Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-14

any serious opposition to his renomina-
tin in this district until a few days
ago. The doughty Captain has prob
ably had his eyes opened, and no doubt
realizes that he has hard fight on his
hands. 1t is more than likely that his
own county will send divided dele
cation to the nominating convention,
and that other delegations will also be
split up. In Liberty and Richland dis
tricts it is said that the Campbell senti-
ment is very strong. A leading Repub-
lican from that section of the county
stated to a Register reporter yesterday
that the votes from Liberty and Rich
land will be given to the man who
makes the effort before the primaries
to secure them.
The result of the suggestion meeting
in Richland district did not come to
hand until yesterday. 1t was as fol-
lows
Congressional observation-disclosures
~
w. J. Lyle Peter Lash, ]. G. Nichols
and NJ. F. McCulloch. Campbell dele
gates. Wesley Bowman and Charles
Busby; the names Of the others Will
doubtless be supplied before the prl-
mary election. Meighen delegates were
not named.
County Concentration White, r..
P, Glass. j. B. Lyle, 7. H. McCulloch,
H. Bowman and VIM. Waddell.
County Commissioner-W. b. North.
Comfy Committeeman. w. Lyle.
President Board of Education-AleX.
MeCulloch; member of the Board, j. ~.
Nichols.
Justice-N. Straub
C0nstable-Smith Mcdonald.
The result of Saturday evenings Re
publican suggestion meeting IN Liberty
district was as follows:
The meeting was called to order ny
John Gardner, who was elected chair
man. with c. A. Bradford secretary.
Daniel Maxwell offered what is known
as the Dovener resolution, and It was
adopted after a slight amendment, Of
fered by A. S. Bell.
Congressional Convention-William
Gibson. Robert Bonar, Jr., N. =. Muir
raw Giffen Atkinson, John Gardner.
Ferris Whitman, William Rodgers,
Harry Wells, John Porter, Alvie Gar
rison, T. T. Maxwell William Davis.
John Korn. Edward Harvey and Scott
Neuzum. The division as t. Dovener
and Campbell is not apparent from the
report received.
County Convention-G. R. White, w.
i. B;ggs, Jerome Terrell, Reason
Mitchell. ]. w. Taylor. Milton Gifin,
John Mccoy, Carson Reed, William
White, Hubbard Bowman, William Be-
mar. John Pogue, William E. Davis, S.
Nuzum, Charles McCulloch and William
Moore.
County Commissioned. 3. Shan
non and Ellie Bowman.
President Board of Educatioi--W E
Murray and R. l.. Prawl; member
Board of Education, Abram McCulloch
and Joseph Downing.
County Committee. A. Bradford
and R. NJ. Maxwell.
B. F. Meighen, of Marshall, who has
been a hustling candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress, is
out of the fight, as the accompanying
circular letter, sent out yesterday, will
show
"Moundsville, w. Va, June IS, '9s
my Dear Sir:-I wrote you recently
| asking your support in securing the
nomination as the Republican candi-
date for Congress in this district.
Il have made the preliminary can
vass and find much 20 encourage ne
and many enthusiastic supporters, You,
| the time until the convention is Sc
short that it will be Impossible for me
to make such q canvass as would do
justice to my friends or myself
AT the time | announced myself as
candidate, my desire was to make
friendly and orderly contest in the
district and give all the Republicans
an opportunity to have a choice. hep
ing afterward that all would feel under
obligations to give to the prevailing
candidate united and harmonious sup
port. Judging from some or my ex-
periences recently, 1 very much regret
to say, that l fear, if a change of con-
duct in the present contest is not made.