The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-17
CAN WHEELING
SECURE THE
CONVENTION?
This is the Question That VIII be
Discussed By Chamber of Come
merce Committee.
REPUBLICAN SIATE CENTRAL
Committee, at ItS Meeting Here, VIII
Select Time and Place for Two
state Conventions

Next Monday eyenlng.at the rooms Of
the chamber OF commerce. Hub build-
ing, there will be q meeting Of the com-
Initteo appointed some time ago BY the
chamber to exert itself to secure for
wheeling the 1900 state nominating
convention OF the Republican party IN
west Virginia. The cali was issued
last right By Chairman John Water
house, OF the committee The commit
tee met with disappointment in Its ef-
fort to bag the Democratic gathering,
but the fact that Parkersburg got that
partys convention ought to increase
this clty's chances for the Republican
gathering. Wheeling has not had a
Republican state nominating conven-
tion since Governor Boreman was nom
mated here In the sixties. and surely
the party can afiord to favor the larg-
est and best convention city in the state
on this occasion, especially as Ohio
county is now one OF the banner Re-
publican counties in the state, having
been wrested from the Democracy In
the glorious victory of 1894, and held by
four-hgura majorities in the campaigns
Of 'ss and as.
The committee desires the co-oper4-
tion and suggestions OF Major w. ]. W.
Cowden, this senatorial districts mem-
ber Of the Republican state central
committee, and he is requested to at
tend Monday evenings meeting. At
this neeting the committee win select
the spokesman who will present WHEEL
inK's claims and invitation to the Re-
publican committee. and possibly take
steps to learn In advance how much
money the hotel men and other business
people will subscribe to the convention
fund. The Parksrsburg committee has
aiready moved along this line. and each
Of the hotelr there subscribed $500, 1t Is
said.
The meeting OF the Republican state
central committee here on Wednesday
FEBRUARY 81. win be an occasion that
willattract nearly every party leader in
the state. Senators EllSlns and Scott,
Representatives DOvener. Fresr and
Dayton, Hon. A. B. White Governor
Atkinson, Secretary OF state W. N. o,
Dawson, District Attorney Gaines, Mar
shal John X. Thompson, General Cur
tin and scores Of other leading party
men have arranged for accommoda-
lions at the Mcclure. where the commit
tee will hold It's session at sp. m. We'd
nesday. in addition to selecting the
time and place for the state nominating
convention, the committee also VIII ax
the time and place for the state COM
yentIon at which to select the delegates
at large to the national Republican
nominating convention. An Of the visi-
tors win remain over next day c'Dewey
Day'') to participate in the big celebra-
ton.
Great interest continues to be mani
tested in the ward and district club orr
ganizations of the Republicans of the
county, In addition to the call for the
meeting OF Island Republicans noted
elsewhere, the Centre district club will
reorganize at a meeting to be held Nom
day evening at HartmaR's hall corner
Twenty-s.cUnd and Market streets, and
the webster district club meets this
evening at the Pythlan Castle. corner
Of Twenty-seventh and Chapiine
streets. The Elm Grove Republicans
are to meet next Tuesday evening to
reorganize. 1t is hoped there will be a
good attendance at each Of these meat
ings. The work OF preparing for the
campaign cannot be started too soon.
Each club win elect ohicers and select
delegates and alternates to the state
league convention, to be held at Par
kersburg, March s.