The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-05
THE CASINO
In Wheeling Park Selected for
Democrats Convention.
TIllSACTlON TAKEN LAST NIGHT
AZ u Meeting OF 1.-THE Local Committee and
Mr.. Paul ltsymanu : Special Trans
portation Arrangements Have Iieen
Mado-Arransements for Seating the
peicsation,-Tucktr for l,nipn,nyder.
Democratic County Committee oIeet,.
other Political News.

Chairman William T.. Chiffon. OF tho
Democratic state committee, was OK
pectcd to have been hero carly In the
present week to confer with the local
committee OF arrangements for the APP
proaching Democratic state convention
which convenes In Wheeling next
Wednesday, but In n letter received by
Chairman w. c. Hnndlan, OF the local
committee. yesterday. the boss says
nothing about coming 10 Wheeling In
advance OF the convention,
Chairman liandlan says that arrange
ments for the convention are being conf
pleted rapidly. The committee has about
come TO the conclusion TINT on account
OF the limited seating accommodations
tickets will be issued to dele
cations In limited numbers. The plan
that will probably be followed Is to Is
SUE as many tickets as there IRE votes
In the convention. BY this plan Ohio
county would receive So tickets. Kama
wha IS. Grant I. etc. AS there arr St7
votes In the convention, rs many Il
ties have selected many morn delegates
than there are votes and us there will
be many spectators, both local and from
all over. the stnte, II is seen that the path
OF the committee in Issuing tickets will
not be one OF roses.
1t has been generally understood that
the local committee had decided upon
the Wheeling park coslno us the place
Tor holding the state convention. This
Is a mistake. No place had been decid-
ed upon. though II was generally npprc-
ciated by the committee that the Wheel
Ing park casino possessed advantngr s
not had by he only other available site.
the Mozart park pavilion. For some
time, however, the committee has been
unable TO come to a satisfactory agree
ment with the Wheeling 4 Elm Grove
railroad management regarding terms
OF transportation to and from the park.
Last night a conference was held in the
Register office. attended by Chairman
w. c. Handlan. or the local commit
tee. Mr.. Paul Reymann, " the Wheel
ing x Elm Grove railroad and Wheel
ms park, and Others, The result OF the
meeting OF his COMMITTEES. 70 be hcldin
terms with the park management and
engaged tho casino for the convention.
melting was that the committee came to
Grove OF fifteen cents for the round trip
was conceded by tho railroad.
Last night 1t was learned that Chair
man " L, Chiffon, NJ the state DEM
ocratic committee. had called a specia!
Sspecial Kate on the Wheeling a. Elm
WlsselinS mex Tuesday. August IL. the
day Of the First district congressional
convention here. and the day before
suc u!eninS of the state Democrats
ourrcution Tho state committee will no
GSGbt ratiiy all that has been done by
tho local committee N Arrangements
for the STATE convention.
Another county has reported It's pre-
ference on tie Democratic Subcraato-
rtsi nomination TO the IntclIsenSer.
fuckers nine votes will go To Mr..
R~alphsnydcr. unless slmcthIny untorc-
seen happens before the meeting OF the
convention. The figures: