The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-17
poclal plspatch 10 The Intelllsencer.


Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgencer,
KINGwooD. w. Va, Jan. lG.-Tho
Inteiligencer correspondent here had an
interview to-day with ex-senator Daw-
SON, chairman Of the Republican state
committee. concerning political mat
ters In the state, Chairman Dawson
said he was now in correspondence with
the members of the state executive
committee, relative TO the time aud
place OF a meeting OF the state central
committee. The latter committee Will
be called together to select the place
and fix the time for holding the state
convention, 20 elect four delegates aud
four alternates AZ large 20 the national
convention, which cnnvenes at St,LpulS.
June l6. He suid he supposed that the
central committee would meet about
the middle OF next month.
He also said that i was important Tor
the members OF the central committee
To be apprIsed OF the fact that a propo-
sitlon may be submitted ut their meet
ing TO hold the state convention to
nominate the atate ticket Mt the same
time that the convention Ia held 70 elect
the delegates and 1ltefnates to the ma
tional convention; or in other words,
to do both at one convention.
He snId he hoped that the proposition
would receive the serious consideration
81 the members OF the committee and
81 the Republican press OF the state,
and also OF the people GENERALLY.
THE question has two sides" said
SIR. Dawson. ''nnd do not care to eX-
press an opinion now, In favor OF one
convention Is the fact that II viii avoid
the expense and trouble OF holding two.
and II Is argued that we can as well
select the state ticket the middle of
May or the llrst OF June, as wR can the
niddh OF july or the first OF August.
On the otllsE hand. II Is said that the
first OF June is too early TO name the
state ticket; that the people Will not
have had time 10 think thoroughly OF
the matter rs Il Is very Important to
make no mistake In that matter this
year"
RspnbiIUan Prospects.
as 10 the prospects OF Republican
success in the state. this year. Chair
man Dawson said: They are FIRST
rate; but II viii be no walk over. The
state nnmOcrsSy viii put ui' tho great
est iis!N IN It's history. We will beat
them by putting IN greater and bet:
ter one. Our people are confident nnd
eIthugiastic. That is good; but i must
not degenerate Into oveT-confidonce.
Every Republican must do his whole
duty, and We must have n thorough or
gaHisatldn. II 10 supposed that q thor
ouEh organization Is dependent on the
state committee or It's chairman. Tint
Is a rNistnkeI Il depends on the indlv-
idual Republican voter. Without his
help the committee can't organize the
state N a hundred years: with II, they
can organize II thoroughly and quickly.
Judging from my experience In 1919
and 1884 the committee VIII hnve the
corporation OF tile whole party and
every man N It, as We have the better
organization now, and propose to have
ali through the fight; and IA we have
the best side OF every public question.
and the best business record. AIN con-
fident we shall win.
II have sent copy OF tile official call
for the national convention 10 the
chairman OF the four congressional dis
trlct committees. as those committees
are charged with the duty of calling
conventions - their respective dis
tric,s, 20 elect two delegates and two
dIterna,es nom each to the national
convention
Il Just have letter from friend. In
curing who shnil call the convention In
his judicial district 70 nominate n can
dlIath for fudge OF the Circuit court, as
they have no judicial district commit
zee, As this may occur In other Judi
cIal districts. and In some senatorial dis
triots and delegate districts, i would
IKE 10 ask the Inteliigeneer 20 print the
following extract from our plan OF or
ganlzation:"
The District Committees.
~. judicial Dlstric. Committee
Each judicial district Cor clrculD should
have a committee. to call conventions
70 nominate candidates for Judge, to ccr-
tlfy nominations, etc, In the years when
Judges ARE TO be elected either for the
fujI term or to f1ii vacancies. Where
there Is no such existing committee IN
any district, the chairman OF the coun-
~ central committees of the counties
composing such district, Will form suCh
committee until a convention " heId
and q committee Is appointed by i. I'M,
chairman OF the county committee OF
the county In the district cuStlng INC
largest Republican vote for Presldent
n. the preceding presidential election.
will act hE chairman Of such committee
until ths committee elects another.
a. Senatorial District Committee.
combating OF one member for each
county OF the dIEtrict The chalrmen OF
,bS cnunty committees OF tic countlns
COMPOSING each senntorIal district, VIII
moi ns such committee twhere there Is
none now cxlstlng) until another y ni,-
bointed by n convention uf the district.
The member OF the sthtF committee for
the ac1nturinl district VIII be chairman
Of such committee until another Is
elected.
aiatinr OF one member froln.cnch cpuu-
~ ~ the district. The chnlr nan Of the
County committees Of The district VIII
mi as such (whcre Unnc now cSls'Hl
wniii \ convention at the district shall
appoint another The chairman OF the
c6nnty committee OF the COUNTY cast
ing the largest Rurunllean VOC 70, ioi
election, will Act NJ chairman Of such
committee uEtIl the committee shall
elect another"