Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-14
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Abundance of Democratic Congressional
Timber in This District.
SUGGESTION Meetings to Be Held in
Ohio County Next Saturday
Evening - The Fight for Com
missioner in Liberty-Politics in
Marshall = Other Political Mat
+erS

There are as yet no avowed candi-
dares for the Democratic nomination
tor Congress in the First district. There
kan abundance Of good timber, however.
from which to make a selection. Any
one of the gentlemen who has been
mentioned in connection with the honor
Of nomination by the Weston Conven-
ton will make a formidable candidate
against any one of the three who are
after the Republican nomination.
One whose name has been frequently
mentioned during the past few weeks.
a gentleman who is in every way
worthy the high honor, is Hon. J. V.
Blair, of Doddridge county. Mr.. Blair
was in the city a few days ago, but it
IS understood that his visit had no polit-
zeal significance. He is being pushed
forward by his friends, and is certain
10 have large following in the con-
yention if he consents to the use of his
name.
Two Ohio county names frequently
heard are those of Hon. John O. Pen
doton, who has represented the dis
trict IN the House, and Col. w. ".
Arnett. who was the nominee of the
party two years ago, and made splen-
did canvass of the district, but went
down with the Republican landslide,
NJ. G. Sperry, prominent young
Democratic attorney of Clarksburc,
whose name was before the convention
Two years ago, is being urged by friends
to make the race again.
Weston is the home of a number of
prominent Democrats who are being
talked of as possible candidates, among
them DR.. ]. H. Holt, Hon. Lewis Ben
nett, Hon. Will Brannon and Hon. A.
A. Lewis
Braxton county will have three can
didates in the persons of L. H. Kelly.
Of Sutton, prosecuting attorney of The
county, and an able lawyer; ]. B. Fow-
Ter, also of Sutton, whose name has
been heard in connection with Congress
sional nominations heretofore, and DR..
". P. Newton, a prominent physician
and sterling Democrat.
Scott Withers, a leading attorney of
Glenvllle, Gllmer county, completes the
list of the names so far mentioned. but
list which does not include all tile
available material. With no candidate
making an active effort to land the
nomination, it is too early to discuss
the probable action of the convention.
W L. Hill, of Littleton. Wetzel coun-
~ formerly a prominent Republican
farmer of Ohio county, was in the city
yesterday and discussed politics with a
Register man. MY county will prob
ably send divided delegation to the
district convention" he said. "Dov-
ener and Campbell will each secure
some votes. | think Captain Dow
ener will get solid delegations from
BTaXton and Gilmer counties. In Lewis
there have been two county conventions
and there are two sets of delegates in
the held, one representing Dovener and
the other Meighen, but now the latter
Is out of the race. Great interest is
taken in the fight, and the result is
pr0blematical."
Gut in Liberty district the fight for
Commissioner usually takes precedence
over all others. The political senri-
ments Of the President or Congress
man is not considered as important by
very respectable number of the vot-
ers in that district, as the personality
and politics of the County Commits
sloner. The head of the ticket is very
frequently traded for this local Office
his year, however, the fight on the
Congressional delegates fairly divides
interest with the contest between