The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-14
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The Charleston convention special OF
the Ohio River road. bringing bacl
nearly all Of the Wheeling and Pal
Handle delegates to The Republican
state convention. arrived early yester.
day morning. and after the ull-nigh
ride on n crowded train everybody wa:
thoroughly worn out and In a mood tc
swear off on conventions in particular
and politics in general--but gooG
nights rest will rejuvsnate every mar
Jack OF the. bunch, and to-day they'll
be us ardent devotees of the great OLD
game Of politics as they ever were.
4 number OF the Pan Handle visitors
remained In Charleston over night. pre-
ferring night OF peac=fu, repose in the
quiet kanawha county village 10 the
excitement and turmoil of the special
train. The Ohio Valley Express. COM
inG In last evening, brought quite q
bunch OF the faithful, Including Cor
gresham Dorener, Joseph {. Brady,
John Schellhase. John Frew, Charley
Hcnnins, c. B. Scott and offers. IN
Guiding j. c. Burchinal. F. II. Blake.
Prosecuting Attorney Parsons, Sheriff
Doyle and others OF the Marshall coun-
ty delegation.
The speech Of Mayor c. Z. Scott, Of
Bethany. in seconding the nomination
OF James X. Hall for auditor, was q
gem. and Mr. Halls friends In Ohio
county warmly complimented the sage
from the banks of the Buffalo upon his
effective appeal for the conventions
favorable consideration Of the claims
Of the First districts candidate.
Mr.. Hall had assurances before the
convention met Of receiving nearly 600
votes, but, the influences at work in be-
half of Mr.. Schcrr. aided by the unex-
pected complication arising out OF the
contest between Freer and Shauor for
the permanent chairmanship of the
convention. were too much for even the
magnificent organization the Ohio
county man had built ND In behalf Of
his candidacy.
The Fourth congressional district has
three representatives on the Republi-
can state ticket, in White for governor:
Freer for attorney general. and Poffeu-
barger for supreme Judge: the Secoi d
district comes next with two, Scherr for
auditor. and Miller for superintendent
OF free schools: then the Third. with
Silman for treasurer. and last Out far
thest from least In Republicanism), the
First district, with Judge Brnnnon TO.
the supreme bench.
The First district Republican CON.
mittee will meet here on July % to or
ganlze for the campaign. and the de-
sires Of Candidate Dovener will be ac-
ceded to. Chairman s. G. Smith Will
likely be his own successor. Jacob
Snyder, the Ohio county member of tile
committee. Is spoken of for secretary
treasurer
The First senatorial district convcn-
ton Will be held at Littlcton, July IS.
There are three avowed candidates for
the nomination, Judge Jacobs, ex-Sen-
ator Hoge and Mr.. Clark, all OF Wetzei
county. to which the nomination goes
this year by custom.
The Ohio county executive committee
Will meet next week. probably, TO flNthc
time and manner OF choosing the leSis-
lative ticket. Some of the aspIrants
for place on the ticket prefer a primary,
others favor q convention on account
OF the expense. In addition TO the
candidates who have been In tic field
for weeks past. two other names are
being mentioned. Messrs. Walter H.
Rinehart and George A. Laughlin.
1t is part OF the history of conven-
ton week at Charleston that plans were
matured to stampede the convention
To Eraar for paynr,or pafara tt,o 10
ton OF the committee on permanent or
ganzat!cn In selecting Perry A. Shanor
for chairman had been rescinded, and
Judge Freer chosen in his stead. thus
averting the entrance of the latter into
contest for governor, the Freer COM
blnation had even gone so far rs to Sc
lcct the man who would make the
speech nominating their favorite for
governor. There are widely divergent
views as to whether or not the game
would have worked had 1t been attempt
ed. Judge Freer's friends relied upon
the belief that his turning down for gov
ernor. for Congress and for chairman
of the convention would have worked
up such u sympathetic sentiment that
he could have got anything he went af-
ter. They claim this view is verified
by the magnificent ovation he received
when nominated for attorney general.
Garvin Family Reunion.
The Garvin family will have a reunion
to-day, which promises to be we'll ut
tended. Mr.. D. NJ. Garvin, manager
of the Lone Star OIL Company, Houston.