Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-16
Special to the Register.

Time.
Special TO the Register.
Charleston. w. Va. March 15.-The
first blood of the campaign was spilled
last night. figuratively speaking, at the
meeting Of the Republicans at the
court house to choose delegates to the
Third district convention. which meets
here on the 26th inst. to choose dele
gates 10 the St. Louis convention.
Every Republican who attended the
meeting appeared to have a knife up
his sleeve and went into the meeting
for blood The bad feeling that has
existed between certain Republican
leaders of Kanawha for several years
cropped out last night in
A MOST VENOMOUS STYLE.
It appears that Col. Eugene Dana, Con-
gresham Huling and Bill Dave Cos
horn have formed a combination
against the field. The field is compos-
cd Of eX-MayOr E. w. Stanton. Sher-
if Silman and a dozen or two lesser
lights. who have organized 10 resist
what they call the ring. The Dana
Huling- Goshorn combination have put
forward Col. Eugene Dana as a candi-
date for the position as delegate to the
National Republican Convention. il be-
ing understood that one of these two
delegates is to come from Charleston
The other faction have put forward
Sheriff Silman as a candidate for dele
gate Dana is for Mckinley. first. last
and all the time while he remains be-
fore the convention as a candidate for
the Presidency. Silman is for McKin-
ley provided Mr. Elkins is not candi-
date. but it IS said he will hold himself
in readiness
TO VOTE FOR ELKINS
when his vote shall be needed to nomi-
nate the West Virginia Senator.
The meeting at the court house last
night was the first brush in a public
way between the warning factions of
the party in Kanawha. and the result
was that the Huling- Dana-GOshOrn
crowd did not show up we'll in numbers
but held their own against the others
by shear physical force and stubborn
ness. Out of the county's ffty-seven
votes Silman got forty and one-half and
Dana sixteen and one-half.
The Staunton-Silman crowd is said
10 have prepared the death warrant Of
Huling as a Congressman. They say
they would as willingly support a
negro for Congress as the present in
cumbent. State Senator Tom Davis.
the Montgomery saloon keeper, is said
10 be a candidate for Congress. and the
Staunton-Silmanc crowd say they pre-
fer the saloon keeper 10 Huling. and
if there are no other candidates save
Huling and Davis. the latter Will re-
ceive their support. The most serious
objection 20 Huling as a candidate for
reelection is that he is in bad COM
pany. Bill Dave. they say. is more Of
a Democrat than a Republican if in
deed he can be called anything They
sneak 90 Dana as
A LEAP YEAR REPUBLICAN,
that is. a good Republican each leap
wear. when there is a President to he
elected. and a very good Democrat all
the other three years. Huling is looked
upOn as mueh the same kind of a Re-
publican as Dana. They both are ac-
cused of supporting Democratic candi-
dates whenever they feel inclined TO
knife a man on the Republican ticket
Huling is said 10 have always voted
for Phil SNYDER when he was before
the people as Democratic candidate
for Congress. Dana is said TO be as
often on the Democratic side as on
the Republican side. He entered en-
Enthusiastically into the municipal cleo
ton last year and supported the Demo-
cratic candidates. He is said to have
contributed one hundred dollars to Sc
cure the election of Or. Mahan to the
CITY Council against Thomas POpD. the
Republican candidate. Fifty dollars Of
this amount he turned over 20 a c.
Hail. chairman OF the Democratic city
committee. and the other fifty he put
where il would
DO THE MOST GOOD.
The result was the Republican candl-
date for Council was defeated. Some
of the party leaders have advised the
selection of Dana as a del sgaIe to the
National Convention, saving that if he
is defeated for the position he Will knife
the whole Republican ticket.
The Congressional Convention. which
meets here on the 26th inst. promises
10 be a lively one. The two factions of
the Kanawha Republicans will strive
Tor the mastery.
Mr.. Paris R. Myers. pianist and
choirmaster at St. Matthew'S Church.
will receive pupils in the following
branches: Pipe Organ Voice Culture.