Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-29

VI N > OA MUuGE AnW
Political Appointments.
Special TO the Register.
TERRA ALTA. w. Va, June 2S.-
BY the united aid OF the big and little
postmasters OF the Second District
Hon. A. G. Dayton was again nomi-
mated for Congress on the Republican
ticket.
1t was a Federal" crowd to day
which forced the nomination.
The vote was taken at 8 o'clock
amid the greatest confusion and noise
ever seen at a convention. Dayton
was presented by Frank Cox, OF Mo-
nongalia county. The crowd could
hardly listen to the speech, or to any
OF them for that matter.
On the first ballot Dayton received
1852 votes, Meredith AZ, Pitzer ~, and
John H. Holt A.
Meredith was presented by E.. NJ.
Showalter, of Fairmont. c. P. Guard
named Judge Holt, and Warren B.
Lindsay, of Berkeley county, placed
U. S. G. Pitzer in nomination.
The Meredith leaders worked all last
night to ecure enough votes TO defeat
Dayton or create a deadlock. His
headquarters were at the Huntington
hotel and there was no sleep for any
one who tarried there, for the noise OF
the workers for MaNon's candidate
kept up until daybreak.
1t is said that five thousand dollars
in cash vas at the disposal of certain
leaders who might secure county deie-
cations. but there were but few vo:es
in the market for the Dayton post
masters who were already holding tat
jobs
Could Not be Tempted
and they held the few other delegates
nicely in line.
DIR. McKeever, of Romney, Hamp-
shire county, was shown a written con-
tract, signed and ready to deliver, II
he would hand the seven votes of that
delegation over to an aspirant for tho
Congressional nomination. The con-
tract promised the delivery of the post.
ONCE at Romney to McKeever and any
money consideration that he would
ask.
The Dayton men heard of the offer
and promptly took McKeever in
charge.
A deal was made early In the day
yesterday whereby any combination
against Dayton was frustrated.
Pitzer, IL Is alleged, was promised
the support of the Dayton men for COL
lectorship il he would agree not to
give Berkley's ~ votes TO Meredith.
1t is said Pitzer even promised to give
them TO Dayton IL they were needed.
The Meredith forces felt their first
defeat this morning when Tracy L.
LETTERS. Of Jefferson county, a Dayton
supporter was chosen by the Congress
sional committee as temporary chair
man. James w. Holt,
The Grafton Postmaster,
was made temporary secretary. The
committee on permanent organization
recommended that the temporary or
ganization be made permanent, and the
Meredith men did not even offer a mi
nority report.
When the organization was made per-
manent, with a whoop II was seen
that the fight was practically over. As
a prominent Republican ~oflceholder
from Preston county remarked: IF the
choice of the nominee had been left
to the masses 1t would not have been
Dayton. The masses did not nominate
him-they will not elect him"
The Pitzer and Meredith forces re-
turned TO their homes this evening.
muttering their discomfort quite loudly.
Preston county. which was one OF
the original Dayton counties two. four
and six years ago, is not united for the
nominee. After the nomination was
made the crowd seemed to care little
for the Northumberland resolnuons,
and Imperialism doctrines and the con
vention hall was rapidly deserted.
Not satished with naming Dayton,
the ofiholders refused TO give James
w. Flynn, chairman OF the Preston
county Republican committee, the only
honor he ever asked. He wanted TO
be elector from this district, but he
was a Holt man and would not do. ~.
@. Keim, Of Elkins, Randolph county,
was chosen. He Is closer Z Dayton.
4 Picturesque Figure
al the convention was Rev. A. A. Bun
ner. pastor Of the Church OF Christ,
Fairmsnt He Is deeply fascinated with
politics and stumped the district for
his friend. Judge Meredith. Rev. Mr..
Bunner says he believes in mixing re-
ligion with politics. but failed to ex-
plain his evident approval Of the use
of money and liquor, sc In evidence az
this convention. Rev. Bunner wal con
spicuous in his clerical garb. working
with the ward heelers and politicians.
After the convention Dayton mounssd
a store box on the porSf az his hotel
and addressed the multitudes. His
speech dealt largely with his own
achievements.
iPtzer, Meredith AID Holt also talked
a few minutes. Pitzer seemed the most
popular with the crowd.
Thomas z. Davis. OF Grafton, was
nominated for State Senator for the
Eleventh district, By reclamation
AS an oficeholders' convention. The
one to-day was o success. Other wise
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