The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-09
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est public But we step little aside
from this rule this morning to give
portions Of quite spicy editorial from
the Parkersburg Times, upon the nom-+
ination of General Corr and the blundeT-
ing inconsistencies of his champion, the
MtelLgencGr. OF course We don't wish
10. be considered as medling in this
little family difficulty, but as it involves
political matters in which the people !
are deeply Interested, it is proper
that we should keep them correctly
posted upon all the facts as they arise.
When rogues fall out honest men some
times get there dues. The Times pub
fishes the following article from the
Charleston Courier:
PARKERsBURG, June "A big muss |
took place in the First District Con-
gressional Convention. Duval was
dropped on the second ballot. Harris !
was nominated on that ballot, but be- /
fore the announcement Coils friends I
induced some changes that brought
from Harris the charge of swindiing
He withdrew his name and declared
himself candidate. He charged Bill
Hubbard and other friends of Golf with
the useof unfair means, patent to every
one. Hubbard rctorted and Gotf de
MED .- '.
The words swindling, chisseling, false
hood and fraudwere banded about very
freely. For two hours the Convention
was pandemonium. Screams, threats,
curses and bawls made the place hide
Gus. Finally Harris consented to q
third ballot. COTS money-bags tri-
umphed and the Entelhgaccr clique
won. All decent Republicans are dis.
gusted with the proceedings, and hun
dreds declare that nothing but defeat
awaits them.
And then the Times opensin the follow
ing rich vein upon the nomination OF
Golf and the conduct of the Ltcllgen-
csrin defending that interesting and
brilliant chip of t he old block u
I'VE now ask the editor Of that sheet,
(the LtsHgsnccr) who was present at
the Convention, whether he has the
cheek to deny the facts stated in the
article OF the Courier? We ask him
farther whethere he will dare to deny
that the motion to make Golf nomina-
ton unanimous was most emphatically
voted down? That editor was sitting
upon the platform, and he could not
but see the disgraceful bargaining going
on before his eyes. Has General Harris
not complained of it?. Did he not de-
nounce it, and did he not for that rea-
son, withdraw his name? These are
facts, incontrovertible facts; and be-
cause we dare to oppose the dictates of
the Wheeling clique, who brought this
disgrace upon our party, 1t Is an impu-
dent temeritv in YOU, editor Of the he
tclligenccr, to asssil u, because We do
not choose to be whipped into the sup.
port Of its plans. 1t is lily becoming
paper to talk of Republicanism and
party tealty, which is constantly assail-
ing the most prominent men of our
party. General Grant hasseveral times
been assaulted by that delectahlc sheet,
and as 10 Senator \. |. Boreman, ne
has been the target of its assaults ever
since he has been in office
GThesc are about the only Two wise
things we have ever heard charged on
the htclliqcacrr.l But the. Times con
tinues:
General Golf was never our candidate,
the was, from the beginning, your pet:
and when cornered by the REGISTER
and other papers for supporting him,
YOU had the surprising audacity to allege
as the chief cause Of your support that
General Goffis rich and can easily bear
the expenses Of the campaign. Because
he is rich YOU fell in love with him and
consented to slaughter General j. II.
Duval, whose war record is most bril-
liant and who served faithfully AZ our
Representative. What record has your
pet? Can he ever claim TO ever approach
the great merits of General Duval?
You cannot assert that the two can ever
he compared. Can you say that Your
pet is superior to General Harris? 1ou
know he is not, and Your talk of Gen
eral Harris abiding by the result is only
true so far as he pledged himself 40,
provided the result to be arrived at
should be secured by fair means Has
that been the case? Wee not single
members of delegations after all the
members had left, as we are assured,
induced to change their votes from
General Harris to Golf? 1t was an
unfair nomination, and We do not feel
bound by it; we deplore it, and in order
to show that there is, at least. a single
paper in the district which is not an
abettor of Wheeling scheme. we shall
oppose TO the last the election of General
Golf. Whether we shall succeed in de-
teating him, the result of the election /;
will show. As to our intiuence-we !
will not condescend to waste single .
word; we are cOntented with our circu. /
lation and the influence we have ex-
crted heretofore We have the proud !
assurance that all the measures VIC
ever advocated were triumphantly car
ried; among which negro suffrage stands .
foremost, which the Wheeling MtclH.
gG,ccr never dared to advocate at time
when there was no prospect for the
triumph of that great measure Being
time-serving sheet it never led, but |
always Jagged behind public opinion. !
And what is its record in regard TO the .
Liberal movement 1t is now proven
beyond doubt that with that sheet it !
was simply measure to enhance the /
prospects of certain individuals, and
when in the course of time it was as
sailed by the bitter enders for its pet
movement, it tried to dispute away its
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