Show A I BIG B BATTLE 8 IN II WEST 1ST VI VIRGINIA GI I Most Turbulent Political PoUt Ical Conven Conen Convention tion lion in History of th hi lie State Is Opened A FIGHT FOR GOVERNORSHIP William Mercer Owens Daw Dawson son Gets Nomination the thc Republicans leans Wheeling Wh lIn W V vt t July tho Iho I claM of oC the I h tjay Ila of oC the ho I ht tur t lIr Indent political t I convention t IoU In I u the hit hIs hIstory tOry lory of tho state the Iho bitterest the tho h n eor Vor experienced William Owens Ven Is IA I the i H nominee for tor governor uC of f West vet claims of C accessions front I the Ihl ho ur of tho the L follow follower lolu er fotH N made ittle by this the manager of oC IMora I candidacy determined the Daw 1 win un leaders to 10 make a n z test lest or of strength curly In tho the day Oay 1111 anil It II came niton la II a Motion to dispense with the tho commit COlli too tee on credentials l stubbornly by liy tho the wits was carried by I I than thun The Daw son people 11 I h followed up their and despite of or thu tho th wildest luring during which Senator Elkins l to from Ills hIM position of n ii they forced it nomination before he tore Iho prepared Ill III T l The will tint not meet until tomorrow I n but tin the candidate enrol In 18 l flied Thin The of nr tho the ticket will lie he but the Mf hill light fight Is I over The Ihl con t ii thou IM called uni to It order n lit I 12 1230 30 In ti II the tho H rk no ton rOUt r enst t of til tilt the I III I t 37 Sun on itt or was S til omry ry mum lie He In tn an us m INS The party In lit Its tn lit o capture ie this thili stat I his haH nominated I for lur vice one oin of ot our most distin distinguished citizens ond and tho thu foremost Dem Democrat o rut in t hi state hut but In III this t hi h as tIM In It eVer else elke the Democrat lu I a It mistake Davis to 10 whom I urn inn so to nearly y related rout ted a rid for tur whom wl I cherish of the Ihu reward admira admiration IOU tion t Riot and affection a III In a t mUll man nt n of ut o f affairs irs unit an 1111 experienced having served rIed his creditably In III the senate I for tor 12 years yearn With these I Ii nil this Ui Is It I II he hI should 11 have hII been named for lor the Ill pi ices ice instead of r a i iI 1 I I 1 without it II record without business or political experience West Vet Virginia cannot not be he beguiled Into him 11 I ing hug up u p protection prote thou mind and found tou mu money to III I Judge president oven ovell It If ItI I by hy so doing they the make Senator we lo president l 1 I hIll not lint the Iho th doubt of or vie vic tory lory November Thore l h II no good goul I nason why a it should change his hlA hi Is vote on state t and ii rut national I politic it lus hut but bu t many Ii and tutu weighty rell re ii us why he lie should tint not The Democracy of ot tott Virginia I advocates the astounding log proposition should it come tutu Into nour 1111 III in the state to in dl e loyal colored Re ite Republicans publicans ice us and a 01 ioli ml them I of or a t the tho lights ligli te of oC I guaranteed by the lion tion I filth for wit ninny inn ii y of oC them and ii titi their fathers fought ought III In hit tho war for tor the Ii loll I hi ku tie must iii ii will I I I re ri slut slet this Ihl proposition bei uise It II Is lit not hOt only wrong In III Itself hut but mu unfair un and unjust to 10 a it large body bOlly ot of worthy and I President him given lehi the I I people coplo a n Is mimi pine administration that commends Itself to 10 nil mill of or out our peo people pie pic The tires lien t haH hut s KO tin commended sd I himself Ii I t lo 10 I 0 the t hi e people that thu t ho lie been without I opposition It lot i anti and with lv I t ii him hi to for tor or vice Ire deit I Charles I u one mil of tit ii f our 10 r purest bleat ablest It tons t fenced red and it ui conserva conservative tive t I Vt Under tinder time 1111 It of or these nili with a II ling flag IIII of or t floating high over 0 It II the tho party will triumph t President t I tl t a I i cit thy stands s I it ns nil one OliO of ot the tho remarkable 1 Inures III In out our I history Ii Ii tar He 1 Ic walks kis I with I Iii destiny and at lit times seemingly torn coot IleA It to 1010 do hIs bis bidding the Tho A ii will not lint turn away 1111 from him hUn tn to tot I III jk isk II t k or follow nn nit man on an on ambiguous alt evasive and tnt ii ii ii platform The rite Democratic tie III platform nays We Wc e denounce protection us as Ti Tt jobbery of or the th many to 10 the Ihl few On n the tho gold standard ci and pound tnt money It I silent I II Ill t as us tho the thoRril grave ye e I prevails and a nil money ft in the Ihl gold lohl titu wore lIero e me ru on a It nos of or silver |