The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-08
ANOTHER KNOCK.DORN
For John II. Mcaraw = Clash With
the Chlltons- Davis Turned Down
for Bennett Grafton Boss Gets the
Tcv Nit from "Joep Chiffon.

Icy Nit from "Joe' Chiffon.
Parkesburs State JournaE 1t is a
significant Circumstance that the an
nouncement that Colonel Tom Davis,
Of Keyser, would not be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor was made yesterday. All the
papers yesterday had dispatch, sim
liar In phrase, TO the effect that the
big brother Of Henry C. would not be
In the race. and there is a tale to that
reason. Colonel Tom has been very
tardy In finding that he will be too
absorbed in business to make the race.
Colonel Tom being too busy Is a
result Of the confab Of the Democratic
leaders, both sets of them, which was
held here last Sunday. 1t did not come
out as a general piece Of information,
but the truth is that before Doc Hall
arrived and broke up the meeting there
had been enough developed to show
that the McGraw faction would have
to lay down Its hand and vamoose. It
was Impossible for the AicGraws and
the Chiltons to agree, and the Chill
tons were SO insIstent that the guber-
Material candidate should be Judge
Bennett, Of Weston, that the matter
of the deal as TO whether Henry S.
wilson or George l, Neal should be the
candidate for Congress in this district
Ivng triHInp IN COrnDarlgOu,
The matter of the deal that was
tried to be effected by the opposing
factions Of the Democracy relative to
whom the proposed united ones should
pick upon as the candidate for COVER
nor was kept pretty quiet. but 1t has
all come out now and the proposed
united ones did not unite worth cent.
McGraw was willing to unite with the
ChIItons II the Chiltons would agree on
Davis, but the ChIItons would unite
only on condition that Bennett should
be the choice OF the united factions.
And there the split occurred, and TINT
ia why there was still more Disagree
nent when 1t came to naming the con-
gresslonal candidates. and while this
matter was being discussed, with the
reported Henry S. Wilson otter of $780,
ono for the nomination. that Doc Hall
arrived and spoiled further discussion,
and McGraw left for Washington
meeting Davis and telling him that the
scheme would not work, as the chiltons
had Il In for him and that was the
end of his hopes for supersedInS Geo.
Wesley.
The whole conference was a com
plete Chiffon Victory 1t is now known
what the part of Judge Brannon was
in the conference. and that he was
there to stick for Ills fellow-tOwnsnlan
to the finish, and he did. He helped
Chiffon so stirGen his backbone, and it
got very cold for the Taylor county
statesman.
McGraw offered everything for Da-
Wis. He told the Chiffon gang that 1t
might name all the other candidates.
both state and congressional, only let
Davis be the candidate for governor.
and there should be harmony, and the
hitherto chasm separating the two fac
lions of the party would be bridged,
and the state would witness the Nc
Graws and the chIltons fighting in n
common cause next year. And Joe
Chiffon arose and refused. He stated
that there would be candidate for
governor in the person OF Judge Ben
nett, and II the McGraws were not
suited Il was too had. but It could not
be and would not be helped. McGraw
asked II there would not be Il great
deal gained by the two opposing forces
coming together. Chiffon said he did
not know that there were two oppos-
ing forces. McGraw said that his
friends would not back Bennett, and
that would be an opposing force. Chill
ton quietly observed that McGraw and
his friends could not do ns they pleas
cd. but he was apeHkiag OF the Demo-
critic party.
The matter became frigidly personal
and there was the insult to McGraw
OF not being recognized by the ChIltons
aa a power, and then he tried TO have
an agreement brought about BY cajol-
cry. That scheme failed to work also.
md It was at this juncture that the
matter OF the congressional candidates
was brought up.
Chiffon said thnt some years ago he
had told Henry S. Wilson that he
would never see the dny when he would
be nominated for congress, He said
TINT MIR. Wilson went Into the last con-
ventou against Neal despite the warn
Ing that had been given him, and 1t be-
came necessary to beat him. Chiffon
added that what he had to say long
ago about Henry S, Wilson getting the
nomination he would repeat, and there
was no use to compromise. Wilson
shall not be candidate" was the con-
Guiding portion of chIltong remarks,
aud the Taylor county statesman
shrank up vislbly.
The remainder Of the confab was IN
reported yesterday 1t was II knock
out for McGrnw all the way through,
and the Chiitons again Ind inserted
themselves almost In open court nH
the leaders of the West Virginia DEM
Ooracy.
when the announcement came yes