Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-15

General c. c. Watts, candidate for
the Democratic nomination fCr Cover
nor, arrived in the ci.g last evening On
the Ohio river road. from Parkersburg,
where he made an address Monday, and
registered at the Hotel Windsor. He
dropped in at the city hall, hast evening,
to see soma OF his friends, ard later
in tire evening talked for few minutes
to Register reporter. The General is
in rhe best or heaIth and spirits, and is
making one OF the most active CAM
paig1i,s in the history Of the Staee.
In reply to a question as to ho~ the
National Democratic platform and can
Gidates were regarded in The interior Of
the STATE, General Watts said:
q left Kanamha county soon after
the nominations were made, but sdll
learned enough OF the feeling there
to say that the sentiment for Bryan and
the platform is most enthusiastic, ard
AS an instance of this. | was standing
in flOrh of the RUffner hCtsl Friday
after the news of the nomination had
been received, when Co. Tom Swami,
the venerable Republican, who has suf-
fered from a paralytic stroke. and VINO
is physically helpless, was slowly wheel
ed along in his chair | went over to
meet htm, and he laid his arm out on
the arm of the chair to shake hands,
and said 4 have just heard OF thA
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan, and ! want
to say to you that 1t WAS an inspiration.
He will be the next President of the
| United States And that remark, COM
! ing from that source, was generally
cCncurred in. OF the sentiment in
other interior counties have heard re-
ports daily, and. the platform and ticket
| give the utmost satisfaction every
where. and our people are enthusiastic.
and are growing more so daily. know
that to be true in Wood county, and the
portion Of the State Immediately sur
rounding Il. and predict that the peo-
pie will rally around the ticket as never
before"
There will be no doubt Of the re-
suit in this State, them"
mo, sir. There is a feeling OF ap-
prehension among the Republicans,
Which will be Geepenad as the campaign
progresses. We hive only 10 present
the issue strongly and clearly, and the
resmt will be certain"
How about your own candidacy, Cen
eral?"
"Weu. don't care to express myself
upon that point 30 the extent Of giving
figures for publicationL hut I will say
that if the convention was to meet at
once there would be no doubt Of a de-
cision in my favor And | think there
will he no ultimate dUubt II will take
424 votes TO nominate, and ! think I
have them and TO spare. allowing a
divided vote in Ohio courty, and with
| out claiming a vote in Lewis, Marion,
Taylor Monongahela or Preston, and
making due allowances for other can
didntes elsewhere"
How long will you remain in the
city,"
For day or two. The chairman Of
the Harrison County Committee has IN
vSted me by telegraph TO address the
Bryan ratification meeting, Saturday,
and have wired that | will be there"
General Watts chatted sometime fur
ther upon political matters, dwelling
upon the wonderful personality of Mr..
Bryan, and the rising Democratic en-
thusiasm as exhibited at the meetings
he has addressed throughout the Stare
dFri'cg the past few weeks, and then,
some friends greeting him, he asked &c
be excused