The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-11
POLITICAL
CALDRON is
BOILING OVER.
At the Republican State Convention.
White Has No Opposition, and
Hall is Well in the Lead.
MANY COMBINES PERFECTED.
Ohio County Meets and Selects Its
Various Committees - Thou
sands Greet Hall Rooters.
From a stalf correspondent.

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CHARLESTON, ". Va, July 1e.--
Charleston is a seethIng caidrou Of poll
tics tonight and the situation Is so
mixed that little can be prognostlcated
at this hour. The auditorlal fight Is the
all absorbing toplc,and of the six avow-
ed candidates Hall and Scheer munopo-
lize attention almost entirely to the cS-
clusion OF Lafollette. Lewis. Getzen-
danner and swisher. The par,isans of
the two leading candidates are making
Rome bowl with a vengeance at 10
o'clock tonight and they appear to be
good until daylight at least. t;s
At Q o'clock the Wheeling Opera
House band, followed by a large and
enthusiastic crowd Of Hall rooters,
paraded about town and made a great
showing. numerous blazing sticks OF
red fire making the demonstration a
very pretty spectacle. The parade
wound up at the Ruffner half an hour
later. the band and crowds swinging
into the hotel lobby, filling 1t to its ut
most capacity. Immediately after the
band quit footing. the crowd began
cheering and cries of Hall. came from
the throats OF hundreds. Charley Hen
ming appeared on the balcony, waving
large American flag and the crowd
became wild. Then came the climax
with the appearance of Mr.. Hall.
"Corking" Ovation Given Hall.
The ovation the Wheeling man re-
celved was "corker," and the Scherr
men looked worried. Mr.. Hall cndeav-
ored to silence his friends by repeatedly
waving his hands. and was assisted by
Sheriff Richards. Charley Hennlng, Ed.
Fitch and other lieutenants. Finally
something like silence was :: obtained
and Mr.. Hall was about TO- thank his
friends for their kind attentions when
Frank Bailey and other Scherr rooters
began counter demonstration for
their man. ED Fitch made u desperate
effort to reduce the crowd to order. but
1t was impossible. the Scherr people evil
IDENTIFY having determined that the OPP
position candidate should not be allow
ed to exercise his well known powers OF
I, persuasion in crowd in which were 50
: many sofsthe Mineral mans supporters.
For FIVE minutes the Hall and Scherr
men We'd with each other in calls for
their respective favorites, until 1t be-
came evident that neither man would
be able to obtain n hearing, and then
the band departed and with It most of
the crowd. The Hall men had little
better demonstration both in point OF
numbers and enthusiasm, and for few
minutes II looked as though the Ohio
county man would carry the opposition
off Its feet. But the scherr people raj
lied toward the close and all but held
their own in this noise making COM
bat.
Elkins Denies the Story.
The Hall people have profted by a
story put In circulation this evening by
somc OF scherr's friends. The story
was that Congressman Dayton had ad-
dressed score or more OF delegates ut
Scherr headquarters. telling them that
3 Senator Ellsins had said that "Scherr
! must be nominated for auditor" This
soon came to the ears of the Hall peo-
pie, and they stood aghast In the face
OF such campaigning. Senator Elkins,
too, soon learned of the myth that had
been placed in circulation and he made
n duty'call upon Mr.. Hall ut the latters
rooms and personally stated that there
was nothing in the assertion that he
had Joined tho ranks OF the Scharr cam
palgners. He added. these words: mfr.
Hall. Is worthy candidate. and see
no reason why he should not be nomI-
mated.
This cleared the atmosphere wonder
fully. and very tense situation was
disposed OF.
Tonight the Hall lieutenants main
tained their claim OF ability to nomI-
nate the Ohio county mau on the first
ballot. They say they VIII have from
535 to $50 votes. and more IL necessary.
The scherr people. too. are confident,
and while not giving out figures, say
their man has the situation well In
hand and Is the choice OF the majority
OF the delegates.
Mr.. Schcrr stopped the IntellIgcncer
correspondent In the hall In front Of his
headquarters. and recalled a prediction
he had made to the writer before the
Term Alta convention had re-nom-
mated Congressman Dayton. Said Mr..
Scherr:
~ was right then: see IL am not
right this time"
Opposition to Judge Freer.
The principal fight OF the convention
tomorrow Will be In the committee on
permanent organization and on rules
and order OF business. The selections
{ by the different senatorial districts OF
members OF these two committees Is ba-
ing watched with great Interest to-
night. 1t looks as though the majority
of the committee on permanent organi-
zntlon viii be made up Of men favor
able TO the election OF Congressman
Romeo II. Frecr MS permanent chair
man OF the convention. There Is oppo-
Bltion to Judge Freer, but It has not
crystnllizcd. and 30 far has not united
Upon cholce. Assistant Dls,rlc, AZ
torney Elliott Northcott. OF Hunting
ton. Is being mentioned in connection
with this honor.
rhe +mRossance- Of tho. committee