The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-09
BROTHER TONI
DAVIS WILL RUN
FOR CONGRESS.
Nominated by the Democrats Of the
< Second District-No Enthusi-
asm Manifested
,FEWOF,THEFAITHFuLP
"Kurneln Nat Ward FitzGerald Loses
His False Teeth-Nominec is 1
Known Us Political Judas.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntellisenccr.
MARTINSBURG. W. Va, Aug. .s.-A
hand full Of Democrats OF the Second
congressional district gathered here to-
day to make a perfunctory nominal
tion OF a candidate to be defeated by
Dayton in November.
The convention was featureless from
beginning to end and when compared
to the Republican convention held at
Terra Alta in June. suggested n caucus
of a few party men held in country
school-house of some remote mountain
district. Except for n few strange faces
seen about the hotels or at the public
square no resident would have known
that anything out of the ordinary was
going on.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. Cornwell, OF Hampshire, and
Forrest W. Brown, OF Jefferson, was
named az temporary chairman, possibly
to heal the wounds caused by his recent
overwhelming defeat for the nomina-
ton of prosecuting attorney Of Jeffer-
son., He. Of course. was totally unpre-
pared TO make u speech, and, as usual
failed absolutely to arouse any enthusi-
asn1.
Convention Takes a Recess. y
J. NJ. Mccoy, of Marion. was made
temporary secretary. After appointing
the usual committees the convention
took 4 recess.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on permanent organization reported
the name OF John J. Cornwell for per-
manent chairman and c. w. Boyer for
permanent secretary.
Cornwell made no remarks at all but
simply introduced John Il. Holt, who
failed miserably, as Holt can do no the
stump. Scarcely 4 single utterance re-
criyed any genuine applause and Holt
left the convention hall about US dis
susted and disappointed as were his fol-
lowers. He had been extensively ad-
r. FNSiAIsSd ~ SNEiS CulbcE al tnc equity
and yet In L city OF 10000 people and
with 1900 more In the county, re-
inforced by delegates from Il congress
sionaI district, not 1000 persons gather.
cd 10 hear him. =. = 1870 !7-l5--
After the tiresome hlrangue OF Holt,
S. W. Waller. Of Berkeley. secured rec
ognition and In sophomore speech.
placed In nomination for Congress, the
name OF Col. T. B, Davis, OF Keyser,
otherwise known,as Brother Tom" He
was better than nothing. they thought.
although to him Is charged the defeat
of William L. Wilson, in '94 and of Nc
Grlw two years ago.
Spirit of Wilson Still Lives.
The spirit of Wilson Is still alive in
this section. and McGraw has not been
forgotten ia the district.
Davis habitually betrayed every can
didate of the Democratic party, save
when his own interests were at stake,
and yet In the face OF all these charges,
he hopes TO win out against the hither-
to invinclble Dayton. After accepting
the nomination. the convention elected
Forrest W. Brown. OF jefferson, presi-
Dental elactor.
kunnep Nat Ward FitzGerald, the
windiest of all demagogues. then brAyc5
for n time, and in doing so. lost his set
OF false teeth, This incident created
the only mlrth or enthusiasm OF the
convention. The following constituted
the executive committee:
Barbour. Richard L. Tolbert: Berke-
ley, J. W. Dodd; Grant. W. C. Moonan.
Hardy. J. D. Chipicy; Hampshire. n, b.
c. Whitaker; Taylor. John B. Mccoy.
Tucker, P. II. Harper: Jefferson. S. c.
Young; Marion, ]. L. Mccoy: Mineral
II. S. Richardson; Morgan, N. R. IN
ger; Randolph, John T. Davis: Pcndle.
ton. D. II. H!ner; pendleton. William NJ
Dent.