The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-04

can't room in any of the hotels, regard
,eks Of the fact that the city claims to
have the most extensive hotel accom-
raodations in the state.
So great is the demand for rooms
,bat the board Of trade, through whose
cn,rts the Democrats were induced to
hold their state convention here, are
urging the citizens to throw open their
homes to the visitors and are meeting
with hearty response.
It is now evident that the convention
viii be the largest thus far held in
west Virginia, and with a View OF
making 1t a success and RaFkersburg
nopular as convention city THE resi-
dents regardless of politics, are aiding
the various committees in every way
possible. W
wigwam Fully Completed.
The wIgwam was completed on Fri
day and will be decorated tomorrow.
II is said to be the largest structure OF
the kind ever built in West Virginia,
and is thoroughly fitted with every
convenience necessary for The comfort
and accommodation Of the delegates. 1t
is lighted by electricity. is supplied with
very comfortable seats. has spacious
platform. a telegraph room with wires
looped in every direction, q telephone
exchange, where either local or long
distance service can be obtained, fine
press accommodations. an abundant
supply of water and everything else
that can be devised to properly fit It
for the occasion. 1t is located within u
short distance OF the hotels and electric
cars, running to all parts of the city,
pass the door every seven minutes.
Tayenner Stock in the Ascendancy.
In respect to the candidates, Taven.
ner stock, which was on the decline be-
cause Of the judges seeming apathy,
has been on the bound ever since he
was smoked out by a story that he was
about to withdraw in favor of Holt and
it now looks as though the combina-
ton to nominate Holt would fail, even
though "he is backed by every railroad
in the state" as he is alleged to have
claimed, when he re-entered the race.
With the exception that Tavenner's
chances have somewhat improved the
situation is but little changed from
last week, the contest for the guberna-
torial nomination throwing all the
others in the shade. The fact that,
during his recent interview. Camden
did not declare himself for Holt, has
acted as damper upon the ardor of
that gentleman's admirers, who seemed
to look for both moral and FINANCIAL
support OF Camden. Though the nomi-
nee of the convention will, without
doubt, be furnished with moral aid
and financial comfort by the aged
statesman, no candidate for the noml-
nation can count upon his ante-conven-
ton assistance.
Camden still Power.
Events Of the week have efrectually
disproved the cry that Camden had lost
caste with hts party and that hts pow
er as leader is thing Of the past,
FOR 1t is now admitted that, by the mere
utterance OF word, he can name the
man whom the convention will select to
fight for the governorship. Neither
McGraw, the Chlltons, nor any Of the
younger leaders win have a chance to
more than follow, should Camden
choose to assume the leadership, and
many persons believe that he did this
when he allowed himself to be inter-
viewed and, though he said nothing, al
lowed so much to be inferred. II any
statement of fact. except that the con-
ventIon is to meet, can be made, it is
that Chiffon has been selected by Holt
to manage his campaign, should he re-
csive the nomination, for which 1t Is
said, If successful, he will be rewarded
with the position OF secretary Of state,
and that ex-secretary Of State ohler
has been chosen by Tavenner to act T.
a similar capacity, should he BE- nomI-
tgcket carrIas througb f'E
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Tayenner seems to be about the hard
est candidate to handle that the politl.
clans have ever encountered. For a
while he would neither fight nor with
draw, more recently he Will neither
trade nor be traded, nor viii he allow
any one to dictate his plans or attempt
to change his methods He has strange
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