Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-29
DAYTON GOT THE PLUM.
Aided by the Postmasters of
his District.

lie was Nominated on The First Bal
l0t--The Talked of Combination TO
Secure the Defeat Of the Barbour
County Statesman Failed TO Materia-
lize--Rumors OF the Use of Money
and Political Appointment.
TERRA Alta, w. Va, June 90
BY the united aid of the big and little
postmasters of the Second District,
Hon. A. e. Dayton was again nomi-
mated for Congress on the Republican
ticket
1t was Federal crowd which
forced the nomination.
The vote was taken at 3 o'clock yes
terday amid the greatest confusion
and noise ever seen at convention.
Dayton was presented by Frank Cox,
OF Monongalia county. The crowd
could hardly listen TO the speech or to
any of them for that matter
On the first ballot Dayton received
1872 votes. Meredith Al, Pitzer II, and
John H. Holt 4.
Meredith was presented by e. NJ.
A)llOW tipCls u II al id0nbs ~. 4 : ~ ddib
named Judge Holt and Ward b.
Lindsay, of Berkeley county, placed
u. S. G. Pitzer in nomination.
The Meredith leaders worked all
night before the convention TO secure
enough votes TO defeat Dayton or
create a deadlock His headquarters
were at the Huntington hotel and
there was no sleep for anyone who tar
ried there for the noise of the workers
for Marion's candidate kept up until
daybreak.
1t is said that five thousand dollars
in cash was at the disposal of certain
dealers who might secure county del
egations, but there were but few votes
in the market for the Dayton post
masters who were already holding fat
jobs.
COULD NOT BE TEMPTED
and they held the few other delegates
nicely in line.
Dr. McKeeger, of Romney, Hamp-
shire county, was shown written
contract, signed and ready to deliver,
if he would hand the seven votes of
that delegation over to an aspirant
for the Congressional nomination.
The contract promised the delivery of
the postoffice at Romney to Mckeever
and any money consideration that he
would ask.
The Dayton men heard of the offer
and promptly took McKeever in
charge.
A deal was made early in the day
yesterday whereby any combination
against Dayton was frustrated.
Pitzer. it is alleged was promised
the support of the Dayton men for the
collectorship if he would agree not to
give Berkeley's q votes to Meredith.
1t is said Pitzer even promised to give
them to Dayton if they were needed.
The Meredith forces felt their first
defeat when Tracy t.. Jeffers, Of JEFF
ferson county, Dayton supporter was
chosen by the Congressional commit
tee as temporary chairman. James
FL. Holt.
THE GRAFTON POSTMASTER,
was made temporary secretary. The
committee on permanent organization
recommended that the temporary Or
ganization be made permanent and
the Meredith men did not even offer
minority report.
When the organization was made
permanent, with whoop it was seen
that the fight wos practically over.
As prominent Republican officehold-
er from Preston county remarked: ''If
the choice of the nominee had been
lea 49, l,< mn ta xyn
been Dayton. The masses did not
nominate him-they will not elect
him.
The PitzeI and Meredith forces re-
turned TO their homes muttering their
discomfort quite loudly.
Preston county which was one of
the original Dayton counties two, four
and six years ago, is not united for
the nominee. After the nomination
was made the crowd seemed to care
little for the Mckinley Roosevelt res
olutions, and imperialism doctrines
and the convention hall was rapidly
deserted.
Not satisfied with naming Dayton,
the ot1iceholders refused to give James
w. Flynn, chairman of the Preston
county Republican committee, the
only honor be ever asked He want
ed to be elector from this district, but
he was Holt man and would not do.
N. G. Keim, of Elkins, Randolph
county, was chosen. He is closer to
Dayton.
A PICTURESQUE FIGURE
at the convention was Rev. A. A.
Bunner, pastor of the Church of Christ
Fairmont. He is deeply fascinated
with politics and stumped the district
for his friend, Judge Meredith. Rev.
Mr.. Bunner says he believes in mixing
religion with politics, but failed to ex-
plain his evident approval of the use
Of money and liquor, so in evidence