Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18
THE BIG REPUBLICAN ROW
in Kanawha County Assumes More
Fo.m dabIe Proportions
As the Days Go By and the Affair
Becomes More Generally Under
stOod-DanS and His Friends Arc
FuriOus-A Thousand Dollars Of
Mckinley Money Alleged to Have
Been Spent in Kanawha County.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, W. Va, March 1.-THE
attempt on the part Of the Charleston
Republicans to effect a compromise and
heal the wounds made last Saturday
has only resulted in making the breech
between the factions wider than ever.
After the meeting at the court house
Saturday night was adjourned" and
the rank and file had left, some of them
going home and others distributing
themselves among the various saloons,
few of the leaders got together and
went through the formality OF holding
convention. There were probably
not more than dozen present when
Geo. Morgan was elected chairman,
and a committee was appointed to Sc
leCt the delegates to the Congressional
district convention. which meets here
on the 26th inst. to select two dele
gates to represent the Third Congress
SIGNAL district in the ST. Louis Con-
vention and also to choose delegates to
the State Convention. which meets in
Clarksburg on the 18th Of May, TO
choose four delegates at large TO the
National Convention. The committee
so appointed was composed wholly of
the friends Of Silman, with one eXcep-
tion-Mr. Dana. who was allowed to
go on the committee. The Dana men
had allowed the Silman men to have
the chairman under the promise that
the Dana men would be treated fairly.
terday to select the delegates to the
convention. Mr.. Dana was given half
of the delegates to the Third Congress
sional district convention, in compli-
ance with the promise made to him
Saturday night, but when it came to
choosing the delegates to the State Con-
yentiOn the Silman people took them
all. To say that Dana and his crowd
are furious with rage at this high
handed villainy," as they termed it,
doesn't half express the intensity OF
their anger. Dana understood that
when the other crowd promised Satur-
day might to give him half of the dele
gates they meant half OF the delegates
to both conventions, and this was not
an unreasonable expectation, since a
vote of the meeting was not had, and
therefore no certainty that Silman had
a majority of the convention. Dana
desired half of the delegates
TO THE STATE CONVENTION
to trade upon in the Third Congress
sional district convention. He proposes
TO give the vote OF mis- delegates to the
State Convention to some one from the
Third district who is a candidate for
delegate at large in return for what
votes such candidate can bring him
DANA in the Third district convention.
Mr.. Silman wants the delegates to the
State Convention for the same purpose,
and having it in his power to take them
all from Charleston district he did not
scruple to do so.
Republicans who are on the inside
and are supposed TO know, say there
was 81 900 of McKinley;s money spent
in Charleston district to secure the
delegates for Dana. 1t looks now as if
it has been spent to no purpose. The
Dana faction say that the other side
have robbed Mckinley of the votes to
which ne was justly entitled, meaning,
il is presumed the votes that were Nc
Kinley's by the right Of purchase.
Under all the circumstances it is not
strange that the fractional feud between
the Republicans Of Kanawha is growing
in intensity.
AS was indicated in a former dis
patch. this factiOnal fight is to reach
further than the conventions TO choose
delegates TO the St. Louis Convention.
Ii will be carried at least to the con-
ventiOn of the Third Congressional dis
trict to nominate a Republican candi-
dage for Congress. A prominent Re-
publican of the Silman faction said to
the Register to-day THAT Mr.. Huling
was never regarded as true Republic
can, and that he was nominated two
years ago because of Huling's claim
that he could secure a large Democratic
vote through influential Democratic
friends such as ex-COngressman c. p.
Snyder and others. The Republicans
not having much faith in their ability
to carry the district without Demo-
cratic aid. closed with Huling. We
have no such timidity tnis year said
this Republican. and anyhow we would
rather be defeated with a true Republi-
can than win with halfway Republic
can like Huling.'
What has provoked this strong OPP
position to Huling?" was asked.
principally his opposition to the Re
publican city ticket last year. Why
do you know" he said. that de Gruy-
ter would not be Mayor of Charleston
to-day had it not been for the help he
received from Dana and Huling?'
ct was not understood at the time
that Huling was supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket" it was suggested.
But he was nevertheless" he an
swered. 81 vas with number OF my
friends coming down Capitol street one
day during
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
when we met Col. Huling l said,
Colonel. do you know that Dana is all
wrong in this election? We want you
to go to him and get him right. 1
will do no such thing. said Mr.. Huhng
Well if YOU don't, said I. the party
will turn YOU down as sure as the devil
i'm the next Congressional convention.
Let them turn and be id said Col.
Hulng. Well said I. I'VE did not sup
nose YOU would do anything to help
the Republican ticket. We merely
asked YOU TO see what you would say
That is the way Mr.. Huling talked,
and that is the reason why we are go
ing to defeat him for denomination for
Congress"
O. a. Petty. who was defeated for
the Mayoralty. and who charges Huling
and Dana with defeating him. is one
OF the most determined enemies OF