The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-28

NUkeb Utllk pvlAEut HA"AE NAANA 49,
ever cast Mt a general election. and Mr..
seamon, who was supported by my
friends, won by majority Of ten. THIS
was a straight-out fight against me.
although Mr.. seamon will vote for
Lewis on the first ballot; his opponent
was scherr man.
IT went to Moundsviite some time
ago, and endeavored to make an ar
rangement by which the Marshall
county delegation would all support
Lewis at the start, and with the under
standing that would be second choice.
However, a number Of the leading poll
tIcians at Moundsvllle would not con-
sent to this, and was compelled to go
in and make my own fight against
scherr and Lafollette. 1t is hardly nee
essary for me to say that am pleased
with the result. MY many good friends
in old Marshall have shown that
they are for me in preference to any
candidate not from their own county,
and that is all l could ask.
"The charge, circulated in Marshall
county. Saturday. that l had offered
Mr.. E. NJ Lewis or any of his friends
a monetary consideration for his with.
drawal from the race for auditor, is
absolutely without foundation. I never
offered Mr.. Lewis or any other man one
cent for his withdrawal"
Mr. Lewis Estimate.
The 1ntelligencer called up Mr., e. NJ.
Lewis last night by telephone, and ask
ed for his estimate of the result of the
primaries. He stated that, although all
the returns were not in. he believed the
solid delegation would be for him. As
to the second choice preferences Of the
delegates, Mr.. Lewis expressed the
opinion that the strength Of Lafollette
would be greater than had been sup
posed before the primary election. In
the .Bsnwood. McMecben and Mounds
VILE delegations he believed there were
four Lafollette men and twelve or fif-
teen Hall men.
AS to the result on the congressional.
convention delegation there is differ
ence of opinion. Before leaving for
washington. Congressman Dovener ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased over
the result in Marshall county. In
MoundsvftIe. six Of the seven delegates
are for Doyener, and the other for
Campbell. The delegate from Glendale
is for Dovener, the Campbell man who
ran for delegate receiving but three
votes. In Union district (Benwood and
McNlechen) the Dovener people claim
the entire delegation Is for their man.
The captains friends claim fully two
thirds Of the entire vote of Marshall
county.
Judge Campbell was in the city last
night, having come up from Tyler coun-
ty, whore he spent Saturday In the In
terest Of his congressional candidacy
He said that he wound have seventeen
or eighteen of Tyler's twenty-tour
votes. The slstersvIlle delegation. he
admitted, would be for Dovene-. Judge
Campbell said he had been Informed by
his lleutenantsi in Marshalic county that he
would have about twenty-four Of that
county's delegation of thIrty-six in the
congressional convention.
Judge Campbell was shown IN article
in the Sunday Register, in which 1t was
stated that he was indls,nnt over
statement in the Intelllgencer that he
had withdrawn or was about to with
draw. The Judge was very emphatic in
denouncIng the Register correspond
ent's statement as untrue. He had
said nothing of the kind, and for a
very good reason-no such statement
had appeared in the Intelllgencer.