Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
THIRD DISTRICT.
Generally Conceded That Wilson VIII
be Nominated for COngresS--The
Scramble Among Republicans--C.
p DORIS Advertising Schemes.

Scramble Among RepublicanS---G.
P. DORIS Advertising Schemes.
Special to the Register
Charleston. W. Va, June 15.-tne
endorsement by the Democratic coun-
~ convention of Kanawha OF ex-GoV-
Wilson as a candidate for delegate to-
the Chicago convention. makes it GER
tain that he will be chosen as one Of the
delegates. James II. Miller, Of Sum-
mers. will be another delegate, but who
the other one will be no one appears
TO be willing to venture prediction.
Gen. ]. W. ST. Clair, OF Fayette, ana
Lawrence Tieney. OF Mercer, have Ooth
been spoken of. but the fact that Meth
er of them is regarded as sound on the
question of the free coinage Oh silver
makes the chance Of either as dele
gate a matter Of doubt.
Il is now certain that ev-Goy. Wilson
will be the Democratic candidate for
Congress TO represent the Third dis
trict. There is no other candidate FOR
the nomination. Assuming that GOV.
Wilson viii be the candidate, the Re
publicans are casting about for strong
man 70 expose him. Since the pUOh-
cation of Mr.. Huling's letter disclaim-
ing to be a candidate, the question OF
Republican candidate has received con-
siderable attention here. For the past
two months the Republicans OF Kan
awha have been preparing TO fight
against Huling'S nomination, and were
not particular who was nominated II
they could compass his defeat. But
Mr.. Huling. seeing that he could not
get the support of his own county, has
wisely decided not 10 run. Edgar T..
Rucker. who was a candidate for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket in 1892,
and was defeated by Mr. Anderson, has
been spoken Of as a candidate, but he
will not run for Congress because he
wants to be the Republican nominee
for Attorney General on the State
ticket. J. H. Gaines. formerly Of Fay
cite county. but now living in this city,
has been spoken of as an available can
didate on the Republican ticket, but
the fact that he Sulked two years ago
because Mr.. Huling beat him for the
nomination and failed to give the ticket
his warm support, will. it is believed,
ruin his chances for the nomination
this year He has very properly de-
clined to be considered as a candidate.
C. p. Dorr. ex-Democrat, Of Webster
arrived in the city yesterday. establish
ed headquarters and opened his can
vass for the Republican nomination.
He brought with him his advertising
agent. John Fehr. who has published a
number OF boom editions Of newspa-
pers in various towns of the State, in
clu6ing Charleston, Huntingdon and
Sistersville. Felr has hung out his
single as a professional booster Of
candidates for Office He proposes. for
certain considerations, TO take man
out of deep C5scurity and place him on
the pinnacle of nOtoriety and other
wise enable him to grasp any Office Of
honor and trust that he may set his
heart on. Mr. Fehr has literally post
ed Charleston over with wood cuts, pur-
porting 10 be the coming man from the
wilds Of Webster who will make Rome
howl for the next few weeks as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Congress. Fehr will 80 out on all
the creeks FASTING DORIS alleged pho
tOs on fences. gate posts. barn doors,
pig pens, saw logs. everywhere. along
side Of patent medicine posters. and
scattering literature as thick as leaves
on the brook of Vallambrosa. calling
the attention o. the rural roosters to
the wonderful virtues of the diStin-
guished philosopher and sage. Chris
tian Philetus DOrr The Republicans
Of Kanawha seem to be very much
amused at DORIS eXtravagant preten-
tions as we'll as his method of cam
paigning.
Hon. John B. Floyd has been spoken
of as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress. He says he
can have the nomination if he wants it,
but he Is not sure that ne wants it. He
feels that he has a higher mission in
lie TO perform than can be reached in
the lower house Of Congress. He
doesn't see any reason why he should
not be elected United States Senator to
succeed Senator Faulkner. That is the
way he feels about il, and all his
friends appear TO see IL in that light.
The Democrats want John to run for
Congress. They believe he could help
the Democratic party better by run
ming for Congress- this year than he
would BY holding of waiting to be
United States Senator. Anyhow. they
believe his politics would stand in the
way of his election to seat in the
United States Senate by Democratic
Legislature.