The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-17

Radical Pow-Wow I'm ROane.
| SPENCER, September 9th, 1870.
Editors of the Register:
Our county has been the scene OF
unusual excitement and interest for the
past month. The political atmosphere
is becoming every day more pure and
healthy. 1t is reported that the ladies
here are down on the fifteenth Amend
ment one especially, thrashed her hus-
band, one Of the honorable members If
the Board Of Registration, for striking
citizens from the register who are as
much entitled to vote as he is himself.
The Radical County Convention
came off on the Sd inst, which was
an unusual scene Of confusion and dis
order. Not less than forty aspirants
for the "loaves and fishes met at the
Court House. C. c. Smith their can
didate for Senate was made permanent
president and made his first speech.
| will give it in full for the benefit Of his
friends in this Senatorial district
"Gentlemen Of the Conventional am
aware that there will be some disap-
pointed here to-day, but for the good Of
the party | hope harmony will prevail"
1t was plain to be seen that among
the numerous Office seekers this could
not be- Already could be heard threats,
,ghtly cursing p c';ed conventions and
trickery. 1t was evident that there
would be general row.
1t was suggested that while the COM
mittees were slaughtering, and working
the wires that the band strike on "Old
Dan Tucker to raise, if possible, some
show of patriotism But it was dead,
dead, dead. The lively strains of music
only added desperation to their aspira-
tons. Nothing short Of office could
fill the mighty void. Amid desperate
confusion it was announced that the
meeting would adjourn till afternoon.
During the intermission one Of the
most prominent candidates before the
Convention found that the wires had
been worked to cut him off He was
discarded for his honesty in favoring the
Flick Amendment, which he found was
only for the purpose of deceiving the
people. The best man, in fact the only
one qualified for the office, being slaugh-
tered, was not likely to produce good
effect on the Convention.
At one o'clock this august body as
sembled again. 1t had announced that
there would he speeches by Messrs.
Pipes and Caldwell, officials from
Charleston. Mr.. Pipes being intro
duced, apologized extensively to the au-
dience that he was no speaker, and
could not do justice to the occasion
The people soon discovered that he was
telling the truth tor once. He COM
menced on the Ku Klux, having been
duly Initiated into the mysteries,
signs and grips OF the Order. He APP
peared well qualified to interest his
hearers. All appeared interested in
that subject 1t was suggested that he
was very efficient member of the Or.
der, and that lie be promoted to Grand
Shepherd After duly apologizing once
more, and returning thanks for the con-
descenson and forbearance Of the audi
ence in listening to his speech, he left
the stand.
The great expounder Of the registra
ton law next took the stand-Chlef
Justice Chase and the Supreme Court
of the United States being nowhere
compare with him, in his own estima-
ton. From the ruJifc flush Of his
countenance, it was evident that it
would require an immense amount of
cool water to secure a proper equllib-
rum of the inner man. Three large
| pitchers of water were consumed in
short time, and the gas still exploding
at an alarming rate. There was a cur
rent report here that Ku klux
crossed the Ohio river few days ago,
and in his route drained all the wells.
His friends began to manifest signs OF
alarm, to see three pitchers drained IN
so short time, and it was whispered
that this man may be one Of them.
They were soon confirmed in the opin-
ion. for he too could give all the signs,
grips aud passwords and was perfectly
familiar with all their acts, having
been initiated under the Center Of Ten
nessee. His friends finding that he was
injuring their cause, tried in various
wavs to stop the speaker, but in
vain. He continued until every
body left, not even perceiving that he
had been boring the walls Of the Court
House instead of the people A few
more such speeches as his and the
rebel Tom Swan s, and there would not
be Radical in Roane county, except
ing the candidates.
Again the meeting was called to-
gether and the nominations made; two
prominent members withdrew their
names from the convention, and de-
clared, after hearing the Attorney Gen
erals exposition of the rascality of their
party, that they could no longer act
with them.
Several delegations, or parts, left the
Court House. The remaining ones
nominated county ticket, only to be
defeated this fall by an overwhelming
majority OBED.