The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-15

will get a single vote in the Radica
Convention which is to assemble il
Lewisburg on the Goth of August tt
nominate candidate for the judgeship
He has not friend, personal or politi'
cal, in the district. Ican't divine who
will receive the nomination in that
Convention and don't understand why
Harrison should Iow be laid aside. He
is the most perfect exponent of Radi-
calism in the State. Having been de-
serted by his quondum supporters here
he has hired or purchased and imported
from New York one II. w. Peck, who
now does his bidding with obsequious-
ness and alacrity. The antecedents OF
this follower of the Judge are known
and may hereafter be given to the pub
lie. When l have more leisure l will
recount to you some of the devices OF
the noble pair, by which they sought
TO "gather gear" oven from their Rad
ical brethren.
Some of the Radicals advocate the
claims of Ballard for the Judgeship,
Others those of John b. Calwell, Esq,
and others those of Colonel Joel Nc
Pherson; but strange to say, no one Of
the faithful propose to reward the dis
tinguished incumbent with second
term, for fear, perhaps, that the time is
favorable for him to return to his first
love-the Democracy. The Democrats
are discussing the claims of several gen
tlemen for this office, but as yet we
have not selected our man. We will
have to select candidate who does not
now reside in the District, since there
is no Conservative lawyer in the Dis
trict who can take the oath of Office
and who is eligible under the Constitu-
ton.
We prefer c. P. T. Moore, ESQ.,, for
Congress, Captain c. A. Sperry for Sec
rstary of State, Judge Edaiston for
Judge OF She Coart of Appeals, John
Hall, DIR. S. Faeyick or John j. Davis
for Governor, and Frank Hereford, Esq,
above all others for electOr of this Con.
gI, ssional District, or for the State at
large.
Mr.. Hereford was the first gentlemaH
in this portion sf the State, not disfran-
chised, who raised his voice against the
usurpations and outrages of the domi
nant party. He is life long Demo
crat, an able lawyer, well informed
polipian, an eloquent orator, forcibl9
and logical dcbAter, and high toned
Courageous christian gentleman. He
would adori any office within tho gift
uf the people of the state.
Our people have thoroughly aroused
from the lethargy in which they have
remained since 1865, aud now realize
that the issues before the country are
so vital that it is their duty to
take part in the approaching contest,
We intend 10 have grand dcmorstra-
tion here on the Sd of Augustine day
fixed by his Honor for the commence
ment Of a special term of tho Court. 1t
is doubtful whether he will have
the term Of the Court; but We
are almost certain to have a
Democratic mass meeting, The Judge
of this circuit disnenses with lis Conrts
whenever ne would prefer to bo in
Washington or Wheeling, or ldxuriously
resting at the Salt Sulphur Springs, for
loyalty is so entirely controlled by q
law higher than the statutes oftac State
that it can violate them with impunity.
lie declined to hold the Juno term for
this county; he has not held q Court in
Mercer since last fall, and has held but
one term in Mcpowlll SINCE his ap-
pointIueHt as Judge in laGAi hut do
not complain of this, for the fewer the
Courts in this Circuit the less the injus-
tice adm Mustered. Yours truly,