The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-10
TIE ADVANCE GUARD
of Convention Leaders Arriving In the
cify-hr. Watts One of the First 20 Open
lfendTun rtrrs-liotel. Will be Filled to
Overlooking.

lfend1unrtrrs-llotels Will be Filled a.
Overlooking.
The city Is filling with Democratic
politicians from all parts OF the state
the advance guard OF the state and
congressional conventions which are to
be held here Tuesday and Wednesday,
The Windsor and Mcclure already have
engagements to their full capacity. and
the Stamm, Howell and other hotels will
be full-up before tonight. II Is estI-
mated the state convention Will draw
fully 1000 strangers to the city. The
delegates number 81 and as many
counties have named al~ternates, the
attendance OF those directly interested
in the convention Will be fully 1000.
The other thousand Will be spectators
from ali sections OF the state.
The first Of the gubernatorIal candi-
dates to arrive In the city was Mr..
Watts, OF Charleston, who reached the
city yesterday morning and registered
at the Windsor. His room, No. II. was
at once the Mecca for n large proper
ton OF the politicians already In the
>AAy hII dLlGl ilOpLb tIlt htlu-
wha man held an almost continuous
levee, and the antc-convcntion fight
for the Subernator!al nomination was
fairly under way.
Chairman W. Z. Chiffon. of the 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-Of-
town Democrats who are already, here
to attend the convention.
Another candidate who has arrived
is Mr.. w. II. Boggs. OF PcndIcton, one
OF the leading asnirlntS for auditor. He
has rooms at the Windsor and Is al
ready "stlrring his stumps' In Grea,
shore. Colonel Robert S. Carr, OF Ka-
nawha. another candidate for the NOM
inatlon for auditor, has c%n.rcnchel
himself at the Windsor and was on of
the centres OF attraction. MS usual.
Other leaders who arrived yesterday
and are quartcrcd at Che Windsor are:
FS-Congressman John D. Anderson. of
Nicholas c. H., OF tho Third district;
he IS one Of the Watts boomers; Grlff
T. Smith. of Point Pleasant. who takes
leave Of abScncc from his duties in
the commissioner OF internal revenues
office; Conrad II. Sync. who also comes
from the national capital: y. +. Odcn,
OF MartlEaotrg: Il. II. Kelley and WE.
r.. Byrnes, OF Braxton; Mycr Ncwbcr-
ger, of Parkersburs.
Among those who have engaged
quarters at the Windsor are the follow
ing: L. L. Nash, OF parkersburg, can
NdIdate for auditor: d. A.. Dorsey, of
Marshall. who wants to be state treas
urcr; t@O state pen directors. Cap
tain Chiplcy. OF MnOreirid. and Cap
tain a, G. Hall, OF Charleston: En-
Sjt!0nnl Committeeman John a. Shcr-
y idan, OF Piedmont: General j. ". st.
Clair. Of Faycttc; Ex-Congresaman
James f"l'nrmcr") Capchart. of Point
Pleasant. of tho Fourth district; Colo
mel John T. McC;raw. OF Grafton: State
Treasurer ]. ". Rowan. OF MOnrOc,
who sccks n RECONCILIATION: Pcnltcnti-
airy Director John A.. Mcintosh. OF
Jackson: Adiutant General j. A. Holly.
f0f CiiarlnytGn: Prosecuting Attorney
Charley Powell, s, l.. Watson and u. q.
Morgan. of F%air:nont: Camden Sum
ners, of ClnrhsburG. twants to be au-
adiior) Jex-CpnRrc9sman BGnrWilson, OF
~lClarksburE; Walter pendlcton. OF
Roane. tuHt nominated by the Fouril,
district Democrats and endorsed by
the Popullsts; United States Marshal