Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-07
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS
Of the State viii all Attend the
Coming Convention.
Where the Candidates Will Make
Their Headquarters - Many
Rooms Engaged at all the Hotels.
The Bryan Silver Club Meeting.
Other Political Matters Of Gener-
al Interest.

From present indications, there VIII
be very few of the prominent Democrats
of the State, who will not attend the
convention to be held in this city next
week. 1t is expected that there VII De
an unprecedented attendance, but am
ple provisions will be made for the ac-
commodation of all the strangers DEL
egates and others, who visit the Guy
The hotels are already receiving orders
10 reserve rooms, and at least one hoteI
has disposed of all its accommodations
The four candidates for the GuDel l1 3
torial nomination will all have suites u
rooms. Gen. c. c. Watts and Col Gar
erce /. Smith have established mead
quarters AT the Hotel Windsor. Col
Ralpbenyder's headquarters Will be at
The McLure. Judge Bennett has not
vet arranged for headquarters at any 81
the hotels. Gen. Watts and Col. Smllh
will each have four rooms. Capt. Johh
Sheridan. of Piedmont, Will also De aV
the Windsor. 49,
Among the other prominent Demo-
Gratis who will make their headquarters
at the Windsor. VII be Gen. }. W. 81
Clair. of Fayette county, who VIII nave
suite of rooms: ex-Congressman John
,Capehart. of Point Pleasant; Assistant
District Attorney Stewart w. Walker
of harrisburg: Adjutant General }. \.
Holly. of Charleston, three rooms; COL.
Rowan. of Charleston, three rooms; W.
II. Boggs. Of PendleJon county, candl-
date for Auditor; Camden Summers, OF
C!arksburg. candidate for auditor, suite
of four rooms Hon. W. \. Ohley, OF
Charleston. eX-Secretary of State; Hon.
c. Wood Daley. of Keyser; \. c. Hall,
of Charleston; Capt. Ch.pley and parry,
suite of three rooms; Hon. d. a. Dor
sew. of Moundsvile; Grih Smith, Of
Point Pleasant; Hon. ]. 4. Macintosh,
and party of two. Ravenswood; IS. L..
Watson, of FairmOnt; eX-COngressman
Col. Ben Wilson, of C!arksburg; Waiter
Pendeton, of Spencer; L. 5. Marshal
Chas. +. Wells. of GlOver's Gap; o. n.
Koen. of Warrington; Holly G.. Arm
strong. of Jackson county; Judge
George Umstead. of New Martinsyille;
S. S. Green. Mayor J. a. De Gruyter,
and w. D. Scott. Of Charleston; b. P.
Hall. L. H. Kelly, G. E. Quinn. H. S.
Wilson. lChas Powell. Z. 5. Morgan,
Chas. l.. Hickman, c. E. Manley, and
others.
The McLure has forty rooms already
engaged. Secretary of State Will Chill
ton. OF Kanawha, has established head
quarters here; also Wilson VI. Foulk, OF
Keyser. Mineral county candidate for
Superintendent of Schools.
A delegation of ten from Mineral
county. and a like number from RAN
dolph. have secured headquarters at the
Stamm. Hon 3. H. OXley. Of Charles
ton. has engaged suite OF four rooms.
State Superintendent of Free Schools
Virgil A. Lewis. will make his head
quarters at the S,amm. r. f. Homer,
of Petersburg, has secured accommo-
dalton for large delegation from Wood
county. Among others who will be
found al the Stamm, are DR.. G.. b. West,
of Sistersville: c. c. Mccormack, Of
Sistersville; Mr.. Robinson, Of Burning
Springs.
A. the Howell and ST. Charles, many
rooms have already been engaged for
delegates and others.