The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-12

letttFNhys
for additional convention news see
Second, Third md Sixth Pages.)
A sensation was sprung at late hour
las, night In the shape OF decision OF
the combined opposition TO Watts
rubcrnatorial ambitions, which caused
some lively hustllns at Watts head
quarters, and not only casts Increased
doubt on tho situation, but will insure
a bitter fght between the factions al
MOS, ut the outset. II caused hurried
conferences at the Watts headquarters,
and the air was filed with rumors Of
war.
Late in the evening the managers of
the forces opposed TO Watts came TO an
agreement to reverse the order Of noml-
nations. This they hope TO do by gain
Ing control OF the committee on order
OF business and then showing up
strength enough 10 adopt the report. 1t
is bold stroke and Is the trump card
the unt!-wAtts people have had up their
- =, =,
sleeve Ihey propoSe ''''N ''' ''o''',''a
uoh OF cu''u'ua'' to' G'"0' ',.''
come aiteF al 'he 'eII'u'''uet VI ~"
state ticket Is named. They have their
plans weli iaiu out anu "fc eo''''u'''
they have the votes.
me "at.e pIUpc ,.I,.a,' "-r "a n,G +, iorT-
sl'loh 70 the I,a,,,' 49, atr,,S,a,Ia NM. ~,
nafu anu uSi i''''ti'0S' 50 20
eApeCteu: ,.; Il. s.,,-,n- a.,
II the atas t 4, ''im daSo"t this nFsort
II Chains " W ~. ~. -, ,i,n o,,noN
10 undo i,s lnn MI III .ha, - ,st,,s, oHr
sil!on WI 80 :. -.
The situation.
Until this new phase Of the situation
dave,onad tho ntmosphere was begin
=. T.. ,,.,,o.,. roosih,a
niiis u eAeH4. ~ - ~"
TO size up moro definitely the relatlVe
positions Of the candidates.
rhI, 10 duo ~ tho far, tbo, ihe trains
yes,erday anu last h'S"h o'oue"' '''
swarms OF delegates and rooters and
rho situation became almost immedi-
.,,o, -, :, nod boo,
HLe'S Ho' % '''. -
tor day or so. IN tact' IL became III
w., ,d waite forca. cach s}1c NJ
""''' 1i'N ,I,.,,..
course CLAIMING 10 oe III '''e 'H'tJ''''S'
Late in the afternoon the now famous
Watts specfal train from Charleston, on
:, ,,.,,,.,. .,,-,,r,--
WHICH, an ""'N' ""'N' f'- -
stood to ride free, came IN Win 'hFee
hundred ccl"Eatcs aoodF". W hIiIH
Few minutes the Word came uo"n iEoiiI rom
the watts headluartcFS that every n niiil
OF them was " aus man. as matter
OF fact dozens Oh thcin were LOT ClthcT
Bennett. Smith or RalfhshyucE anu
were not SLOW ahout announcing l"cth-
selves.
Stiil the watts bun went win me
Tooters nnd thcy kept on cia'Illih6, uI't'I
they finally gave OUT that the ih'!uk
Fwelled their sure cinch vote 70 inc
grand total OF 1Io on tne lltst phlIot.
II VIII be remembered mat tlpy were
Claiming biO TWO weeks hEo' Inc Zen
nett smith ana ItalpnSnydcT pcopie
r!aicuIcd the cain OF IaNt hiSnt unl
were aO!c 10 point OUT IN SONG INSTANCES
~hcrcln II was flulculousIy eNtrufd-
CANT.
Following close on inc lnIuN OF the
alleged watts three huhdrc4 came inc
tihin OF ten cars over iht baltlhotc
{; ONO road crowded win democrats
from the Second district convention
heIh ht Fairmont y"stcrnay' ana
headed by fRlrmont banH' Ihcn hntI-
Watts stock went up several notchcs,
Tor In that crowd or upwards OF fUO
waa the Eohnett nnu smith strength
from that congressional district. IhoS
crowded the lobby ana corridors OF the
McLuTc House, where the smith ana
iScnnett hCadquartesr arc located, anu