Evening star., 1896-08-08

majorities in 10 short a period Second
West Virginia 1s to a large extent a grazing
and sheep-growfng state. so far as its pre-
dominating industry, agriculture. is con-
cerned. The policy OF the Wilson-Gorman
bill has worked detrimentally to the inter-
ests OF both these callings. Wool growing
sections. and for which the state ie De-
cuiiarly fitted. has been driven almost out
OF existence. as the farmers largely believe
by placing wool on the free list. Third.
wnlie there may be a strong feeling in favor
OF free silver as commonly understood, there
Is not enough OF the mercantile element in
the population to give the feeling the in
tensity 1t has In more speculative states.
nor Is there by any means the amount of
mortgaged Indebtedness that elsewhere
gives free silver ite biting edge Reports
from an the counties indicate that the re-
publican vote will not be materially af-
fected by the silver agitation.
Democratic Convention.
The democratic convention to nominate
state officers will be held in the Wheeling
Park Casino. Wheeling. Wednesday. August
L. A spirited canvass has been made for
the governorship nomination by United
States District Attorney c. c. Watts of
Kanawha county and I. c. Ralphsnyder of
Preston, while Editor c. L. Smith of Marion
ana Judge w. g. Bennett of Lewis have
Eot hustled much. but will prove strong in
tne convention. A careful forecast Of the
ing with Ss9 votes. Smith next with 1aS.
Bennett with 139 and Ralphsnyder with 100
the unknown quantity being "a delegates
me tota! number OF votes is $40: necessary
TO cnoice. 425. Ralphsynder is the orig
mai Tree silver man and claims that he
Iorced Watts from the administration posI-
ton to be a free coinage man. The main
opposition to Watts centers on his having
been q constant Office seeker and office
holder for the past twenty years
The other candidates before the conven-
tion are: For auditor. w. H. Boggs of PEN
dleton. Camden Sommers of Harrison. Jas
l.. Stewart of Putnam. Robert Carr of Ka-
nawha, f. L. Nash Of Wood. VIM. Mckay
OF Roane and George w. Tippett of Mason;
Tor treasurer. James NJ Rowan of Monroe
d. A. Dorsey Of Marshall: for attorney
general. Thomas s. Riley of Ohio: for su-
perintendent of free schools, Virgil A.
Lewis Of Mason, Wilson NJ Foulk of Min
eral and Robert A. Armstrong of Upshur:
for supreme judge. John H. Holt of Cabell
Kanawha. Thos. NJ. Brown of Kanawha
and c. c. Higgtnbotham Of Upshur.
Republicans mt Work.
The republican state executive commit
tee has reelected w. NJ. o. Dawson, its
experienced chairman. and substituted A
b. White. editor of the Parkersburg State
Journal. for the former secretary. G. W.
Atkinson. who recently received the unan-
imous nomination Of his party for gov
ernor. me headquarters Will be at Wheel
ing.
Such is Postmaster General W. L. Will
sons opposition to free silver. and such
has been the good feeling between the
two rivals Of 1894. that Congressman Day
ton Of the second district expects to re-
ceive the vote Of the famous tariff re-
former in November next.
There will be no scarcity of aspirants
among the republicans for the seat now
occupied by Senator Faulkner Charles
Burdette Hart. editor Of the Wheeling In
tellfgencer. Is the most active at present
State Senator N. F. Whitaker and Hon.
w. +. Hubbard Of Wheeling are In the
hands of their friends. and A. b. White Of
Parkersburg fs mentioned for the place
Mr.. Hart has already made q number of
campaign speeches. and has had them
printed and circulated In the interior OF the
state as supplements to country news
papers. This is comparatively a new
move here, being also carried out with the
speeches of Congressman Dovener, DAYTON
and Miller. Candidate for Governor Atkin-
son and Senator Elkins. so far as made.
Ex-Governor E. w. Wilson of Charles
ton. 1t is predicted, will be the democratic
nominee for Congress in the third district
against c. P. Dorr. a former democrat.
who received the republican nomination.
John o. Pendleton practically has no on
position for the congressional nomination
from the first district democratic conyen
tion, August IL. He served three terms
and got in out of the wet in 1894 by refus
Ing to run. The present incumbent. Can
tain Dovener, has been renominated by the
republicans. IN