The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-03
Tie Conc, r ross onal Nomination.

!, The Congressional Nomination:
<Iuethe Congressional. Convention
held. in this place ,on the 2oth:,ult.,,
Judge d ANIEI poLsEEY was mani;
mouslysmads the nominee Of the
Union party for the important , trust q q
representing the people Of the great
Kanawha Valley, indeed tho whole o'
this end of the State-in the Congress
of the United States. The claims Of
other parties werc presented and urged
before the Convention, aud, indeed the
friends ofGcn. Euochs, Of Cabell. and
formerly Of the LIST W. Va. Vet. Inf,
made a lively contest in favor Of this
gallant soldier, yet when the majority
decided in favor Of Judge Polsley the
General dnd his friends all submitted
with a good grace, declared the nolnl'
nation unanimous and pledged them
selves to support the nominee OF the
Union party. So should oil good
Union men. Let no potty causes in.
fuenco you to vote for any other.
We are informed, that when the
Delegates to this Convention, who
were also Delegates to the State Con.
vention, went iuto session for the pur.
pose of makihga nomination there,
Col. X. V. Whaley, the present NJ.
c., and who has already filled the Of.
flee for two terms, agreed that if the
Convention would adjourn to another
duy and at some place within the Dis.
trict, so that every comfy would have
a chance to be fully represented, he
acoula submit his claims to re.nonas-
nation to the Generation anil abide
dy Its decision. This was agreed to
for the sake OF harmony, as Col. VIVA.
ley, We believe, now claims to be a
Radical" although we are quite GER:
tain that he leaned very strongly the
other way, before the last election,
which tho Radicals carried with so
emphatic majorities! Wedon't charge
that it was this that changed his views,
but we do claim that if he is a good
Union man, and is willing to labor for
the success Of the cause and the party,
he has no right Or claim 10 run as It
Union man for Congress. lfotilco is
80 sweet, and it will not injure his
feelings too much, we have no objcc.
tons to his running as the "Conser-
vative" candidate-but We do protest
against his right to Union votes.
And in this connection let US urge
and press the necessity Of every man
who voted for tho Constitutional
Amendment last Spring, supporting
the regular nominees of tho Union
party, Ii VIC become divided among
ourselves tho enemy will carry tho day,
and conservatives F" and rebels will
come into power. Loyal men, will YOU
allow this2 No! But the only way
to avoid it is to vote in solid phalanx
for the nominees OF the Union party.
You were all duly represented in the
Conventions which put them in nomi'
nation Tor, if not, ample chance was
gircn } GU, and it WAS the urgent de-
sire Of all true men that you should be)
and ifall the nominations are not and
it is scarcely possible that they should
bc-your first choice, still You who
have sacrificed so much for your conn.
try should cheerfully sacrifice a littls
rather than endangcr tho success Of
the Union cause.
Then rally to the polls on the oath
Of October, resolved that Union men
shall rule both State and nation, and
with the determination to maintain
your party and vote for its nominees.
BY so doing the overwhelming defeat
Of the rebels will be certain, while BY
divisionin our own ranks lyon make
victory almost as certain to them.
Consider we'll, and wo will trust your
loyalty for doing whatis right.
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