The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-13
Gov Dawson Advocate. Plan In 40
por'lonins Republican Nstionsi
Consention.
PRESENT SYSTEM UNJUST
DECLARES WEST VA MAN
Advocated Plan IN Blaine's Campo an
Recalls Incidents % Fight in
Early Eighties
BY CAL r. YOUNG.

in discussing the plan 81 selecting
delegates % national conventions
aiier being shown a comparison be.
tween he present plan and the plan
proposed by United states Senator
Bourne. % ores on. 10 which consid
cradle publicity has been given re.
Gently. former Governor William ~
@ DAVIS son says
Senator Bourues plan is no new
th.ns Baslng representation in Re.
publican national conventions on the
Republican vote IN he several states.
and not on population. or OF senators
and representative iu The congress.
has long been coated 10 "a Just
and right and ought 90 prevail
kcferr!ug 20 more than quarter
~ century aso. when he vas
delegate 10 The Republican national
cunven ION. which nominated James
g. Blaine Mr Dawson added
% happened to be d+Iegatea--
large from Wcst Virginia 20 the ua
runIl convention of s. which met
in Chicago The candidates before
The convention were Blaine. Arthur
and Edmunds WAS instructed tor
Sir Blaine. and voted for him. al
.aHt'.erf' Al.A' vt w fatN f-A NAt IT, as
Q doubted 10 1876 and 1850. whether
be could be elected voted TO rep
resen. those Who sem me- 90 the con
E'nt!on West virginia vas a-Nays
strong Blaine state After hard
rght. We nominated Nj Blaine. lie
vas defeated by hair
Incidents Of Blaine Fight.
Speaking OF some az the incidents
Of the campaign and OF some OF those
that followed. ard OF the matters fhat
ar" believed 10 have entered into the
defeat OF Sir Blaine. the former gov
ernor touched ON some things that
viii doubtless be- o. interest 10
readors 90 This tme
% often talked with the late Sen.
afor Elklu-. uc sHid about that
campaign. for th- senator was iu the
headquarters iu New YORK. and vas
practically 500 command Re was
great admircr OF the 'Plumsd knight.
and his defeat nt. rly broke t1e sen.
ator heart The result in New York
state was very close. and there VAS
always doubt whether Mr. Blaine
really lost o. senator EIklns said
that there Were Two unfortunate
things .Eat happened To- .--w York.
either one OF which would probably
not have changed the result but both
togo her lost enough votes. though
the number vas small. ~ lose the
state. go narrow was tho marlin.
These tao things we're the famous
Burchari episode % Rome. Rum and
Rebellion aud the Rylne O.. biz
dinner t9 Mr Blaine by q i0f o. rich
men just before the election The
Hurchard incident could NOT Do FOR
seen. bur tho dinner vas ~ deliberate
affair Mr. Blaine vaa due ZOO speak
in Sew York. ana some - bis On
thusiastc friends who had con
fr.blted heavily fo the campaign
fund. conceived the dea % entertain
INK him ~ d swell banquet az ono or
the biz hotels
Senator Eikirs Opposed Banquet.
senator ElKus opposed the pro.
lcr' continued Mr Dawson and
even went 70 Tor az f1 beg Mr. Blaine
fo veto DO. bl' Nr Blaine while Oh
hitting its ire1pediercy. said BE- could
not find 20 in bis heart % disappoirf
his friends and said be would take the
risk Tire 0pros.t on took advantage
% 'ho Incident AZ Senator EIkins
foresaw they would. and used n % en-.
pnasige heir contention that Blaine
vas fhe rich mans candida'e 90
Blaine was defeated by little. trivial
hing BIf greaf battles and many
other great events have turned on M.
tle fhlnss accidents. or some seem
lngly frifilR event. ike q sparrou.a
fall. that re wisdom % men ga not
OF could 'orcsee or provide against"
Again coming back ~ he conven-
fi0r % 1855 and earlier campaigns
The selection % a chairman a. tho "a
'ioral convention % So Mr Dae,ron
declared
Three Famous Conventions
That CONVENTION o. aaa the 'ss-
~ mo trinity % famous ones. 20 arf
~ being The other fuo We blaine
ner we're defeated in - % prsiirnt
naries The National committees svss
c0rfroiif BY fho friends ~ Nr Blaine
and hey rerrrrcnfed sr.r-rifef
States Senator Powell clayton. % Ar
ka1sas. since 0ur minister 70 Msr'e1
FOR TEN D1rary chairman The field
combined sgails- us ard seieotsd sr
ronEressmar John e lynch. he noted
~oicrff man ~ Hiss'sEirpi. in opposl
r.0u fo layton When the chairman
~ fh- National Comm iftee called me
ocrterfi0u f0 order snf stafef that fe
ras Instructed BY f1r committee %
nominate Powell clayton for temper.
ary chairman ~ iunpef Theodore
HOcFfref from fta Eer York feIegr
zion rhirf saf across fha aisle. nearly
opposite fre Wesf virginia ds'eFaro-
and rrr rated Lynch Hs uas ne
sane FIrl'e fo-~eflf Dominating
hcosevelf Then o. since ard rou Ffs
motion vas ssrrrfef tF Henry Cabot
Lodge frof yef Trife1 states senator.