Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-28
DAYTON NOMINATED.
Barbour Man Knocks the Plum
on First Ballot.


He Receives One Hundred and Sixty
one Opponents are Not in it,
They Make Lots of Fuss Before the
Show Down-FuH Details of the Pre-
liminaries.
Special to the New DOMINION:
TERRA ALTA, June 2S-The con-
yention for the eleventh senatorial
district held at ten o'clock this morn
ing nominated Hon. Thomas E.
Davis OF Grafton for the State Sena-
tor to succeed Senator Fast of Nor
gantown whose term has expired. He
was chosen without opposition, the
nomination having been conceded to
Taylor county and Mr.. Davis having
been her choice for the place.
The Congressional convention as
sembled short time later and is now
down TO hard work trying to nominate
candidate for congress. 1t is a
pretty fight and the field is against
Dayton. The latter is not as conf
dent as he was few days ago but
still claims that be will be nominated
If not en- the first ballot soon after
wards.
He claims one hundred and forty
seven or nineteen more than it takes
to nominate. Meredith makes fun
of these claims and says that Dayton
will not land the plum. The conyen-
tion is an exciting one Every time
the list is revised Dayton loses
strength.
Hon. A. G. Dayton, Judge John e.
Holt, q. S. Grant Pitzer and Judge
w. S. Meredith are all in the field
and the names Of all four will be pre-
sented to the convention.
Dayton's friends have worked in
dustriously to get Pltzer to withdraw
and give his 81 votes to Dayton, but
he declines to do SO. 1t will take 1913
votes TO nominate any candidate.
Money is being freely used. One
farmer delegate from Monongalia was
offered $25 to vote for a certoin can
dldate. A carload of people on train
Al saw the offer made. 1t was declin-
ed.
Marion county leaders assert openly
!. that If Dayton is nominated he will
not be elected and declare they will
support @. S. Mckinney rather than
Dayton. The feeling is bitter and
the situation looks favorable to Dem
Ocratic success in the event of Day
toms nomination.
There is strong talk of a combina-
tion of the field against Dayton and
the day may be full of surprises. The
ba III
bitter. Seven votes in the Manning
ton district Marion county, are claim
ed for Dayton.
TERRA ALTA, June %, l p. NJ
The convention convened at one
O'Clock. Dayton claims one hundred
and forty seven votes including the %
which it is said that Jefferson will not
give him. His opponents give him
one hundred and twenty two votes.
They state that they will hold to-
y gether aad can prevent his nominal
tion.
Frank Cox of Morgantown is men
toned as dark horse in the event
that the opposition cannot combine on
anyone else but his friends in the
Monongaiia delegation laugh at it and
say that it is only a ruse to draw
strength from Dayton They will
vote for the Barbour man from start
to finish.
TERRA ALTA, June %, 2 p. NJ
The Senatorial convention endorsed
w. Il. Glasscock of Morgantown for
member of State Executive commit
tee and Senator S. B. Elkins for Sen
ate to succeed himself.
Tracy l.. Jeffries of Jefferson coun-
ty was chosen temporary chairman of
Congressional convention and Charles
C. Teter Of Barbour temporary secre-
tary. The usual committees were APP
pointed before noon.
Dayton now claims nomination on
first ballot with 156 votes
DAYTON NOMINATED.
TERRA ALTA, $40 D. m.-Dayton
was nominated on the first ballot re-
ceiving 1913 votes.
Meredith received 479, Pitzer 45&
and Holt 5.
All of Hollis strength except the
votes in Preston county went TO Day
= ton.