRn administration oi state Affairs.