Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-05-11
DrnotnArIc ORGANIZATION.

The Democracy OF ibis State hare I'll length
organized their ticket for the Board Of Pub
lie Works They have presented Mr. Taoma,
Fl. Daniel, Of Prince George, for the first
Dr. Archibald Graham, Of Roekbridge. FOL
the second. and Col Armstrong. Of Taylor
/ for the third district. Not one Of these gen.
tlemen can boast Of State reputation
They are almost wholly unknowu to the
great mass Of the people Of their respective
districts aud their names have never been in
any way identified with the internal improve
ment policy Of the State. This last circum.
stance certainly forms most extraordinary
feature in the proceedings Of the Democratic
party 10 regard to this subject 1t might
reasonably have been expected that 10 select
ing candidates for the Board 81 Public Works
men would be chosen who we're known to be
thoroughly familiar with the subject Of in
! ternal Improvement, who had labored long
and faithfully in the cause and who bad CIV
en- unmstakeable evidence Of their intimate
acquaintance with those peculiar interests
proposed to he committed TO their charge
There are many such men il the ranks Of the
Democratic party Of this State--men who
have made this subject their study; who for
many years past have devoted their time and
talents almost exclusively to its investigation,
and whose exertioas aud labors in behalf Of
cur internal Improvement policy have made
their names known throughout the Common
wealth. But all of these gentlemen have been
uoceremoniously thrust aside BY the Demo
cratic caucuses at Lynchburg. staunton, and
Winchester. New men have been fisbed up
from the depths of obscurity and exalted to
the chief places in the Synagogue. Mossrs
Daniel, Armstrong, and Graham, may be
competent men for angh. that we know to the
contrary but we have yet to leurn what pc
culiar merit raised them above the heads of
their more distinguished competitors to the |
eminence which they now occupy. We shall
have no cause Of surprise, however, at this
state of things, when we recollect that the
Democracy regard the Board of Public Works
IS a mere political machine. When viewed
n this light it is wholly immaterial what
nay be the qualifications of the candidates
t is only necessary that they should be Dem
Gratis, and that they should recognize the
litigation to dispense the patronage Of their
fices for the benefit Of the Democratic par
y.
We learn from the Enquirer, whose editor
vas member of the Stanton Convention,
hat the two thirds rule was adopted BY that
,ody, and that uader its operation, all the
prominent aspirants were killed off Mr.. Il.
!. Morris obtained a large plurality on ten
ballots, but on the eleventh trial
fresh stud was brought on the track, and
,ore off the palm with great case
It appears from the official proceedings Of
he Winchester Convention, thai body was in
ession two days. and it was not until the
yening of the second day that Col Ann
trong's name was brought forward. Messrs
Robert johnson, of Harrison, cambridge of
jefferson, j. ~ Beale Of Mason. Hays of
iilmer Hamilton of Randolph, Dawson of
Warren, Wiley of Marion. Bruce of Frede
lex, and some Others were put in nomination.,
nd voted for But after Is Intellectual bal
pts, the Democracy apparently in despair of
making nomination, dropped all their prom
nent men and united on Col. Armstrong. who
will be seen, was not the first choice of a
ingle member Of the Convention. Such is
he beautiful operation of that famous Demo-
ratio principle the two thirds rule-Rieh-
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