The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-12

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"Lst Generals DuV6i or Harris Anuoupee them;
selves Is such ian indepenpent candl1atel, ana
they will receive the votes OG all those VINO de-
teSt the means BY WHICH ths nominSuU9 ~ 1 ;SH;
nomination binding upon any true HePanhcau
-PWkaGbVTg TIU't'.
We regret to see such very bad counsel
coming from our friend Of the 1EMes. II
Is the duty Of every true Republican to
sustain the nominees Of the Republican
Conventions, and to work zealOuSly Tor
their election. We do not believe that
Generals Duyal OF Harris can be induced
To announce themselves as independent
candidates. Such course Of action on
the mart Of either ofthese gentlemen, both
well known and honorable Republicans,
would he suicidal.
General Golf received the nomination
Of the convention, whether that nomina;
ton WAS received by fair or unfair means,
twill avail nothing now to discuss. His
friends claim that his nomination was
fairly and honestly secured. This much
Is certain, General Golf has been a con-
sistent Republican, served faithfully as q
soldier during the war, and will make a
faithful Republican representative. In
saving this much for General Golf, We do
not mean TO be understood as rejecting
IN any manner upon General Duval or
Harris, Whose services as soldiers IN the
war, and as Republicans since its close,
compare lavorably with those OF General
Golf
General DuvaP has made a faithful and
able representative in Congress, and
should be have received the nomination
of the convention, he would have been
heartily supported by all the Republicans
Of his District Berkeley Union.
We have single remark to make con-
corning the foregoing. The editor Of the
Union has Of course no personal knowl-
edge whether this stale cry Of unfair
means in the Convention Of this district
is true or not We can assure him the
only foundation there has ever been for It
has been fairly stated in our columns, viz :
that on tho second ballot some Of the del
egations changed their votes from Gen.
HARRIS to Gen. GoRF, before tho whole
vote was cast, as they had o perfect right
to do. Under the rules Of the House Of
Delegates, which were adopted for. the
government Of the Convention, any dele
gate had q right to change his vote any
time before the vote was announced
All who were present know, and those
who were not might have learned from
our report Of the Convention, the correct
ness Of which has not been challenged
anywhere, that the charge OF "chiseling"
was made by Gen. HARRIS under misap-
prehension Of facts, and under the i'm
pulse Of a great excitement. 1t was fully
reluted in the Convention. We have not
at any time reflected on Gen. HARRIS or
bis friends for their course in the COnyen-
ton, because It arose from their misAppre-
hensiOn Of facts and of the rights Of del
egates under the rules, and because, dis.
covering the momcntary error Of his
"bolt," the General came back into the
Convention and declared his honorable
purpose to abide the result Of another
ballot; which decided the result without
a single objection Of unfairncss in any
quarter.
We would only remind the Parkers-
burg Times that it had better not press
this cry Of "trickery" too far, or 1t might
become necessary 70 show how some Of
the county. delegations Marshall county
for example, which voted solid every
ballot for Gen. HAEREs-were made up.
Butin regard othc Times aud its course,
we have already fully set forth what We
believe to be tho truth. and SO far from
finding we have been In any particular mis-
taken, we only find confirmation at every
point. Our friends outside the district
need. have no apprehensiOns Of the result.
Gen. Corr win receive, as we are assured
from all quarters, the cortltal support Of
the whole party in every county Of The
district; and he is certainly Just as worthy
Of 1t, and just as much entitled to It as
any candidate on the ticket.