Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

Special TO the Register.
Charleston. ". Va, May 6.-The Re-
publican County Committee of Kama
VIVA has begun to feel that they put
their foot in it, so to speak in refusing
to put Bill Dave GoshOrn's name upon
the Republican ticket to be voted for
at the coming primary election. Al
though the Supreme Court refused 10
interfere in the matter, and they were
permitted TO carry out their resolution
TO refuse him a place on the ticket, so
IA from being a conclusion and set
tlement Of the matter, it has oaly STIR
RED up more bitter feeling in the ranks
of the party. and Republican masses are
now ca the verge OF mutiny. They
want convention called 10 nominate
candidates for the various county OIL
ces and TO choose q new County EXecu-
tive Committee Col Eus5le Dana,
Judge j. b. C. Drew and other promi-
nent leaders of the party are champion
ing the cause of Bill Dave, and they say
his name must 90 before the people as
a candidate for the nomination for
county clerk. Petitions are being sign
ed extensively throughout the county,
asking Col J. Z. Dana 10 call county
convention in order that the party may
be consulted. The high handed pro-
ceedings o. the committee have arous-
ed the Indignation of Republicans
everywhere in the county, and the
masses say they want an opportunity
10 repudiate the committee.
The impression seems to have gotten
abroad that Bill Dave was denied a
place on the primary ticket because the
committee did not deem him q true Re
publican. Such is not the case. He
was denied a place on the ticket from
purely personal reasons. He was aG-
mit,ed into the folds OF the party
months ago; he was baptized anew and
accepted by the committee as a legiti-
mate Republican candidate for the
county clerkship. but ne had the mis-
fortune 10 offend several members Of the
committee by asking that the candi-
dates for the leading county offices be
permitted 10 nominate the commission
ers and clerks at each voting precinct
to conduct the primary elecdOn-a re-
quest that was perfectly fair and rea-
sOnable. 4 majority OF the committee.
il seems. were in favor Of granting this
request. but it is said that they we're
unduly Influenced by the other candi-
dates. and when the time came 70 act,
they were found with those who were
working 10 down all opposition to L.
w. stanton by arranging it in such
manner as would secure StauntO1's
nomination for the county cierkshlp.
This. with the efforts of GoshOrn to eff
feet certain reforms in the committees
work by which its affairs could be con-
Quoted in a business like mann~ led
20 a breach between GOshOrD and the
committee. and a peremptCry refusal to
allow him a place on the primary ticket
was the result. The masses of the Re
publican party in Kanawha are inceus-
ed az the committee for using their pow
er 10 further the interests o. certain
candidates TO the exclusion Of others.
The action Of the committee has pre-
cipitated a tremendous factiOnal fight
in the party.
The fences of Congressman Hul.ng
are NOLn4A ENNA SlltAliN. hAAS ANN~AAN fA-'-~
10 Charleston was anything but pleas
Ont one. The stanton faction Of the
party in Kanawha has determined 20
defeat him for denomination as can
didate for Congress. c. 2. DOrr, of
Webster. was here last week. and con-
cluded a treaty with the Staunton fac
ton By which that faction agreed to
support him for Congress against HUI
ling. ". n. o. Dawson. chairman Of
the Republican State Executive Com
mitttee. and Capt. John X. Thompson,
of Putnam. met Mr.. Door here. and il is
said. gave their endorsement to him as
a candidate for Congress against HUI
ling.
The Stanton faction have unsheath-
ed their daggers and are determined
to knife every Republican who is not
on their side.