Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-16
AfIER DORIS SHOES.
New Candidates Springing Up in the
Third District,
And q Red Hot Republican Cam
paign is Anticipated-Ed Edwards
Will Have a Hard Row 10 Hoe
Before He GEES Through.

Special to the Register
Charleston, W. Va, May 15.-Since II
has been observed that Congressman
c. Z. Dorr, Of the Third district, is not
making any canvass for denomination,
and will probably not be candidate,
a number of new candidates have sud-
denly come into the field to oppose VIM.
Seymour Edwards who up to this time
has had everything his own way. The
three counties, Boone, Logan and Mich
olas, which have appointed delegates to
the Republican Congressional conven-
ton, have all instructed their delegates
to vote for Mr. Edwards, and that gem
tleman was in fair way to get IN
structions from every other county in
the district had there been no one to
oppose him except Mr.. DOrr, but now
that other candidates have suddenly en-
tered the arena, the contest from this
time onward promises to be exceedingly
f5sting. Prominent among those
who have undertaken to down Edwards
and secure the nomination is Hon. John
B. Floyd Of this city; another is Prose-
cutting Attorney G. w. Dillon, of Fay
cite; another is M. J. Cook, of Sum
mcrs, and there are others. And II is
by no means certain that Mr.. Dorr Will
not be a candidate. His friends say he
will come to the convention with few
county delegations in his breaches pock-
cts just to show Mr.. Edwards that he
can do it, and who knows but what in
-and-tumble fight Mr.. Dorr
might yet carry off the prize?
Mr.. Floyd speaks very positively
about his getting the nomination. He
says he has the real vote-getters on his
side, and has the utmost confidence in
his success. His attention was called
to the fact that Edwards mad secured
instructions from every county that up
to date had appointed delegates. But
what of it, he asked. The combined
vote of the three counties that have
instructed for him does not equal the
vote Of Charleston district, in this cOun-
IT, which l am certain Of having solid.
Neither does it equal Cabin creek dis
trict, in this county, another district
delegation which l expect to have
solid.''
One of DORIS supporters. speaking
Of Mr. Edwards methcds Of canvassing
fer the nomination says ne made a mis-
take by attempting TO secure the nomi-
nation by the use OF money Having
distributed his funds literally to a few
of his principal workers, he will have
to pay every man who turn hand for
him, and if he does not pay man he
does not get his support. Mr.. Edwards
is reputed a very wealthy man, who
'has money to burn" This having
been noised abroad every Republican
voter will feel himself badly treated if
he does not receive his share of the
money-ffty or a hundred dollars-and
being aggrieved he viii vote for any
man rather than the man who has
sighted him.
Then, Mr.. Edwards has disguised all
decent Republicans by his open and
shameless distribution Of money to cor
rupt the Republican voters. They look
at it as degrading the party
The other candidates opposing Mr..
Edwards are poor men, and have no
money with which to buy votes. Their
friends recognize the fact that they
have no money to spend and conse
Quently they will not be expected to
spend any They will get the support
CT their friends, however, and it will
be more earnest and enthusiastic than
if it were purchased
The Republican Congressional con-
vention will be held in this city on the
22d Of June, and between now and that
date the contest for the nomination will
be exceedingly hot.