The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-08
The Con,ention To.Nixht.


We learn that the Democratic Ward !
meetings last Saturday night were gen.
orally well attended, and we are pleased
to see that, in a large majority OF cases,
the nominations are the very best that
could be made. Indeed, the average
merit and fitness of the selections are
greater than those of any set of pomiDa-
lions for councilmen that have been
made in this city for long time. Should
the majority of them be elected, and of
this we can have little doubt the city OF
Wheeling will have a council in the en-
sning wear that will reflect credit upon
the intelligence of our people and do
much to advance the, public good
As general thing, the Ward meetings
have done their work well, it now re-
mains for the convention which meete
this evening to act as wisely in the Sc
lection of candidates for the city at large,
aud the Democratic party will enter up
on the municipal campaign with quite
as hattering prospects as have ever cui-
minated in success in the past. Give US
good candidates, Gentlemen of the Con
yention The confidence of the people
j. reposed in You; to You has been dele
gated the power of saying who may re-
ceive the peoples vote. Give US men
who will be active and earnest and vigl-
liant in the discharge of their duties and
in laboring tor the interests of the city,
and your choice will he ratified at the
polls.
There are, in every community, men
who will vote for the regular nominees
of their party convention, no matter VINO
they are or what their qualifications may
be. But there are also many Others not
strictly members of any political party
or else lightly bound by party tles' VINO
cast their votes in every election Tor
those candidates whom they think best
qualified to properly fill the offices Tor
which they have been designated IL Is
this class of voters that generally turns
the scale in every popular election and
gives victory 10 the side to which they
incline. Especially is this the case where
the proper strength Of the contending
parties is as nearly equal as in this city.
In order to secure the support OF these
men, it is necessary that our candidates
be better than any Others in the field
They must be better fitted for their Off
ces by experience, character, mental ana
moral worth and direct personal interest
in the welfare of the city than their OPP
ponents are. From an inspection OF the
ticket nominated by the Republicans
last Saturday evening We do not think
il will be difficult to find conservative
men possessed OF the qualifications We
have spoken of above, nor 10 nominate a
ticket this evening that will receive the
support of all those men who, while car.
ipg little for party in relation TO these
Inuuicipal offices care much for the wei
fare of the city and The proper perform
ance of the duties which these Offices I'M.
pose. To nominate such ticket should
bs the aim of every member of the COW.
vention tonight.
Beyond this we have no suggestions 10
make concerning the candidates. We
have heard nearly half n dozen gentle
men spoken of in connection with the
Mayoralty, any one of whom might be
judiciously nominated We have no
doubt the convention will make wise
choice There is also another matter 10
be attended to, that is the appointment
of city Executive Committee for the
more thorough organization OF our par
" We lost the election last fall mainly
because of defects in the manner of our
organization. The Republicans worked
vigorously all through the campaign,
;:but in the Democratic party, while one
committeeman waited upon another and
expected his neighbor to do that which
he should have done himself, the cam
paign passed away and very little was
done to insure success Let us not com
init similar mistake again. We want
such ticket as will command the votes
of all who desire the election of the best
men, and we want also such an organi-
cation as will bring ont all cur own par
~ strenuth With these two ohiacts se-
cured, we cannot fail of success on the
election day.
State Items.
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