Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
.al to the Register.

Petersburg. ". Va. July 1.-Ihs
second day Of the big gathering Of can
6i5a-es and delegates passed of very
quietly.
The Coagre g. Convention to re-
nominate Warren Miller, Of Jackson
county the present Republican incum-
bsp- was the attraction to-day and
was lacking in interest.
The gathering is d very quiet one ana
-1aIeaders are INDUCING IN great deal
~ scbsming 10 prevent the great defeat
which is apparent 10 those on the inside
os affai~s and which the Democracy
Will bring upon the party ,A-s l".i.
Aronq The late arrivals can be Iounu
o isr-a number Of Republicans who are
avowed advocates CT Vhe Whl'e ule''l-'
as declared for by the Democ!4O! a.
CHICAGO. They are ou,SpoHen III - -,
advocacy of free silver and are looAeC
mo, with scorn by the fellows ana
.0roneinent leaders here whose cCA~
enels are adorned with large go.o bugs
and badges upon which Is enioOsSeU '--0
par-v's idol. VIM. Mckinley
A DeeuI8r feature Of the whole aAdH
3 The fact that nowhere. even IN tne
fs,o~a7ions az The big wigwam. can De
found the likeness of Mckinney u
ming mate. CAR e A. HoJart. @-u no
a voice has rs yet been raiSed lot 'n'''
Senator EIkins AID Chairman DaW-
son have been holding star cranloeI
ccnfsbs with the lesser lights all Jay
md as the approach Of tomorrow con
veD-fO1 and contest grows nearer the
sim. son becomes more interesting
Davis Elkins. son of the senator Is
hs-e and together with Randolph coun-
tfes de-egl.ion. has headquarters ID 'he
rrivqta car of the West Virginia Cen
trail Railroad. -,
Con .es-ing delegations are here rom on
Mcdowell county. headed by SAefiH -
fer and Edgar P Rucker. bota uele-
l,orioDs were admitted at the Congress
Si0naI Convention in the Third district
Lost week but there viii be q hVeiy
fght in rb- state Convention. Sherin
Fmer in discussing the matter stated
that Sol. White. Edgar Rrcker ana
Houston had taken unfair advantage IN
the primaries. and az the Mass county
convention. wiki only 10 votes out OF
600 seated q negro as temporary chalr-
man and then made him the permanent
rr-si5ing officer. The Efier crowd could
o. no recognition and they marshaled
tb-ir forces on the outside ana appoint
cd delegates TO The various conventions
lie denounced the high handed actoh
of the other crowd and came mere 10 de..
uand full recognition at the hahus Oh
the safe convention, and with the ap-
p~caca Of the convention each tacuon
becomes more bitter than ever, and are
determined 20 be recognized. The out
look FIR either being seated Is very us
couraging.
a.. candidates on the ground last
riel. remained up very late and with
the breaking Of day this morning, al
though a heavy rain was falling, and
continued for several hours. candidates
could be seen passing Two and fro be
tween -ae different headquarters OF the
delegations.
-. T.. McD0ugle Of the Ceredo Ad-
vance is here working up his boom for
the nomination for Safe Treasurer.
D.sr.ssing the situation he said that
Atkinson would have no opposition for
t. Eu5erua,CriSl nomination. As TO
hls own chances he thought they were
fair. although be had very little time
10 get ont 10 canvass. Wayne county
had instructed for him. Richie had en-
d0r5el him. and he expected to have
a good showing from other c0ur ties.
His opponents are r. II. Lee. of st.
Adams: N. a. Kendall of Parkersburg;
Moses FrauksnOerger. OF Charleston,
and Col. Sen,z. OF Kanawha county
There are four candidates for the
nomination for Auditor. one from each
Confessional district. as follows j..
s. Hyer. OF the First; L. N. LaFOllette,
Of The Second: Ash ". Price. OF the
Third. and John X Thompson. of the
Fourth. They are all here and have
opened headquarters. and will make q
lively fight. Thompson and Hyer ap-
pear to b. in the lead but Thompson is
the most aCrOit wire worker of the
lot, and his friends say he Will land the
prize.
". "A. Kendall of Parkersburg. as
pirant for the State treasurership be-
lieyes he has things going his way.
He has q great advantage over his Op-
pOnents
Ash N. Price. of Bluefie,d. is another
statesman after q job. He wants the
nomination for Auditor, but if he gets
# he viii not be in it. That and all
the other Offices at the State Capital will
be filed by deserving Democrats.
Moses Fr3nkenberger, q Kanawha
county statesman. who recently SHE'D
his castor into the race for the treas
urcrsli0 is here. and has headquarters.
and IS doing some quiet and effective
wC-5.
OF the 964 delegates to the convention
nearly an have arrived.
The old adage that none but Demo-
Gratis indulge in the flowing bowl. has
been exploded. and d number Of the del
ezlces became very noisy to-day.
Z. r. Hood. Of the Charleston Mail
says Moses Frankeuberger is the lOgi-
cal candidate for The nomination for
State Treasurer. Frankenburger. he
SAYS is q retired business man, and he
is conservative in his views and his
name would add strength 10 the ticket
ne A. -ltl "a NlHtl tCt II Sl-lli-I ~ lie uOul-
inGJiOn. He doesn't think Kendall
was in it 20 any extent.
One Of 50hn X. ThOmpSOn'S lieuten-
ants SAYS that John X. viii go in;O the
convention with 200 votes and will get
the nomination If he does not become
panicly. i Is stated that he is fright
ened and wants 20 withdraw from the
race. but his friends object and he is
sll I'm f. Hyer is the man who is
causing CONSERVATION in his camD.
Ash N. Prince. OF Mercer county. who