The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-10
TIE ADVANCE GUARD


or Convention Leaders Arriving In III,
City-aIr. Watts One Of the First TO Oper
Nendqunrtrrs-llotel. Will be Filled Ia
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 10
be held here Tuesday and Wednesday,
The Windsor and Mcclure already have
engagements to their full capacity. and
the Starnm, Howell and other hotels will
be full-up before tonight. II Is cst!-
mated the state convention Will draw
fully 1000 strangers to the city. The
delegates number S47 and as many
counties have named altcrnatcs, the
attendance of those directly interested
In the convention Will be fully 1000.
The other thousand will be spectators
from all sections of the state.
The first OF the subernutorlal candI-
dates to arrive In the city was Mr..
Watts, of Charleston. who reached the
city yesterday morning and registered
at the Windsor. Ills room, No. II. was
at once the Mecca for q large propor-
ton OF the politicians already In the
city. During the afternoon the Kama
&Wha man held an almost continuous
leves. and the antc-convcntion fight
bsfor the guberratOrial nomination was
fairly under way.
Chairman W, E. Chiffon, OF the state
committee, arrived In town yesterday
morning n has established his iiead-
quarters at the Mcclure. He, too, was
visited by scores of lOcal and out-of-
town Democrats who are already here
to attcud the convention.
Another candidate who has arrived
Us Mr.. W. II. Boggs. OF Pendlcton, one
OF the leading aspirints for auditor. He
has rooms ut the Windsor and Is al
ready stirring his stumps" In great
shope. Colonel Robert s.. Carr, of Ka-
nawha, another candidate for the nom
inatiOn for auditor. has ]cntrcnchel
Il hjmEelf at the Windsor and was one Of
the centres OF attraction. a s usual.
Other leaders who arrived yesterday
and arc qunrtcrcd at the Windsor are:
EX-COngreSsman John D. Anderson. OF
q Nicholas c.. H., IF tho Third district:
he Is n OF the Watts boomers; Grlff
n. Smith. of Point Pleasant, who takes
a leave OF abscncc from his duties In
Gthc commissioner OF internal revenues
3 Office: Conrad H.. Sync, who alsO comes
from the national capital: b. F.. Oden,
of MartlEsburg: LII. Kelley aid WE.
VI r. EByrres, Of Braxton; Mycr Ncwhcr-
ger, OF Parkersbury.
among those who have engaged
quarters at the Windsor nrc the follow
ing: Z. T.. Nash, OF Parker3burG. can
n Gidatc for auditor; D. 4. Dorsey, Of
Marshall, who wants to ha state treas
urer: two state "prn" directors. Cap
tainf Chlplcy, of MJoreiicld. aud Cap
tain a. c. Hall, OF Charleston: Tx
National Commit ermnn John a. Shcr-
iian, OF Piedmont; General j. ". st.
&C!n!r, OF Fnyetlc; Ex-COngressman
James cl'nrmcr') Capchnrt. or Point
pleasant, OF the Fourth district: Colo
mel John r. McGraw, Of Grafton: STATE
Treasurer j. N. Rowan. Of Monroe.
who Eccks n denomination: pcnItcnti-
i airy Director John A. Mcintosh. OF
u Jackson; Adiutant General j. A. Holly,
OF Charleston: Prosecuting Attorney
rhnr!cy Powell. $. Il. Watson and H. G.
Morgan, of I'lirmont: Camden Sum
Il mcrs& OF CInrhsburg, (wnnts to be nu-
3sdi,1r); x-CpnErcssnan D~cnrlY!laon, OF
.~lClarksburE;; Walter Pcndlcton, OK
Rome. just nominated by the Fottrtls
Il district Democrats and endorsed by
the Popullsts; United States Marshal