The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-22
From wheeling and Pa+ksrsburg on
the First BallOt-The Result
Was q Surprise.
If THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER
Ballot, It Is Claimed Parkersburg
would have Won-The State
Delegate Convention
Will Be HELD IN FAIRHONT.
wheeling was the Tailsnder in Both
coutests-A Great Gathering
Of Politicians.

Of Politicians.
On the first ballot, Charleston walked
away With the Republican state nomi'
mating convention, at the meeting Las
night Of the Republican state centra
committee. Likewise went the stat
delegate convention to FairmOnt, which
was somewhat Of a surprise, as th'
Marion county metropolis was not sup
posed to be in the field. The Charleston
convention will occur on Wednesday
July II. and the FalrmOnt convention
on Tuesday. May 8.
The fight, of course. was for the state
nominating convention, and early in the
day 1t was apparent that Wheeling
would lose, for the Parkersburg crowd
came here strong, and began button
ho,ing right and left on their arrival
Had all the committee been present the
result might have been different, but
several we're represented by proxy, and
some of the proxies gave Charleston a
complimentary Vote on the first ballot,
which, with the Charleston advocates
ON the committee, carried the day for
the capital city.
The vote Of the thirteen on the COM
mlttee for the nominating convention
was as follows:
Parkersburg .....................'..
Charleston .......'...a...''..'.''
Wheeling .............'...'''''''
For the state delegate convention,
which is to select four delegates-at-
large to the national convention, which
is to be held at philadelphia, the vote
was;
FairmOnt ...'...''.''.'.'.''.' $4,000
Rarkersburg "..,.......'..'''.''.'' :
Wheeling .......'.'.'.''''...'
s.rhe meeting was held in the chamber
Of commerce rooms, in-tie Hub build
ing. and while 1T was called for 8 O'Clock
there was not a quorum present at
that hour. The meeting was an open
one at first, and by the time 1t opened
ayery seat was taken. Itfattracted a
Soodly crowd of Republican big guns
from the four quarters Of the state. the
EArkersburg boomers being very much
Il evidence. with the Charleston crowd
slowing second front numerically, and
Presumably because of the overshad-
diving efrect of the Dewey festivities
q good, big representative lobby from
this city was sadly absent, fact that
aspired the opposition with hope. Com
ressman B. B. Dovener and Mr.. JOS
eph C. Brady were the Wheeling COM
Tiittee, the former being the spoSes-
man.
The Parkersburg boomers included
Charles T. Caldwell, W. N. Miller. Dr.
". w. Munroe, Thomas F. Barrett
zachary Taylor, Henry Harnish, John
Dudley, Frank Smith and Edward Nc
creary. Charleston was represented by
Joseph H. Gaines, George o. Taylor,
Moves Burlew, Grant Hall. o. A. Petty
and Judge Cyrus W. Hall. other in
terested spectators were Emmett C.
showalter of Fairmont; Harvey w.
Harmar, of Clarksburg; Presley W.
Morris, Of Parkersburg. and B. F.
Meighen, of Mcundsvllle. Not dozen
Whee!lngltes were present.
At s:45 O'Clock, Chairman Dawson
raped the meeting to order. The FIRST
proceeding was the roll call, which de-
veloped the following members Of the
committee present:
W. ]. w. Cowden, Wheeling.
Lamar C. Powell, Fairmont.
A. B. White, Parkersburg.
John D. Hewitt, Bramwell.
Stark L. Baker, Beverly.
w. M. o. Dawson, Charleston.
Arnold C. scherr, Reyser.
w. H. somers, Berkeley Springs.
The absentees were 1--WE in number
They were: Daniel W. B0ughner, Of
Clarksburg; Edward Corder, Spencer
John K. Thompson, Raymond City;
c. P. Snyder, and Samuel Dixon, OF
Macdonald. They were represented by
proxy as follows Frank Haymaker, OF
Clarksburg, for Boughner; Isadore
schwabe, of Charleston. for Snyder;
Elliott Northcott. Of Huntington, for
Thompson; ]. h. Gaines, Of Charleston
~. T,Iron. g. u. Elliott. of Parkers-
burg. for corder.
AT the conclusion Of the roll call
Chairman Dawson suggested that there
be a time limit to the speeches with ref
erence to capturing tho state conven-
ton.
Mr.. scherr moved, seconded by Mr.,
Hewitt, that the committee select the
meeting places Of both state and dele
gate conventions. The motion was
adopted.
Following this procedure, Secretary
White said he wished to offer Captain
s. B. Baker us his proxy. In making a
motion Of acceptance, Major cowden
said he was sure all would appreciate
Mr.. Whites reasons for retiring, and he
followed with another motion that
Captain Baker be secretary pro tenn
both motions being adopted.
Before leaving his desk, Secretary
White read letters from Senators FL
klnB and Scott and Congressman Day
ton. Dovener and Frcer and Governor
Atkinson, saying they would make the
EFFORT to be present. The letters were
received some time ago, and their read