The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-13
The Grafton Convention.
Candidates Suggested.
Their Qualifications.
4 Good Tickct ".i Good Platform
will Redeem Wood County.
PARKERsBURG, June Q, 1868.


Editor Of the Register:
1t will doubtless be. agreeable to you
and your readers to learn that the Con
servatires of this county are active and
vigilant in organizing, aud that the
people here are understanding the grave
issues now agitating the public mind
Many are changing from the party
whose corruptions and venality have
crushed out honesty of purpose and
craftsmanship in the administration Of
public affairs, and whose arrogance and
abuse of pewer have driven the good
and true men into privacy and thrust
upon the country the unbridled will OF
those now in power, instead of whole.
some laws conceived in reason and
Judgment for the good Of the whole
country-whose party organization per-
mits and encourages bribery, lobbying
and corruption, in all their revolving
features, to be the common talk, the or
dinary occupation ot.those who should
be the custodians of the peoples funds
These things in our national affairs,
and the oaiouS proScriptive legislation
of our State authorities, their test
oaths, unequal laws, oppressive taxes,
wasteful extravaganza and the subserv-
iency of the Judiciary, all demand re-
form, and have accomplished the most
important step in a new era, by arous-
-, l,a hlio ,,in1 tn nnnir,ao
governmental abuses and wrongs which
will not be satisfied with the stereo-
typed justification for every wrong per-
petrated by Radical partisans, that it is
done in the interest of "LOydlty /"
The Conservatives of this county are
organizing thoroughly. They have
rented large and commodious club
room and are fitting it up attractively,
where will be found all the Conserva.
tive papers of the State and many OF
the best Democratic papers of the coun.
try, making it not only pleasant resort
but will greatly aid in perfecting the
organization of the county.
The Convention which meets in Graf.
ton in July, has important duties to
perform, the formation of a platform
which pledges reform in all our govern
mental affairs, and the selection ofable
earnest and fit men to carry ont their
pledges. Upou the proper execution of
these duties hinges our success in the
pending canvass. We, here in Wood
have freely canvassed these subjects
and will rejoice if the Convention will
put forward for Governor, j. n. Cam.
den, Esq, of Wood; for Judge of the
Supreme Court, Judge NJ. Edmiston, of
Lewis, and for Congress, either Walker
of Wheeling, Davis, of Harrison, OF
johnson, of Tyler, and men of like char
acter and ability for the other State of
| fees.
The first would give to the Office o.
Governor, practical ability, accom-
panied by financial experience and gen
eral business qualifications, which
would prove ofgrcat benefit to the peo
pie of the State at this time, while biz
genial courtesy as q gentleman would
make him an admirable executive off.
Ger aud credit tothe Office.
Judge Edmiston would shed lustrt
upon our Judiciary, by his great lega
knowledge, his experience upon thu
bench and his high aud undoubted per
sonal integrity.
Either Of the other named gentlemen
weuld serve us we'll, and ably in Con
gress, and the Conservative party here
will give him an earnest and hearty su D
port. Give us this ticket with good mer
fran other portions of the State for tn,
other offices, with proper platform, ant
we pledpe ourselves to bring back thi,
grand old county TO her fealty to thos,
IConservative Influences new so sadly
needed in our public affairs. WooD.