The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08
PRESIDENCY Of TIE LEAGUE
wsr Be HstlY oontostod-FouF Cam
didatsS stEiving for the Honor.
Mayor Parkinaon's Surprise.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
Is Waxing Very rn-Ehcrts Are
Being lIado to Relisvo The Eight
Of ANY BittsEpeas-
hnnn 9 So correspondent.

BTOLu 4 6lAlA AuIAe9P4uuEHet
PARKERsBURe. ". va, March ~
Tonight, on the eve Of the meeting Of
The West Virginia League OF RerubD-
can Clubs the town Is crowded with
party workers from all parts Of the
state and interest Ia the outcome Of the
contest for the presidency OF the league
Is secondary only to discussion Of the
political situation In the state, egpee-
tally the gubernatoriaI contest In fact,
league politics is more or leas obscured
by ths more important SIGHT being
winged by Messrs. White and Freer.
dubprnatorial Contest.
Among M party leaders tonight q
general desire IS being evineed to pre-
went the contest for the gubernatorial
nomination from becoming too warm.
n e realized that the statp Is Republic
IN only ia narrow margin, and that
nothing must be done within the party
organization that will threaten Repub-
hiean success next November.
For this very reason, the announce
fneut made In Wednesdays Intelhgen.
CIR. that the Freer and White people
IN Ohio county had agreed upon an
equal ditiSion Of the delegates 70 the
state nominating convention, was re-
ceived hero this Afternoon with almost
general satisfaction. A number OF
Freer men expressed their satisfaction
with the agreement, and Il appeared
that It would receive formal ratification
at the hands Of MeSsrs. White ana
Freer, with everybody satisfied.
HI1Vao Nice e.l,n, ly,a ntik
Late this afternoon, however, General
Curtin, one Of Congressman Freer's
principal supporters, expressed himself
against the Ohio county agreement and
inhnated itmight not be- rt1tii
Squire W. w. Rogers, Of wheeling, who
was present, also declared himself
against division Of the dgiegatPss The
matter has been submitted to Mt,
White, and he has acquiesced. It VIII
be submitted to Colonel F'reer. upon his
arrival from washington, early in the
morning,and It remains to be seen what
he will do. Most Of his OHIO county
supporters are In favor Of the division,
and It IS not thought he win antagonists
his friends by interfering with what
they deem to be for the best
The league presidency Is dithcut
proposition to diagnose In advance OF
the actual ballotins.
League Presidency.
one Of the shrewdest politicians in
the state hazards the prediction that
Barrett viii lead on the first ballot but
at the same time, he admits that Mayor
Parkinson, Moundsville. Is strong, and
may surprise the bunch by walking on
with the plum. Mr. VandervOrts
friends are confident he Will defeat Bar
Fett, and Mr.. Robinson Is making most
vigorous fight. Very little Is heard OF
the other offices. The Vice presidenctes
win likely 60 70 disappointed aspirants
Tor the presidency.
Mayor ParlSlnson's friends. at mid
night say that his eleventh hour candl-
dScy seems to have struck the popular
chord. They claim the First congress-
sionaI district practically solid for their
man,aiid have promises OF support from
other parts of the state. They believe
Parkinson viii start of with q good
Following, and Win increase his strength
with each succeeding ballot. The more
ballots'the greater his strength Is the
way the Marshall county crowd see It
tonight.
senator Thurston left Washington to-
night and will arrive here at noon
kin1 will not be able to come. Senator
Scott d expected tonight, as are Con-
FRESHMEN Dovener ana Dayton.
Aside from the gubernatorial contest
congressional politics is generally dis
cussed, especially the Fourth district,
where State Senator James a. Hughes,
Of Huntington, and State Treasurer NJ.
A. Kendall, OF Parkersburg, nre the m
nounced candidates.
Congressional Politics.
Both are here, and making all kinds
Of political hay at each others expense.
Hughes says the Fourth district has
been represented by small men long
enough. MiIler and Freer are both Of
short stature, and Kendall Is decidedly
in the same boat, while Hughes Is q six
footer. Grant PitEer, OF MartinsburE,
q here, and says the launching OF his
congressional boom In the Second dis
trict has been attended with most sat-
isfactory encouragement. His oppo-
hent, Congressman Dayton, win be here
late Tonight Not much 3 heard OF
Fint and Third district politics.
Circuit Judge Ed. 8. Doolithelof Hunt
Ington, who came In this afternoon. an
nOunces his intention to enter himselt
among the aspifuhtB for the vacancy
on the state supreme bench. he VIII
have the support OF Cabell and other
counties in the Sixth judicial district.
The AuditorShip.
Parlor H. at the jackson hotel, has
been secured by Mr.. James K. Hall. and
here he is entertaining mnny friends
tonight. His candidacy for auditor Is
gaining strength rapidly, and he y con-
coded dangerous by the other aBpirnnts.
The three leaders IN the race for audi
TOR nre raid TO be Hall, scherI md La
toilette.
There is some talk tonight or COM
promise but II hns not met with favor.
II Is generally conceded 10 b. unfair to
even suggest such q course 10 either o.,
the candidates, nil Of whom hays put
up n vigorous campuiEn. and the sue
evas that viii come 70 one ls surely de-
Supreme Court Judgoahip.
There 10 considerable gossip aboui TIL
two supreme court nominations TO-
night. Ex-congrtaAman Warm NH
ler. q the Fourth district. who was
mentioned In this connection. said to-
Ri1t b did not desire the nomination.