Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-24


Met, but They Insisted upon Those
on Record.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July %
The Elkins- White crowd triumphed
again over James K Hall to-day, and
although his friends boosted that they
had eight of the thirteen members of
the new Republican State committee
pledged to vote for Hall for chairman.
Dawson quietly brought the committee
over to him, with the influence of the
party leaders to assist him, and Hall
was not in it for a minute When the
committee arrived here to-day it was
evident that Dawson had majority
of the votes and Halls friends soon
found it out Then came the struggle
to prevent a contest in the committee
over the craftsmanship. The Dawson
people tried to persuade Hall to with
draw, but his friends wanted the men
who had pledged themselves to Hall
and afterwards changed, to go on
record, and persisted for a while in
presenting his name for the chairman
ship. The effort to get the matter ar,
ranged delayed the meeting until it was
four o'clock when it was called to
order. There were lot of Republicans
present who were not members OF the
committee and they were permittd 10
join in a general discussion of the sit
uation and the plan of campaign before
the executive committee went into ses-
sion for the transaction of business.
The Hall men persistently refused to
withdraw Halls name, and when the
vote was taken, he got four votes out
of the thirteen, the other nine going for
Dawson. Two of the committeeman
were represented by proxies and the
others were present in person.
Those voting for Hall were: H. G.
woodward, of Spencer; H. c. Richards,
of Wheeling; and S. c. Denham, of
Clarksburg.
w. E. Glasscock, of Morgantown, was
made temporary chairman, and Harry
G. woodward temporary secretary. A
general discussion OF the political sit
uation and an exchange of ideas as to
the management of the campaign was
participated in by number of Republi-
cans not members of the committee,
after which the committee went into
executive session.
Dawson was elected chairman and
empowered to name his own secretary,
and Parkersburg was selected for the
committee headquarters over Wheeling
and Charleston.
The throw-down of Hall has involv-
ed the Republican committee in such
a muddle that Senator Elkins had to
be sent for in post haste to straighten
things out, and he arrived at 9:35 to-
night. The Hall men are very sore
over Halls defeat, or, rather, over the
means that brought it about Hall
himself says he did not want the
craftsmanship and could not have per-
formed the duties if he had been elect
ed But neither he nor any of the Ohio
county crowd here would attend the
committee meeting tonight at the in
ternal revenue Office. When the
meeting was called Hall refused to at
tend. Dawson worked with him
while and gave it up. Then Jim Pax
ton was sent, and failed to get him.
Charlie Caldwell tried his persuasive
powers and for half an hour attempted
to get Hall into the meeting, but he
refused to go.
AS last resort, A. B. White himself
was sent after him and tried for anoth
er half hour to get Hall to the meet
ing. Failing in that, he persuaded him
to go TO the station, where they met
Elkins, and he also failed in his effort
20 get Hall to meet with them. Hall
absolutely refused to attend the meet
ing.
Sheriff H. c. Richards, Col. Hork-
heimer and other Ohio countians re-
fused to attend the meeting, and even
Captain Dovener refused to go. Audi
tor La Toilette and several others also
failed to go to the meeting.
The ring having defeated Hall for
the craftsmanship, now wishes to throw
him sop like it did Freer at the con-
vention, and offers to make him secre-
tary of the committee. but Hall posi-
lively refuses to accept the place. The
manner in which the Elkins- White
ring is overriding ali opposition and as
sorting its absolute dictatorship in the
party is the topic of general converse
ton here tonight among both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Elkins is now
closeted with the committee in Whites
Office, and the meeting will probably
last nearly all night.
at midnight Chairman Dawson said
he had appointed ]. K. Hall secretary
of the committee, but did not know
whether or not he would accept.
The Register correspondent conveyed