The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-10
WHEELING'S
CHANCES NOT
PROMISING
For Either of the First District Re
publican Conventions, Say
the Politicians.
WESTON OR SISTFRSVILLE
VIII Probably Secure Congressional
Nominating Convention, and
clarksburg tho Other.

Last nights trains from the interior
Of the state brought to Wheeling the
advance guard of the Republican exec
utive committee of the First congress
slonal district, which will meet in the
office of Chairman 8. G. Smith, this
morning at 10 o'clock, to discuss the
situation, and to fix the dates and name
the places for tho congressional noml-
mating and district delegate conven-
tIons. Members OF the committee who
had arrived last night were: MessrS.
Goodwin, OF Lewis; Carter, Of DOd-
bridge; Denham. of Harrison; Senator
Cole, representing Braxton, and j. $.
Brannon, Of GIlmer. Mr.. v. L. High
land is also here to attend the meet.
Ing. Among to-day's arrivals will
be Mr.. Hardman, OF Tyler; Mr. Wilson,
of Marshall; Mr.. Scott, of Brooke, and
E. d. Marshall, OF Hancock. Mr..
Clark. OF wetzel, is sick, and will not
attend the meeting; he sends his mail
vote on the conventions, voting for
Clarksburg for the nominating conven-
ton and Moundsville for the delegate
convention. The Ohio county member
is Mr. Hugo L, Loos.
For the nominating convention, there
are four towns contesttng, MoundsvIllc,
Wheeling, sistersvilla and Weston,
Wheelings application comes from the
chamber of commerce. and II the COM
mittee acts favorably the metropolis of
the state VIII entertain the visitors
handsomely. However, the convention
of 'ss was held here, and the cry has
gone up that wheeling wants every
thing" 1t is said that this clty's claims
will not be pushed to the detrlment Of
other towns wanting the convention.
but II Wheeling is given the conven-
ton she will gladly avail herself of the
opportunity Of entertaining the Fist
district Republicans. The impression
is abroad that the convention will 90
to sistersville or Weston. probably to
the latter. For the delegate conven-
ton, Clarksburg seems to find most
favor.
Talks With Visitors.
Senator George Cole, of Lewis
county, who holds the proxy of Braxton
on the committee, when seen at mid
night, said the situation politically in
the interior of the state is all that
could be desired from the Republican
point of view, and presages party sue
cess next fall.
Mr. j. s. Brannon, of Glenville, also
arrived at midnight. He has been IA
miliar figure at Republican conventions
for nearly four decades, having at
tended every state and First district
congressional convention since the civil
war in which, by the way. he served in
the Union army with gallantry and dis
tinction. Out in GIlmer. he says, pros
perIty's wave has come rolling over
hill and down vale In n manner that
will surely make, many Republican
good times converts His county, he
says. has never asked for recognition
in this district, but he feels that the
time has come when old Gllmer's re-
quest that her gallant soldier boy,
Captain Daniel u. OBrien, be chosen
one of the districts delegates to the ma
tional convention. should be met with
favorable response. Captain o'Brlen
was one Of the most efficient officers In
the Second West Virginia Volunteers,
regiment that was conceded TO rank
among the best that came from the
ranks of citizenship at the call Of
President Mckinley at the outbreak of
the Spanish American war.
All OF the visitors speak well of the
First districts candidate for place on
the state tIclSet-James X. Hall, OF
Wheeling, who aspires to succeed Au-
dItor Larollette. 1t is generally bellev-
ed that Mr.. Hail will have nearly the
solid support of the First district. and
his friends are enthusiastic over his
chances for success. More than the
politicians OF other districts, the First
district people know of "JIm" Halls
remarkable abilities as a political or
gnnizer-they remember his work In
'0i, when Democratic majority Of 200
in Ohio county was reversed and Re-
publican majority of 1900 substituted.
For the man who has done this the
party mon throughout the district say
the auditorlal plum is not too great an
honor.