The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-10
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| ton which FERGUSON g. co. haN9W
posed. In this he is fully justl2eeo nv
the oiraqwstsggssy e a ses ssss asyassaaF
Juasl Ara ,t6s Hxstsoss y
oonvJntion, We must say, spesKihg sfdf
the d democratic snS c6pss 1Ii5 tiissss party,
that it is, none Of our quarrel. Judge
fK&sa SHIRE ii hot our nominee, he does
i HSs1tprseent our political opinions, he
IL nbt Really affiliated with the conserv-
sffatiye party. He hasnever signified his
approval of the principles for which we
contend, and is, for aught we know to
the contrary, a supporter of the Con-
gressional policy and Of BeREMAN's adj
mlnistration of our State government.
But, as an attempt has been made on the
part of the leaders of the destructive
faction to create the impression that
prominent conservative men have been
instrumental in placing Judge BERK'
SHIRE in the position he now occupies
before the people, we deem it due to the
Judge to show that there is not the
slightest shadow of truth in the charges
made to that effect by the negro suffrage
organ in this city
Mr.. BoGGEss' declination of the NOM
nation that was unanimously rendered
him by the State Convention of the
Democratic and Conservative party,
was strictly in accordance with senti-
ments uttered and expressions made by
him long before that Convention met,
before his nomination was thought OF,
and before it was known that JIM FER
GUsoN would have enough influence in
the Republican Convention to prevent
Judge BERKsHIRE's denomination. The
nomination was rendered to Mr.. BoGGEss
as compliment to his high character,
both as lawyer and gentleman, and
it was hoped that he might be induced
by his friends, who were anxious that
the State should have the benefit of his
talents upon the Supreme Bench, to
permit the use of his name upon the
ticket. Without consultation with Mr..
BoGGEss or Judge BERKSHIRE, Mr.. LAMB,
as Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, wrote from Wheeling to Mr..
BcGGEss in Clarksburg, officially inform
ing him of his nomination and request
ing his acceptance of the same. Mr..
BoGGEss, without previous consultation
with either Judge BERKSHIRE or Mr.
LAMB, Immediately replied, declining
the nomination. This is strictly and
literally true, the assertions of the Intel
lgencer to the contrary notwithstanding.
The correspondence between Mr.. LAMB
aud Dir. BoGGEss had taken place by
mail before Mr. l. visited Clarksburg,
ana. if Judge BERKSHIRE was in this
CITY III Jue trsIe VI MI. uavuS-Du 0P7.'~-~
! tor Clarksburg, Mr.. L. did not knew 1t,
not having seen him at that time Dor for
several weeks before.
! So much for the fauciful mares nest"
! discovered Jy the editor Of the FRED
| DOUGLASS organ,
| In addition to this it may be stated
d. that, as the editor of the radical sheet
very we'll knows, Judge BERKSHIRE avow'
ed his intention of becoming an independ-
ent candidate for the Supreme Judge
shin almost Immediately after the adj
ionrnment of TIE Republican convention
IT. Parkersburg. He did this with the
expectation that Mr.. BoGGEss would
still continue in the field and bis card
to the people of West Virginia was
printed in the form of a hand-bill and
widely circulated by the Judge several
weeks before Mr.. BoGGEss' letter of de-
| cliuation appeared The truth is there
was no collision, NO agreement, no bar
gain, nor anything of that kind be-
tween the three gentlemen whose names
have been dragged into this contro-
versy. The attempt of the Intclligencer
to establish the contrary lacks the ex-
stence of any fact in its foundation or
superstructure,
So far as the conservative men OF the
State arc concerned, we presun" that
the majority of them, having only Ed
| MAXWELL and Judge BERKSHIRE to
choose between, will prefer to see Judge
| BERKSHIRE re. elected, and PROBABLY,
those who vote Mt all for a candidate for
Judge of the Court Of Appeals will cast
their ballot, for him But Judge BRRK
SHIRE is not, in any true sense of the
word, the Democratic and conservative
candidate. Whatever support he re-
ceives from that party will be given to
him because Of the belief that he IS a
better lawyer and a purer man than
MAXWELL, aud not ut all because of any
political sentiments he may entertain.
In this view, we hope that BERKSHIRE
| nav be elected, and We believe that be
! will We caunot believe that any hon
esq mai. knowing the two candidates
| presented for his suffrage, and DESTROYS