The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06

The approaching Democratic state
convention In Wheeling Will consider
the merits and dement's OF a host OF az.
pirants for Office, Up 10 the present time
there are twenty-five candidates for
nominations in tho field. They arc as
follows:
G~overnor-C, c, Watts, OF Kannwha;
w. G. Bennett. of Lewis: I. C.. Ralph
snyder, OF Preston; Clarence L. Smith,
OF Marion.
AudItor-w. II. Bosgs, OF Pendleton;
Camden Summers, OF Harrison; James
L Stewart. of Putnam: Robert Carr,
OF kannwha; E. L. Nash, OF Wood.
William Mckay, OF Roane: George w.
Trippett, OF Mason.
Trcasurcr-James NJ. Rowan, OF
Monroe; D. A, Dorsey, OF Marshall.
Attorney General-Thomas s. Riley,
of Ohio.
Superintendent OF Free Schools-vir-
81 a, Lewis, OF Mason: Wilson NJ.
FeulS, OF Mineral: Robert A. Arm.
strong. OF Upshur.
Supreme ~Judgc-JOhn II. Holt, OF Ca
bell; S. S. Green, OF Kunawhn; T. S.
4 Laidley, OF kanawha; Thomas NJ.
Broun. OF Kanawha; C. C. I~Ilsg,nboth.
am. OF upshur.
Nearly all Of the candidates have on.
gagged headquarters at the hotels. and
before the close OF the week ali OF
them will be on hand ready to catch
the trst delegates whS arrive IN the
scene. Last night Professor Wilson NJ.
Fouik, or Mineral county. who aspIres
10 be state superintendent OF free
schools, arrived In town and established
headquarters ut thc McLurc. Prof.
Foulk is very modest In his claims. say
ing that he would not bank on more than
the Second district delegated at present.
Prof. Foulk has been making an active
canvass OF the state and will give Prot.
Lewis and Prot. Armstrong, the other
candidates. a strong tussIe.
The news OF the namlnatlon OF Mr.
R~alphsnyder for governor by the Popu-
list convention ut pGrkersburg, was rc-
ceived by local Democratic leaders with
varying feelings. The general opinion
seems to be shat the Preston county man
mas greatly injured his chances OF carry
ing on the Subernatorlal plum to be
handed out by the Wheeling convention
next week. Aside from this, too, II is
said Mr.. Ralphsnyder has hurt himself
through the free silver circular issued a
few days ago in which Mr.. Watts Is de-
rounced for his alleged insincerlty In
coming over to the free silver camp. The
Watts people claim this circular was Is
sued at the Instance ar AIr. R~alphsny-
der.
Yesterday at a meeting OF the SUBJ
committee of the Democratic congress-
ional committee of the First district.
Mozart park pavilion was selected las
the place for holding the convention
which will owen next Tues
day morning. y meeting of the commit
tee will be held in Il few days to accept
the resignation OF Chairman Louis S.
Delaplaiue and elect his successor. As
to the nominee or the congressional
convention, 1t seems to be generally be-
lieved that Hon. John o. PcndIcton win
be named
Captain Dovencr leaves this week for
Elizabeth. Writ county. where he will
address the Republicans at their conyen-
tion next Saturday. The captain spent
much OF his youth in Writ county and
will undoubtedly he accorded u warm
= u w HIS Olu uelptluOEs. "
Nj. John H. Holt. of Huntington, who
: Is an aspirant for the Democratic nom
nation for supreme court judge. Is n
o OF the Judge who Will retire after th,,
ensuing election. Judge Homer Holt. OF
Lewisburg. The younger Holt is one OF
che brilliant members OF the Cabell bar.
1t begins to appear nearly u certain
ty that Mr.. Watts will enter the Wheel
Ing convention next week with Il ma
jority OF the delegates. The Intelligent
GERS table Of g~uDernatOrial preferences
has kept the public well Informed rs II
the probable strength OF the four candl-
dates from time ia time. n the tender
cy has been towards Watts for the past
ten days. Yesterday three counties re-
ported their preferences. Their voting
strength is forty-four. and. Of these tho
Kanawha man Is credited with forty.
Fayette and Lincoln are for him solid
and In Tyler he Will receive seven OF the
eleven votes. or the S4T votes In the
convention. 1S9 are now reported. OF
these Mr.. Watts has ISL and the three
other candidates 400. 1t will be seen
that Watts Is within eleven OF having as
many as his three competitors. There
now remain but four counties to report
ito the In~telllgcnccr, Barbour, MOnonEa.
liza. PendlctOn md Writ. II will be Iu-
teresting to know how these delegations
stnnd. Three Of them are In the Second
district, where 1t would be supposed that
Watts would be comparatively weak,
but In the other, Writ, he will probably
get most OF the delegation. 1t may be
that the three opponets OF Watts will
have a few more votes thnn he will line
up with. but shrewd managers now In
SScline TO the btlies that he Will have
enough to nominate ON the first ballot.
CabelI's t~wenty-nlnc that are credited 10
Ralphsnyder are said to be on, thu verge
, Of going over to the Kunuwha nun. The
figures:
Ralph
sny- Ben
County Votes Watts der nett Smith