The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-04
TUESDAY nIoRNINe. Fen. 4.
A STATE COxvEN11ON.:

A STATE CONVENTION:
One or two of our Republican cotem
poraries have suggested and advocated
the idea of State Convention at som,
early day, for the purpose of effectinl
n more thorough organization of thu
party prior to the opening of the Presi
dental canvass, and also sending dele
gates to the National Convention at
Chicago on the 10th of May next.
In connection with this suggestion OF
our contemporaries we beg leave to sub
NIT one or two additional suggestions
for their consideration. They are aware
that this is the Presidential and Guber-
material year, and that we are to select
not only delegates to a National Con-
vention, but also Presidential electors,
general State ticket, members OF Con-
gress, Circuit Court Judges, members
Ofthe Legislature, and, quite likely, our
township officers. This is an extensive
programme for one season, and it is
probable that ere we get through with
it we shall find that we have had all
the conventions and meetings we de-
sire.
The question is, therefore, should we
at this season of the year call conven-
tion of delegates from all parts of the
State for the objects indicated at the
outset of these remarks? Would it not
be better, at all events as well, to re-
commend to the people to hold county
conventions and instruct their repre-
sentatives in the Legislature to meet
together before the end of the session
and nominate delegates to the Chicago
Convention, and at the same time
mature and adopt plan for general
organization in every county, township
and school district of the State.
1t is no light matter TO call upon dele
gates to leave their homes at this season
of the year and at considerable sacri-
fee oftime, money and personal comfort
come together from distant parts OF
the State for the purpose of attending
tothe interests of the party, when the
representatives, already here, are in
every respect just as capable of carry
Ing out the wishes OF their constituents
The members of the legislature are
fresh from the people, and are fully
posted up as to their wants and wishes
both in the matter of organization and
on all other points and topics likely to
come before a regular State Convention.
All they lack is a formal expression
from those who elected them to en-
power them to assemble, together
and take such action as may
be necessary for the best interests
of the party for. the time being.
Why therefore hold two regular State
Conventions this year if one such will
answer2 Why make demands upon
the time and attention of the people
that are not clearly necessary 2
Wesuggestto our Republican friends
of the press throughout the State
whether it will not meet their own
views and likewise those OF our friends
generally to call county Conventions
as soon as possible and send up au-
thOrity to the members of the Legisla-
lature to act as delegates In the
proposed Convention. OF course
the suggestion does not inter
fere with sending any other dele
gates from any of the counties. 1t
merely insures a representative to
many counties that cannot otherwise
appear in the convention. If the sug.
gestiou we make is approved we shall
venture to recommend that Saturday,
the 22d of this month, be designated as
the day for holding the said Conven-
tion. We may add that the suggestion
we thus make both as to the Conven-
ton proposed and the day recommend
ed has the approval generally, if not
universally, of the Republican mem.
bers of the two houses. tV