The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-25
CHARLES w. DILLON ARRIVED I'M
CITY YEsrERpAv.
Lobby OF Mcclure Presented Political
sesne-Senstor Scott Here
20 Attsnd Funeral.

LOT inc euoernatorial nomination .svi
IDENTIFY consider Ohio county the
strategicsl point in the State cam
paisn- Both c. w. Swisher and c. w
Dillon had announced their intention,
to lay In their final ticks from Wheel
Ing. and DIR. Hatfield will also prob
ably put In the final days OF the cam
paisn here. Swisher will be here
probably all the last week, while Dill
lon Will spend the final three days OF
the night In Wheeling and vicinity
with the primary but ten days dis
tant. the fight all the way down the
State and county tickets Is beginning
TO assume warm proportions.
Dillon Here.
c. w. Dillon. OF Fayetteville. can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor. arrived In Wheeling
again Friday. after a trip to Hancock
and Brooke counties. He left again
last night Tor Charleston and will at
tend the Republican Senatorial con.
vention at Montgomery. Fayette coun.
~. to-day. The first three days of
the coming week he will spend In
Raleigh county and other points down
In the State. returning to Wheeling
the latter part OF sthe campaign. TO
close the fight In Ohio county.
Speaking OF his prospects. Mr.. Dill.
Ion said he was certain OF nomina.
ton. II was given n warm welcome
In Hancock county" he said. land
was assured OF extensive support
The situation is growing more favor
able as the end OF the campaign
draws near, and I certainly believe
shall have the honor OF leading the
Republican party TO victory in West
Virginia next November"
Mr.. Dillon evidently expects TO be
nominated on the strength OF the
Roosevelt sentiment in the State, for
he stated that was the basis of his
support in Hancock county. My po
sition with reference TO the presiden
tial fight IL generally known" he
asserted. "and believe will be
given a decisive endorsement"
Because Of the death OF his mother
II. G. Underwood. the popular candi
date for sheriff. has been absent
from the city for several days. His
friends have taken charge Of his
campaign with very gratifying re
suits.
EX-Congressman G.. l.. Weems. oil
Steubenville,. and one OF the Taft
delegates In the Sixteenth Ohio dis
trict at the Tuesday primary. arriv
ed In Wheeling last night on a bust
ness trip. lie declined to discuss the
situation in Ohio. though he safes
that he confidently oeneved the state
and the nation could not and would
rot vote down the Republican poli
tics under which the country has SO
splendidly prospered AZ the polls
next November
Among the prominent out-state ar
rivals in Wheeling yesterday was ex
State Senator G.. X. Morley. OF King
wood. Preston county. who is regis
tered At the Mcclure. Senator Wor
ley Is one OF the vilisnt "Old Guard.
by whom the Democrats were wrest
ed In West Virginia. back in the
90's. The senator served in the I'D
per house Of the state Legislature
conseeutlvely during the years in
tervening between 1888 and 1896. and
In 1895 was president OF the body. II
was during the last year OF Senator
Worley's service that the Republi
can party came into its own in the
state and much Of the credit went e
him. Senator Scott and Sena OF
Morley served together in the upper
house. Senator SCOTS term ending
shortly after Senator Worley's be
gan.
John A. Bloyd. OF MoundsvilIe. can
didate Off the Republican nominal
ion FOR the house OF delegates from
Marshall county. was in the city Fri
DAY. Mr.. Bloyd is confident OF his
own nomination and election and ex
pressed he firm belief that the stats
and national tickets will 20 through
% glorious yictory Mr. Bloyd's
cmpaign Is reaping excellent re-
suits and bis many friends are pre-.
dieting q handsome majority for hin
on s'Inc