The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-04
LIVELY FIGHT
FOR DELEGATES
EHomlSeo IN THE VARIOUS
DEMOCRATIC CONVENT
IONS TO-DAY.
Big sis Slate Has Been Mapped Out.
But District Delegates il
Free-For-All.

A lively fight Is expected IN the
various congressional district con-
Nentions to-day over the selection of
n Democrats delegates TO the
baltimore convention. There is little
doubt but that the fight is between
Wilson and Clark. with Harmon cut
Ting but little Ice. and IL appears TO
De a free-for-all in 50 far as any
candidate for district delegate hav-
ing the preference. though the Wat
son-Chilton machine is putting forth
every effort TO have Clark delegates
ramed though at the same time Civ
ing the understanding that min
structed delegates will be acceptable
50 long rs they have no preference
for Woodrow Wilson.
In the first district the candidates
Include J. u. Handlan. n Wilson
man. and Jere Miller. a Clark man,
OF Ohio county. while other aspir-
ants In he district are r. l. Lewis.
Of Clarksburg. Andrew Edminston.
OF Weston. and ]. @. Deakin. Of Mar
shall county. The convention will he
held in the Carroll club I'm this city
at IL in the morning.
In the Second congressional dis
trict John T. McGraw will be a dele
gate. lie - a Wiisonite. hut an at
tempt may Doe made to Instruct him
for Clark. An aspirant as The second
delegate is entertained by J. J. elk
erson. % Rooney. This convention
will be held at M~artinsburg.
The Third district has a birth Of
candidates. hut IL Is practically con-
ceded Albert Sidney Johnson ~ the
Monroe Waterman. will be one dele
gat" and perhaps Oscar Price the
second. though Il Is said Kanawha
county may insist on having one II
the delegates. This convention oc-
ours at Charleston.
The Fourth district has q whui.
ock OF aspirants for the two dele
gate positions. Judge ]. y. Tavon-
ncr. Of Pargcrshurg W. n. Raymond
Of PraNton county. sam Kane. OF
Writ county. Hisscm. Of Tyler coun-
~, -. NJ chambers. Of wood. and =.
T. Smith. Of Doddridgc. an being
willing To sacrifice their time %
serve tho party. The PargcrsburE
convention to-day promises to bc
lively.
In tho Firth congressional district
mother lively fight l. promised.
ticorcr : Wallace. Of Huntington.
Ashton Fil". % Pockloy. Dr. n. :.
White, of williamson. Bernard Nc
Glaughortv. " Elucneld and Or.
John g. Granhery. nf RarhoursviII..
are all seeking the honor from in"
Huntington convention to-day.
DELEGATES at Large.
tn" 4~'l,-ates al large will b.
named Wednesday at the stat,
Democratic convention At ParkGs-
burg. and the Watson-Cailjon slate
has hecr framed MP as follows. col
Vvli. Peal ~ WcIsburC. Henry q
Davis Of Eihirs. J"hn J.. Davis. 80
C.arkshurE. Lawrence Ti"rrcy. 81
Fa''tt'. John y. NsGIaw. of Graf
Ton. and J. T.. TpUoy. O. Charleston.
Tn" McGrsv uomi~ation Of course.
hines on whrfh,r he IS named in
the SrCo-d o. -ri~t or not. as Watson
ls anxious 90 court the good will o.
3D." Grafton nan Ga th" campaign
Ep matter what f.o cost. clark
~suuu"r'.rs lain two-thirds Of the
G~.'e-af-s 20 Wednesdays state Con-
v~,rfiou coy" Tor their man. n is
such Is tho rre- D machine Will
have ca. shedding
Corrrecsiona TieLet.
In tho DtmcCrTfic congressional
conventions L is likely the
present inc. fup.nts will poo renomin-
af,d. that IS John W. Davis IN IN"
rrv'. JUNIOR Brown in tho 'coad.
LHtt.craga IN M. third. Hamilton iu
fn, fourth with q whole lock NJ ass
pirartE aft.r Oh. scalp 81 EcpuLIsIn
t'"rrr' man Uurh,s In 'h' nffh.
TIE" rsT iran'e are james D.. Beavers.
~ Nasu' WADE Lrov u. OF NirEp.
ard W ". Thomas. o. FufW1n.
L. S. jordan canditste Ger Judge Of
Criminal Court. subice; TO ece,son Of
Republican Primaries.