The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-31
Ohio, tclcgrnphCl To-day that nifty
gold Democrats would come from Col

umbuS,
Tho room at the leading hotels arc
nli engaged md II seems probable thRt
tho present expectations OF tho mana
gcrH Will be realized, From tho lists Of
delegates being received ut the head
quarters It ~ evident that many OF tho
prominent leaders OF the party will be
~ Attendance. Ex-Governor Flower. OF
New York, has tclegraphcd HIS accept
ance or the post OF temporary chairman
ana u Ia practically decided that Senn-
tor caffrey,. OF Louisiana. will be per-
manent chairman Of the conventions.
indianapolis M yet, has not put on
her gala attire In anticipation OF the
invasion OF the godl hosts. The en-
frances TO tho two leading hotels are
ieSt0oned with bunting and the rOtundn
or the Bates House Is prOfusely draped,
but beyond this tho work OF decoration
has not proceeded, The decorations OF
tho Bates house consist of protuslon
or American flags hung from the bal
comics over a background of yellow
bunting, OIL portraits Of Cleveland,
Tilden, Stevenson and WHttcrsOn In
Eilt frames form the nucleus for the
testooned drapery. There Is much OF
Eilt In the effect, an emblcmatlc OF the
spirit OF the asscmblngc. This extends
TO the American flags, the stars of
which are OF gold. The decorations OF
Tomllnson hall, where the convention
VIII slt, are about completed. In order
to give the public nn opportunity TO
listen TO the oratory mass meeting
will be held on Wednesday night.whIch
VIII be addressed by Cononcl John X.
Fellows and other prominent orators.
Although the delegates have not put
In appearance In any considerable num-
berS, the list OF delegates Is being made
up by Secretary Wilson and will be
ready for the approval OF the national
committee. which meets on Tuesday.
There will be representatives In convcn-
ton from nearly every state, the eNcep-
tiOns being Idaho, Wyoming. Nevada
and one or two territories The delcga-
tlons will probably arrive In considera-
Bile numbers tomorrow, but the major
ity OF them are not expected until Tues
day That they are coming there can
be no doubt, us nil rooms at the leading
hotels have been engaged. zz
II Is confidently asserted that although
there can be no hope OF tho success OF
the ticket to. be nominated here. that
there will be very few proxies In the
convention and that the several states
will be fully represented.
Tho Wat,erton Boom.
Ex-Mayor John P. Hopkins has been
!ndustrlously working the boom for
Henry Wntterson and says that he has
received n great denl OF encouragement.
He says that the movement for third
ticket was started by the Courler-Jour-
nal three duys after Bryan was nomin-
ated: that the object OF the movement
Is TO get votes In the middle west. In
this convention he claims that Waiter
sons lectures on Lincoln, his speeches
to the union soldiers and his general
course for many years has been such as
to win many votes from Bryan.
Then. again." added Mr.. Hopkins,
ut Is now only two months until the
election. That is short time In which
10 prepare for fight, and the campaign
for our ticket will necessarily be one
largely OF sentiment, and II requires n
man with that personal magnetism that
wins people TO him. II Is to be n CAM
pa!gn OF education, and we must depend
largely upon the newspapers 10 fight for
US. II has been demonstrated that
there Is no one In this country better
suited TO wage u newspaper fight for
principle than Mr.. Watterson. think
he Will be the strongest man In the
states where we expect to do good that
the convention can select. Illinois will
probably not take the lead In present.
ing his name for the reason that we
should prefer his own state TO do that.
do NOT even know our state will give
him Its entire vote. although l think
there Is little doubt that our state con-
renti0n would have instructed for him
IL motion or resolution to that effect
had been offered.
Should Villas or almost any one ex-
cept WatterSon be nominated for Pres
ldent It Is thought that Simon Bolivar
Buckner OF Kentucky. Will be nomi-
mated for vice president on the theory
that his nomination would greatly
strengthen the gold Democrats in Ken
tucky. He Is very popular and It is
thought the nomination will count for
much In the blue grass state. where the
| gold Democrats are very active.
Strong Vote Gettrr.
What little gossip has been going the
rounds to-day regarding the vice pres
idential nomination Indicates that those
| now here regard General Buckner, OF
Kentucky. as q strong vote getter, and
| In case Watterson should not be chosen
| for the head OF the ticket, It Is under
stood that an effort will be made to
| have Buckner made the running mate
OF the northern nominee, no matter
| whether he should be from the east or
west. All talk AZ the present time re-
| garding candidates Is largely spccula-
| tive on account OF the few men here
and these desire not TO be placed in the
| attitude of debating or making slate
| before the arrival OF the delegates.
| hrkansns Gold Democrats,