Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-21

ence TO the bosses who took hand in
the fight at Charleston and cooked
Halls goose, politically speaking.
Mr.. Custir, of West Liberty,
Demanded Recognition
of Ohio county's claims In some man
ner IF we are to be ostracized. or
are to be considered a part of Pennsyl-
vania," he said, 1T is time we should
know it. We are not disposed to fol-
low the leadership of Dawson any
longer We have better material for
the State craftsmanship right here in
the person of Mr.. Hall. We demand
this place as matter of right
C. H. Henning, who was induced to
withdraw from the Authorship fight
in the interest of Mr.. Hall, and was
his chief worker in the campaign, took
the floor and said that Halls friends
want some assurance that if he goes
to Parkersburg Monday he won't be
turned down. Diverting to the State
convention, he said: 'Scherr asked
me If Hall would accept the Office Of
Secretary of State, and I said No
He said he was sorry, as he would like
to see him have it. said, oh, hell
accept the State Craftsmanship. Mr..
Henning said Halls appointment
would mean more Republican votes in
Ohio and adjoining counties than with
any other man at the head of the State
committee.
AT this point Mr.. Hall arose to make
statement, and the Register man
only caught, y am not candidate for
Secretary of State"
S. o. Boyce dwelt at some length up
on the fact that the State convention
made monkeys of the Ohio county
delegation. He said it had been as
serted that the county was only good
when it rolled up 100 Republican
majority at elections.
1--WE Are Laughed att
said Mr.. Boyce. Then he told how the
returning delegates informed their
friends of their treatment in Charles
ton, and of the feeling prevalent here
that Ohio county need not hereafter
present any of her favorite sons for a
State Office. Jim Halls political gen.
ius makes Ohio county what it is to-
day. There is a feeling of disappoint-
ment here, feeling that we have not
been given a fair and square deal. If
Dawson is made chairman this county
will not roll up its usual majority"
Capt. Otto said tie friends of Mr.
Hall insist upon his selection for State
chairman, or there'll be something
done in Ohio county" He told about
how staunch a supporter of Elkins
Hall had been, and how when he went
to Charleston his supposed friends
took hand in nominating somebody
else. He criticized Dawson, Atkinson
and others for coming to Ohio county
when votes are wanted, and turning
a deaf ear when asked to reciprocate.
Hall has done more than any ten men
in Ohio county to make the county
Republican" he said. He referred to
MIR. Bradys remark about the danger
of Hall being again knocked down
by the real thing" and added that he
wanted it known that candidates were
in danger of going against the real
thing"
Thomas O'Brien, Jr., called atten-
ton to the fact that in 1882 Ohio was
the only county in the State that
showed Republican gain, and he gave
Hall credit for this.
Senator Whitaker.
made an extended speech of an argu-
mentative nature, in which he epitom-
lied the strong points brought out by
others, and endeavored to show Mr..
White why he should favor Hall for
State chairman. He was several times
interrupted by applause.
Senator Whitaker said he would not
speak disaparagingly of VIM. NJ. o.
Dawson, but with a sense of apprecia-
ton of his service, he still believed that
a change should be made. If such ac-
ton is contrary to precedent, as had
been suggested, he favored ignoring
precedent. He believed in rotation.
Halls election as State chairman would
be a merited compliment to Ohio9eodTty
and recognition of Halls services to
the party. He did not desire to en-
barrass Mr.. White in his Gubernatorial
candidacy, but he wanted him to hear
the expressions of sentiment-en the part
Of Ohio county Republicans. He said
that without Halls organization, he
(Whitaker) would not have been elect
ed to the State Senate.
Senator Whitaker thought the party
would line up at the polls with either
Dawson or Hall as chairman, but he
added that there would be a sentiment
here that Ohio county had not been
fairly treated. The situation would be
strengthened with Hall as chairman.
He had heard loyal Republicans say
that if they thought White would APP
point Dawson chairman, they would
bolt the ticket. Ohio county's Republic