The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-11
CONVENTIONS
TO WESTON AND
CLARKSBURG.
Meeting Of the First Congressional
District Republican Executive
Committee.
THE NOMINATING CONVENTION
On June 9 at Weston, and District
Delegate Gathering at clarks-
burg on May z.

The meeting Of the First congresslon-
al district Republican executive COM
mittee was held yesterday afternoon ut
the office Of the chairman, S. G. Smith.
on Chapline street, at 2 o'clock. Chair
man Smith presided. and Hugo,L. Loos.
the Ohio county member Of the commit
tee. acted as secretary. The meeting
was unusually web attended. and re-
markable interest was shown In the
proceedings. Those in attendance
were: S. c. Denham, for Harrison coun-
ty; Senator George Cole, OF Weston. for
Braxton. bearing the proxy OF w. f.
Morrison; ]. T. Carter, OF DoddrIdge.
bearing the proxy OF NJ. II. Willis; j. S.
Brannan, of Giimer; c B. Goodwin, Of
Lewis; o. C. Wilson, of Marshall, and
H. L. Loos, of Ohio. The absentees
who did not have representation by
proxy were Messrs. o. W. o. Hardman.
Of Tyler: E. d. Marshall. OF Hancock:
Andrew Clark. Of Wetzel, the latter be-
Ing confined to his home by sickness.
The committee discussed the matter
of dates and places for the two con-
ventlons, and while Weston. Sisters
vile, Wheeling and Moundsvllle were
all in the race for the nominating con-
vention, 1t was seen before the matter
came to vote that Weston was the
choice of n majority Of the members,
Realizing this. the committee unanl-
mously selected Weston for the nomln-
ating convention, and fixed as the time.
Wednesday, June G, at p. m. Letters
were received from the mayor OF Wes-
ton and the Republican club of the
town, cordially inviting the committee
to look with favor upon the Lewis
county towns application. The invita-
tlon from Wheeling came in the form OF
n letter from President Quarter OF the
chamber of commerce. which was read.
Wheeling, however. was not in the fight
for the reason that this city was given
the convention two years ago. Had
there been no other towns desiring the
convention. the committee would gladly
have accepted the invitation. as 1t is
generally realized Wheeling /: the best
convention town In the state.
For the district delegate convention.
AT which two delegates and two alter
mates to the national nominating con-
ventlon at PHILADELPHIA Will be chosen.
there was but one town considNred.
Clarksburg. The date Of this conven-
tion Is Monday, MAY 4. the day before
the State delegate convention at Fair
mont, and 1t is suggested that delegates
to the district gathering be also selected
for the Fairmont convention, Fair
mont and Clarksburg are In adjoining
counties, thus making the expense of
attending both by the same set Of dele
gates comparatively small.
Judge John A. Campbell. Of New
Cumberland, who is contesting with
Congressman Dovener for the congress
slonal nomination, was invited to adj
dress the committee. stating his views
as to the time best suited for the hold
lng OF the nominating convention. He
suggested that the convention be held
before the state nominating convention
which Is slated for Charleston, July II.
Each county In the district Will be re-
quested to name its membe! Of tbs new
congressional committee.
All of the committeeman reported the
political situation very encouraging In
their respective countles. The differ
ences OF opinion that had cropped out in
some Of the counties have been adjust
ed, and the party is now united and
ready to give the nominee Of the Wes-
ton convention 4 corling good majority
In November.
The ciIicial call for the conventions Is
given In another column. The basis OF
representation Is the same as that for
the state nominating convention, one
vote fol. each 100 votes cast for Cover
nor Atkinson in 1886.