The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-20
Many Prominent Republicans From
Throughout the State viii Attend
the Event.
DEMOCRATS FAIL IN
EFFORT TO ORGANIZE
@srshaii County Democrats Are Plan,
ming to Hold Mammoth Dinner
In Short Time

From every town and hamlet in the
Thirteenth senatorial district Repub-
Iicans are today vending their way to
Philippi. the county seat OF Barbour.
which Is snugly nestled among the
foothills OF the Allegheny mountains.
Tonight will be one long TO be remem-
bered by the residents of this quiet
little village. for the largest number
OF visitors that ever entered her linn
Its, with the exception of the ami
cersary celebration. will be the guests
OF the party leaders of the county
seat. A Republican harmony meeting
is to be held there tonight and judg-
ing from late reports it will be one of
the most successful ever held in this
state.
Dinners Very Popular.
Harmony dinners have become very
popular in West Virginia, and faction
al dierences have been buried and the
party leaders united for party success.
Wheeling first inaugurated these
harmony events with their gamous
grounding dinner Then the Kama
wha county Republicans celebrated
with a successful dinner on Lincoln's
birthday. while tonight the Repub-
licans of the Thirteenth district will
celebrate. Governor Glasscock, SEN
ator Hatfield, Hon. Stuart F. Reed.
Hon. +. l.. Long. Mike King. Charles
w. Swisher. Charles Dillon and other
prominent candidates will be present
and deliver addresses.
Marshall county Republicans are
row considering holding a harmony
dinner at Moundsville. Final arrange
ments for this dinner will be discussed
n "a nnnnffpu 49, 10.
tee to be held on March I'd. Brooke
county. Republicans have for some
time been discussing the ACCESSIBILITY
of holding n dinner
Each day sees the chaotic condi.
tions that confront the Democratic
party in West Virginia grow worse
and worse. Just after the McGraw
meeting here when the Grafton man
championed the candidacy of Wood.
row Wilson. n club named after the
New Jersey executive was launched
Since that time a number of meetings
have been called but always with the
same result, about four or five being
present. Last evening another meet
ing was called at the city building and
as usual just six or seven were pres
ent and of course they left without at.
tempting 10 perfect their organization.
For several days a number of SUD.
porters OF Champ Clark have been try.
ing 10 form "A club to be named after
the speaker Of the house Like the
Woodrow Wilson supporters there has
been nothing doing.
Now there is an effort TO form a
Bryan club (Oh. mercyD and also a
Harmon club. The fulfil efforts OF tho
Democratic party to organize clubs
demonstrates clearly the unpopularity
Of the presidential caliber that this
party is presenting TO the voters
-Four presidential candidates have
been announced here and all four are
bitterly opposed by the party.
Now that spring is approaching poll.
ties will start boiling State politics
especially will be getting Interesting
and candidates for state offices are
planning to tour the state. The three
candidates for governor. Hon. Charles
w. Swisher. Hon. H. D. Hatfield and
Charles Dillon, are now touring the
state comforting with the party lead
ers OF various counties.
About the only local political discus.
sion these days is the fight for the
nomination OF sheriff on the Repub.
lican ticket three candidates are in
the race. Chief OF Police Howard Hast.