The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-10
TIE ADVANCE GUARD
convention Leaders Arriving In the
cify-Tr. Watt. One Of the First 10 Oren
HeadTunrtsrs-lloteI. Will be Filled 10
nyerIo,Inw

Will be Fiiitt 10
Overlooking.
The city Is filling with Democratic
politicians from all parts OF the state
the advance guard OF tn. state and
congressional conventions which are to
be held here Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Windsor and NcLure already have
engagements to their full capacity. and
the stanm, Howell and other hotels will
be full-up before Tonight. Il is esti-
mated the state convention viii draw
fully 1000 strangers to the city. The
delegates number Si7 and as many
counties have named a~lternates, the
attendance OF those directly Interested
in the convention Will be fully 1000.
herother thousand will be spectators
from all sections OF the state.
The first Of the g~ubernatorlal candI-
dates to arrive In ths city was Mr..
Watts, of Charleston. who reached the
city yesterday morning and registered
at the Windsor. Ills room, No. II. wa
at once the Mecca for a large proper
ton OF the politicians already In the
city. During the afternoon the Kama
wha man held an almost continuous
) levee. and the antc-conventiOn fight
for the guberrator!al nomination was
fairly under way.
Chairman w. E. Chiffon, Of thc state
committee. arrived IN town yesterday
morning and has established his head
quarters at the Mcclure. He, too, was
visited by scores of local and out-0f-
town Democrats who are already here
* 10 attend thp convention
Another candidate who has arrived
iH Nj ". II. BogSE. OF PcndIeton. one
of the leading agpirlnts for auditor. He
has rooms at the Windsor and ia al
ready "stIrring his Stumps' In great
shope. Colonel Robert s. Carr, OF ka-
1awha. another candidate for the nom
:nation for auditor. his ]cntrcnehel
himself at the Windsor and waa one OF.
the centres Of attraction. AZ usual.
Other leaders who arrived yesterday
and are quartered at che Windsor are:
EX-ConEresgman John D. Anderson. OF
Nicholas c. H., OF tho Third district;
he IS one OF the Watts boOmers: Grlf
IT. Smith, Of Point Pleasant. who takes
asleaye Of abBcnCe from his duties in
the commissioner OF internal revenues
Office; Conrad II. Sync, who nls0 comes
from the national capital: R. +. Odcn,
of MartInaDurg: L. II. Kelley md WE.
r. Byrres, Of Braxton; Myer Ncwbcr-
ger. of ParkersburS.
Sft4Among thnse who have engaged
quarters at the Windsor are the follow
ing: Z. L. Nash. OF parEerSburg, can
dldate for auditor: y. A. Dorsey. OF
Marshn!, who wants to be state trras-
urer: two state "pen" directors. Cap
tain Chipley, OF MJoreGrId, and Cap
tain A. c. Hall. OF Charleston; Tx
National Committeeman John a.. Shcr-
tidan, OF Pied mont: General ]. w. St.
S.C!a.r, nf Fayettc: Ex-Congressman
Jhbirs f"lfnrincr'D Capchnrt. Of Point
Pleasant, ofathc Fourth district; Colo.
mel John r. McGraw. OF Grafton: State
Treasurer J. n. Rowan, OF Monroe.
who Sccks n denominations; pcnItcnti-
nry Director John A. Mcintosh, OF
Jackson; Adjutant General J. A.. Holly,
of Charleston: Prosecuting Attorney
" Charley Powell. =, l.. Watson and n. G..
Morgan, OF Fairmont: Camden Sum
q mars, OF C%inrhsbufG. (wnnta to be nIi-
dior; eH-CDnRfc2sman Icn- Wi1Ron, OF
9yCIarksbIrg; Waiter Prndicton. OF
!JtoaDe, jugt nominated by the Tourt!s
district Democrats and endorsed by
the PopuIIsts: United States Marshal