Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE.
Fight Between Freer and
White Getting Hot.
Leaders are Casting About fer an Ac-
ceptabIe Compromise Man Elkins
Getting Scared over the Scrap
Dayton Suggested For Governor
Other Men Mentioned.

Other Men Mentioned.
The conviction is growing that
neither Romeo I'll. Freer nor A. B.
White will be the Republican candi-
date for governor of West Virginia
this year, but that in the interest of
harmony both will be withdra gn and
some one selected who will be accept
able TO both factions. This solution
is urged by Senator Eikins one of Mr..
Whites sponsors, because he believes
continuance of the factional strife
now existing will greatly endanger his
chances for reelection to the Senate
If not entirely destroy them. He is
using every means TO bring about a
compromise, and his efforts are sec
onded by great number of both fac
tions, who are becoming conscious of
the danger ahead If each faction In
sists upon the nomination of its can
didate.
With view to this compromise.
several conferences have been held
within the past week but from author
itatiye sources it will take several more
to effect the end sought. The obsta-
Gle in the way Of peace is the candi-
date. The White men want to name
one Of their faction as the candidate,
and insist that Freer shall be the first
to withdraw. They offer Judge Reese
Blizzard, of Calhoun county, as COM
promise. The Freer partisans sneer
at this proposition. White, they say,
is miles behind in the race and must
get Off and let them say who shall run
and this is probably what will be
done.
There is no doubt that Mr.. ~-Freer
has distanced his competitor The
Freer marching club in Parkersburg,
Whites own home, has eleven hun
dred members. The White club
hasn't half that many. At a miners
meeting in the Kanawha Valley, a
days ago, 260 men were present.
Every man of them declared for Freer
And so it goes, Elkins and Scott with
all their influence, have been unable
TO Stir up White sentiment among
the people. Elkins is worried He
does not intend TO be beaten for the
Senate because of a factional fight in
his party, and says assumingly that
he will pull White Off The Freer
men know the situation thoroughly
and are going to dictate the terms of
the treaty.
Senator Elkins has another substan-
tial reason ia compromising on third
man. He believes Freer is the only
man in the Fourth district who can
carry it against III. S. Wilson, WHO
will be the Democratic nominee, and
he wants to use the prestige Freers
name will give to the Republican leg
islative candidates. This view is all
the more tenable since Freer's guber
material fight has opened the way for
new man for congress in his dis
trict, and half dozen statesmen of
more or less magnitude are striving
for the prize. Freer can be re-nomin-
ated for Congress without opposition.
Freer's friends are at loss for an
available man on whom to comprom-
Use in the gubernatorial contest.
Congressman Dayton is their choice,
and he would be acceptable to Whites
friends, but he does not want it, and
is casting about for denomination.
He is reasonably sure TO catch this
and does not want to give up his seat
in Congress yet a while. J. L. Cald-
well, of Huntington; U. S. District
Attorney Gaines, and w. j. W. Cow
den, of Wheeling, are Others who are
under consideration. In the mean
time the rank and file are anxiously
awaiting developments.