The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-06-15
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
What the Democratic Chair
man Thinks of the Situa-
ton.


Against Dayton-The Latter is An
Easy Mark-The Dates and Place For
Holding the Democratic Convention
Are fixed-S. V. Woods Will Prob
ably Be the Democratic Nominee.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, June ll-Pur-
suant to call of Hon. w. B. Corn
well, chairman, the Democratic COM
mittee for the Second Congressional
District of West Virginia, held
meeting at the Kenney House in
Piedmont. 1t was decided to hold
the next convention for that District
at Elkins, Randolph county, August
10th.
After the meeting of the committee
Mr.. Cornwell was seen by reporter.
He has been spoken Of frequently rs
the logical candidate of his party, the
one most suited to measure lances
with Mr.. Dayton and could undoubt-
edly receive the nomination, If he de-
sired it. In reply to the inquiry
whether he would be candidate Mr..
Cornwell said:
'sYou can say emphatically that my
name will not be before the Elkins
convention. | am grateful to my
friends in The district for their kind
ly interest, but | can not afford it.
My business is in chaotic state by
reason of the long continued illness
and death of my father and brother.
/ now feel that owe my first duty
to my family and my business. | am
too poor to go into campaign and
neglect them for six months longer"
In reply to a question as TO who
would most likely receive the nomina-
tion Mr. Cornwell continued: 81 do
not know; but two persons have been
mentioned, SO far as | know, who are,
in my Judgment, likely to be in the
race, and those are my friends sam
Woods, of Barbour county, and Jun
ior' Brown, of Preston. Both of
these gentlemen are especial friends
of mine and both were SO foolish as TO
tell me that they would support me
if desired to make the race. | just
received letter from Junior, who
is now in the state of Washington,
looking after some business interests
up there. From the tone Of that let
ter | am Of the opinion that he is
thinking more about making mon
ey than going to Congress, so it looks
like Woods would be nominated. He
is a fine campaigner and genial schol-
arly gentleman.
In reply to further inquiry re-
garding the chances of carrying the
district Mr.. Cornwell said: sThere
is no doubt about it. Dayton laid
down his hand to a few boiling DEM
ocrats and has disguised most of the
sensible men in his own party. He
has been wrong about everything; he
is simply the shadow of Elkins, and
sneezes every time that gentlemen
takes snuff. He was even worse than
a great many of the other Republican
members of Congress, and was will
ling ally of old Huntington in his eff
fort to rob the Government by means
of his Pacific Railroad Funding Bill.
But, in all probability he will be NOM
mated, as he has few postmasters
scattered over the district in every
county who will be at the convention.
Mr.. Elkins will press the button and
they will do the rest. No, | shall
have nothing, practically, to do with
politics this year, but will endeayor
to catch up with my work and be in
shape to entertain some of my Cum
berland friends, who have promised
to come over and go fishing with me
this summer"