Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-05
HOLT GIVES FIGURES.
Claims Enough to Nominate on
First Ballot.

vi the Jf3 fdtes IN the convention,
the huntington Man Says He win
Have 400. or % More Than Enough.
Allows Fayenner 257, Fiournoy 1861.
Lewis 30--Iudge Tayenner as San
gnine ms Ever aud is Confident tie
Will be Nominated-P Prominent Ar
rivals Wigwam Decorated.
PARKERsBuRG, w. Va. June o.
The big wigwam where the next
Governor OF West Virginia is To be
nominated this week is in the hands
OF the decorators and will be made
as attractive as possible before the
time for the assembling Of the con
vention. Flags and bunting are be
ing draped throughout the building
and over the platform and back OF
the chairman's desk Is a splendid
portrait OF William J Bryan. Re,
porters' tables have been provided
to accommodate SO persons and
special seats upon the platform have
been provided for the ladies.
There have been number of i'm
poftant arrivals in the last "a hours
xzSecretary of State VIM A. Oh
ley. who has been managing Judge
Tavenner' campaign, arrived from
the East and is quartered at the
Blennerhassett.
Senator Flournoy came in this af-
ternoon and has headquarters at the
Blennerhassett.
~5Prof. Virgil A. Lewis. whose head
quarters are in Market street
building, has room at the Blenner
hassett.
Judge Tavenner's headquarters
have also been selected by the local
reception committee as its headquar-
tiers and big streamers, bearing the
double sign, "TaveaneI Headquar-
ters'' and reception Committee
Headquarters have been put up.
At the Holt headquarters at the
jackson hotel to day the following
figures were given out as their esti-
mate of the result OF the first ballot,
total vote 943 necessary TO nominate
472, Holt 1876, Tavenner 257. Flour
noy 1877; Lewis 80. These are Civ
en- out by them as approximately
correct.
Judge Tayenner Is as sangaine as
man can be and feels sure of the
nomination. He gives no figures
but says that he has enough dele
gates instructed and pledged to nom
mate him.
Joe Chiffon, the Kanawha county,
maker OF Governors, who brought the
nomination of w. A. MacCorkle, at
Parkersburg, eight years ago and
had hand in the nomination of G.
G. Watts, at Wheeling, four years
ago, arrived here to-day and is at the
Blennerhasseett. Other prominent
arrivals were Chas f. Wells, OF Mar
ion; Col. J. NJ. Rowan, Of Monroe;
Prof. r. A. Armstrong, of the West
Virginia University; Director j. H.
Stewart, of the Experiment Station;
j. A. Holley, clerk of the Supreme
Court and his deputy, d. G. Reay;
Louis Bennett, of Weston, brother
of Judge w. G. Bennett, and VIM.
Campbell, who was elected to the
State Senate two years ago from the
Eastern Panhandle but was not
seated.
j. III. Miller arrived last evening
at the head of delegation from Sum-
mers county, John D. Sweeney was
among them. G. j. Osenton, of Fay
cite arrived on the same train as did
Judge A. N. Campbell, of Monroe
county.
The fayorite ticket for the SUI
preme bench seems to be Campbell
and Bennett. Col. Rowan says he
is not candidate for treasurer He
is handicapped by the candidacy of
Miller and Campbell, and but for
them would probably be candidate
and may be yet if events transpire
properly.
The State committee will meet to
day and will then select the officers
of the convention.
Eek Governor MaeCorkie came in
last night from Charleston and had
quite an ovation. 1t is generally be-
lieved that he will be chairman of
the convention.
A report to day has it that in the
event of deadlock, Hon. o. S. Nc.
Kinney, of Fairnont, will be brought
ont as candidate for Governor
w. l.. FoullA, of Piedmont, is to
added to the list Of candidates for
State Superintendent OF Free
Schools, and Col. Rowan is to come
OFF the list of candidates for treasnr-
er. He says he is not candidate.
His geographical location is again
him with Miller and Campbell both
candidates.
Among the arrivals tonight were
Col. John L. McGraw, Grafton; p.
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