Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-01
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
WILL HOLD THEIR NOMINATING
CONVENTION THIS AFTER
NOON.
THERE ARE SEVERAL STATES
nut it Looks Probable That the Ring
VIII Win Out, as 1t Did in the
Primary EIcctfen-The Situation
ON the Event OF the Convention.

The Ohio county Republican conven-
ton for the nomination of a ticket for
the House CT Delegates will be held at
two o'clock this afternoon in the Sec
and Branch Council chamber. 1t was
understood last night that Hon. VIM.
P. Hubbard is slated for the honor of
chairman Of the convention. Other
business to be transacted will be the
selection of Senatorial and Judicial
conferees, but this work will lack the
interest which attaches to the fight
over the legislative ticket.
The candidates are numerous, and
on the eve Of the convention all were
working hard with view to getting
delegates to pledge their support and
influence. 1t was, and will to-day, be
a. repetition OF the old fight between
the ring and anti-ring elements. The
bosses were out in the primary cleo
ton last Saturday, personal popularity
pulling through awful conditions,
where names did not appear upon the
slate. 1t therefore appears that the
ring will control the convention and
dictate the nominations.
James K. Hall came home from Park
ersburg a day or two ago and has been
taking an active part in the fight.
Messrs. Westwood and La Teusch have
withdrawn from the race, and Chas. ].
Schuck yielded to pressure early in the
fight. For some days there has been
talk of the candidacy of F. N. Milligan,
of the Second ward. Mr.. Milligan
stated to a Register reporter last night
that he is not a candidate, but beyond
this would not discuss the situation.
Among those who are understood to
be making a stubborn fight for places
on the ticket during the few days i'm
mediately preceding the convention,
are Hugh Sterling, Jess jackson and
Henry Steck, whose names were never
mentioned until a few days ago. The
two last mentioned are anxious to Sc
cure the labor position on the ticket.
MIR. Jackson is a potter and Mr.. Steck
a cigarmaker, and the latter is unde-
stood to be the choice Of the ring.
There are a number of states which will
be put forward in the convention. The
ring slate, which will doubtless be the
successful one, is headed by S. G. Smith,
whose nomination is virtually conceded.
1t Is understood that the support of a
certain newspaper for the ticket will go
with Smiths nomination. The business
representative OF the ring viii be Geo
Laughlin, and the labor representative,
MIR. Steck. For the country representative
either Abe Mccullough or Ralph Mccoy
will be satisfactory, with the chances
largely in favor Of the former.
Another slate which IS very much anti.
ring, is headed by Chas. e. NanKeuren,
who has made a hard fight for place,
and contains the names OF 8! G.9 Smith or
w. ]. W. Cowden, Abe Mccullough and
David w. Martin.
A third slate is headed by Peter Bach
man, us the business representative, with
Cowden Mccullough and Martin. Still
another is headed by Hugh Sterling, with
the names the same as appear on the
Bachman slate.
1t will be seen that the principal fight
will be for the business representative,
among Messrs. Laughlin, VanKeuren and
Sterling. Mr., Cowden stands little or no
chance of defeating S. G. Smith as the
legal representative. Mr.. Steck will prob
ably win over Jesse Jackson, and d. w.
Martin. Mr.. Mccoy has an excellent fight
ing chance with Mr.. Mccullough.
Here is a guess as to the ticket: S. G..
Smith, George Laughlin, Abraham Nc
Cullough and Henry Steck.