The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-25
RANDOM POLITICAL NOTES.

Considerable opposition has develop
ed among Republicans to the suggest
lon thrown out by Chairman Dawson,
OF the state committee. IN a recent in.
terview In the Intelligenccr, TO the ef>
feet that II might be wise 10 blend The
state delegate and nominating eonven.
lions this year. Strong reasons were
given by those faVoring the plan, but
uhey do not seem to overhalance thoSn
OF rhe opposition. The popular scnti-
ton, for the reason that this rs not
proper year to try any new expert
iHentR. 1t Is notable. however, TINT
tlIOan who have expressed their opno-
altlln to the proposed plan conilnc
tiicnIselvcs mainly to the objection TO
blending the nominating With the del
rgale convention. RI the general de-
Blre Is to have but two state conven-
tluna, they see no reason to object to Il
uall for the delegate convention al the
time and place OF the state league. THU
would accomplish the object sought
to lie gained by the two convention
Nlcn, and would avoid the DIGESTION.
80 logically based, to the nomination
OF the state ticket und formulation of
nLnlc platform In advance OF tho ma
at The state league convention, aside
from the organization and rallyinE OF
The rank and He OF the party for thc
campaign, il tile election OF delegated
10 the national convention, which will
,i,p almost as important II gathering
this year as The national nominating
convention Itself II can easily br
iiccn. therefore. that. II economy is de-
aired. the holding OF the state convcn-
lion to select four delegates at large to
81. Louis at the same time and place M
the state league meeting would meet
with little or no opposition. on The
contrary, 1t would insure large at
tendance Of enthusiastic party workers..
who would be brought together for but
Alncss and for single purposc-thG
iininE tip OF the forces. and incidentally
10 send 10 two national conventions
proper representations OF the Republl-
can pa-ty o. Wss: Virginia. ]. wo1i5
lie acrimonious gathering and no COM
plIontlons would be likely TO occur.
49,
Al the spring time approaches thin
candidates that usually bloom at TINT
Rrason nre beginning to show signs OF
budding. The fact that the crop OH tho
Republican side bids fair 10 be unuSu-
niiy large In FAR from dIscouraGlnS, Tor
II 10 n pretty sure sign that the ftcpub-
llchns Of West Virginia are In Conl-
dent frame OF mind, Not too confident.
for that would be dangerous. but tHRt
confident enouEli-cnouElt to he In con-
lrlst 10 the depression among the DEM
hcratic brethren. At present The algna
are TINT tho llvcllcst and the closest con-
tnSt viii he for tho nomination Tor tdlH
authorship. This IN quito natural. since
It 10 tho best paying elective Office In
the state, outside the Olllcc OF sheriff
In two or three counties. The auditor
lni candidates In tho Republican party
Hrn doing aomc lively hustlinE already,
mud between two or three men II IN
'nuyhody'B tight" between Holm t.
ThompEoA and Jacob s. Tycr. the lat.
tor having been on the ticket IN iEHi.
there Is very likely to he tho strdHR-
hEt contest. Mr.. Thompson combines
n wide acquaintance With hlS Ercni
popularity everywhere. aud Sir. lIygr
has phOgu Identical qualities himself,
I'hey arc a HtrOnis team md when nhll-
Ing In opposition 10 each other Tor tliu
same prize they can put up n tlnc con-
test. They represent different sections
| Of tho Btntc. but tlIlG fact Ia not 10
| likely TO figure at some people tmnE'
Inc. Tho dnyH when geographical To-
| cation determines the illness Ut cnnul-
| tntcs for offices arc about over, and Il
| In time mat They wore. Another nnli'
ilNr and growing candidate In the nu-
| tiit6fstiiP contest In TEL" LaFollnlic.
! OF Grafton. than whom there IL no bet