Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-14

BROOKE
Braxton ........ ........................'. 10
Gl1mer '.'''.' 90 90
Harrison ....... ......................... %
Hancock ............. ...................- o
Lewis .................. '.'.'.'.''.''''''''' oc
MarSnall ............ ............'....'.... 90
ONO ....."... ......................... o,
Tyler ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .................zo1
Both the Chairman of the Commit
tee, c. D. Elliott, and the Secretary,
W. J. w. Cowden, are absent, with the
army, and it will devolve upon some
member of the Committee to call the
Convention to order and name the tenn
porary officers. probably Hugo l..
Loos.
Badges and tickets will be distrib
uted to the delegates at the office of
Mayor Butts, City Hall. at eleven
o'clock this morning, and the politi-
clans will leave for the Park on a
special train Immediately after the de-
parture of the eleven o'clock regular
train The Convention is scheduled
to come to order at half-past eleven,
but that is impossible, under the ar
rangement, and it will be noon when
the gavel falls. A local Committee Of
Arrangements, with James K. Hall as
chairman, has perfected all details for
the assemblage, and everything. it is
promised, will move like clock-work,
even the resolutions having been al
ready prepared.
evidence about the central portion of
the city, yesterday, and last evening
he was as happy as clam at high tide,
as BELTS politician who has had rather
close CALL as the Captain undoubtedly
had, notwithstanding the way it all
turned out.
To a Register reporter, the genial
of the First district con-
fided the information that his majority
in the fall election will be 1000 greater
than 1t was two years ago. He did
not mean, necessarily, that there
would be fewer Democrats in the dis
trict, out he had met scores of voters
of that political persuasion who had an
nounced their intention of voting for
him. They would cast their votes to
sustain the administration, in view of
the present war with Spain.
A few struggling delegates arrived in
the city yesterday morning, and their
number was augmented by arrivals on
afternoon and evening trains, but the
main body of delegates will not arrive
until this morning. The delegation
from Tyler arrived over the Ohio River
road last night and established head
quarters at the Howell. All the hotels
were we'll filled, and their registers con-
tanned the autographs of many of the
leaders Of the party in the First dis
trict. Local politicians Of high and low
degree were not slow to take advantage
of the opportunity to get a line on the
situation throughout the district.
Wheeling Republicans were mixed up
with groups of delegates in the lCbbies
of all the hotels.
A delegate from Wetzel, who was
among the early arrivals, in discussing
State politics, took occasion to score
Governor Atkinson numerically. He
was a member of a military company,
and the burden Of his complaint was
concerning Atkinson's attitude toward
the State militia.
George Work, formerly of this city,
who is the postmaster of Sistersviile,
was among the Tyler delegates. There
was fractional fight in Sistersville
caused by Capt. Dovener turning down
native Sistersville candidates in favor
of Work, and the result was the selec-
ton of two sets of delegates. Judge
Campbell asked his delegates from Lin
coin district not to make contest in
the convention, and they will probably
not be present. Tyler's delegation was
divided. but like other divided delega-
tons. will present a solid front fol
Dovener.
A number Of the delegates who talked
to a Register reporter were strong
Campbell men. and are determined to
continue the fight against Capt. Dove
ner in two years Among the dele
gates who had arrived last night, were
the following:
At Hotel Windsor-J J. flanagan, Of
Salem: NJ. H. Miller. of West Union
Amos Bright, of Sutton: John S. Rob-
erts, Of Morgantown: Ralph NJ. Bennett
and H. Stump. Of Stumptown: Geo. q.
Work and w L. Armstrong. CT Sisters
vile; G. B. Gaines and B. f. Sivert, Of
Rosby's Rock.
At Howell House. from Tyler county
20. W. o. Hardman. Dr. E. B. Coma
way. ]. G. Mayfeld. J. E Swan, H. w.
Smith, AFRO Underwood. F. D. Hard
mann. D. H. Morey, D. W. Gureyman,
H H. Hardman. O. L.. Hughes. G. B.
Wilcox, Jas. A. Meredith. ]. w. Mere
dith, O. p Piatt, Geo. NJ. Weekly; from
Doddridge county, Virgil J. Allen, Le-
roy Henderson. D. r. StoE.. W. B. Cub