The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

HUNTINGTON CONVENTION

Selected White Delegates, and Notwithstanding Malicious Reports of Lack of Harmony, the Utmost Good Feeling Prevailed

-Hon. J. A. Hughes Seems to Have the Call on the Congressional Nomination.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Feb. 25.-

Saturday afternoon the Republicans held their district conventions to select delegates to the county convention, which meets on March 8. These primaries resulted in a complete victory to the White people, and he will have the solid delegation of Cabell county in his contest for governor.

For the past ten days this county has been a great battle ground of the White and Freer forces, though it has been apparent to anyone capable of summing up the contest that the former have been decidedly most aggressive in the fight, and have made rapid inroads upon the latter, until they far outnumbered them in the preliminary contest.

Of course all this has not been going on without more or less blood becoming warmed up, but it is safe to say that Cabell county Republicans have passed through much more discouraging circumstances than now confront them and polled the full strength of the party vote, hence it is the prediction of your correspondent that they will this time carry Cabell county by a minimum majority of 300.

The delegates were instructed to support Hon. James Hughes, of this city, for the nomination for Congress, and his friends feel assured that he will win. The friends of Congressman Freer, it is claimed, have connected Mr. Hughes' name with the White supporters of the county, and now threaten to throw him down. This, however, will not be done, as it is known that many of Mr. Freer's friends in the county are enthusiastic supporters of Mr. Hughes, nor are they under any obligations to antagonize Mr. Hughes, as a matter of revenge, feeling that after supporting the former locally as a candidate for governor.

A Sensation Exploded.

During the convention on Saturday it was reported in the city that the White men had determined not to allow Mr. Freer, who was in the city, to address the convention. The report was shown to be a mistake, as the White managers were heard to grant the privilege for Mr. Freer to speak, as soon as the convention had effected a temporary organization, but for some unknown reason Mr. Freer did not enter the convention hall.