The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-18
.STATE.CONVENTION.
The Attitude Of the Delegation
l'romThis County. i
TlIECOuNTY. lIASNoFAvoRlTES
Int |. Friendly 10 AIl Candidates for
Places on the state Ticket, and will DO
What Seems Heat when tho Time Comes.
MIR. Atkinson und iils Friends Take No
Part IN the Friendly Contest.-Mr. Pen.
dicton for Congress.

As the tlmc for the state Republican
convention draws near there is some In
tcrcst In local political circles regarding
tho probable attitude OF Ohio county
with regard 10 tho several candidates
for places on the state ticket.
Mr.. Atkinson Is the only candidate In
this part OF the state and as he VIII be
nominated BY exclamation Ohio county
has no other local lntcrCsts TO further.
All the candidates for the Other places
have been here and have made their can
VASES and all profess TO have received
some encouragement, There Is M dis
position among the delegates In this
county to enter into any combine In the
Interest OF any particular man or men
and the probability Is that the vote OF
the county Will mt be determined on
until the delegation arrives at ParkGrS-
burg and has an opportunity TO look
over the situation.
The greatest interest Is conferred OIL tho
authorship contest, and the sentiment
Is pretty well divided, each OF tho three
leading candidates, Hyer. Thompson,
and LaFnllcttc having many friends.
Their relative standing among tho Ohio
county delegates. however, Ia hard TO
tell, rs quite number have not fully
made up their minds, Very fGw pledges
II any, have been made to any man.
Mr.. Atkinson, for obvious reasons. has
taken no part In the friendly contest for
honors on the ticket with him, ns oil
candidates are his friends and he, like
other leaders In this neck OF the woods,
has kept hands on and refruIncd from
Interfering In any way. Mr.. Atkinson
rn lu 10 hnF hnt tutH nj n
TINT, since the Republicans OF tina whole
state have turned to him unanimously,
as the standard bearer. Ohio county
should be satisfied with that and should
ask no other fnvors from the convention,
being content simply to assist In COM
pleting the ticket dellbentlvely and
with q view TO selecting the strongest
men who present themselves.
II Is probable that q large delegation OF
Republicans will go to Parkrrsburg
from the Pan Handle counties. Many OF
the delegates who Will attend the
ClarksburE convention which will re-
nominate Captain Dovencr for Congress,
Tuesday next, will, on the adjournment
OF that convention proceed to Parkers-
burg and help swell the crowd at the
state convention. Captain poYener's
convention will be In Tho nature of
ratification OF nomination that has al
ready been made by the people and II
Will, OF course, be short, harmonious and
enthusiastic.
There is now little doubt that Hon.
John o. Pendleton will BE- the Democrat
Ic nomination. There are those who are
wondering how he can make the race on
n free silver platform In the face OF his
congressional record against that policy.
and his after expressed views for sound
money since the expiration OF his con-
gresslonal term. Mr.. Pendleton's friends
say he will be equal to the emergency.
Few OF them, however. speak in tones Of
confidence when asked II they believe
the Democracy will carry this district
this fall Many conccde In advance
Captain Dovener's election, while all Re.
puhlIcans are confident OF as great n
triumph as that Of two years ago. when
Dovener's plurality was $500.