The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-20
FORCES
ARE RALLYlENG
OVER a HUNDRED PROMINENT
MEN GATHERED AT CAPITAL
Grafton Man In Capital Declares Real
W. Va. Sentiment 10 for Wilson
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Over a hundred prominent Demo
Gratis from every section Of the couD-
try are gathered in washington to-
night TO attend the conference Of the
Clark leaders TO be neid nj Clark's
local headquarters in the morning.
Senator Clinton OF. West Virginia
will be n OF the big guns IN the de-
h~berations OF the "Houn' dawg" candi-
dates, while Senator Watson il ex.
pected by the Clark management here
10 arrive in Washington In time 70
attend the conferences.
When extra papers appeared on the
streets tonight telling OF the ovation
accorded Governor Hadley OF Missouri
by the Chicago convention. which 10
regarded here as a criterion hat q
compromise candidate Is probable In
the event that no choice IL reached
on the first ballot. the Democrats
gathered here for the Clark confer
ence became panicky. Practically all
OF the Democratic leaders are hoping
that a compromise candidate win be
chosen. Senator Chiffon and other
Clark leaders. think that they can win
II either Taft or Roosevelt is sue
c~essful. but they make no secret OF
the fact that they fear a compromise
candidate.
West Virginia for Wilson.
T. Hill Marshall, OF Grafton. one OF
West Virginia's unterrihed Demo
Gratis. reached Washington tonight.
on his way TO Baltimore TO attend the
Democratic National convention. and
incidentally said a few unpleasant
things about the present powers that
be in West Virginia Democracy.
He said: There Is not the slight
est doubt but that the real sentiment
of the West ~iry;aia Democrats is
for Woodrow Wilson. He is the man
the rank and file OF the Democratic
party OF the Mountain State desire TO
see nominated. despite instructions
OF Senators Chiffon and Watson TO
vote for Clark. Our people want VIII
son. and want him bad: but should II
prove impossible for them TO get him,
they will then he satisfied with WILL
lam Jennings Bryan. ] have heard
lots of people say that there isn't
much TO this Bryan talk. but I think
that Bryan is going to fool them and
explode a bomb before the nomina-
ticn is made"
Mr.. Marshall thinks that n Bryan
takes the fioor to make a speech az
ter the first ballot. which will, &C
cording to present indications. result
in a deadlock. that he will carry the
convention by storm and be the nom
inee.
Mr.. Marshall believes that the West
Virginia Democrats-that is, the I'M
tramelled democracy, Is going 10
vote for Bryan after the hrst few
ballots as a result OF Indignation at
Watson and Chiffon for forcing m
structions upon the state convention
which met az Parkersburg.
Mr.. Marshall is highly indignant at
the action OF the senators and did not
hesitate TO express himself in sar-
castle terms at the manner in which
he thinks they ~endeavOred to smother
Watson sentiment in West Virginia.
Mr.. Marshall says he has most reli-
aable information which makes him
believe that four OF West Virginia's
sixteen delegates are going to rebuks
the senatorial interference and line
up for Watson on first ballot, thus
producing a split in West Virginia
democracy.