The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08
PRESIDENCY OF THE LEAGUE
Will 30 Hotly oontssted-Four Cam
didates st+iying for the Honor.
Mayor ParkinSon's Surprise.
THE GUBEPNATORIAL CONTEST
Ls Waxing Very Warm-ERorts Arc
Being 1Eade to Relieve the Fight
Of Any Bitterness.
from a statt Correspondent

from Stah Correspondent
PARKERsBURe, ". Va, March u
Tonight, on the eve Of the meeting Of
The West Virginia League Of Renubll-
ran Clubs, the town is crowded with
party workars from all parts OF the
state, and interest in the outcome of the
contest for the presidency Of the league
Is secondary only to discussion of the
political situation in the state. espec-
tally the gubernatorial contest. In fact,
league politics Is more or less obscured
by the more important fight being
Rnged by AIessrs. White and Freer
aubtrnatorial Contest.
Among tht party leaders tonight a
general desire is being evinced to pre-
went the contest for the gHbernatoFlai
nomination from becoming too warm.
It fs realized that the state Is Republi-
can only on.a narrow margin. and that
nothing must be done within the party
organization that will threaten Repub-
li6an success next November.
For this very reason, the announce
fnent made in Wednesdays 1ntelligen-
Ger. that the Freer and White psOple
In Ohio county had agreed upon an
equal division OF the Delegates to the
state nominating convention. was re-
ceiVed hero tfiA Afternoon with almost
general satisfaction. A number of
Freer men expressed their satisfaction
with the agreement, and II appeared
that It would receive formal ratification
at the hands Of Messrs. White and
Freer, with everybody satisfied.
Some Disagreement
Late this afternoon, however. General
Curtin one OF Congressman FreeTs
principal supporters, expressed himself
urainst the Ohio county agreement and
intimated Il might not be rJlti
Squire w. w. Rogers, Of Wheeling, who
was present, also declared himself
against a division OF the delegates. The
matter has been submitted to Mr.
White, and he has acquiesced. 1t Will
be submitted to Colonel Freer 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 will antagonize
his friends by Interfering with what
they deem to be for the best.
The league presidency Is a difficult
proposition to diagnose in advance OF
the actual ballotlng.
League Presidency.
One OF the shrewdest politicians in
the state hazards the prediction that
Barrett will lead on the first ballot, but
ut the same time, he admits that Mayor
Parkinson, Moundsville, Is strong, and
may surprise the bunch by walking on
with the pllm. Mr.. Vandervort's
friends are confident he will defeat Bar
rett, and Mr.. Robinson is making most
Vigorous fght, Very little is heard of
the other oifices. The vice presidencies
viii likely 70 to disappointed aspirants
Tor the presidency.
Mayor ParklnsOn's friends, at mid
night, say that his eleventh hour candi-
dacy seems to have struck the popular
chord They claim the First congress
sionai district practically solid for their
man,and have promises Of support from
other parts of the state. They believe
Parkinson viii start on with a good
Following. and win Increase his strength
with each succeeding ballot. The more
ballots'the greater his strength is ths
way the Marshall county crowd sec It
tonight
Senator Thurston left Washington to-
night and will arrive here at noon
Thursday. It Is now said Senator Ell
kIng win not be able to come. Senator
scott Il expected tonight. as are Con-
u,resafnen Doveher and Dayton.
Aside from the gubernatorial contest,
Conversational 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, are the an
nounced candidates.
Congressional Politics.
Both arc 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. Miller and Freer nre both Of
short stature, and Kendall IS decidedly
in the same boat, while Hughes Is a six
footer. Grant PitEer, OF Martinsburg,
Is here, and says the launching Of his
congressional boom in the Second dis
trict has been attended with most sat
iHfactory encouragement. His OppO-
nent, CONGRESSMAN Dayton, will be here
late to-niFht. Not much is heard OF
First and Third district politics.
Circuit Judge Ed. 8. Doolittle,of Hunt
Ington, who came In this afternoon, an
nounces his intention to enter himself
Dm0ng the nsplrants for the vacancy
on the state supreme bench. He will
have the support OF Cabell nnd other
counties In the Sixth judicial district
Tho Auditorship.
Parlor II. at the Jackson hotel, has
been secured by Mr.. James X. Hall, and
here he is entertaining many friends
tonight. His candidacy for auditor is
gaining strength rapidly. and he IS co1-
gedsd dangerous by the othpr aspirants.
The three lenders in the race for audi
tor nre snid to b. Hail. scherT. and La
toilette.
There is some talk tonight Of COM
promise but It has not met with favor.
It is generally conceded TO b. unfair to
even suggest such II course 10 either OF
the candidates, all or whom hays put
up vigorous campaign. and t1e suc-
cess that viii come 70 ons ls surely de-
served
Supreme Court JudgoShip.
Ther1 % considerable gossip about tn
two suprrme court nomlnaflong 20
night Ev-CongreHsnian Warren MI
Yer. q tho Fourth district who was
Hsnugnud IN this connection, SAID TO-
k2llt hh did NOT dnHirn Lha nomination.