The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-29
Which Tells the Story Of Colonel
Jackson's Easy Victory Over
" Several Aspirants.
III. WAS A SMALL CONVENTION
Attended by Less Than 100 Dele
gates-The Enthusiasm in Keep s
ing With the Crowd.
From a STAFF Correspondent.

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who twice declined to accep. the noni-
nation when overtures were made to
him; a man Whom they fear Will yet
persist in his refusal and place them
u in a ridiculous plight, but whom they
hope to force to remain on the ticket
by cntreaties and bugaboo stories OF
the great harm that will befall the
party IL he refuses to run. This man
Z IS Colonel r. Moore jackson, of Ciarks-.
burg, banker, capitalist and president
\ Of the Short Line" railroad. This man
OF the classes, as the Democrats have
been so fond Of denominating most
men who have acquired some of this
worlds goods. was run rough-shod over
"Silver Bill" Kiucaid. Wylie Beall ard
Winfield Scott, while Edmiston and onH
4 or two others who had been mentioned
as likely candidates, saw how the wind
was blowing and got out Of the way in
advance.
It was a nomination by the bosses,
! who want man on the congressional
ticket who will put up the stuff, ard
plenty OF it. II was Just the sort OF
game that was worked out In the Sec
ond district, with the difference that
( the First district Democrats don't yet
know that their candidate will endorse
J their action Of this afternoon. A COM
mittee was named to notify the colonel,
but as Hance Criswell said, the real
work OF the committee is to get down
on Its knees and play for all they're
worth that the dear colonel may ac-.
cept. Very, wisely. John Howard moved
that the congressional committee be,
empowered to I'LL vacancies on the
Enthusiastically they fear their candi..
date will, not be their candidate.
The Sinner Circle" S
Although 1t was the general Impress
ion that Colonel Jackson was not a
candidate. and might not accept the
( honor, II Is stated by the inner circle
Democrats of the district that they
{ knew what they were doing and had
assurances on Monday that their man
would, not leave them In the iurch By
S5declining the nomination. These same
Democrats feel that thew have named a
( strong candidate--about the only one
who can give Captain Dovener any
thing approaching contest. They
work 1t out that he will have the cor
? porations back OF him. notably the Ohio
5 River and "Short Line" railroad In
3 fluences, and in addition there are those
bulky Jackson money bags-they're
very ailuring. and It is being whispered
: about among the knowing ones that
the combination is dead easy" But
money bags and corporations, don't al
2 ways carry elections. and this will be
demonstrated right UP to the hilt in
: the present instance.
Hanson Criswell was q disguised in
y dividual.; He was heurt and soul for
{ Colonel Kincaid, and in the defeat OF
his candidate and the success OF the
man Of money bags he feels that the
{ Popocracy Is departing from its vnunt-
ed position of champion Of the masses.
4AriS VIC
Davis out In the Second district. just
. because his leg can be pulled; and now,
we've repeated the trick here In our
First district Guess I'll have to vote
Il the Prohibition ticket" ..u
z The convention was remarkable for
small attendance. little or no enthu-
slasm and the cut-und-dried character
OF the proceedings. After the nominal
Z ton had been made one OF the bands
inadvertently started on Dixie" and
Il caused more cheering in two min
utes than had characterized the entire
previous proceedings.
' Brooke county was represented by
just ONE delegate; Hancock had only
two or three, and several other coun-
ties had limited representation, and
only twcnty-one of ohio's fifty dele
gates were on hand and some OF these
were spectators who had been loaded
up with proxies. Altogether there were
not one hundred delegates In attend
), ance.
Slstersvfffc people say It is one OF the
smallest conventions they ever enter
tained-they expected several hundred
more visitors. and the corporal's guard
that materalIzed surprised everybody
here.
4&5 Morning Session.
The first session OF the convention
was announced to be opened at 11:2O
i o'clock. Before that hour two bands,
G one stationed in the pit OF the Opera
b House and the other In the gallery.
waGed n musical contest that was
Something fierce" and had at least the
effect OF drawing handful of dele
gates TO the hall ind a score or more OF
: spectators.
The scene IN the hall when the hour
OF calling the convention to order had
arrived was dismal and forlorn. Not
more than seventy people were seated
7 in the section allotted for delegates. In
the center Of the pit was a large space
set aside for Ohio .county's "ftty., ana
\ the twenty-one who were present failed
woefully In their effort TO I'LL thu space.
In the bunch" were John Watrrhousc,
Tom" Darrah. Charley Schmidt. Hnnce
Criswell. NJ. ]. oKlnc, Robert Me-.
Nicholi. Bernie Hnndlan. George II.
Wool Charles .Meakemiller, A. H. Wei.
debusch. ]. Pappet. John. j. Ferrull. g.
Woods, Henry Balzer, James
oLeary. Charles sleoetzcr, i. r. JONES,
i. . " . ID 2 ~ e.